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Emmett Kelly, Sr.
Name at birth: Emmett Leo KellyEmmett Kelly, Sr. was likely the world's most famous clown of the mid-20th century, known for his silent, sad sack hobo character, Weary Willie. Originally a cartoonist…Ollie Johnston Biography
Disney animatorDied: April 14, 2008Best Known as: Disney animator Deathplace: Sequim, Washington Ollie Johnston was one of the nine core animator's for…naturalization
(Encyclopedia) naturalization, official act by which a person is made a national of a country other than his or her native one. In some countries naturalized persons do not necessarily become…Iwao Takamoto 2007 Deaths
Iwao TakamotoAge: 81 Japanese-American animator who created the canine detective Scooby-Doo. He learned animation in an internment camp in California during World War II. Takamoto worked on…Richard Rodgers
Name at birth: Richard Charles RodgersRichard Rogers was one of the most successful and celebrated composers of the 20th century. His partnerships with lyricists Lorenz Hart (1895-1943) and Oscar…Walt Whitman: Song of the Open Road, Part 2
Part 2You road I enter upon and look around, I believe you are not all that is here, I believe that much unseen is also here.Here the profound lesson of reception, nor preference nor…Poems by Emily Dickinson: Called Back
by EmilyDickinsonMelodies UnheardCalled Back Called Back Just lost when I was saved! Just felt the world go by! Just girt me for the onset with eternity, When breath blew back, And on the…John Keats: Written in the Cottage Where Burns was Born
Why did I laugh to-night? No v...Written in the Cottage Where Burns was Born This mortal body of a thousand days Now fills, O Burns, a space in thine own room, Where thou didst dream alone…Commerce, United States Department of
(Encyclopedia) Commerce, United States Department of, federal executive department charged with promoting U.S. economic development and technological advancement. In Feb., 1903, the Congress…Cœur, Jacques
(Encyclopedia) Cœur, JacquesCœur, Jacqueszhäk kör [key], c.1395–1456, French merchant prince and adviser of King Charles VII, who made him chief of finances and sent him on important diplomatic…