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Sherwood, Robert Emmet
(Encyclopedia) Sherwood, Robert Emmet, 1896–1955, American dramatist, b. New Rochelle, N.Y., grad. Harvard, 1918. After serving in World War I, he wrote for Vanity Fair and Life, serving as editor of…Office of War Information
(Encyclopedia) Office of War Information (OWI), U.S. agency created (1942) during World War II to consolidate government information services. The OWI absorbed the functions of the Office of Facts…Barry, Philip
(Encyclopedia) Barry, Philip, 1896–1949, American dramatist, b. Rochester, N.Y., grad. Yale, 1919, and studied under George Pierce Baker at Harvard. He is primarily known for his satirical, somewhat…Lunt, Alfred, and Lynn Fontanne
(Encyclopedia) Lunt, Alfred, 1893–1977, b. Milwaukee, and Lynn FontanneLunt, Alfred, 1893–1977, b. Milwaukee, and Lynn Fontannefŏntănˈ [key], 1887?–1983, b. Essex, England, American acting couple.…Worksop
(Encyclopedia) WorksopWorksopwûrkˈsəp, wûrˈ– [key], town (1991 pop. 34,551), Nottinghamshire, central England. Worksop contains a portion of Sherwood Forest. It is a coal-mining center with many…Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (table)
(Encyclopedia) Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel Year Recipient(s) 1969 Ragnar FrischJan Tinbergen 1970 Paul A. Samuelson 1971 Simon Kuznets 1972 Sir John R…Lee, Robert Edward
(Encyclopedia) Lee, Robert Edward, 1807–70, general in chief of the Confederate armies in the American Civil War, b. Jan. 19, 1807, at Stratford, Westmoreland co., Va.; son of Henry (“Light-Horse…Robert E. LATTA, Congress, OH (1956)
LATTA, Robert E., (son of Delbert L. Latta ) a Representative from Ohio; born in Bluffton, Allen County, Ohio; April 18, 1956; B. A., Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, 1978…Mansfield, city and district, England
(Encyclopedia) Mansfield, city (71,325) and district, Nottinghamshire, central England, on the western border of Sherwood Forest. The city lies in a coal district, with manufactures of hosiery, shoes…Pulitzer Prizes in Drama
(For years not listed, no award was made.) 1918 Why Marry?, Jesse Lynch Williams…Trending
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