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William Orlando BUTLER, Congress, KY (1791-1880)

BUTLER William Orlando , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Jessamine County, Ky., April 19, 1791; moved with his parents to Maysville, Ky.; pursued preparatory studies; was graduated from…

Gerard Butler

Gerald Butler is a Scottish actor best known for his role as King Leonidas in the film adaptation of Frank Miller's 300 (2007). Butler gave up a legal career to pursue acting, and made his movie…

Octavia Butler

Octavia Butler was the science fiction author who wrote the novels Parable of the Talents, Kindred, and Fledgling. She is considered one of the founders of Afrofuturism -- fantasy and science fiction…

Austin Butler

Austin Butler is the actor best known for playing music legend Elvis Presley in the 2022 biopic Elvis. Austin Butler grew up in Anaheim, miles south of Hollywood, and as a young teen began acting in…

Drewry's Bluff

(Encyclopedia) Drewry's BluffDrewry's Bluffdr&oobreve;rˈēz [key], high ground on the southern bank of the James River, E Va., S of Richmond; scene of two engagements in the Civil War. On May 15,…

Moore, Thomas Sturge

(Encyclopedia) Moore, Thomas Sturge, 1870–1944, English author. Although his themes were classical and conservative, his poetic technique was innovative. His first volume of poetry, The Vinedresser,…

Robinson, Lennox

(Encyclopedia) Robinson, Lennox, 1886–1958, Irish dramatist. From 1910 to 1923 he was manager of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, and he served as director there from 1923 until his death. The comedy The…

Burgess, John William

(Encyclopedia) Burgess, John William, 1844–1931, American educator and political scientist, b. Tennessee. He served in the Union army in the Civil War and after the war graduated from Amherst (1867…

Irish literary renaissance

(Encyclopedia) Irish literary renaissance, late 19th- and early 20th-century movement that aimed at reviving ancient Irish folklore, legends, and traditions in new literary works. The movement, also…