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Ashley, William Henry

(Encyclopedia) Ashley, William Henry, c.1778–1838, American fur trader and politician, b. Virginia. In 1820 he was elected lieutenant governor of Missouri. He sent fur-trading expeditions up the…

Davis, John William

(Encyclopedia) Davis, John William, 1873–1955, American lawyer and public official, b. Clarksburg, W.Va. Admitted (1895) to the bar, he taught (1896–97) at Washington and Lee Univ. and later…

Coaches

Bill AlexanderDr. Ed AndersonIke ArmstrongChris AultEarl BanksHarry BaujanThomas BeckMatty BellHugo BezdekDana X. BibleBernie BiermanBob BlackmanEarl (Red) BlaikFrank BroylesEarle BrucePaul “…

1998 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

Best Picture:Saving Private RyanBest Actor:Ian McKellen, Gods and Monsters and Apt PupilBest Actress:Cate Blanchett, ElizabethBest Supporting Actor:Billy Bob Thornton, A Simple Plan and…

1982 Academy Awards

The 1982 Academy Awards were presented April 11, 1983 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, producers (…

Waters, Muddy

(Encyclopedia) Waters, Muddy, 1915–83, African-American blues singer and guitarist, b. Rolling Fork, Miss., as McKinley Morganfield. As a teenager he began singing and playing traditional country…

Entertainment News from June 1998

1It's a boffo season for Broadway, with record-setting box office and attendance figures for the 1997–1998 season. Mega-hits such as Ragtime and The Lion King propel ticket sales to $557.26…

Smith, James, American political leader

(Encyclopedia) Smith, James, c.1719–1806, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Ireland. He settled in Pennsylvania in his youth and practiced law…

Buddy Faro

CBSFriday 9:00–10:00 p.m.; on hiatusCast:Dennis Farina, Frank Whaley and Allison Smith Playboy dick Buddy Faro (Farina) dropped out of society in 1978 and returns in 1998 to find things…

Smith, Henry John Stephen

(Encyclopedia) Smith, Henry John Stephen, 1826–83, British mathematician. He was a lecturer in mathematics (1850–73) and, from 1860 to 1883, Savilian professor of geometry at Oxford. He is especially…