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Glamis

(Encyclopedia) GlamisGlamisglämz [key], village, Angus, E Scotland. King Malcolm II died (1034) nearby, and a sculptured cross in the village is known as King Malcolm's Gravestone. Macbeth was thane…

Campbell, Sir Malcolm

(Encyclopedia) Campbell, Sir Malcolm, 1885–1949, English automobile and speedboat racer. A racing enthusiast from boyhood, Campbell set many speed records for motorcycles, airplanes, automobiles, and…

Sargent, Sir Malcolm

(Encyclopedia) Sargent, Sir Malcolm, 1895–1967, English conductor, whose original name was Harold Malcolm Watts-Sargent. He was a composer and organist prior to his debut as a conductor at Queen's…

Forbes, Malcolm

(Encyclopedia) Forbes, Malcolm, 1919–90, American publisher, b. Englewood, N.J. The third son of a Scottish immigrant who founded Forbes magazine in 1917, he graduated from Princeton (1941), and…

Muhammad, Elijah

(Encyclopedia) Muhammad, Elijah, 1897–1975, American black-nationalist and religious leader, b. near Sandersville, Ga. Originally named Elijah Poole, he left home at 16 and worked at various jobs. In…

Malcolm McDowell Biography

Malcolm McDowellactorBorn: 6/13/1943Birthplace: Leeds, England Formerly an extra for the Royal Shakespeare Company, McDowell secured stardom in the lead role of Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork…

Malcolm IV

(Encyclopedia) Malcolm IV, 1141–65, king of Scotland (1153–65), grandson and successor of David I. On his accession the young king was at once faced with a rebellion of the western Gaels, supported…

1974 National Book Awards

Arts and LettersDeeper Into the Movies, Pauline KaelBiographyMacaulay: The Shaping of the Historian, John CliveMalcolm Lowry: A Biography, Douglas DayChildren's BooksThe Court of the Stone…

Campbell, Donald Malcolm

(Encyclopedia) Campbell, Donald Malcolm, 1921–67, British automobile and boat racer. The son of Sir Malcolm Campbell, from whom he inherited his passion for assaulting speed records and his…