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Dressler, Marie
(Encyclopedia) Dressler, Marie, 1869–1934, American actress, b. Coburg, Ont., Canada. She appeared on stage and in vaudeville before making her first film, Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914). Although…Ziegfeld, Florenz
(Encyclopedia) Ziegfeld, FlorenzZiegfeld, Florenzflôrˈənz zēgˈfĕld [key], 1869–1932, American theatrical producer, b. Chicago. The talent manager son of a German immigrant, in 1907 he first produced…Anna May Hutchison 1998 Deaths
Anna May HutchisonAge: 72 professional baseball player who dazzled crowds during World War II and was immortalized in the 1992 motion picture “A League of Their Own”; “Hutch” broke in as a…Anna Hempstead Branch: The Monk in the Kitchen
The Monk in the KitchenAnna Hempstead BranchIOrder is a lovely thing; On disarray it lays its wing, Teaching simplicity to sing. It has a meek and lowly grace, Quiet as a nun's face. Lo — I…The Texas Revolution: Santa Anna and The Alamo
Top of Page Source: iStockThough the United States is proud of its independence and is ready to defend that status until the end, not all states have been free of the yoke of foreign influence until…Elizabeth, czarina of Russia
(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth, 1709–62, czarina of Russia (1741–62), daughter of Peter I and Catherine I. She gained the throne by overthrowing the young czar, Ivan VI, and the regency of his mother, Anna…Holcroft, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Holcroft, ThomasHolcroft, Thomashōlˈkrôft [key], 1745–1809, English dramatist and novelist. Sometimes credited with having introduced melodrama to the London stage, he is the author of…Day, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Day, Thomas, 1748–89, English social reformer and author. He supported the American Revolution and the abolition of slavery and was interested in improving the lot of the small farmer…Abell, Kjeld
(Encyclopedia) Abell, KjeldAbell, Kjeldkyĕl äˈbĕl [key], 1901–61, Danish playwright. Abell's Melody That Got Lost (1935, tr. 1939) was an early success. Trained as a stage designer, he was an…Spencer, Anna Garlin
(Encyclopedia) Spencer, Anna Garlin, 1851–1931, American educator, feminist, and Unitarian minister, b. Attleboro, Mass. She married the Rev. William H. Spencer in 1878. She was a leader in the woman…Trending
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