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Horton, Lester

(Encyclopedia) Horton, Lester, 1906–53, American modern dancer, choreographer, and teacher, b. Indianapolis. Moving to California in 1928, Horton formed his own company in Los Angeles and also…

Browne, Hablot Knight

(Encyclopedia) Browne, Hablot KnightBrowne, Hablot Knighthăbˈlō [key], pseud. Phiz, 1815–82, English illustrator. At 21 he was chosen by Charles Dickens to illustrate Pickwick Papers. His success was…

Lester Maddox 2003 Deaths

Lester MaddoxAge: 87 restaurant owner and former governor of Georgia who, in 1964, defiantly refused to serve three black college students at his Pickrick Restaurant, a violation of the Civil…

Lester B. Pearson Award

Awarded to the season's most outstanding player and named after the former diplomat, Nobel Peace Prize winner and Canadian prime minister. Winners selected by the NHL Players Assn. Multiple…

Bawendi, Moungi

(Encyclopedia) Moungi Bawendi, 1961–, b. Paris, France, American-Tunisian-French chemist, studied at Harvard University (B.A., 1982; M.A.1983) and the…

Eileen Darby Lester 2004 Deaths

Eileen Darby LesterAge: 87 photographer who took pictures of more than 500 Broadway shows and a long list of stars, including Marlon Brando, Tallulah Bankhead, and Katharine Hepburn. Died:…

Scruggs, Earl Eugene

(Encyclopedia) Scruggs, Earl Eugene, 1924–2012, American banjo player, b. Flint Hill, N.C. He developed a distinctive syncopated, three-finger style on the five-string banjo that changed the way it…

Pearson, Lester Bowles

(Encyclopedia) Pearson, Lester Bowles, 1897–1972, Canadian diplomat and political leader, b. Ontario prov. He served in the Canadian army in World War I. Pearson taught history at the Univ. of…

Young, Lester Willis

(Encyclopedia) Young, Lester Willis, 1909–59, American jazz musician, b. Woodville, Miss. He played the tenor saxophone with various bands (1929–40), including those of Fletcher Henderson and Count…

William Lester ARMSTRONG, Congress, CO (1937)

Senate Years of Service: 1979-1991 Party: Republican ARMSTRONG William Lester , a Representative and a Senator from Colorado; born in Fremont, Dodge County, Nebr., March 16, 1937; attended the…