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John William CALDWELL, Congress, KY (1837-1903)

CALDWELL John William , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Russellville, Logan County, Ky., January 15, 1837; attended the common schools and Bethel College; moved with his uncle to Texas in…

Brewer's: L. E. L

Letitia Elizabeth Landon (afterwards Mrs. Maclean), a poetess of the “Lara” and “Corsair” school (1802-1839). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LL.DL A B C D E F G…

Brewer's: Bernardo del Carpio

One of the most favourite subjects of the Spanish minstrels; the other two being the Cid and Lara's seven infants. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Bernard's…

Vain Empires

Author:William LoganPublisher:Penguin USA In the world of poetry, 1998 marched across the calendar cadenced by an unexceptional gait. Much of the output was either sentimentalized or ironic…

Sexy Beast

Director:Jonathan GlazerWriters:Louis Mellis, David ScintoFox Searchlight; R; 91minutesRelease:7/01Cast:Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Amanda Redman Ben Kingsley roars in the title role of Sexy…

LAWRENCE, William, Congress, OH (1819-1899)

LAWRENCE William , a Representative from Ohio; born in Mount Pleasant, Ohio, June 26, 1819; attended the common schools and Tidball's Academy, near Knoxville, Tenn.; taught school in Pennsville…

Movies and Film: A Musical Interlude

A Musical InterludeMovies and FilmFilm: Sound in MoviesA Brief History of Sound in MoviesBring on Da Noise: Synchronous and Nonsynchronous SoundSound Effects and Their FunctionsA Musical…

1950 Tony Awards

PlayThe Cocktail PartyMusicalSouth PacificActor—PlaySidney Blackmer, Come Back, Little ShebaActress—PlayShirley Booth, Come Back, Little ShebaActor—MusicalEzio Pinza, South PacificActress—…

1996 Men's Olympic Weightlifting Medalists

Event   Flyweight (–119 lbs) Halil Mutlu, TUR   Zhang Xiangsen, CHN   Sevdalin Minchev, BUL Bantamweight (130) Tang Ningsheng, CHN   Leonidas Sabanis, GRE   Nikolay…