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Fess Parker Biography

actorBorn: 8/16/1924Died: 3/18/2010Best Known as: Davy Crockett in the Walt Disney television series Born Fess Elisha Parker II, the man who inspired an undeniable…

Francine Parker Biography

political activistDied: Nov. 8, 2007 (Los Angeles, California) Best Known as: political activist and film director Political activist and director of a…

Parker Posey Biography

Parker Posey (Parker Christian Posey)actressBorn: 11/8/1968Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland Parker Posey left the North Carolina School for the Arts just three weeks before graduating to take a…

Bonnie Parker Biography

Bonnie Parkerrobber, murdererBorn: 10/1/1910Birthplace: Rowena, Texas One half of the infamous Bonnie and Clyde duo, Bonnie Parker assisted her partner, Clyde Barrow , in a nationwide crime…

Louis W. Parker

Louis W. Parker Born: 1906 Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary Television receiver—Parker is best known for the “…

Vaughan, Sarah

(Encyclopedia) Vaughan, Sarah (Sarah Lois Vaughan), 1924–90, American jazz singer, b. Newark, N.J. Nicknamed “Sassie” and “the divine one,” she studied piano and organ, began singing in her church…

Parker, Sir Gilbert

(Encyclopedia) Parker, Sir Gilbert, 1862–1932, Canadian novelist, b. Ontario. His novels and collections of tales usually deal either with the history of Canada or with England and the empire. Among…

Mineral Wells

(Encyclopedia) Mineral Wells, city (1990 pop. 14,870), Palo Pinto and Parker counties, N Tex.; inc. 1882. Aluminum products, bottled mineral water, clothing, and pharmaceuticals are produced, and…

Moore, Douglas Stuart

(Encyclopedia) Moore, Douglas Stuart, 1893–1969, American composer and teacher, b. Cutchogue, N.Y. Moore studied with Horatio Parker, Vincent D'Indy, Nadia Boulanger, and Ernest Bloch. In 1926 he…