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Moses, Grandma

(Encyclopedia) Moses, Grandma (Anna Mary Robertson Moses), 1860–1961, American painter, b. Washington co., N.Y., self-taught. She lived the arduous life of a farm wife, first in the Shenandoah Valley…

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The Apostle Director/Writer: Robert DuvallDirector of Photography: Barry MarkowitzEditor: Stephen MackMusic: David MansfieldProduction Designer: Linda BurtonProducer: Rob Carliner October Films…

Arthur, Chester Alan

(Encyclopedia) Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829–86, 21st President of the United States (1881–85), b. Fairfield, Vt. He studied law and before the Civil War practiced in New York City. In the war he was (…

Turing, Alan Mathison

(Encyclopedia) Turing, Alan Mathison, 1912–54, British mathematician and computer theorist. While studying at Cambridge he began work in predicate logic that led to a proof (1937) that some…

Spice World

Director: Bob SpiersWriter: Kim FullerDirector of Photography:Clive TicknerEditor:Andrea MacArthurMusic:Paul HardcastleProduction Designer:Grenville HornerProducers:Uri Fruchtmann and Barnaby…

1975–1976 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Drama SeriesPolice Story (NBC)Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesPeter Falk, NBC Sunday Mystery Movie: ColumboOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesMichael Learned, The…

Hagler, Marvelous Marvin

(Encyclopedia) Hagler, Marvelous Marvin (Marvin Nathaniel Hagler), 1954-2021, African American champion middle-weight boxer, b. Newark, N.J. Raised…

Teller, Henry Moore

(Encyclopedia) Teller, Henry Moore, 1830–1914, American statesman, b. Allegany co., N.Y. A lawyer, he practiced in Colorado after 1861. He commanded a militia district in the Civil War period. When…

Neagh, Lough

(Encyclopedia) Neagh, LoughNeagh, Loughlŏkh nā [key], lake, 153 sq mi (396 sq km), 18 mi (29 km) long and 11 mi (18 km) wide, central Northern Ireland. This shallow lake is the largest freshwater…

Grimké, Sarah Moore

(Encyclopedia) Grimké, Sarah Moore, 1792–1873, American abolitionist and advocate of women's rights, b. Charleston, S.C. She came from a distinguished Southern family. On a visit to Philadelphia,…