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The Devil's Dictionary: Photograph

by Ambrose Bierce PHONOGRAPHPHRENOLOGYPHOTOGRAPH -n. A picture painted by the sun without instruction in art. It is a little better than the work of an Apache, but not quite so good as…

Wendell Chino 1998 Deaths

Wendell ChinoAge: 74 influential former president of the Mescalero Apache Nation and the National Congress of American Indians who helped strengthen his people's self-determination in the…

John Agar 2002 Deaths

John AgarAge: 81 Air Force sergeant and actor who was briefly married to Shirley Temple. The couple appeared together in two movies, Fort Apache and Adventure in Baltimore. Died: Burbank,…

Sacheen Littlefeather Biography

Sacheen Littlefeather(Maria Cruz)actressBorn: 1947Birthplace: California Sacheen Littlefeather is best known for having appeared at Marlon Brando's behest at the Academy Awards ceremony in…

Floyd Wagstaff 2000 Deaths

Floyd WagstaffAge: 89 Texas Sports Hall of Fame basketball coach who is second on the junior college victory list; coached Tyler (Texas) Junior College from 1946-75 and was school's athletic…

Pam Grier

Actress Pam Grier grew up on U.S. Air Force bases in Europe and near Denver, Colorado. She moved to Hollywood and worked as a production assistant, eventually falling into the role of actress in…

Hiram Sanford STEVENS, Congress, AZ (1832-1893)

STEVENS Hiram Sanford , a Delegate from the Territory of Arizona; born in Weston, Windsor County, Vt., March 20, 1832; received a limited education; farmer; in 1851 enlisted in Company I, First…

John Ford

Name at birth: John Martin FeeneyJohn Ford is one of the most celebrated filmmakers in history, the director of American westerns such as Stagecoach (1939, the movie that made John Wayne a star), She…

John Frederick FINERTY, Congress, IL (1846-1908)

FINERTY John Frederick , a Representative from Illinois; born in Galway, Ireland, September 10, 1846; completed preparatory studies; immigrated to the United States in 1864; enlisted in the…

Morris King UDALL, Congress, AZ (1922-1998)

UDALL Morris King , a Representative from Arizona; born in St. Johns, Apache County, Ariz., June 15, 1922; attended the public schools; graduated from high school, 1940; attended the University of…