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Brewer's: Douglas Tragedy

(The). A ballad in Scott's Border Minstrelsy. Lord William steals away Lady Margaret Douglas, but is pursued by her father and two brothers. Being overtaken, a fight ensues, in which the…

Brewer's: Black Douglas

William Douglas, Lord of Nithsdale. Died 1390. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Black FlagBlack Doll A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…

Brewer's: Mother Douglas

A noted procuress, introduced in The Minor by Foote. She also figures in Hogarth's March to Finchley. Mother Douglas resided at the north-east corner of Covent Garden; her house was…

Michael Douglas Biography

Michael Douglasactor, director, producerBorn: 9/25/1944Birthplace: New Brunswick, New Jersey Academy Award-winning actor, director and producer whose films include Romancing the Stone (1984), Wall…

Kirk Douglas Biography

Kirk Douglas(Issur Danielovitch)actorBorn: 12/9/1916Birthplace: Amsterdam, New York One of the top male stars of post-World War II Hollywood, he is best known for the driving intensity he…

Gen. Douglas MacArthur

Gen. Douglas MacArthurBorn: Jan. 26, 1880Controversial U.S. general of World War II and Korea president of U.S. Olympic Committee (1927-28); college football devotee, National Football…

Douglas Adams Biography

Douglas AdamsauthorBorn: 3/11/1952Birthplace: Cambridge, England British author who wrote the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series of books, which was adapted for television and stage…

James (Buster) Douglas

James (Buster) DouglasBorn: Apr. 7, 1960Boxer 42-1 shot who knocked out undefeated Mike Tyson in 10th round on Feb. 10, 1990 to win heavyweight title in Tokyo; 81/ 2 months later, lost only…