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Metropolitan Opera Company
(Encyclopedia) Metropolitan Opera Company, term used in referring collectively to the organizations that have produced opera at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City. The original house, at…Mazursky, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Mazursky, Paul (Irwin Lawrence Mazursky), 1939-2014, American film director, screenwriter, and actor, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Brooklyn…Clark, Tom Campbell
(Encyclopedia) Clark, Tom Campbell, 1899–1977, U.S. attorney general (1945–49), associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1949–67), b. Dallas, Tex.; father of Ramsey Clark. He received his law…Calvin Fuller Biography
inventorBorn: 25 May 1902Best Known as: co-creator of the silicon solar cell Chemist Calvin Fuller, along with Bell Labs colleagues Daryl Chapin and Gerald…Gerald Pearson Biography
inventorBorn: 31 March 1905Best Known as: co-creator of the silicon solar cell Gerald Pearson, along with Bell Labs colleagues Daryl Chapin and Calvin Fuller,…vaudeville
(Encyclopedia) vaudevillevaudevillevôdˈvĭl [key], originally a light song, derived from the drinking and love songs formerly attributed to Olivier Basselin and called Vau, or Vaux, de Vire. Similar…Roosevelt, Eleanor
(Encyclopedia) Roosevelt, Eleanor (Anna Eleanor Roosevelt)Roosevelt, Eleanorrōˈzəvĕlt [key], 1884–1962, American humanitarian, b. New York City. The daughter of Elliott Roosevelt and niece of…Biographies: Selected Country Musicians
Selected Country Musicians Hank Williams See also Notable Women Musicians and Dancers Notable African-American Musicians Notable African-American Visual and Performing Artists…Ickes, Harold LeClaire
(Encyclopedia) Ickes, Harold LeClaireIckes, Harold LeClaireĭkˈēz [key], 1874–1952, American statesman, b. Blair co., Pa. As a Chicago newspaper reporter and later as a lawyer, he became interested in…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…Trending
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