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Lyle Lovett

First pegged as a country singer, Lyle Lovett later developed into a pop icon and Texas troubadour. A songwriter and guitarist with a reserved and sometimes melancholy style, Lovett's albums display…

Saint-Saëns, Charles Camille

(Encyclopedia) Saint-Saëns, Charles CamilleSaint-Saëns, Charles Camilleshärl kämēˈyəˈ săN-säNs [key], 1835–1921, French composer. A child prodigy, he made his debut as a pianist at 10 and entered the…

Lyle Leverich Biography

Lyle LeverichAge: 79 writer and theater producer who wrote Tom: The Unknown Tennessee Williams, the award-winning authorized biography of the playwright. At the time of his death, Leverich…

Lyle Lovett Biography

Lyle Lovettmusician, singer, songwriter, actorBorn: 11/1/1957Birthplace: Klein, Texas Although some may know him best for his tall mop of hair and his short-lived marriage to actress Julia Roberts (…

Lyle Stuart 2006 Deaths

Lyle StuartAge: 83 publisher of controversial books, including The Anarchist Cookbook; The Turner Diaries, an anti-government manifesto; and the best-selling hoax novel Naked Came the…

Andrew Kessler HAY, Congress, NJ (1809-1881)

HAY Andrew Kessler , a Representative from New Jersey; born near Lowell, Mass., January 19, 1809; completed preparatory studies; was employed in the manufacture of window glass; moved to Waterford…

Stuyvesant, Peter

(Encyclopedia) Stuyvesant, PeterStuyvesant, Peterstīˈvəsənt [key], c.1610–1672, Dutch director-general of New Netherland. He served as governor of Curaçao and lost a leg in an expedition against St.…

Aaron LYLE, Congress, PA (1759-1825)

LYLE Aaron , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Mount Bethel, Northampton County, Pa., November 17, 1759; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits; served in the…

David Lyle BOREN, Congress, OK (1941)

Senate Years of Service: 1979-1994 Party: Democrat BOREN David Lyle , a Senator from Oklahoma; born in Washington, D.C., April 21, 1941; attended the public schools in Seminole, Okla. and Bethesda…

Lyle WILLIAMS, Congress, OH (1942-2008)

WILLIAMS Lyle , a Representative from Ohio; born in Philippi, Barbour County, W.Va., August 23, 1942; attended the public schools of North Bloomfield, Ohio; graduated from North Bloomfield High…