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Van Heflin Biography

Van Heflin(Emmett Evan Heflin Jr.)actorBorn: 12/13/1910Birthplace: Walters, Oklahoma An Academy Award-winning actor whose career spanned 45 years and 57 films, Heflin appeared mostly in dramatic…

Civil Rights Movement Timeline

Top of Page Source: Getty ImagesFrom small acts of defiance to mass marches and meetings, the civil rights movement fought for positive change and won. The movement was formed by people in the 1950s…

Emmett WILSON, Congress, FL (1882-1918)

WILSON Emmett , a Representative from Florida; born during the temporary residence of his parents at Belize, British Honduras, Central America, September 17, 1882; moved with his parents to…

Emmett TOMPKINS, Congress, OH (1853-1917)

TOMPKINS Emmett , a Representative from Ohio; born in McConnelsville, Morgan County, Ohio, September 1, 1853; moved to Athens County, Ohio, in 1865; attended the public schools and Ohio University…

Pendleton, Edmund

(Encyclopedia) Pendleton, Edmund, 1721–1803, American jurist and political leader in the American Revolution, b. Caroline co., Va. He began law practice in 1741 and was elected (1752) to the Virginia…

symphonic poem

(Encyclopedia) symphonic poem, type of orchestral composition created by Liszt, also called tone poem. Discarding classical principles of form, it begins with a poetic or other literary inspiration.…

clown

(Encyclopedia) clown, a comic character usually distinguished by garish makeup and costume whose antics are both humorously clumsy and acrobatic. The clown employs a broad, physical style of humor…

Conrad I, ruler of the Holy Roman Empire

(Encyclopedia) Conrad I, d. 918, German king (911–18). As duke of Franconia he distinguished himself by military exploits and in 911 was elected successor to Louis the Child by the Franconian, Saxon…

2005 National Board of Review Awards

The National Board of Review includes teachers, actors, writers and movie-production workers. The organization publishes the magazine Films in Review…