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(Encyclopedia) operettaoperettaŏpərĕtˈə [key], type of light opera with a frivolous, sentimental story, often employing parody and satire and containing both spoken dialogue and much light, pleasant…Bentley, Eric
(Encyclopedia) Bentley, Eric (Eric Russell Bentley), 1916–2020, American critic, editor, and translator, b. Bolton, England, grad. Oxford, 1938, Ph.D. Yale, 1941. He became a U.S. citizen in 1948. A…Oscar Sherman GIFFORD, Congress, SD (1842-1913)
GIFFORD Oscar Sherman , a Delegate from the Territory of Dakota and a Representative from South Dakota; born in Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y., October 20, 1842; moved with his parents to…Oscar William GILLESPIE, Congress, TX (1858-1927)
GILLESPIE Oscar William , a Representative from Texas; born near Quitman, Clarke County, Miss., June 20, 1858; attended private schools, and was graduated from Mansfield College, Texas, in 1885;…Oscar Lee GRAY, Congress, AL (1865-1936)
GRAY Oscar Lee , a Representative from Alabama; born in Mississippi July 2, 1865; attended the common schools of Choctaw County, and was graduated from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in…Edward Oscar McCOWEN, Congress, OH (1877-1953)
McCOWEN Edward Oscar , a Representative from Ohio; born in Bloom Township, Scioto County, Ohio, June 29, 1877; attended the public schools of South Webster, Ohio; was graduated from Ohio Northern…Oscar William SWIFT, Congress, NY (1869-1940)
SWIFT Oscar William , a Representative from New York; born in Paines Hollow, Herkimer County, N.Y., April 11, 1869; moved to Michigan with his parents, who settled in Adrian in 1877; attended the…Henry Oscar TALLE, Congress, IA (1892-1969)
TALLE Henry Oscar , a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm near Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minn., January 12, 1892; educated in rural schools and Luther Academy, Albert Lea, Minn.; was…Francis Oscar LINDQUIST, Congress, MI (1869-1924)
LINDQUIST Francis Oscar , a Representative from Michigan; born in Marinette, Marinette County, Wis., September 27, 1869; attended the common schools; moved to Greenville, Mich., in 1904 and…Oscar Byrd LOVETTE, Congress, TN (1871-1934)
LOVETTE Oscar Byrd , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Greeneville, Greene County, Tenn., December 20, 1871; attended the common schools of Greene County and the Parrottsville (Tenn.) High…Trending
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