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Stanwyck, Barbara
(Encyclopedia) Stanwyck, Barbara, 1907–90, American stage, film, and television actress, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Ruby Stevens. She started as a chorus girl, was in the Ziegfeld Follies (1923–24) and…1961–1962 Obie Awards
Best American PlayFrank D. Gilroy, Who'll Save the Plowboy?Best MusicalFly Blackbird, C. Jackson, James Hatch and Jerome EskowBest Foreign PlaySamuel Beckett, Happy Days (Walter Kerr…Acknowledgments
The first five editions of The Columbia Encyclopedia were published in 1935, 1950, 1963, 1975, and 1993. All editions owe a debt of gratitude to Clark Fisher Ansley, the editor of the first edition,…Harris, Thomas Lake
(Encyclopedia) Harris, Thomas Lake, 1823–1906, American Christian mystic. Born in England, he was brought to the United States as a child. In 1845 he was called to the pulpit of the Fourth…Tebaldi, Renata
(Encyclopedia) Tebaldi, RenataTebaldi, Renatarānäˈtä tābälˈdē [key], 1922–2004, Italian lyric soprano. She received early musical training at home and at the Boito Conservatory, Parma. In 1944 she…Harris
(Encyclopedia) Harris, Scotland: see Lewis and Harris.Lewis with Harris
(Encyclopedia) Lewis with Harris: see Lewis and Harris.Brotherhood of the New Life
(Encyclopedia) Brotherhood of the New Life: see Harris, Thomas Lake.Houston, Texas
Source: iStock Mayor: Sylvester Turner (since 2016) 2010 census population (rank): 2,099,451 (4); Male: 1,053,517 (50.1%); Female: 1,045,934 (49.9%); White: 1,060,491 (50.5%); Black: 498,466 (…Kids' Top 100 Favorite Books
Source: National Education Association (NEA). Web: www.nea.org/readacross/resources/kidsbooks.html . This list was tabulated from an online survey that the National Education Association ran from…Trending
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