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McCullers, Carson

(Encyclopedia) McCullers, Carson, 1917–67, American novelist, b. Columbus, Ga. as Lula Carson Smith, studied at Columbia. The central theme of her novels is the spiritual isolation that underlies the…

Carson McCullers

Name at birth: Lula Carson SmithCarson McCullers was a critically acclaimed author of several popular novels in the 1940s and '50s, including The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1940) and The Member of the…

Albee, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Albee, EdwardAlbee, Edwardălˈbē [key], 1928–2016, American playwright, one of the leading dramatists of his generation, b. Washington, D.C., as Edward Harvey. His most characteristic…

Carson, Kit

(Encyclopedia) Carson, Kit (Christopher Houston Carson), 1809–68, American frontiersman and guide, b. Madison co., Ky. In 1811 he moved with his family to the Missouri frontier. After his father's…

Carson, Johnny

(Encyclopedia) Carson, Johnny, 1925–2005, American television entertainer, b. Corning, Iowa. Carson, who grew up in Nebraska, began his career as a magician, then wrote comedy sketches for radio and…

Carson, Edward Henry Carson, Baron

(Encyclopedia) Carson, Edward Henry Carson, Baron, 1854–1935, Irish politician. After a successful legal career in Dublin, he was elected to the British Parliament (1892) and called to the English…

Carson City

(Encyclopedia) Carson City, city (2020 pop. 58,639), state capital, W Nev., in the Eagle valley; inc. 1875. The city is a trade center for a mining and…

Carson

(Encyclopedia) Carson, city (2020 pop. 95,558), Los Angeles co., S Calif., an industrial and residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1968. Oil refining…

Carson Sink

(Encyclopedia) Carson Sink, swampy area, c.100 sq mi (260 sq km), W Nev.; a remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan. Fallon National Wildlife Refuge is located there. The Carson River (c.125 mi/200 km long…

Taos, town, United States

(Encyclopedia) TaosTaostous [key], town (1990 pop. 4,065), alt. c.7,000 ft (2,130 m), seat of Taos co., N N.Mex., between the Rio Grande and the Sangre de Cristo Mts.; founded c.1615, inc. 1934. In…