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William FaulknerArchive PhotosFictionThe Collected Stories of William Faulkner, William FaulknerNonfictionHerman Melville, Newton ArvinPoetryThe Auroras of Autumn, Wallace StevensPatrick O'Brian 2000 Deaths
Patrick O'BrianAge: 85 best-selling novelist whose 20 sea stories have been compared to the works of Melville, Trollope, and Austen. His books include Master and Commander, The Reverse of…George De Long
Name at birth: George Francis De LongGeorge Washington De Long was a U.S. naval officer who led a failed expedition to the North Pole by way of the Bering Strait and perished in 1881. Raised in New…Gregory Wright CARMAN, Congress, NY (1937)
CARMAN Gregory Wright , A Representative from New York; born in Farmingdale, Nassau County, N.Y., January 31, 1937; attended the public schools; attended University of Paris, France, L'institut d'…Stephen Albion DAY, Congress, IL (1882-1950)
DAY Stephen Albion , a Representative from Illinois; born in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, July 13, 1882; attended the public schools at Canton, the University School at Cleveland, Ohio, and…Macaulay Culkin Biography
Macaulay Culkin actorBorn: 8/26/1980Birthplace: New York City Child actor who vaulted into the limelight through the blockbuster movie, Home Alone (1990), which pitted Culkin's clever Kevin…Chuck Mangione
Chuck Mangionejazz musicianBorn: 11/29/1940Birthplace: Rochester, New York Trumpeter Chuck Mangione is best known for his 1977 easy listening pop instrumental “Feels So Good” (1977), which reached…Chuck Mangione Biography
Chuck Mangionejazz musicianBorn: 11/29/1940Birthplace: Rochester, New York Trumpeter Chuck Mangione is best known for his 1977 easy listening pop instrumental “Feels So Good” (1977), which reached…John Steele HENDERSON, Congress, NC (1846-1916)
HENDERSON John Steele , a Representative from North Carolina; born near Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C., January 6, 1846; attended a private school in Melville, N.C.; entered the University of North…Willis SMITH, Congress, NC (1887-1953)
Senate Years of Service: 1950-1953 Party: Democrat SMITH Willis , a Senator from North Carolina; born in Norfolk, Va., December 19, 1887; at the death of his father, moved with his mother to…Trending
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