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Brown, Joe E.

comedianBirthplace: Holgate, OhioBorn: 1892Died: 1973

Roger Brown Biography

Roger BrownAge: 54 former Indiana Pacers guard who never played college basketball; at age 25 was the Pacers first player signed upon joining the ABA in 1967; led Pacers to three ABA…

Charles Brown Biography

Charles BrownAge: 76 blues singer and pianist whose smooth, sophisticated style influenced the development of lounge blues. A member of Johnny Moore and the Three Blazers, he sang the hit “…

Aaron Brown Biography

Aaron BrownAge: 53 starting defensive end on the 1970 Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and former Green Bay Packer; was killed when struck from behind by a motorist after walking home…

Alice Brown: Candlemas

CandlemasAlice Brown O hearken, all ye little weeds That lie beneath the snow, (So low, dear hearts, in poverty so low!) The sun hath risen for royal deeds, A valiant wind the…

Brewer's: Brown as a Berry

(See Similes.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Brown, Jones, and RobinsonBrown A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…

Brewer's: Brown Bess

means brown barrel. The barrels were browned to keep them from rusting. (Dutch, bus, a gun-barrel; Low German, büsse; Swedish, byssa. Our arquebus, blunderbuss.) In 1808 a process of…

Brewer's: Brown Study

Absence of mind; apparent thought, but real vacuity. The corresponding French expression explains it—sombre réverie. Sombre and brun both mean sad, melancholy, gloomy, dull. Invention…

Better Brown Bagging

Tips for staying healthy during National Nutrition Month Source: InteliHealth Nutrition Info Dietary Guidelines More Americans are Overweight Fed. Obesity Guidelines: More than…