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Jesse Lee HARTMAN, Congress, PA (1853-1930)

HARTMAN Jesse Lee , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at Cottage, Huntingdon County, Pa., June 18, 1853; attended public and private schools and Hollidaysburg (Pa.) Seminary; employed as a…

Charles Lee FAUST, Congress, MO (1879-1928)

FAUST Charles Lee , a Representative from Missouri; born near Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio, April 24, 1879; moved with his parents to a farm near Highland, Doniphan County, Kans.; attended…

Ed Lee GOSSETT, Congress, TX (1902-1990)

GOSSETT Ed Lee , a Representative from Texas; born in a sawmill camp known as Yellow Pine, near Many, Sabine Parish, La., January 27, 1902; moved to Texas in 1908 with his parents, who settled on…

Roman Lee HRUSKA, Congress, NE (1904-1999)

Senate Years of Service: 1954-1976 Party: Republican HRUSKA Roman Lee , a Representative and a Senator from Nebraska; born in David City, Butler County, Nebr., August 16, 1904; attended the…

2002–2003 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Drama SeriesThe West Wing (NBC)Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesJames Gandolfini, The SopranosOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesEdie Falco, The SopranosOutstanding…

Marion, Francis

(Encyclopedia) Marion, FrancisMarion, Francismârˈēən [key], c.1732–1795, American Revolutionary soldier, known as the Swamp Fox, b. near Georgetown, S.C. He was a planter and Indian fighter before…

Lu Xun

(Encyclopedia) Lu Xun or Lu HsünLu Hsünboth: l&oomacr;ˈshünˈ [key], 1881–1936, Chinese writer, pen name of Chou Shu-jen. In 1902, he traveled to Japan on a government scholarship, eventually…

Guy Blache, Alice

(Encyclopedia) Guy Blache or Guy-Blaché, Alice, 1873–1968, French-American filmmaker, b. Paris as Alice Guy. The first woman filmmaker, she directed, produced, wrote screenplays for, or supervised…

Jordan, Vernon Eulion, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Jordan, Vernon Eulion, Jr., 1935–2021, African-American civil-rights leader and lawyer, b. Atlanta, Ga., DePauw Univ. (BA, 1957), Howard…