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Drake, Joseph Rodman

(Encyclopedia) Drake, Joseph Rodman, 1795–1820, American poet and satirist, b. New York City. Under the name “The Croakers,” he and his friend Fitz-Greene Halleck wrote a series of light satirical…

Stanford, Sir Charles Villiers

(Encyclopedia) Stanford, Sir Charles Villiers, 1852–1924, English composer and teacher, b. Dublin, studied in Cambridge, and Leipzig. In 1883 he became professor of music at the Royal College of…

Narayan, R. K.

(Encyclopedia) Narayan, R. K. (Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayan)Narayan, R. K.nərīˈyän [key], 1906–2001, Indian novelist, b. Madras (now Chennai). Narayan, who wrote in English, published his first…

Kosciusko, Thaddeus

(Encyclopedia) Kosciusko or Kosciuszko, ThaddeusKosciusko or Kosciuszko, Thaddeuskŏsˌēŭsˈkō [key], Pol. Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Košciuszko, 1746–1817, Polish general. Trained in military…

Green, Al

singerBirthplace: Forrest City, Ark.Born: 4/13/46

The Green Card

Your ticket to becoming a lawful permanent resident of the United States The new Permanent Resident Card, or "Green Card" Related Links Immigrants by Country of Origin Immigration Facts Immigration…

Brewer's: Green

Young, fresh, as green cheese, i.e. cream cheese, which is eaten fresh; green goose, a young or midsummer goose. “If you would fat green geese, shut them up when they are about a month old…

Benny Green

KaleidoscopeBlue Note The young pianist's latest album has many of the ingredients essential to good jazz. First, it features some of the best current talent, including Stanley Turrentine and…