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Imogene Coca 2001 Deaths

Imogene CocaAge: 92 comedienne whose limitless expressions prompted a million laughs and who hilariously mimicked housewives, divas, and socialites. Coca starred with Sid Caesar on NBC's Your…

Louise Imogen Guiney: The Kings

The KingsLouise Imogen GuineyA man said unto his Angel: "My spirits are fallen low, And I cannot carry this battle: O brother! where might I go?"The terrible Kings are on me With spears that…

William of Malmesbury

(Encyclopedia) William of MalmesburyWilliam of Malmesburymämzˈbərē [key], c.1096–1143, English writer, monk of Malmesbury. His most important work is the Gesta regum Anglorum, a history of the kings…

Louise Imogen Guiney: Tryste Noël

Tryste NoëlLouise Imogen GuineyThe Ox he openeth wide the Doore, And from the Snowe he calls her inne, And he hath seen her Smile therefor, Our Ladye without Sinne. Now soon from Sleep A…

Louise Imogen Guiney: Of Joan's Youth

Of Joan's YouthLouise Imogen GuineyI would unto my fair restore A simple thing: The flushing cheek she had before! Out-velveting No more, no more, On our sad shore, The carmine grape, the…

Henry Elbert STUBBS, Congress, CA (1881-1937)

STUBBS Henry Elbert , a Representative from California; born in Nampa, Coleman County, Tex., March 4, 1881; attended the public schools in Groesbeck, Tex., and Phillips University, Enid, Okla.;…

Louise Imogen Guiney: Irish Peasant Song

Irish Peasant SongLouise Imogen GuineyI try to knead and spin, but my life is low the while. Oh, I long to be alone, and walk abroad a mile; Yet if I walk alone, and think of naught at all,…

Duse, Eleonora

(Encyclopedia) Duse, EleonoraDuse, Eleonorad&oomacr;ˈzə, Ital. ālāōnôˈrä d&oomacr;ˈzā [key], 1859–1924, Italian actress. From a theatrical family, she made a successful appearance at 14 as…

Weston, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Weston, Edward, 1886–1958, American photographer, b. Highland Park, Ill. Weston began to make photographs in Chicago parks in 1902, and his works were first exhibited in 1903 at the…

Liverpool

(Encyclopedia) Liverpool, city and metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 448,300), NW England, on the Mersey River near its mouth. It is one of Britain's largest cities. A large center for food processing…