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Forbes-Robertson, Sir Johnston

(Encyclopedia) Forbes-Robertson, Sir Johnston, 1853–1937, English actor-manager. He was trained by Samuel Phelps, made his first appearance in 1874, and thereafter performed with the Bancrofts (1878…

Central Michigan University

(Encyclopedia) Central Michigan University, at Mount Pleasant, Mich.; coeducational; est. 1892 as a normal school, became Central State Teachers College in 1927, achieved university status in 1959.…

Collins, Wilkie

(Encyclopedia) Collins, Wilkie (William Wilkie Collins), 1824–89, English novelist. Although trained as a lawyer, he spent most of his life writing. He produced some 30 novels, the best known of…

Fuller, Margaret

(Encyclopedia) Fuller, Margaret, 1810–50, American writer, lecturer, and public intellectual, b. Cambridgeport (now part of Cambridge), Mass. She was one of the most influential personalities in the…

Clarke, Walter

(Encyclopedia) Clarke, Walter, c.1638–1714, colonial governor of Rhode Island, b. Newport, R.I. He was deputy governor (1679–86, 1700–1714) and was three times governor (1676–77, 1686, 1696–98) of…

Antifa

(Encyclopedia) Antifa, American political movement, is a loose coalition of progressive voices opposing the rise of homophobic, authoritarian, xenophobic, and racist movements worldwide.…

Trudeau, Pierre Elliott

(Encyclopedia) Trudeau, Pierre Elliott (Joseph Philippe Pierre Ives Elliott Trudeau)Trudeau, Pierre Elliotttr&oomacr;dōˈ [key], 1919–2000, prime minister of Canada (1968–79, 1980–84), b. Montreal…

Very, Jones

(Encyclopedia) Very, Jones, 1813–80, American poet, b. Salem, Mass., studied at Harvard Divinity School. His mystical poems express his belief in total surrender to the will of God and his reverence…

George Reeves

Name at birth: George Keefer BrewerGeorge Reeves is the actor most famous for playing comic-book hero Superman on the 1950s TV series The Adventures of Superman. George Reeves was working at the…