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Greene, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Greene, Robert, 1558?–1592, English author. His short romances, written in the manner of Lyly's Euphues, include Pandosto (1588), from which Shakespeare drew the plot for A Winter's…

San Francisco Opera

(Encyclopedia) San Francisco Opera, opera company, founded 1923 by Italian-American conductor Gaetano Merola, who oversaw its early years as a touring company. In 1932 it established a permanent home…

Nashe, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Nashe or Nash, ThomasNashe or Nash, Thomasboth: năsh [key], 1567–1601, English satirist. Very little is known of his life. Although his first publications appeared in 1589, it was not…

Anderson, Maxwell

(Encyclopedia) Anderson, Maxwell, 1888–1959, American dramatist, b. Atlantic, Pa., grad. Univ. of North Dakota, 1911. His plays, many of which are written in verse, usually concern social and moral…

Harvey Butler FERGUSSON, Congress, NM (1848-1915)

FERGUSSON Harvey Butler , a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico and a Representative from New Mexico; born near Pickensville, Pickens County, Ala., September 9, 1848; attended the public…

Harvey Cable GARBER, Congress, OH (1866-1938)

GARBER Harvey Cable , a Representative from Ohio; born in Hill Grove, Darke County, Ohio, July 6, 1866; moved to Greenville, Ohio, with his parents in 1872; attended the public schools; manager of…

Alan Harvey BIBLE, Congress, NV (1909-1988)

Senate Years of Service: 1954-1974 Party: Democrat BIBLE Alan Harvey , a Senator from Nevada; born in Lovelock, Pershing County, Nev., November 20, 1909; graduated from the University of Nevada…

David Archibald HARVEY, Congress, OK (1845-1916)

HARVEY David Archibald , a Delegate from the Territory of Oklahoma; born in Stewiack, Province of Nova Scotia, Canada, March 20, 1845; moved with his parents to Clermont County, Ohio, in 1852;…

James Madison HARVEY, Congress, KS (1833-1894)

Senate Years of Service: 1874-1877 Party: Republican HARVEY James Madison , a Senator from Kansas; born near Salt Sulphur Springs, Monroe County, Va., (now West Virginia), September 21, 1833;…