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Moore, Mary Tyler

(Encyclopedia) Moore, Mary Tyler, 1936–2017, American actress, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Although she began her career as a dancer, Moore's success blossomed with her roles on television, first in small…

Knolles, Sir Robert

(Encyclopedia) Knolles or Knollys, Sir RobertKnolles or Knollys, Sir Robertboth: nōlz [key], d. 1407, English military commander in the Hundred Years War. He became a leader of a company of…

Sullivan, Harry Stack

(Encyclopedia) Sullivan, Harry Stack, 1892–1949, American psychiatrist, b. Norwich, N.Y., M.D. Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery, 1917. He was, along with his teacher William Alanson White,…

Tyler, Anne

(Encyclopedia) Tyler, Anne, 1941–, American novelist, b. Minneapolis. Her witty and perceptive fiction, which is often set in the American South and frequently in and around Baltimore, portrays vivid…

Green, Duff

(Encyclopedia) Green, Duff, 1791–1875, American journalist and politician, b. Woodford co., Ky. After service in the War of 1812, he settled in Missouri, where he became (1824) editor of the St.…

Erie, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Erie, city (2020 pop. 94,831), seat of Erie co., NW Pa., on Lake Erie; inc. as a city 1851. Pennsylvania's only port on the Great Lakes…

2007 NAACP Image Awards

MOTION PICTURE Outstanding Motion Picture: The Great Debaters Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Jurnee Smollett, The Great Debaters Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture:…

Cushing, Caleb

(Encyclopedia) Cushing, Caleb, 1800–1879, American statesman, b. Salisbury, Mass. After practicing law he served in the Massachusetts state legislature and later in Congress (1835–43). A loyal Whig,…

Aerosmith Biography

Aerosmithhard-rock band Grammy Award-winning hard-rock band known for its blues-influenced style, flamboyant stage presence and an amazing 1984 comeback. After a long battle with drugs and bad blood…

Temple University

(Encyclopedia) Temple University, mainly in Philadelphia; coeducational; founded 1884 by Russell H. Conwell, chartered 1888 as a college, became a university 1907. In 1965 the university became a…