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Brewer's: Philip Nye

(in Hædibras). One of the assembly of Dissenting ministers, noted for his ugly beard. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Philip QuarlPhilip A B C D E F G…

Brewer's: Philip Quarl

A castaway sailor, solaced off a desert island by a monkey. Imitation of Robinson Crusoe. (1727.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Philippe EgalitePhilip Nye…

Philip Agee Biography

former CIA officerDied: January 7, 2008 (Havana, Cuba) Best Known as: a former CIA officer who turned against the agency A former CIA officer who turned…

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Stage and screen actor Philip Seymour Hoffman won critical raves and an Oscar as best actor for his starring role in the 2005 movie Capote. Hoffman earned a reputation early in his career as a hard-…

Philip K. Dick

Philip Kindred Dick was a prolific science fiction author who ditched bug-eyed monsters and spacemen to explore the nature of reality and paranoia on a cosmic scale. In spite of winning a Hugo Award…

John Philip Sousa

"March King" John Philip Sousa was the most famous band leader in the United States during his lifetime, a former U.S. Marine Band leader who composed and conducted some of the most well-known…

Christopher, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Christopher, SaintChristopher, Saintkrĭsˈtəfər [key] [Gr.,=Christ bearer], 3d cent.?, martyr of Asia Minor. His characteristic legend is that one day when he was carrying a little…

Julia Child 2004 Deaths

Julia ChildAge: 91 Emmy Award–winning chef and television personality whose breezy style demystified French cooking for a generation of Americans reared on tuna casserole rather than boeuf…