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Brewer's: Tony Lumpkin

A young clownish bumpkin in She Stoops to Conquer, by Oliver Goldsmith. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Too Many for [Me]Tontine A B C D E F G H I J…

1998 Tony Awards

The Tony Awards, honoring distinguished achievement in Broadway theater, were presented on June 1, 1998, at New York City's Radio City Music Hall.Play: ArtMusical: The Lion KingRevival—Play…

1996 Tony Awards

PlayMaster ClassMusicalRentRevival—PlayA Delicate BalanceRevival—MusicalThe King and IActor—PlayGeorge Grizzard, A Delicate BalanceActress—PlayZoe Caldwell, Master ClassActor—MusicalNathan…

Toni Braxton Biography

Toni Braxton R&B singerBorn: 10/7/1967Birthplace: Severn, Maryland The daughter of an Apostolic minister, she had to sneak glimpses of secular musicians when her parents were not at home.…

Tony Kushner Biography

Tony KushnerplaywrightBorn: July 1956Birthplace: Lake Charles, Louisiana Tony Award-and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright known for his plays that politicize the AIDS crisis. His works…

Toni Morrison Biography

Toni Morrison(Chloe Anthony Wofford)novelistBorn: 2/18/1931Birthplace: Lorain, Ohio Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning novelist whose emotional, intense books portray African-American life.…

Tony Richardson Biography

Tony RichardsondirectorBorn: 6/5/1928Birthplace: Shipley, England Academy Award-winning film and stage director influential in shaping modern British film and theater. His films include The…

Tony Williams Biography

Tony Williams(Anthony Williams)musicianBorn: 12/12/1945Birthplace: Chicago A noted jazz drummer in the vanguard of the fusion movement, a combination of rock music and jazz. His band, Lifetime, is…

Tony Conigliaro Biography

Tony ConigliaroBorn: Jan. 7, 1945Baseball OF youngest (20 years old) to lead the AL in HRs (32 in 1965); hit in the face with a fastball in 1967; came back to hit 36 HRs in 1970 but was…

Tony Bennett Biography

Tony Bennett(Anthony Dominick Benedetto)Born: 8/3/1926jazz singerBirthplace: Queens, New York Grammy Award-winning singer of classic jazz-inflected music who was popular in the late 1950s and 1960s…