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McKay, Claude

(Encyclopedia) McKay, ClaudeMcKay, Claudeməkāˈ [key], 1889–1948, American poet and novelist, b. Jamaica as Festus Claudius McKay, studied at Tuskegee and the Univ. of Kansas. A major figure of the…

Jim McKay

Jim McKayBorn: Sept. 24, 1921Radio-TV host and commentator of ABC's Olympic coverage and “Wide World of Sports” show since 1961; 12-time Emmy winner; also given Peabody Award in 1988 and Life…

John McKay

John McKayBorn: July 5, 1923Football coached USC to 3 national titles (1962,67,72); won Rose Bowl 5 times; reached NFL playoffs 3 times with Tampa Bay.Jim McKayK - MTamara McKinney

McKay, Donald

(Encyclopedia) McKay, DonaldMcKay, Donaldməkāˈ, məkīˈ [key], 1810–80, American shipbuilder, b. Nova Scotia. He opened his own shipyard in Newburyport, Mass., in 1841, then moved to Boston in 1845. He…

Adam, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Adam, RobertAdam, Robertădˈəm [key], 1728–92, and James Adam, 1730–94, Scottish architects, brothers. They designed important public and private buildings in England and Scotland and…

Toomer, Jean

(Encyclopedia) Toomer, Jean, 1894–1967, American writer, b. Washington, D.C., as Nathan Eugene Toomer. A major figure of the Harlem Renaissance, he is known mainly for Cane (1923, rev. ed. 1988, 2011…

Adam, James

(Encyclopedia) Adam, James: see Adam, Robert.

John McKay 2001 Deaths

John McKayAge: 77 legendary USC football coach who popularized the "I" formation in the 1960s and later became the first head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers franchise; remembered for his…

Gardner McKay 2001 Deaths

Gardner McKayAge: 69 dashing actor and writer who abandoned Hollywood for adventures in the Amazon. He starred in the 1960s television series Adventures in Paradise and turned down the…

Adam de la Halle

(Encyclopedia) Adam de la HalleAdam de la HalleädäNˈ də lä äl [key] or Adam le BossuAdam le Bossulə bōsüˈ [key], c.1240–1287, French dramatist and poet-musician, one of the great trouvères. Many of…