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Travers, P. L.

(Encyclopedia) Travers, P. L. (Pamela Lyndon Travers), 1899–1996, British author best known for her Mary Poppins children's books, b. Australia as Helen Lyndon Goff. She worked as an actress and…

Tudor

(Encyclopedia) Tudor, royal family that ruled England from 1485 to 1603. Its founder was Owen Tudor, of a Welsh family of great antiquity, who was a squire at the court of Henry V and who married…

Smithfield, district, London, England

(Encyclopedia) Smithfield, district of the City of London, England. Beginning in the 12th cent., it was used for fairs, markets, jousts, and executions. During the reign of Queen Mary I (1553–58),…

Mary Eliza Church Terrell Biography

Mary Eliza Church Terrellcivil rights and women's rights activistBorn: 9/23/1863Birthplace: Memphis, Tenn. Although Church Terrell's parents had been born slaves, they eventually became…

Mary Jane Latsis 1997 Deaths

Mary Jane Latsisnovelist With her collaborator Martha Henissart, Latsis created the formidable John Putnam Thatcher, a New York banker with a knack for crime-solving. The pair penned more…

Mary-Ellis Bunim 2004 Deaths

Mary-Ellis BunimAge: 57 television producer who, with her husband, Jonathan Murray, created The Real World, MTV's real-life soap opera, which ushered in the era of reality television. Died:…

Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver Biography

Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriverphilanthropist, mental health activistBorn: 1921Birthplace: Brookline, Mass.Died: 2009 Shriver, the daughter of Joseph P. and Rose Kennedy and the sister of…

Mary O. McCarthy, 2006 News

CIA analyst, was fired in April—10 days before she was set to retire—for “unauthorized contacts with reporters and sharing classified information with reporters.” A CIA spokesperson said, “…

Mari-Rae Sopper 2001 Deaths

Mari-Rae SopperAge: 35 gymnastics coach at UC Santa Barbara who was one of the passengers aboard American Airlines Flight 77 which crashed into the Pentagon; on her way to California to take…

Mary Kay Ash 2001 Deaths

Mary Kay AshAge: 83 cosmetics executive who built a $1.2 billion empire from a $5,000 investment in 1963. Known for her decadent style and obsession with pink, Ash employed more than 850,000…