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Mitchel, John

(Encyclopedia) Mitchel, John, 1815–75, Irish revolutionist and journalist. A practicing lawyer, Mitchel contributed articles to the Nation (Dublin) and the United Irishman, which he founded in 1848,…

Von Stroheim, Erich

(Encyclopedia) Von Stroheim, Erich (Hans Erich Marie Stroheim von Nordenaall)Von Stroheim, Erichāˈrĭkh fən shtrōˈhīm [key], 1885–1957, Austrian-American film director, writer, and actor. He came to…

Hassam, Childe

(Encyclopedia) Hassam, Childe (Frederick Childe Hassam)Hassam, Childechīld hăsˈəm [key], 1859–1935, American painter and printmaker, b. Boston, studied in Paris. With their flickering light and airy…

Fairbanks, Douglas

(Encyclopedia) Fairbanks, Douglas, 1883–1939, American movie actor, b. Denver. From 1901 to 1914, Fairbanks appeared on stage in light comedies. In 1915 he began making movies, becoming the…

Francis Marion GRIFFITH, Congress, IN (1849-1927)

GRIFFITH Francis Marion , a Representative from Indiana; born in Moorefield, Switzerland County, Ind., August 21, 1849; attended the country schools of the county, the high school in Vevay, Ind.,…

H. Morgan GRIFFITH, Congress, VA (1958)

GRIFFITH H. Morgan , a Representative from Virginia; born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 15, 1958; graduated from Andrew Lewis High School, Salem, Va.; B.A., Emory & Henry…

Samuel GRIFFITH, Congress, PA (1816-1893)

GRIFFITH Samuel , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, Great Britain, February 14, 1816; instructed in elementary subjects by a private teacher; was graduated…

Fields, W. C.

(Encyclopedia) Fields, W. C. (William Claude Fields), 1880–1946, American comic actor, b. Philadelphia as Claude William Dukenfield. He began his career as a juggler, and much later appeared in the…

For Your Love

NBCWednesday 8:00–8:30 p.m.Cast: Holly Robinson Peete, Dedee Pfeiffer, D.W. Moffett, James Lesure, Tamala Jones and Edafe Blackmon Three wisecracking Midwest couples, one newlywed, one dating…

motif, in literature

(Encyclopedia) motifmotifmōtēfˈ [key], in literature, term that denotes the recurrent presence of certain character types, objects, settings, or situations in diverse genres and periods of folklore…