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Bill Talbert Biography
Bill TalbertAge: 80 Hall of Fame tennis champion who won four men's doubles titles with Gardnar Mulloy and four mixed doubles titles with Margaret Osborne duPont at the United States…Sidney, Algernon
(Encyclopedia) Sidney or Sydney, Algernon, 1622–83, English politician; son of Robert Sidney, earl of Leicester. He served in the parliamentary forces during the English civil war and was a member (…Oliphant, Laurence
(Encyclopedia) Oliphant, LaurenceOliphant, Laurenceŏlˈĭfənt [key], 1829–88, British author, b. Capetown, South Africa. Although he wrote some valuable travel books, he is probably best remembered for…1960 Academy Awards
The 1960 Academy Awards were presented April 17, 1961 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Best Motion PictureThe Alamo, John Wayne, producer (United Artists)The Apartment, Billy Wilder,…Alfred Nobel Biography
Alfred Nobel Born: 1833Birthplace: Stockholm Improved explosive compound: dynamite—Accidents in the manufacturing and handling of nitroglycerin made Nobel aware of its danger in the fluid state…Ronald Lewis
Ronald LewisBorn: 1936Birthplace: New York, N.Y. Ceramic substrate for catalytic convertors—In response to the Clean Air Act of 1970, engineers Bagley and Lachman and geologist Lewis, all of…Barany, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Barany, RobertBarany, Robertrōˈbĕrt bäˈränē [key], 1876–1936, Austrian physician. For his work on the physiology and pathology of the vestibular apparatus of the ear he received the…Comyn, John (Red Comyn), d. 1306, Scottish nobleman
(Encyclopedia) Comyn, John, d. 1306, Scottish nobleman. He was called the Red Comyn, to distinguish him from his father, the Black Comyn. Aiding his uncle, John de Baliol, in the struggle against…Bellah, Robert Neelly
(Encyclopedia) Bellah, Robert NeellyBellah, Robert Neellybĕlˈə [key],1927–2013, American sociologist and educator. He was educated at Harvard (Ph.D., 1955) and taught there before becoming Elliot…Torrens, Sir Robert Richard
(Encyclopedia) Torrens, Sir Robert RichardTorrens, Sir Robert Richardtŏrˈənz [key], 1814–84, Australian statesman, b. Ireland. Son of Col. Robert Torrens (1780–1864), one of the founders of South…Trending
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