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Garland, Judy

(Encyclopedia) Garland, Judy, 1922–69, American singer and film actress, b. Grand Rapids, Minn., originally named Frances Gumm. She sang in her father's theater from the age of four as one of The…

Reade, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Reade, Charles, 1814–84, English novelist and dramatist. He is noted for his historical romance The Cloister and the Hearth. After being elected a fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford,…

motif, in literature

(Encyclopedia) motifmotifmōtēfˈ [key], in literature, term that denotes the recurrent presence of certain character types, objects, settings, or situations in diverse genres and periods of folklore…

Television Hall of Fame

Each year, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences inducts up to seven people or programs to the Television Hall of Fame. Here are the past…

Gomer Griffith SMITH, Congress, OK (1896-1953)

SMITH Gomer Griffith , a Representative from Oklahoma; born on a farm near Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., July 11, 1896; attended the common and high schools of Missouri; was graduated from…

John Keller GRIFFITH, Congress, LA (1882-1942)

GRIFFITH John Keller , a Representative from Louisiana; born in Port Hudson, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., October 16, 1882; attended the public schools and Louisiana State University at Baton…

Martha Wright GRIFFITHS, Congress, MI (1912-2003)

GRIFFITHS Martha Wright , a Representative from Michigan; born Martha Edna Wright, January 29, 1912, Pierce City, Lawrence County, Mo.; attended the public schools; B.A., University of Missouri,…