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Monroe, Marilyn

(Encyclopedia) Monroe, Marilyn, 1926–62, American movie actress, b. Los Angeles as Norma Jean Baker or Norma Jeane Mortenson. Raised in orphanages after 1935 and first married at 14, Monroe, who…

Sulzberger, Arthur Hays

(Encyclopedia) Sulzberger, Arthur Hays, 1891–1968, American newspaper publisher, b. New York City. He joined the New York Times in 1918 and assisted his father-in-law, the publisher Adolph S. Ochs,…

Carteret

(Encyclopedia) Carteret, borough (2020 pop. 25,326), Middlesex co., NE N.J., on Arthur Kill, opposite Staten Island; inc. 1906. It has oil and copper…

Peter I, duke or count of Brittany

(Encyclopedia) Peter I (Pierre Mauclerc), d. 1250, duke or count of Brittany (1213–37). The son of Robert II, count of Dreux, he married Alix, half-sister and heiress of Arthur I duke of Brittany.…

Symons, Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Symons, ArthurSymons, Arthursĭmˈənz [key], 1865–1945, English poet and critic. A leader of the symbolists in England, Symons interpreted French decadent poetry to the English through…

Arthur Tracy 1997 Deaths

Arthur Tracysinger, actor Known as the Street Singer, Tracy was a radio star who mesmerized listeners with his deep romantic voice. He is best known for “Marta, Rambling Rose of the Wildwood…