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Tallchief, Maria

(Encyclopedia) Tallchief, Maria, 1925–2013, American ballerina, b. Fairfax, Okla., as Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief. Tallchief, of Osage descent, was trained both as a pianist and a dancer. Deciding on…

Elizabeth Edwards Biography

wife of John EdwardsBorn: 7/3/1949Birthplace: Jacksonville, Fla.Died: 12/7/2010 (Chapel Hill, N.C. ) Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of former senator and presidential…

Elizabeth 2002 Deaths

Elizabeth(Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon)Age: 101 Queen Mother who was perhaps the most popular member of England's royal family. She became queen of England in 1936, when her husband…

Robert and Elizabeth Browning

A secret courtship between two legendary poets by David Johnson Elizabeth Barrett Browning and her husband, Robert Browning, led lives suited for leading Romantic poets. Their story…

Brewer's: Charlotte Elizabeth

Mrs. Tonna (1792-1846). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CharmCharleys 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 Related…

Brewer's: Elizabeth of Hungary

(St.). Patron saint of queens, being herself a queen. (1207-1231.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894ElizabethanElizabeth A B C D E F G H I J K L M…

Elizabeth Taylor Biography

Elizabeth Taylor(Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor)actressBorn: 2/27/1932Birthplace: London, England Academy Award-winning film and television actress known for both her beauty and her seven marriages. Her…

Elizabeth Ashley Biography

Elizabeth Ashley(Elizabeth Cole)actressBorn: 8/30/1939Birthplace: Ocala, Florida A leading Broadway actress of the 1960s, she won a Tony Award for her performance in Take Her, She's Mine (…

Elizabeth Farnsworth Biography

Elizabeth FarnsworthTV news reporter Farnsworth graduated from Middlebury College in 1965 and then earned an MA in history from Stanford University. She has written articles for Foreign Policy, World…

Elizabeth Lee Hazen

Elizabeth Lee Hazen Born: 1885Birthplace: rural Mississippi Nystatin—Hazen and Brown: Nystatin was the world's first non-toxic anti-fungal antibiotic. It cured fungal infections of the skin,…