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William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 2), Dramatis Personae
Dramatis PersonaeKing Henry the SixthHumphrey, Duke of Gloucester, his uncle. Cardinal Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester, great-uncle to the King.Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York. His…Farnsworth, Philo Taylor
(Encyclopedia) Farnsworth, Philo Taylor, 1906–71, American inventor, b. Beaver, Utah, grad. Brigham Young Univ., 1925. He demonstrated (1927) a working model of a television system. His “dissector…British (Wimbledon) Champions
(Amateur from inception in 1877 through 1967)Singles—Men1877 Spencer Gore 1878 Frank Hadow 1879–80John Hartley 1881–86Willie Renshaw 1887 Herbert Lawford 1888 Ernest Renshaw 1889 Willie…Ayler, Albert
(Encyclopedia) Ayler, Albert, 1936-1970, free-jazz saxophonist, b. Cleveland, OH. Ayler was taught to play saxophone by his father, a semiprofessional musician, and the two often…Warner, John William III
(Encyclopedia) Warner, John William III, 1927-2021, U.S. politician, b. Washington, D.C., Washington and Lee Univ. (B.A., 1949), Univ. of Va. School…Kirkcaldy
(Encyclopedia) KirkcaldyKirkcaldykərkôˈdē, –kôlˈ– [key], town (1991 pop. 46,356) and district, Fife, E Scotland, on the Firth of Forth. Industries textiles and furniture manufacture and light…Durant, Henry Fowle
(Encyclopedia) Durant, Henry FowleDurant, Henry Fowled&oobreve;răntˈ, dy&oobreve;– [key], 1822–81, American lawyer and educator, b. Hanover, N.H., grad. Harvard, 1841. Christened Henry Welles…Reed, James Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Reed, James Alexander, 1861–1944, American political leader, b. near Mansfield, Ohio. He moved to Iowa and was admitted (1885) to the bar, practicing there and later in Missouri. He…Tryon, Dwight William
(Encyclopedia) Tryon, Dwight WilliamTryon, Dwight Williamtrīˈən [key], 1849–1925, American landscape painter, b. Hartford, Conn., studied in Paris under C. F. Daubigny and Jacquesson de la Chevreuse…Wiggin, Kate Douglas (Smith)
(Encyclopedia) Wiggin, Kate Douglas (Smith), 1856–1923, American author and educator, b. Philadelphia. In San Francisco she organized the first free kindergartens on the Pacific coast (1878) and with…Trending
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