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Hugh Downs

Hugh DownsTV personalityBorn: 2/14/1921Birthplace: Akron, Ohio Radio announcer who became a popular TV personality when he joined Jack Paar's The Tonight Show (1957–62). An erudite man who…

Tyrconnel, Rory O'Donnell, earl of

(Encyclopedia) Tyrconnel, Rory O'Donnell, earl of, 1575–1608, Irish chieftain; brother of Hugh Roe O'Donnell, lord of Tyrconnel, whom he succeeded as chief of the clan in 1602. After the rebellion in…

2012 Golden Globe Awards

The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards were presented January 13, 2013. Here are the movie award winners. Best Motion Picture—Drama…

Mercer, Hugh

(Encyclopedia) Mercer, HughMercer, Hughmûrˈsər [key], c.1725–1777, American Revolutionary general, b. Aberdeen, Scotland. A physician, he was a surgeon in the forces of Charles Edward Stuart (the…

Legaré, Hugh Swinton

(Encyclopedia) Legaré, Hugh SwintonLegaré, Hugh Swintonləgrēˈ [key], 1797–1843, American lawyer and public official, b. Charleston, S.C. He was admitted to the bar in 1822, served in the South…

MacLennan, Hugh

(Encyclopedia) MacLennan, HughMacLennan, Hughməklĕnˈən [key], 1907–90, Canadian writer, b. Glace Bay, N. S. From his vantage at McGill Univ. in Montreal where he taught from 1951 to 1981, MacLennan…

Bigod, Hugh, 1st earl of Norfolk

(Encyclopedia) Bigod, Hugh, 1st earl of NorfolkBigod, Hugh, 1st earl of Norfolkbīˈgŏd, nôrˈfək [key], d. 1177, English nobleman. He was instrumental in securing the throne for Stephen in 1135, but he…