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Murray Bay

(Encyclopedia) Murray Bay, Canada: see La Malbaie.

Dunmore's War

(Encyclopedia) Dunmore's War: see Dunmore, John Murray, 4th earl of.

Kathryn Murray Biography

Kathryn MurrayAge: 92 dance-studio executive and early television personality who hosted The Arthur Murray Party in the 1950s. The comedic show helped spread interest in ballroom dancing.Died…

Bill Murray Biography

Bill Murrayactor, screenwriter, comedianBorn: 9/21/1950Birthplace: Willmette, Illinois Like so many of his fellow Saturday Night Live (SNL) alumni, Bill Murray honed his improvisational…

Helen Murray Free

Helen Murray Free Born: 1923 Indicator for detecting glucose—Her work in diagnostic chemistry led to the development of many tests used in urine testing, including CLINISTIX®, introduced in…

F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham(Fahrid Murray Abraham)actorBorn: 10/24/1939Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Having garnered a long list of theater credits in the '70s and early '80s, he played the part of…

Murray Burnett Biography

Murray Burnettwriter, high school teacherBorn: 1911 He co-wrote (with Joan Alison) Everybody Comes to Rick's, an unproduced play that was bought by Warner Brothers for the unprecedented sum of $20,…

Nikolais, Alwin

(Encyclopedia) Nikolais, AlwinNikolais, Alwinnĭkˌəlīˈ [key], 1910–93, American dancer and choreographer, b. Southington, Conn. Nikolais became director of his own dance company in New York City in…

Sturt, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Sturt, CharlesSturt, Charlesstûrt [key], 1795–1869, English explorer and administrator in Australia, b. India. In 1827 he arrived in Sydney with a detachment of the British army. While…