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Roger Moore Biography
Roger MooreactorBorn: 10/14/1927Birthplace: London, England Urbane British television and film actor who starred in the television series The Saint before becoming Sean Connery's successor…Sangay
(Encyclopedia) Sangay, active volcano, 17,343 ft (5,286 m) high, S central Ecuador. A symmetrical, glacier-capped, cone-shaped stratovolcano at the edge of the Amazon rainforest, it is the most…Young, Whitney Moore, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Young, Whitney Moore, Jr., 1921–71, African-American civil-rights leader; b. Lincoln Ridge, Ky. A social worker by profession, he joined the National Urban League in 1947 as director…Sainte Anne de Bellevue
(Encyclopedia) Sainte Anne de BellevueSainte Anne de BellevuesăNtănˈ də bĕlvüˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 4,030), S Que., Canada, on Montreal Island, SW of Montreal. The town has woodworking plants and a…Green, Hetty
(Encyclopedia) Green, Hetty, 1835–1916, American financier, b. Henrietta Howland Robinson, New Bedford, Mass. She inherited a large fortune from her father and invested it so shrewdly that she was…Hayne, Paul Hamilton
(Encyclopedia) Hayne, Paul Hamilton, 1830–86, American poet, b. Charleston, S.C., grad. Charleston College. Considered the last of the Southern literary cavaliers, he wrote a book of nature poetry (…Gaddis, William
(Encyclopedia) Gaddis, William, 1922–98, American novelist, b. New York City. An erudite master of satire and black comedy, he was both praised and criticized for his avant-garde techniques—…Tenniel, Sir John
(Encyclopedia) Tenniel, Sir JohnTenniel, Sir Johntĕnˈyəl [key], 1820–1914, English caricaturist and illustrator. He became well known for his original and good-humored political cartoons in Punch,…Storm King Art Center
(Encyclopedia) Storm King Art Center, sculpture park and museum in Mountainville, N.Y., some 55 mi (89 km) north of New York City. Founded in 1960, it comprises 500 acres (202 hectares) of lawns,…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: M
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