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Jelliffe, Smith Ely

(Encyclopedia) Jelliffe, Smith ElyJelliffe, Smith Elyjĕˈlĭf [key], 1866–1945, American neurologist and psychiatrist, b. New York City, M.D. Columbia, 1889. He was consultant at Manhattan State…

Surtees, Robert Smith

(Encyclopedia) Surtees, Robert SmithSurtees, Robert Smithsûrˈtēz [key], 1803–64, English novelist. He created John Jorrocks, the sporting grocer, who appears in Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities (1838…

Birkenhead, Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia) Birkenhead, Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st earl ofBirkenhead, Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st earl ofbûrˈkənhĕdˌ [key], 1872–1930, British statesman and jurist. He was called to the bar in 1899…

Entertainment Bios — P

Al PacinoGeraldine PageJimmy Page Elaine Hiesey PagelsNam June Paik Alan J. PakulaJack Palance Robert PalmerChazz Palminteri Gwyneth PaltrowIrene PapasBonnie ParkerCharlie “Bird” ParkerMary-Louise…

Amherst College

(Encyclopedia) Amherst College, at Amherst, Mass.; founded 1821 as a college for men, coeducational since 1975. A liberal arts institution, Amherst maintains a cooperative program with Smith College…

Tangier, island, United States

(Encyclopedia) Tangier, island, E Va., in S Chesapeake Bay. Capt. John Smith first visited the island in 1608, and in 1620 settlers arrived from Cornwall, England. Isolated from the mainland, the…

Gordon James RUSSELL, Congress, TX (1859-1919)

RUSSELL Gordon James , a Representative from Texas; born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., December 22, 1859; attended the common schools, the Sam Bailey Institute, Griffin, Ga., and Crawford…

1950 Academy Awards

The 1950 Academy Awards were presented March 29, 1951 at the RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, Calif.Best Motion PictureAll About Eve (Twentieth Century-Fox)Born Yesterday (Columbia)Father of…