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BoxCar Willie Biography
BoxCar Willie(Lecil Martin)Age: 67 famed country star who sang of life on the road. His gentle voice and hobo persona helped him garner a loyal fan base. Died: Branson, Mo., April 12,…Willie Morris Biography
Willie MorrisAge: 64 American writer and former Harper's magazine editor whose mellifluous prose captured the homey small-town rhythms and jarring racist quirks of his beloved Mississippi…Brewer's: Wandering Willie
or Willie Steenson. The blind fiddler who tells the tale of Redgauntlet. (SirWalterScott. Redgauntlet. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Willie-Wastle
(the child's game). Willie Wastle was governor of Hume Castle, Haddington. When Cromwell sent a summons to him to surrender, he replied…Brewer's: Willy-nilly
Nolens volens; willing or not. Will-he, nill-he, where nill is n' negative, and will, just as nolens is n'-volens. Source:…Willie Nelson Biography
Willie Nelsoncountry singer, songwriterBorn: 4/30/1933Birthplace: Abbott, Texas Grammy Award-winning country singer and songwriter known for his spare style and for inventing with Waylon…Bruce Willis Biography
Bruce WillisactorBorn: 3/19/1955Birthplace: Idar-Oberstein, Germany Emmy Award-winning film and television actor who gained fame as David Addison on Moonlighting (1985–89). His films include the Die…Willis Haviland Carrier
Willis Haviland CarrierBorn: 1876Birthplace: Angola, N.Y. Apparatus for treating air—Carrier developed the first safe, low pressure centrifugal refrigeration machine using non-toxic,…Willie Mays Biography
Willie MaysBorn: May 6, 1931Baseball OF nicknamed the “Say Hey Kid”; led NL in HRs and stolen bases 4 times each; 2-time MVP (1954,65) with NY-SF Giants; Hall of Famer who played in 24 All-…Kempe, Margery
(Encyclopedia) Kempe, MargeryKempe, Margerykĕmp [key], d. 1438 or afterward, English religious writer, b. King's Lynn. She was the wife of a prominent citizen and the mother of 14 children. Her…