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Ross Finney Biography

Ross Finney Age: 90composer, teacher Finney wrote eight string quartets, four symphonies, two ballets and several chamber pieces and song cycles. Finney's works include Landscapes Remembered…

Winston Ross Biography

Winston Ross stage actor appeared in 25 Broadway productions, including Idiot's Delight, Billy Budd and Twelfth NightBorn: 1913Died: 1997Edwin (Chapo) Rosario1997 DeathsLeo Rosten

Ross Winans Biography

Ross Winansinventor, manufacturerBorn: 1796Birthplace: Sussex County, N.J. Ironically, the man who would set the standard for railroad wheel design for the entire 19th century first came in…

Brewer's: Man of Ross

John Kyrle, of Ross, in Herefordshire, immortalised by Pope in his epistle On the Use of Riches. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Man of SaltMan of Remnants…

Diana Ross Biography

Diana Rosssinger, actressBorn: 3/26/1944Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan A singer that helped define the Motown sound, Diana Ross joined several residents from a Detroit housing project to create the…

Katharine Ross Biography

Katharine RossactressBorn: 1/29/1942Birthplace: Hollywood, California Ross's film career made a promising start when she was nominated for an Oscar for her performance as Elaine Robinson in The…

Tonson, Jacob

(Encyclopedia) Tonson, JacobTonson, Jacobtŏnˈsən [key], 1656?–1736, English publisher. He and his brother Richard purchased the publication rights to Milton's Paradise Lost, a transaction later…

Borchgrevink, Carsten Egeberg

(Encyclopedia) Borchgrevink, Carsten EgebergBorchgrevink, Carsten Egebergkärˈstən āˈgəbĕrˈ bôrkˈgrāˌvĭngk [key], 1864–1934, Norwegian-Australian antarctic explorer. He emigrated to Australia in 1888…

Ross, Diana

(Encyclopedia) Ross, Diana : see Supremes, The.