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Milton Gabler Biography
Milton Gablerrecord producerBorn: 5/20/1911Birthplace: Harlem, N.Y. record producer who started the first independent jazz label, Commodore Records, and ran the Commodore Music Shop, one of…Milton Berle Biography
Milton Berle(Milton Berlinger)actorBorn: 7/12/1908Birthplace: Harlem, New York Emmy Award-winning television, film and stage comic actor known as “Mr. Television.” He starred in television's The…Ramus, Petrus
(Encyclopedia) Ramus, PetrusRamus, Petruspēˈtrəs rāˈməs [key], or Pierre de La RaméeRamus, Petruspyĕr də lä rämāˈ [key], 1515–72, French humanist and philosopher. Attempting to break through…Ariosto, Ludovico
(Encyclopedia) Ariosto, LudovicoAriosto, Ludovicol&oomacr;dōvēˈkō äryôsˈtō [key], 1474–1533, Italian epic and lyric poet. As a youth he was a favorite at the court of Ferrara; later he was in the…Comus
(Encyclopedia) ComusComuskōˈməs [key], in late Roman legend, god of mirth and revelry. A follower of Dionysus, he was represented as a drunken youth bearing a torch. In Milton's poetic masque, Comus…Milton Horace WEST, Congress, TX (1888-1948)
WEST Milton Horace , a Representative from Texas; born on a farm near Gonzales, Gonzales County, Tex., June 30, 1888; attended the public schools and the West Texas Military Academy at San…Milton Ruben YOUNG, Congress, ND (1897-1983)
Senate Years of Service: 1945-1981 Party: Republican YOUNG Milton Ruben , a Senator from North Dakota; born in Berlin, La Moure County, N.Dak., on December 6, 1897; attended the public schools of…Fenton, Elijah
(Encyclopedia) Fenton, Elijah, 1683–1730, English poet. A graduate of Cambridge, he was a schoolmaster for a time and later was a tutor in several noble families. He is chiefly remembered for his…Sittingbourne
(Encyclopedia) SittingbourneSittingbournesĭtˈĭngbôrn [key], town (1991 pop. 35,893), Kent, SE England, on the ancient Watling Street and on the old route of pilgrimage to Canterbury. It is an…lyric
(Encyclopedia) lyric, in ancient Greece, a poem accompanied by a musical instrument, usually a lyre. Although the word is still often used to refer to the songlike quality in poetry, it is more…Trending
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