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Brewer's: Blind Harry
A Scotch minstrel of the fifteenth century. His epic of Sir William Wallace runs to 11,861 lines. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Blind HedgeBlind Ditch A B…Brewer's: Bluff Harry
or Hal. Henry VIII., so called from his bluff and burly manners (1491, 1509-1547.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BlunderboreBluff A B C D E F G H I…Brewer's: Box Harry
(To ), among commercial travellers, is to shirk the table d'hôte and take something substantial for tea, in order to save expense. Halliwell says, “to take care after having been…Brewer's: Old Harry
The devil. (See Harry.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Old HumphreyOld Hands A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…Ed Harris Biography
Ed Harris actorBorn: 11/28/1950Birthplace: Englewood, New Jersey Highly respected, Oscar-nominated character actor who has played both the hero—John Glenn in The Right Stuff (1983)—and the…Julie Harris Biography
Julie HarrisactressBorn: 12/2/1925Birthplace: Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan Tony Award-winning stage, film and television actress who is one of Broadway's most respected actresses. Her stage roles…Harry Belafonte Biography
Harry Belafontesinger, actor, producerBorn: 3/1/1927Birthplace: New York City The son of Caribbean-born immigrants, he became one of the most popular vocalists of the postwar era and also starred in…Harry Duncan Biography
Harry Duncanprinter, editorBorn: 1917Birthplace: Keokuk, Iowa A skilled hand printer of literary works, he is well known for printing Robert Lowell's first book of poetry, The Land of…Harry Reasoner Biography
Harry Reasonermedia journalist, authorBorn: 4/17/1923Birthplace: Dakota City, Iowa Grey-haired journalist who laced his commentary with wry wit and was one of the first correspondents on 60…Harry Saltzman Biography
Harry SaltzmanproducerBorn: 10/27/1915Birthplace: St. John, New Brunswick, Canada Based in Britain, Saltzman produced the well-received social dramas Look Back in Anger (1959) and Saturday…