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Temple, Shirley

(Encyclopedia) Temple, Shirley, 1928–2014, American child film star, b. Santa Monica, Calif., as Shirley Jane Temple. She started in movies at three-and-a-half and starred in her first feature (Stand…

Bonnie and Clyde

(Encyclopedia) Bonnie and Clyde, Bonnie Parker, 1910–34, b. Rowena, Tex., and Clyde Barrow, 1909–34, b. Tellice, Tex., notorious American criminals during the Great Depression. Joining forces in 1932…

Abbott, Berenice

(Encyclopedia) Abbott, BereniceAbbott, Berenicebĕrˌənēsˈ [key], 1898–1991, American photographer, b. Springfield, Ohio. Abbott, who had left (1918) the Midwest for Greenwich Village, then (1921)…

antidepressant

(Encyclopedia) antidepressant, any of a wide range of drugs used to treat psychic depression. They are given to elevate mood, counter suicidal thoughts, and increase the effectiveness of…

Beck, Aaron Tempkin

(Encyclopedia) Beck, Aaron Tempkin, 1921-2021, American psychiatrist, b. Providence, R.I., Brown Univ. (B.A., 1942), Yale Univ. (M.D., 1946).…

Great Alzana 2001 Deaths

Great Alzana(Harold Davis)Age: 82 daredevil high-wire artist who was the top-billed act for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus for 20 years. Although he was quite accident…

The Great Gretzky Says Goodbye

by Michael Morrison Related Links Career StatsSpotlight: Fighting in the NHLInfoplease Hockey SectionNHL Web SiteAfter 20 seasons in the NHL, the greatest player ever to lace up a pair of…

Carl Sandburg: The Great Hunt

The Great HuntCarl SandburgI cannot tell you now; When the wind's drive and whirl Blow me along no longer, And the wind's a whisper at last — Maybe I'll tell you then…

Brewer's: Status of Great Men

(See Great Men.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Statute FairsStatue A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…