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Vaughan, Sarah
(Encyclopedia) Vaughan, Sarah (Sarah Lois Vaughan), 1924–90, American jazz singer, b. Newark, N.J. Nicknamed “Sassie” and “the divine one,” she studied piano and organ, began singing in her church…Set It Off
Director:F. Gary GrayWriters:Kate Lanier and Takashi BuffordDirector of Photography:Marc ReshovskyEditor:John CarterMusic:Christopher YoungProduction Designer:Robb Wilson KingProducers:Dale…Hale Observatories
(Encyclopedia) Hale Observatories: see Mount Wilson Observatory; Palomar Mountain.Sierra Madre, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Sierra MadreSierra Madresēĕrˈə mäˈdrā [key], residential city (1990 pop. 10,762), Los Angeles co., S Calif., at the foot of Mt. Wilson; inc. 1907. There is some light manufacturing.Nye, Edgar Wilson
(Encyclopedia) Nye, Edgar WilsonNye, Edgar Wilsonnī [key], known as Bill Nye, 1850–96, American humorist and journalist, b. Shirley Mills, Maine. He lived in Wisconsin from 1852 to 1876, when he went…Corcoran, William Wilson
(Encyclopedia) Corcoran, William WilsonCorcoran, William Wilsonkôrˈkərən [key], 1798–1888, American financier, philanthropist, and art collector, b. Georgetown, D.C. After becoming a successful…Benn, Anthony Wedgwood
(Encyclopedia) Benn, Anthony Wedgwood (Tony Benn), 1925–2014, British politician, b. London, grad. New College, Oxford. After working for the British Broadcasting Corporation (1949–50), he was…Carl Wilson 1998 Deaths
Carl WilsonAge: 51 A founding member of the Beach Boys, Wilson sang and played lead guitar with the group for more than thirty years. Memorable hits like “Good Vibrations” and “Surfin' U.S.A…Sloan Wilson 2003 Deaths
Sloan WilsonAge: 83 novelist whose 1955 book The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit defined the postwar suburban and career angst experienced by countless Americans. Gregory Peck and Jennifer Jones…Joseph Wilson, 2003 News
former ambassador, discredited President Bush's claim—and a justification for war in Iraq—that Saddam Hussein was pursuing a nuclear weapons program by seeking to obtain uranium from Niger.…Trending
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