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Carrie Snodgress 2004 Deaths

Carrie SnodgressAge: 57 actress who earned an Oscar nomination for her role as an unhappy homemaker in the film Diary of a Mad Housewife. Died: Los Angeles, April 1, 2004John Maynard SmithR…

Carrie Donovan 2001 Deaths

Carrie DonovanAge: 73 fashion editor who worked for The New York Times, Vogue, and Harper's Bazaar before coming out of retirement to lend her face—and reputation—to Old Navy's televised ad…

Brewer's: Carry One's Point

(To). To succeed in one's aim. Candidates in Rome were balloted for, and the votes were marked on a tablet by points. Hence, omne punctum ferre meant “to be carried nem. con., ” or to…

Mell Gilbert UNDERWOOD, Congress, OH (1892-1972)

UNDERWOOD Mell Gilbert , a Representative from Ohio; born at Rose Farm, Morgan County, Ohio, January 30, 1892; attended the public schools and was graduated from the New Lexington High School in…

Oscar Wilder UNDERWOOD, Congress, AL (1862-1929)

Senate Years of Service: 1915-1927 Party: Democrat UNDERWOOD Oscar Wilder , a Representative and a Senator from Alabama; born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., May 6, 1862; attended the common…

Thomas Rust UNDERWOOD, Congress, KY (1898-1956)

Senate Years of Service: 1951-1952 Party: Democrat UNDERWOOD Thomas Rust , a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., March 3, 1898; attended the…

Moore, Douglas Stuart

(Encyclopedia) Moore, Douglas Stuart, 1893–1969, American composer and teacher, b. Cutchogue, N.Y. Moore studied with Horatio Parker, Vincent D'Indy, Nadia Boulanger, and Ernest Bloch. In 1926 he…