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anointing of the sick

(Encyclopedia) anointing of the sick, sacrament of the Orthodox Eastern Church and the Roman Catholic Church, formerly known as extreme unction. In it a sick or dying person is anointed on eyes, ears…

Thomas, George Henry

(Encyclopedia) Thomas, George Henry, 1816–70, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Southampton co., Va. He served in the Seminole War and in the Mexican War. Later he taught at West Point and…

Mazursky, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Mazursky, Paul (Irwin Lawrence Mazursky), 1939-2014, American film director, screenwriter, and actor, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Brooklyn…

Charters, Samuel Barclay

(Encyclopedia) Charters, Samuel Barclay, 1929–2015, American musical historian and author, b. Pittsburgh. In the 1950s he studied jazz and blues in New Orleans and traveled through the South, where…

Scorsese, Martin

(Encyclopedia) Scorsese, Martin Scorsese, Martin skôrsāˈzē, –sĕzˈē [key], 1942–,…

Buffalo Bob Smith 1998 Deaths

“Buffalo Bob” SmithAge: 80 beloved, cowboy-suited host of TV's The Howdy Doody Show for all of its 13 seasons.Died: July 30, 1998.Frank SinatraR - ZJoeseph “Papa Joe” Smith Sr.

Bob BARR, Congress, GA (1948)

BARR Bob , a Representative from Georgia; born in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, November 5, 1948; graduated, Community High School, Tehran, Iran, 1966; B.A., University of Southern California,…

Bob BEAUPREZ, Congress, CO (1948)

BEAUPREZ Bob , a Representative from Colorado; born in Lafayette, Boulder County, Colo., September 22, 1948; B.S., University of Colorado, 1970; farmer; business owner; chair, Republican State…

Bob GIBBS, Congress, OH (1954)

GIBBS Bob , a Representative from Ohio; born in Peru, Miami County, Ind., June 14, 1954; graduated from Bay Village Senior High School, Bay Village, Ohio, 1972; A.A.S., Ohio State University…

Bob FILNER, Congress, CA (1942)

FILNER Bob , a Representative from California; born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., September 4, 1942; graduated from Forest Hills High School, Queens, N.Y., 1959; B.A., Cornell University,…