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Brewer's: Cockswain

or COXSWAIN [cox'n ]. The swain or servant of the cock or boat, together with its crew. (Anglo-Saxon, swan or swein, a youth or servant, and cock, a boat.) (See Cockboat) Source:…

Brewer's: Low Comedian

(The, in theatrical parlance, is the farceur, but must not poach on the preserves of the “light comedian.” Paul Pry is a part for a “low comedian,” Box and Cox are parts for a “light…

Jack Micheline 1998 Deaths

Jack Micheline (Harvey Martin Silver)Age: 68 Beat poet whose writing career took shape in New York City in the late 1950s alongside good friend Jack Kerouac. His works include River of Red…

The 69th Annual Drama League Awards

The Drama League announced the 2003 award winners April 2003Best PlayTake Me Out Best MusicalHairsprayBest RevivalA Day in the Death of Joe EggDistinguished PerformanceHarvey Fierstein,…

The 64th Annual Drama League Awards

The Drama League announced the 1998 award winners May 8, 1998 at New York City's Plaza Hotel.Best PlayThe Beauty Queen of Leenane Best MusicalRagtimeBest RevivalCabaretDistinguished…

Ray Bolger

Ray Bolgerdancer, actorBorn: 1/10/1904Birthplace: Dorchester, Massachusetts A popular entertainer who appeared on film in numerous musicals, including Sweethearts (1938), The Harvey Girls (…

Van Cliburn Biography

Van Cliburn(Harvey Lavan Cliburn, Jr.)pianistBorn: 7/12/1934Birthplace: Shreveport, Louisiana Pianist known for his outstanding technique and his interpretation of works by Romantic…

Ray Bolger Biography

Ray Bolgerdancer, actorBorn: 1/10/1904Birthplace: Dorchester, Massachusetts A popular entertainer who appeared on film in numerous musicals, including Sweethearts (1938), The Harvey Girls (…

Elmer Gertz 2000 Deaths

Elmer GertzAge: 93 civil-rights attorney who in 1958 won parole for Nathan Leopold, who, with Richard Loeb, was convicted in the 1924 killing of 14-year-old Bobby Franks. He also had the…

Top 10 Fantasy Movies

The American Film Institute asked more than 1,500 members of the film community to pick the ten best films representing ten American genres: animated, fantasy, gangster, science fiction,…