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Anderson, Dame Judith
(Encyclopedia) Anderson, Dame Judith, 1898–1992, British actress, b. Adelaide, S. Australia, originally named Frances Margaret Anderson. She made her debut in Sydney in 1915 and by 1924 had become…Lightfoot, Joseph Barber
(Encyclopedia) Lightfoot, Joseph Barber, 1828–89, English prelate and scholar. A fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, he became Hulsean professor of divinity (1861) and Lady Margaret professor (1875…duPont, Margaret Osborne
(Encyclopedia) duPont, Margaret Osborne, 1918–2012, American tennis player, b. Joseph, Oreg. Known for her aggressive play and endurance, she was one of the finest female players in the mid-20th cent…Snowdon, Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of
(Encyclopedia) Snowdon, Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of, 1930–2017, British photographer. Educated at Eton and Cambridge, he married Princess Margaret in 1960 and was created earl…Carmel
(Encyclopedia) Carmel. 1 See Carmel-by-the-Sea. 2 City (2020 pop. 99,757), Hamilton co., central Ind., on the White River; platted 1837 as Bethlehem; inc. and renamed 1874. A…Warner, Charles Dudley
(Encyclopedia) Warner, Charles Dudley, 1829–1900, American editor and author, b. Plainfield, Mass., grad. Hamilton College, 1851, LL.B. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1858. After practicing law in Chicago,…Payne, Sereno Elisha
(Encyclopedia) Payne, Sereno ElishaPayne, Sereno Elishasərēˈnō [key], 1843–1914, American legislator, b. Hamilton, N.Y. He was admitted to the bar (1866), practiced at Auburn, N.Y., and was active in…Collins, Susan Margaret
(Encyclopedia) Collins, Susan Margaret, , 1952- , American politician, b. Caribou, Me., St. Lawrence University (BA, 1975). Both of Collins’s parents…Court, Margaret Smith
(Encyclopedia) Court, Margaret Smith, 1942–, Australian tennis player. Playing tennis from age eight, she rose to prominence in the early 1960s. Ranked first in world standings six times beginning in…Anderson, Margaret C.
(Encyclopedia) Anderson, Margaret C., 1886–1973, American author, editor, and publisher, b. Indianapolis, Ind. As editor and publisher of The Little Review (1914–29), one of the most famous of the…