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Ellison, Ralph
(Encyclopedia) Ellison, Ralph (Ralph Waldo Ellison), 1914–94, African-American author, b. Oklahoma City, studied Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee Univ.). Originally a trumpet player and aspiring…Neurath, Otto
(Encyclopedia) Neurath, Otto, 1882–1945, Austrian philosopher, social scientist, and design theorist, b. Vienna. During the 1920s and 30s he was both a Marxist and a member of the Vienna Circle, an…Amy Lowell: Number 3 on the Docket
Number 3 on the DocketThe lawyer, are you? Well! I ain't got nothin' to say. Nothin'! I told the perlice I hadn't nothin'. They know'd real well 'twas me. Ther warn't no supposin', Ketchin'…EDtv
Director: Ron Howard Writers: Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel Universal Pictures; PG-13 Release: 3/99 Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson, Ellen…Financial Times Headlines, Feb. 2017
From The Financial Times See Also: This Day in HistoryToday’s BirthdaysDaily IQWeather Trump victory lap clashes with signs of orthodoxyPresident continues to give mixed signals as cabinet 'adults…Lowell, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Lowell, Robert (Robert Traill Spence Lowell 4th), 1917–77, American poet and translator, widely considered the preeminent American poet of the mid-20th cent., b. Boston, grad. Kenyon…Ginsberg, Allen
(Encyclopedia) Ginsberg, AllenGinsberg, Allengĭnzˈbûrg [key], 1926–97, American poet, b. Paterson, N.J., grad. Columbia, 1949. An outspoken member of the beat generation, Ginsberg is best known for…Malory, Sir Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Malory, Sir ThomasMalory, Sir Thomasmălˈərē [key], d. 1471, English author of Morte d'Arthur. It is almost certain that he was Sir Thomas Malory of Newbold Revell, Warwickshire.…Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.vŏnˈəgət [key] 1922–2007, American novelist, b. Indianapolis. After serving in World War II, he worked as a police reporter and wrote short…Frankfurter, Felix
(Encyclopedia) Frankfurter, Felix, 1882–1965, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1939–62), b. Vienna, Austria. He emigrated to the United States as a boy and later received…Trending
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