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Reuben Hyde WALWORTH, Congress, NY (1788-1867)

WALWORTH Reuben Hyde , a Representative from New York; born in Bozrah, Conn., October 26, 1788; moved to New York with his parents, who settled on a farm near Hoosick in 1796; attended the common…

George Hyde FALLON, Congress, MD (1902-1980)

FALLON George Hyde , a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., July 24, 1902; attended the public schools, Calvert Business College, and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.;…

Sherman, Cindy

(Encyclopedia) Sherman, Cindy (Cynthia Morris Sherman), 1954–, American photographer, b. Glen Ridge, N.J. In images in which makeup, costumes, wigs, and the like allow her to take on a variety of…

Lemmon, Jack

(Encyclopedia) Lemmon, Jack (John Uhler Lemmon 3d), 1925–2001, American actor, b. Newton, Mass., grad. Harvard (1947). He became famous in roles ranging from sardonic comedy to compelling drama,…

Glen Dale JOHNSON, Congress, OK (1911-1983)

JOHNSON Glen Dale , a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Melbourne, Izard County, Ark., September 11, 1911; moved to Paden, Okla., 1920; attended the public schools; graduated from the…

Glen Hearst TAYLOR, Congress, ID (1904-1984)

Senate Years of Service: 1945-1951 Party: Democrat TAYLOR Glen Hearst , a Senator from Idaho; born in Portland, Oreg., April 12, 1904; moved to a homestead near Kooskia, Idaho, as a child; attended…

Clarendon Code

(Encyclopedia) Clarendon Code, 1661–65, group of English statutes passed after the Restoration of Charles II to strengthen the position of the Church of England. The Corporation Act (1661) required…

Nureyev, Rudolf

(Encyclopedia) Nureyev, RudolfNureyev, Rudolfn&oobreve;rĕˈyĕf [key], 1938–93, Russian ballet dancer, b. near Irkutsk, Siberian USSR (now Russia). Nureyev studied in Ufa and Leningrad (now St.…