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You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Book: Irving Berlin; adapted by Peter Stone Director: Graciela Daniele Cast: Bernadette Peters and Tom Wopat Opened: 2/99 at the Marquis Theatre Band in Berlin Directors:…

How A Charlie Brown Christmas Came to Pass

The unlikely beginnings of a holiday classic "There will always be an audience for innocence in this country." —Charles Schulz Peanuts Holiday Specials 1965 A Charlie Brown Christmas…

Mingus, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Mingus, CharlesMingus, Charlesmĭngˈgəs [key], 1922–79, American jazz musician, b. Nogales, Ariz. Mingus was a bassist, pianist, bandleader, composer, and vocalist. He was one of the…

Davis, Miles

(Encyclopedia) Davis, Miles, 1926–91, American jazz musician, b. Alton, Ill. Rising to prominence with the birth of modern jazz in the mid-1940s, when he was a sideman in Charlie Parker's bop quintet…

Dirksen, Everett McKinley

(Encyclopedia) Dirksen, Everett McKinleyDirksen, Everett McKinleydûrkˈsən [key], 1896–1969, American politician, b. Pekin, Ill. A veteran of World War I, he held minor offices in Pekin before serving…

Smith, Dean Edwards

(Encyclopedia) Smith, Dean Edwards, 1931–2015, American college basketball coach, b. Emporia, Kans. After playing basketball at the Univ. of Kansas (grad. 1953), Smith joined (1954) the Air Force and…

John Watts CADY, Congress, NY (1790-1854)

CADY John Watts , a Representative from New York; born in Florida, Montgomery County, N.Y., June 28, 1790; attended school at the Old Stone Manse at Fort Hunter, and was graduated from Union…

John Watts McCORMICK, Congress, OH (1831-1917)

McCORMICK John Watts , a Representative from Ohio; born near Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, December 20, 1831; attended the common schools, the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, and the Ohio…

Edward Watts SAUNDERS, Congress, VA (1860-1921)

SAUNDERS Edward Watts , a Representative from Virginia; born near Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Va., October 20, 1860; received his early education under private teachers; attended Bellevue High…