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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…

Roach, Max

(Encyclopedia) Roach, Max (Maxwell Lemuel Roach), 1924–2007, African-American jazz drummer, b. Newland, N.C. Raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was playing jazz in Harlem clubs by 1943. Roach had an…

Kelley, Edgar Stillman

(Encyclopedia) Kelley, Edgar Stillman, 1857–1944, American composer and critic, b. Sparta, Wis., studied in Chicago and at the Stuttgart Conservatory. He taught (1901–2) at Yale, replacing Horatio…

Andrews, Lorrin

(Encyclopedia) Andrews, Lorrin, 1795–1868, American missionary to the Hawaiian Islands, b. present-day Vernon, Conn., grad. Princeton Theological Seminary, 1825. He founded (1831) on Maui a training…

Nore, the

(Encyclopedia) Nore, the, sandbank in the Thames estuary, SE England, 3 mi (4.8 km) E of Sheerness. At the east end is Nore Lightship. The name is also applied to part of the Thames estuary, a famous…

Suzy Parker 2003 Deaths

Suzy ParkerAge: 69 model and actress who many consider the first supermodel. She favored Coco Chanel designs and posed for the photographers Richard Avedon and Horst. Her film credits include…

Camilla Parker Bowles Biography

Camilla Parker Bowles The Queen Consort of the United Kingdom; wife of Britain's King Charles IIIBorn: July 17, 1947Birthplace: London, U.K.   Camilla Shand grew up in Sussex and was educated at…

Brewer's: Matthew Parker's Bible

1572. The second edition of the “Great Bible,” with corrections, etc., by Archbishop Parker. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Matthews' BibleMatthew Bramble…

Robert Brown Parker Biography

Robert Brown ParkerwriterBorn: 9/17/1932Birthplace: Springfield, MassachusettsDied: 1/18/2010 While teaching at Boston area colleges, Robert Brown Parker began writing his series of mystery…

Mary-Louise Parker Biography

Mary-Louise ParkeractressBorn: 8/2/1964Birthplace: Ft. Jackson, S.C. Often confused with that other Parker, Sarah Jessica, Mary Louise, the part-Swedish daughter of a military officer and…