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Barker, George

(Encyclopedia) Barker, George (George Granville Barker), 1913–91, English poet, b. Essex, England. He has taught in Japan and the United States as well as in England. His highly dramatic poems, often…

Barker, Elsa

Barker, Elsa[1869-1954](2)Born at Leicester, Vermont. Received her early education in that State. After a short period of teaching, she became a newspaper writer and contributed to various…

Brewer's: Barker

A pistol, which barks or makes a loud report. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BarktanBark A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W…

Bob Barker

Bob Barker hosted the TV game show The Price is Right for a remarkable 35 years, from 1972-2007. Bob Barker was already a veteran game show host: he had been the host of TV's Truth or Consequences…

Barker, Eugene Campbell

(Encyclopedia) Barker, Eugene Campbell, 1874–1956, American historian, b. Walker co., Tex. His distinguished teaching career, begun in 1899, was almost entirely at the Univ. of Texas. An outstanding…

Barker, James Nelson

(Encyclopedia) Barker, James Nelson, 1784–1858, American playwright, b. Philadelphia. In 1838, Van Buren appointed him comptroller of the Treasury, and with slight interruptions he worked in the…

Granville-Barker, Harley

(Encyclopedia) Granville-Barker, Harley, 1877–1946, English dramatist, actor, producer, and critic. As comanager of the Court Theatre from 1904 to 1907 he was an advocate and producer of “…

Clive Barker Biography

Clive Barkerwriter, directorBorn: 10/5/1952Birthplace: Liverpool, England Barker represents one of popular fiction's rarest combinations, a best-selling author who is also praised by his peers as a…

Robertson, Pat

(Encyclopedia) Robertson, Pat (Marion Gordon Robertson), 1930–, American evangelist and politician, b. Lexington, Va. The son of U.S. Senator A. Willis Robertson, he is a graduate of Yale Law School…