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Marble, Alice

(Encyclopedia) Marble, Alice, 1913–90, American tennis player, b. Plumas co., Calif. She began playing tennis at the age of 15, and after 1931 she rose rapidly in national tennis rankings. She four…

Sarah Hughes, 2002 News

16, became the darling of the 2002 Winter Olympics when she won the overall women's skating competition in February. She beat out favorite Michelle Kwan and Russia's Irina Slutskaya. She…

Sarah Caldwell 2006 Deaths

Sarah CaldwellAge: 82 opera director and conductor who founded the Boston Opera Group, later called the Opera Company of Boston. She was also the first woman to conduct the Metropolitan Opera…

Sarah Bush Lincoln Biography

Sarah Bush Lincolnstepmother of Abraham LincolnBorn: 12/13/1788Birthplace: Hardin County, Ky. Sarah Bush grew up in Elizabethtown, Ky., one of nine children of Christopher and Hanna Bush. In…

Sarah Breedlove Walker Biography

Sarah Breedlove Walker(Madame C. J. Walker)businesswoman, philanthropistBorn: 12/23/1867Birthplace: Delta, La. After a series of bereavements that left her orphaned at 6 and widowed at 20, she and…

Greene, Sarah Pratt McLean

Greene, Sarah Pratt McLean[1856-1935](1)Born at Simsbury, Connecticut, July 3, 1856 and educated at McLean Academy and at Mount Holyoke College. She is chiefly known as the author of "Cape…

Judge Sarah T. Hughes

The Question: Who swore in Lyndon Johnson? The Answer: On Nov. 22, 1963, after President Kennedy was shot in Dallas, Vice President…

Sarah Michelle Gellar Biography

Sarah Michelle Gellar actressBorn: 4/14/1977Birthplace: New York City Actress who played the title role in the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003), the gorgeous kick-boxing teen who…

Sarah Jessica Parker Biography

Sarah Jessica Parker actressBorn: 3/25/1965Birthplace: Nelsonville, Ohio A versatile performer, she has acted in feature films such as L.A. Story (1991), Extreme Measures (1996) Honeymoon in…

Kemble, Roger

(Encyclopedia) Kemble, Roger, 1721–1802, English actor and manager. During his years as the leader of a traveling company, he married (1753) Sarah Wood, 1735–1806, an actress. They had 12 children,…