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Jenkins, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Jenkins, Paul, 1923–2012, American painter, b. Kansas City, Mo., studied Kansas City Art Institute, Art Students League, New York City. After he moved to New York in the 1950s, he…

Gwinnett, Button

(Encyclopedia) Gwinnett, Button, c.1735–1777, American political figure, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Gloucestershire, England. Emigrating to America, he became a Georgia planter and…

Robert Graves: Corporal Stare

Corporal StareBack from the line one night in June, I gave a dinner at Bethune— Seven courses, the most gorgeous meal Money could buy or batman steal. Five hungry lads welcomed the fish With…

Mass Market Paperbacks

Source: Publishers WeeklyReprinted from Publishers Weekly© 2002 by Publishers WeeklyThe Brethren, John GrishamThe Mark: The Beast Rules the World, Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHayeThe Bear and the…

Roy Jenkins 2003 Deaths

Roy JenkinsAge: 82 progressive British politician whose long career in public service began in 1948, when he was elected to Parliament as a member of the Labour Party. He served as minister…

Johnny Jenkins 2006 Deaths

Johnny JenkinsAge: 67 left-handed blues guitar player whose acrobatic style influenced Jimi Hendrix and Otis Redding. Died: Macon, Georgia, June 26, 2006Sheik Abdul-Amir al-JamriG - LThomas R…

Walpole, Robert, 1st earl of Orford

(Encyclopedia) Walpole, Robert, 1st earl of Orford, 1676–1745, English statesman. Walpole is usually described as the first prime minister of Great Britain, but he was not a prime minister in the…

Rehnquist, William Hubbs

(Encyclopedia) Rehnquist, William HubbsRehnquist, William Hubbsrĕnˈkwĭst [key], 1924–2005, American public official, 16th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1986–2005), b. Milwaukee, Wis., as…

Foster, Norman Robert, Baron Foster of Thames Bank

(Encyclopedia) Foster, Norman Robert, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, 1935–, British architect, b. Manchester, grad. Manchester Univ. school of architecture (1961), Yale school of architecture (M.A.,…

Robert Johns BULKLEY, Congress, OH (1880-1965)

Senate Years of Service: 1930-1939 Party: Democrat BULKLEY Robert Johns , a Representative and a Senator from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 8, 1880; attended the…