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Mabel King Biography

Mabel King actress and singer who played the Wicked Witch of the West in the film and Broadway productions of The Wiz.Died: Woodland Hills, Calif., November 9, 1999Henry KimbroG - L(Joseph)…

Yolanda King Biography

social activistDied: May 15, 2007 (Santa Monica, California) Best Known as: eldest daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. A social activist, motivational…

King, Pee Wee

(Frank) singerBirthplace: Abrams, Wis.Born: 2/18/14

The Devil's Dictionary: King

by Ambrose Bierce KINDNESSKING'S EVILKING -n. A male person commonly known in America as a "crowned head," although he never wears a crown and has usually no head to speak of. A king,…

"King of the Restrictor Plate"

After a disappointing 22nd place finish last year, Marlin is back to challenge at the course he and his family have always loved. Marlin has been dubbed by many as the "King of the Restrictor Plate…

Brewer's: Catholic King

(The) or His Catholic Majesty. A title given by the Pope to Ferdinand, King of Aragon (1452, 1474-1516), for expelling the Moors from Spain. This was about as unwise as the revocation of…

Brewer's: Citizen King

(The). Louis Philippe of France. So called because he was elected king by the citizens of Paris. (Born 1773, reigned 1830-1848, died 1850.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…

Brewer's: Cuckold King

(The). Mark of Cornwall, whose wife Yseult intrigued with Sir Tristram, one of the Knights of the Round Table. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cuckold's…

Brewer's: Summer King

(The). Amadeus of Spain. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SummonsSummer A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…

Brewer's: Railway King

George Hudson, of Yorkshire, chairman of the North Midland Company, and for a time the Dictator of the railway speculations. In a day he cleared the large sum of 100,000. It was the Rev.…