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Parker, Matthew

(Encyclopedia) Parker, Matthew, 1504–75, English prelate, archbishop of Canterbury. At Cambridge he was influenced by the writings of Martin Luther and other reformers. In 1535 he was appointed…

Davis, Miles

(Encyclopedia) Davis, Miles, 1926–91, American jazz musician, b. Alton, Ill. Rising to prominence with the birth of modern jazz in the mid-1940s, when he was a sideman in Charlie Parker's bop quintet…

Richardson, Dorothy M.

(Encyclopedia) Richardson, Dorothy M., 1882–1957, English novelist. Her important work is Pilgrimage (12 vol., 1915–38; omnibus ed. 1938), a novel that records in great detail the inner experience of…

Fess Parker Biography

actorBorn: 8/16/1924Died: 3/18/2010Best Known as: Davy Crockett in the Walt Disney television series Born Fess Elisha Parker II, the man who inspired an undeniable…

Francine Parker Biography

political activistDied: Nov. 8, 2007 (Los Angeles, California) Best Known as: political activist and film director Political activist and director of a…

Tom Parker Biography

Tom Parker show-business manager Known as the Colonel, Parker built Elvis Presley into an international phenomenon, dictating the path of the King's career from 1955 until Presley's death in…

Mary-Louise Parker

Mary-Louise Parker is a leading lady of stage and screen who is best known for her role as a suburban dope dealer in the cable TV series Weeds (2005-12). Mary-Louise Parker got her first breaks on…

Louis W. Parker

Louis W. Parker Born: 1906 Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary Television receiver—Parker is best known for the “…

Parker Posey Biography

Parker Posey (Parker Christian Posey)actressBorn: 11/8/1968Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland Parker Posey left the North Carolina School for the Arts just three weeks before graduating to take a…

Bonnie Parker Biography

Bonnie Parkerrobber, murdererBorn: 10/1/1910Birthplace: Rowena, Texas One half of the infamous Bonnie and Clyde duo, Bonnie Parker assisted her partner, Clyde Barrow , in a nationwide crime…