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Rye, town, England
(Encyclopedia) Rye, town (1991 pop. 4,127), East Sussex, SE England, on the Rother River. It is a tourist resort and small port with boatbuilding and netmaking industries. Rye was one of the “ancient…Fletcher, Thomas Clement
(Encyclopedia) Fletcher, Thomas Clement, 1827–99, governor of Missouri (1865–69), b. Herculaneum, Mo. A Democrat opposed to slavery, he became a Republican in 1856 and supported Lincoln for the…Fletcher, Alice Cunningham
(Encyclopedia) Fletcher, Alice Cunningham, 1838–1923, American anthropologist, b. Havana, Cuba. Originally interested in archaeology, she turned to the study of the Plains tribes. After studying…Louise Fletcher
Louise Fletcher won a best actress Oscar for playing the villainous Nurse Ratched in the 1975 film version of Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. The daughter of an Episcopalian missionary…Beaumont, Francis
(Encyclopedia) Beaumont, FrancisBeaumont, Francisbōˈmŏnt [key], 1584?–1616, English dramatist. Born of a distinguished family, he studied at Oxford and the Inner Temple. His literary reputation is…Henderson, Fletcher
(Encyclopedia) Henderson, Fletcher (James Fletcher “Smack” Henderson), 1898–1952, American jazz composer, arranger, and pianist, b. Cuthbert, Ga. Henderson played piano from childhood. Short of funds…John Fletcher DRIGGS, Congress, MI (1813-1877)
DRIGGS John Fletcher , a Representative from Michigan; born in Kinderhook, N.Y., March 8, 1813; completed preparatory studies; moved with his parents to Tarrytown, N.Y., in 1825; moved to New York…John Fletcher LACEY, Congress, IA (1841-1913)
LACEY John Fletcher , a Representative from Iowa; born in New Martinsville, Va. (now West Virginia), May 30, 1841; moved to Iowa in 1855 with his parents, who settled in Oskaloosa; attended the…John Fletcher DARBY, Congress, MO (1803-1882)
DARBY John Fletcher , a Representative from Missouri; born in Person County, N.C., December 10, 1803; attended the public schools; moved with his father to Missouri in 1818, where he worked on a…Burbage, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Burbage, RichardBurbage, Richardbûrˈbĭj [key], 1567?–1619, first great English actor. The leading tragedian of the Chamberlain's Men, he originated the title roles in Shakespeare's…Trending
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