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Fitzgerald, Ella
(Encyclopedia)Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917–96, American jazz singer, b. Newport News, Va. Probably the most celebrated jazz vocalist of her generation, Fitzgerald was reared in Yonkers, N.Y., moving after her mother's ...Baker, Ella Josephine
(Encyclopedia)Baker, Ella Josephine, 1903–1986, U.S. civil rights activist, b. Norfolk, Va. Ella Baker was an activist and organizer whose b...Grasso, Ella Tambussi
(Encyclopedia)Grasso, Ella Tambussi tămbyo͞oˈsē [key], 1919–81, U.S. politician, governor of Connecticut (1975–80), b. Windsor Locks, Conn. A Democrat, she was elected to the Connecticut legislature in 1952...Young, Ella Flagg
(Encyclopedia)Young, Ella Flagg, 1845–1918, American educator, b. Buffalo, N.Y. She was identified with the Chicago public school system for 53 years, as teacher, principal, and superintendent of schools (1909–...Fitzgerald, F. Scott
(Encyclopedia)Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald), 1896–1940, American novelist and short-story writer, b. St. Paul, Minn. He is ranked among the great American writers of the 20th cent. Fitzgeral...Fitzgerald, Zelda Sayre
(Encyclopedia)Fitzgerald, Zelda Sayre: see under Fitzgerald, F. Scott. ...Fitzgerald, Gerald
(Encyclopedia)Fitzgerald, Gerald: see Desmond, Gerald Fitzgerald, 15th earl of. ...Fitzgerald, James
(Encyclopedia)Fitzgerald, James: see Kildare, James Fitzgerald, 20th earl of. ...Fitzgerald, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Fitzgerald, Thomas: see Kildare, Thomas Fitzgerald, 10th earl of. ...FitzGerald, Edward
(Encyclopedia)FitzGerald, Edward, 1809–83, English man of letters. A dilettante and scholar, FitzGerald spent most of his life living in seclusion in Suffolk. His masterpiece, a translation of The Rubaiyat of Oma...Browse by Subject
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