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(Encyclopedia) columnist, the writer of an essay appearing regularly in a newspaper or periodical, usually under a constant heading. Although originally humorous, the column in many cases has…

Huxley, Aldous Leonard

(Encyclopedia) Huxley, Aldous Leonard, 1894–1963, English author; grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley, brother of Sir Julian Huxley, and half-brother of Sir Andrew Huxley. Educated at Eton and Oxford, he…

Aristophanes

(Encyclopedia) AristophanesAristophanesărˌĭstŏfˈənēz [key], c.448 b.c.–c.388 b.c., Greek playwright, Athenian comic poet, greatest of the ancient writers of comedy. His plays, the only full extant…

Lewis, John Llewellyn

(Encyclopedia) Lewis, John Llewellyn, 1880–1969, American labor leader, b. Lucas co., Iowa; son of a Welsh immigrant coal miner. He became a miner and after 1906 rose through the union ranks to…

Feynman, Richard Phillips

(Encyclopedia) Feynman, Richard PhillipsFeynman, Richard Phillipsfīnˈmən [key], 1918–88, American physicist, b. New York City, B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1939, Ph.D. Princeton, 1942…

Jerry Garcia Biography

Jerry GarciamusicianBorn: 8/1/1942Birthplace: San Francisco Arguably one of the most famous rock and roll musicians of all time as lead singer and guitarist of The Grateful Dead. Famous for…

Rachel Ward Biography

Rachel Ward actressBorn: 9/12/1957Birthplace: Cornwell Manor, England Ward was nominated in 1982 for the New Star of the Year Golden Globe award for portraying Dominoe in the Burt Reynolds cop…

Gabe Paul 1998 Deaths

Gabe PaulAge: 88 renowned wheeling and dealing baseball executive partly responsible for building the Reds' teams of the 1960s and the Yankees' teams of the 1970s; briefly worked with the…

Edward R. Murrow Biography

Edward R. Murrow(Egbert Roscoe Murrow)news broadcasterBorn: 4/24/1908Birthplace: Pole Creek, North Carolina Emmy Award-winning radio and news broadcaster remembered for his work as CBS's war…

Kathy Acker Biography

Kathy Ackerwriter, performance artistBorn: 1943Birthplace: New York, New York The author of novels, short stories, essays, an opera libretto, and a screenplay, she was also a performance…