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Blake, Eubie

(Encyclopedia) Blake, Eubie (James Hubert Blake), 1887–1983, African-American pianist and composer, b. Baltimore. His career extended from ragtime (see…

Calvert, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Calvert, Edward, 1799–1883, English painter and engraver. A great admirer of William Blake, Calvert, along with several of his contemporaries, formed a group around Blake called the…

Blake, William

(Encyclopedia) Blake, William, 1757–1827, English poet and artist, b. London. Although he exerted a great influence on English romanticism, Blake defies characterization by school, movement, or even…

Blake, Toe

(Encyclopedia) Blake, Toe (Hector Blake), 1912–1995, Canadian ice hockey player and coach. A left wing, Blake played (1934–35) with the National Hockey League's Montreal Maroons, spent time in the…

Bognor Regis

(Encyclopedia) Bognor Regis Bognor Regis bŏgˈnər rēˈjĭs [key], city, West Sussex, S central England. It is a seaside…

Bridgwater

(Encyclopedia) Bridgwater, town, Somerset, SW England, on the Parrett River estuary. It is a port for seaborne traffic and a market town. Bridgwater is…

Live

Secret SamadhiRadioactive This young Pennsylvania band shot to the bigtime on the strength of its six-times platinum sophomore effort, Throwing Copper. On this follow-up album, Live played to…

Jex-Blake, Sophia

(Encyclopedia) Jex-Blake, Sophia, 1840–1912, English physician, active in opening the medical profession to women in England. A graduate of Queen's College, London, she began (1866) her medical…

Blake, Amanda

(Beverly Louise Neill) actressBirthplace: Buffalo, N.Y.Born: 1929Died: 1989

Sissle, Noble

(Encyclopedia) Sissle, Noble : see BLAKE, EUBIE .