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Ellen Burstyn Biography
Ellen Burstyn(Edna Rae Gillooly)actressBorn: 12/7/1932Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan A successful Broadway actress, she later garnered Academy Award nominations for her roles in the films The Last…Chase, Mary Ellen
(Encyclopedia) Chase, Mary Ellen, 1887–1973, American educator and writer, b. Blue Hill, Maine, grad. Univ. of Maine, 1909. Her works, set in Maine and excellent in their regional fidelity, include a…Pulitzer Prizes in Music
(For years not listed, no award was made.)1943Secular Cantata No. 2, A Free Song, William Schuman1944Symphony No. 4 (Op. 34), Howard Hanson1945Appalachian Spring, Aaron Copland1946The…Cowley, Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Cowley, AbrahamCowley, Abrahamk&oomacr;ˈlē, kouˈ– [key], 1618–67, one of the English metaphysical poets. He published his first volume of verse, Poetical Blossoms (1633), when he…Ralph Waldo Emerson: To Ellen
To EllenAnd Ellen, when the graybeard years Have brought us to life's evening hour, And all the crowded Past appears A tiny scene of sun and shower, Then, if I read the page aright…Ellen Willis 2006 Deaths
Ellen WillisAge: 64 feminist journalist, cultural critic, and university professor who was a founder of the radical Redstockings group in 1969. Her books include No More Nice Girls:…Ellen MacArthur, 2005 News
British sailor, finished a solo 27,000-mile circumnavigation in February, in 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes, and 33 seconds, breaking the world record for sailing around the world alone. She…Ellen Dorrit Hoffleit Biography
scientistDied: April 9, 2007 (New Haven, Connecticut) Best Known as: astromoner and author of "The Bright Star Catalogue" Astromer who compiled "The Bright…Evans, Dame Edith
(Encyclopedia) Evans, Dame Edith, 1888–1976, English actress. After her stage debut in 1912, Evans toured with Ellen Terry. Known for her resonant voice, she worked with the Old Vic (1925–26) and had…Islay
(Encyclopedia) IslayIslayīˈlə, –lā [key], island (1985 est. pop. 3,900), 240 sq mi (622 sq km), Argyll and Bute, W central Scotland, southernmost of the Inner Hebrides. Bowmore is the ancient capital…Trending
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