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wirehaired pointing griffon

(Encyclopedia) wirehaired pointing griffon, breed of medium-sized sporting dog developed in Holland and France in the late 19th cent. It stands about 22 in. (56 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs…

Joey Adams Biography

Joey AdamsAge: 88 borscht-belt comedian, actor, and writer whose comedy career spanned seven decades. He wrote more than 40 comedy books and a syndicated column for The New York Post.Died:…

Joey Faye Biography

Joey Fayeburlesque comic Though Faye appeared in several television shows, films and stage productions, he is best remembered for his career in vaudeville and burlesque, where he most often…

Joey Ramone Biography

Joey Ramone(Jeffrey Hyman)punk rockerBorn: 5/19/1951Birthplace: Queens, New York Unconventional musician who founded the Ramones, a pioneering punk band whose influence extends from the Sex…

Joey Lawrence Biography

Joey Lawrence(Joseph Lawrence Mignona)actor, singerBorn: 4/20/1976Birthplace: Montgomery, Pennsylvania Joey Lawrence began appearing in television commercials at the age of three. Although he…

buckeye

(Encyclopedia) buckeye: see horse chestnut.

Moore, Archie

(Encyclopedia) Moore, Archie, 1913–98, American boxer, b. Benoit, Miss., as Archie Lee Wright. He claimed to have been born in 1916 in Collinsville, Ill. He first boxed professionally as a…

Hart, Lorenz Milton

(Encyclopedia) Hart, Lorenz Milton, 1895–1943, American lyricist, b. New York City, studied at Columbia. Hart began collaborating with Richard Rodgers in 1919; their initial success was The Garrick…

Woodward, C. Vann

(Encyclopedia) Woodward, C. Vann (Comer Vann Woodward), 1908–99, American historian, b. Vanndale, Ark. He graduated from Emory Univ. (1930), received his Ph.D. in history from the Univ. of North…