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Barbara Cartland 2000 Deaths
Barbara CartlandAge: 98 prolific romance novelist who wrote 723 books over seven decades. Her heroines were often virtuous virgins in search of the perfect mate. Died: Hertfordshire, England…Robert Casey 2000 Deaths
Robert CaseyAge: 68 two-term Democratic governor of Pa. whose pro-life stance made him the scourge of the party and prevented him from speaking at two national conventions. Died: Scranton,…Mel Carnahan 2000 Deaths
Mel CarnahanAge: 66 highly respected governor of Missouri who was engaged in a tight race for the U.S. Senate with Republican incumbent John Ashcroft. Known as an honest, up-front politician…Santa Barbara
(Encyclopedia) Santa BarbaraSanta Barbarasănˌtə bärˈbrə, –bərə [key], city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. A beautiful residential and resort…Villiers, Barbara
(Encyclopedia) Villiers, Barbara: see Cleveland, Barbara Villiers, duchess of.Castlemaine, Barbara, countess of
(Encyclopedia) Castlemaine, Barbara, countess of: see Cleveland, Barbara Villiers, duchess of.Cleveland, Barbara Villiers, duchess of
(Encyclopedia) Cleveland, Barbara Villiers, duchess ofCleveland, Barbara Villiers, duchess ofvĭlˈərz, vĭlˈyərz [key], 1641–1709, mistress of King Charles II of England. She became Charles's mistress…Bush, Barbara
(Encyclopedia) Bush, Barbara, 1925–2018, b. New York City as Barbara Pierce; wife of George H. W. Bush and mother of George W. Bush. She studied briefly at Smith College before marrying (1945); the…Barbara, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Barbara, Saint, fl. 3d or 4th cent., virgin martyr, whose life is shrouded in contradictory legends. Her father is said to have shut her up in a tower and then to have killed her for…Pym, Barbara
(Encyclopedia) Pym, Barbara (Barbara Mary Crampton Pym), 1913–80, English writer. Her books are quiet comedies, often dealing with older, usually frustrated, and isolated characters. After success…