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Whales, Bay of

(Encyclopedia) Whales, Bay of: see Ross Sea; Antarctica.

Bay of Whales

(Encyclopedia) Bay of Whales: see Ross Sea; Antarctica.

Van Doren, Carl (Clinton)

(Encyclopedia) Van Doren, Carl (Clinton), 1885–1950, American editor and author, b. Hope, Vermilion co., Ill., grad. Univ. of Illinois, 1907, Ph.D. Columbia, 1911; brother of Mark Van Doren. He…

Ross Wetzsteon 1998 Deaths

Ross Wetzsteonwriter, editor Wetzsteon was a prominent figure in Off Broadway theater, having helped create the Obie Awards and served as the chairman and host of the event for 28 years. As…

Ted Ross 2002 Deaths

Ted RossAge: 68 film, stage, and television actor who won a Tony Award for his 1975 role as the Cowardly Lion in The Wiz. Died: Dayton, Ohio, Sept. 3, 2002William RosenbergR - ZKyle Rote…

Herbert Ross 2001 Deaths

Herbert RossAge: 74 choreographer who used his expertise in dance to helm the mainstream Hollywood hits The Turning Point (1977) and Footloose (1984). He also directed The Goodbye Girl (1977…

H. Ross Perot Biography

H. Ross Perot(Henry Ross Perot)business executive, political figureBorn: 6/27/1930Birthplace: Texarkana, Tex. After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy (1953) and serving his required tour…

Browning Ross 1998 Deaths

Browning RossAge: 74 formed the Philadelphia Road Runners Club in 1957 which expanded into a national organization a year later and became what is today the 180,000-member Road Runners Club…

The Celtic Twilight: Drumcliff and Rosses

by W. B. Yeats The Three O'Byrnes and the Evil FaeriesThe Thick Skull of the FortunateDrumcliff and Rosses Drumcliff and Rosses were, are, and ever shall be, please Heaven! places of…

Pelly

(Encyclopedia) Pelly, river, c.330 mi (530 km) long, rising W of the Mackenzie Mts., S central Yukon, Canada, and flowing generally northwest to join the Yukon River at Fort Selkirk. The Pelly…