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Storey, Moorfield

(Encyclopedia) Storey, Moorfield, 1845–1929, American lawyer, b. Roxbury, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1866. He attended Harvard law school and was admitted (1869) to the bar. He was (1867–69) secretary to…

sickle cell disease

(Encyclopedia) sickle cell disease or sickle cell anemia, inherited disorder of the blood in which the oxygen-carrying hemoglobin pigment in erythrocytes (red blood cells) is abnormal. This “…

Tone, Theobald Wolfe

(Encyclopedia) Tone, Theobald Wolfe, 1763–98, Irish revolutionary. He was called to the bar in 1789 but soon turned his attention to politics. Inspired by the example of the French Revolution, he…

Gene Siskel 1999 Deaths

Gene Siskel(Eugene Kal Siskel)Age: 53 familiar Chicago Tribune film critic who achieved fame through his television pairing with rival–turned–pal Roger Ebert. The two became major film-…

Gene Bossard 1998 Deaths

Gene BossardAge: 80 a Chicago White Sox groundskeeper for 40 years whose infields were dubbed "Bossard's Swamp" because the grass was so wet it slowed down ground balls; after retiring he…

Gene Autry 1998 Deaths

Gene Autry Orvon Gene AutryAge: 91 cowboy singer and actor who made 95 movies, starred in The Gene Autry Show on television, and at the time of his death was the only Western star still on…

Gene Evans 1998 Deaths

Gene EvansAge: 75 character actor frequently cast as a “tough guy,” who had roles in more than 30 films and TV shows. Died: April 1, 1998.E.W. (Skip) EtchellsA - FRoy Evans

Gene Raymond 1998 Deaths

Gene Raymond (Raymond Guion)Age: 89 Raymond acted on Broadway and starred in more than 40 films, including Zoo in Budapest and Flying Down to Rio. He was also a decorated bomber pilot in WWII…

Gene Pitney 2006 Deaths

Gene PitneyAge: 65 wholesome tenor who crooned about teen heartbreak in dozens of hits in the 1960s, many of which were produced by Phil Spector and penned by Burt Bachrach and Carole King.…

Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron

(Encyclopedia) Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, BaronAmherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baronămˈərst [key], 1717–97, British army officer. He served in the War of the Austrian Succession and in the early part of the…