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E. G. Marshall 1998 Deaths

E. G. MarshallAge: 88 Character actor best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of Lawrence Preston in television's The Defenders. He began his acting career on the stage, gaining fame with…

John G. Neihardt: Ballad of a Child

Ballad of a ChildJohn G. NeihardtYearly thrilled the plum tree With the mother-mood; Every June the rose stock Bore her wonder-child: Every year the wheatlands Reared a golden brood: World of…

John G. Neihardt: The Poet's Town

The Poet's TownJohn G. NeihardtI'Mid glad green miles of tillage And fields where cattle graze, A prosy little village, You drowse away the days.And yet — a wakeful glory Clings round you as…

John G. STOWER, Congress, NY

STOWER, John G., a Representative from New York; born in Madison, Madison County, N.Y., birth date unknown; completed preparatory studies; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twentieth Congress (…

John Keats: To G. A. W.

by JohnKeatsTo a Friend who sent me some RosesO Solitude! if I must with thee dwell,To G. A. W. Nymph of the downward smile, and sidelong glance, In what diviner moments of the day Art…

Szechenyi, Count Stephen

(Encyclopedia) Szechenyi, Count StephenSzechenyi, Count Stephensāˈchĕnyē [key], Hung. Széchenyi István, 1791–1860, Hungarian politician. Influenced by his studies in England, he championed the…

Glover, Jose

(Encyclopedia) Glover, JoseGlover, Joseglŭvˈər [key], d. 1638, English nonconformist minister, generally considered the father of printing in the English colonies of North America. He visited New…

Bigod, Hugh, 1st earl of Norfolk

(Encyclopedia) Bigod, Hugh, 1st earl of NorfolkBigod, Hugh, 1st earl of Norfolkbīˈgŏd, nôrˈfək [key], d. 1177, English nobleman. He was instrumental in securing the throne for Stephen in 1135, but he…

Hallet, Stephen

(Encyclopedia) Hallet, Stephen: see Hallet, Étienne Sulpice.