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John Joseph ALLEN, Jr., Congress, CA (1899-1995)

ALLEN John Joseph, Jr. , a Representative from California; born in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., November 27, 1899; attended the public schools; while a student in college enlisted during the…

2003 Deaths: M - Q

Lester MaddoxClark MacGregorHerbie MannLuis MardenBurke MarshallCarol MatthauBill MauldinRobert McCloskeyMark McCormackTex McCraryWill McDonoughRobert MertonDoug MichelsGeorge MillerPaul…

2006 Academy Awards

The 2006 Academy Awards were presented February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre. Best Picture Babel The Departed Letters from Iwo Jima Little Miss Sunshine The Queen Best Animated Picture Cars…

parody

(Encyclopedia) parody, mocking imitation in verse or prose of a literary work. The following poem by Robert Southey was parodied by Lewis Carroll: “You are old, Father William,” the young man cried…

beat generation

(Encyclopedia) beat generation, term applied to certain American artists and writers who were popular during the 1950s. Essentially anarchic, members of the beat generation rejected traditional…

Kerouac, Jack

(Encyclopedia) Kerouac, Jack (John Kerouac)Kerouac, Jackkĕrˈəwăkˌ [key], 1922–69, American novelist, b. Lowell, Mass., studied at Columbia. One of the leaders of the beat generation, a term he is…