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Mentor, village, United States

(Encyclopedia) Mentor, residential village (1990 pop. 47,358), Lake co., NE Ohio, on Lake Erie; founded 1799, inc. 1855. James Garfield was living there when he was elected President, and his home, “…

James Earl Carter, Jr.

James Earl Carter, Jr.Born: 10/1/1924Birthplace: Plains, Ga. James Earl Carter, Jr., was born in the tiny village of Plains, Ga., Oct. 1, 1924, and grew up on the family farm at nearby…

James Rhodes 2001 Deaths

James RhodesAge: 91 four-term Republican governor of Ohio who sent national guardsmen to Kent State in 1970 during a Vietnam War protest. Soldiers killed four students during the unrest. Died…

James J. Kim Biography

James J. KimentrepreneurBorn: 1936Birthplace: Korea Kim came to the United States in 1955 to study economics at the University of Pennsylvania. After teaching at Villanova University for six…

James Grogan 2000 Deaths

James GroganAge: 68 U.S. figure skater who won the 1952 Olympic bronze medal and was a four-time silver medallist at consecutive world championships beginning in 1951; director of a skating…

Dick James 2000 Deaths

Dick JamesAge: 66 two-way football player who played running back and defensive back for the University of Oregon and professionally from 1956-63 with Washington, New York and Minnesota;…

James Robert Baker Biography

James Robert Bakernovelist wrote the satirical novels Fuel-Injected Dreams and Boy WonderBorn: 1947?Died: 1997Dr. Oscar Auerbach1997 DeathsLaVern Baker

James Laughlin 1997 Deaths

James Laughlinpublisher, editor, poet As founder of New Directions, one of the most important and influential publishing companies in the United States, Laughlin published the works of such…

James Mellow 1997 Deaths

James Mellowauthor, critic As literary biographer of the Lost Generation, Mellow chronicled the lives of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway and Gertrude Stein. His works include Charmed…

James Albert Michener Biography

James Albert MichenerAge: 90writer Pulitzer prize-winning author, known for his sweeping historical sagas. A prolific writer and tireless researcher, Michener wrote close to 40 novels, many…