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Avoca

(Encyclopedia) Avoca or OvocaOvocaəvōˈkə [key], river, c.15 mi (24 km) long, formed by the union of the Avonmore and Avonbeg rivers, in Co. Wicklow, E Republic of Ireland. It flows SE to the Irish…

Moore, George

(Encyclopedia) Moore, George, 1852–1933, English author, b. Ireland. As a young man he lived in Paris, studying at various art schools. Inspired by Zola, Flaubert, Turgenev, and the 19th-century…

Moore, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Moore, Henry, 1898–1986, English sculptor. Moore's early sculpture was angular and rough, strongly influenced by pre-Columbian art. About 1928 he evolved a more personal style which…

Thicke, Alan

actor, composerBirthplace: Kirland Lake, Ont., CanadaBorn: 3/1/47

Alan Seeger

Seeger, Alan[1888-1916](1)Born in New York City, June 22, 1888. He spent his childhood upon Staten Island, where he was constantly in sight of the great steamships of all nations moving in…

Bates, Alan

actorBirthplace: Allestree, EnglandBorn: 1934Died: 2003