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Elia Kazan 2003 Deaths

Elia KazanAge: 94 one of the most influential and talented theater and film directors, Kazan won Best Director Oscars for Gentleman's Agreement and On the Waterfront, and Tony Awards for…

Elia Kazan—Genius or Informant?

Half a century after McCarthyism, the Academy Award-winning director is again under fire for naming names by Rachael Stark The House Un-American Activities Committee's quest to ferret out…

Elias Hasket Derby Biography

Elias Hasket Derbymerchant, shipownerBorn: 1739Birthplace: Salem, Mass. Having inherited his father's shipping business, he actively engaged the firm's ships in privateering during the…

Eddie Elias 1998 Deaths

Eddie EliasAge: 69 sports television pioneer and later a celebrity agent who established the Professional Bowlers Tour in 1958; helped turn bowling from a recreational sport to television's…

Elias Milton Ammons Biography

Elias Milton Ammonsrancher, public officialBorn: 1860Birthplace: Macon County, Ga. Active in the cattle business in Colorado, he was governor from 1913–15. His term was tainted by the…

Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey

First Run Features; $29.95Documentary; NRDirector:Richard Schickel Eli Wallach narrates this insightful documentary about the inimitable Kazan, the auteurial force behind such cinematic…

Lamb, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Lamb, Charles, 1775–1834, English essayist, b. London. He went to school at Christ's Hospital, where his lifelong friendship with Coleridge began. Lamb was a clerk at the India House…

Elias FLORENCE, Congress, OH (1797-1880)

FLORENCE Elias , a Representative from Ohio; born in Fauquier County, Va., February 15, 1797; attended the public schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits; moved to Ohio and settled in…

Elias DEEMER, Congress, PA (1838-1918)

DEEMER Elias , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Durham, Bucks County, Pa., January 3, 1838; attended public and private schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Lycoming County and…

Elias PERKINS, Congress, CT (1767-1845)

PERKINS Elias , a Representative from Connecticut; born in Newent Society (now Lisbon), Conn., April 5, 1767; was graduated from Yale College in 1786; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…