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Nielsen, Carl

(Encyclopedia) Nielsen, CarlNielsen, Carlnēlˈsən, Dan. nĭlˈsən [key], 1865–1931, Danish composer. Nielsen was a pupil of Niels Gade at the Royal Conservatory in Copenhagen. Considered Denmark's…

Houston Symphony

(Encyclopedia) Houston Symphony. Founded in 1913 with 33 players, the orchestra reorganized in 1930 and presented its first full season of concerts in 1931. Among its important conductors have been…

Rockne, Knute Kenneth

(Encyclopedia) Rockne, Knute KennethRockne, Knute Kennethn&oomacr;t, rŏkˈnē [key], 1888–1931, American football coach, b. Norway, B.S. Notre Dame, 1914. In 1893 he settled with his parents in…

Vincent, John Heyl

(Encyclopedia) Vincent, John Heyl, 1832–1920, American Methodist bishop, b. Tuscaloosa, Ala. In 1857 he was assigned to an Illinois conference, where he held various pastorates. His work in improving…

Frohman, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Frohman, CharlesFrohman, Charlesfrōˈmən [key], 1860–1915, American theatrical manager and producer, b. Sandusky, Ohio. Starting his career as a box-office clerk in Brooklyn, N.Y.,…

Frank (Spec) Shea 2002 Deaths

Frank (Spec) SheaAge: 81 New York Yankees pitcher, who capped his remarkable rookie season in 1947 by notching two World Series victories over the Brooklyn Dodgers; first rookie to win an All…

Frank O'Bannon 2003 Deaths

Frank O'BannonAge: 73 career Democratic politician who was governor of Indiana when he died of a stroke. First elected governor in 1996, O'Bannon was reelected in 2000. Died: Chicago,…

Bobby Frank Cherry, 2001 News

former member of the Ku Klux Klan, was convicted in May of the 1963 murder of four black girls who died in the fiery explosion of the Birmingham, Alabama, 16th Street Baptist Church. The…

Frank M. Johnson, Jr. Biography

Frank M. Johnson, Jr.Age: 80 uncompromising federal judge from Alabama whose rulings helped desegregate many of Montgomery's public facilities and cleared the way for Martin Luther King Jr.…

Frank P. Bibas 1997 Deaths

Frank P. Bibasproducer, director Academy Award-winning producer and director of the documentary Project HopeBorn: 1917?Died: 1997Roger Bialic1997 DeathsSir Rudolf Bing