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Clive, Kitty

(Encyclopedia) Clive, Kitty (Catherine Raftor), 1711–85, English singer and actress. She made her debut (c.1728) at Drury Lane under the management of Colley Cibber and worked for many years with…

Kitty Hawk

(Encyclopedia) Kitty Hawk or Kittyhawk, part of an offshore sandbar on Cape Hatteras, NE N.C., E of Albemarle Sound. Nearby is Kill Devil Hill, where the Wright brothers experimented successfully (…

Wells

(Encyclopedia) Wells, town (1991 pop. 9,252), Somerset, SW England. Primarily a cathedral town, it has changed little since medieval times, although shopping and tourism have become important. The…

Kitty Carlisle Hart Biography

singer and actressDied: April 17, 2007 (Manhattan, New York) Best Known as: actress on TV show "To Tell the Truth" Singer, actress, philanthropist, and National…

Mineral Wells

(Encyclopedia) Mineral Wells, city (1990 pop. 14,870), Palo Pinto and Parker counties, N Tex.; inc. 1882. Aluminum products, bottled mineral water, clothing, and pharmaceuticals are produced, and…

Norman Wells

(Encyclopedia) Norman Wells, village (1991 pop. 627), Northwest Territories, Canada, on the Mackenzie River, W of Great Bear Lake. It is the center of an oil region. In 1985 a pipeline to the south…

Wells, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Wells, Henry, 1805–78, American pioneer expressman, b. Thetford, Vt. As a child he moved with his family to central New York state. In 1843 he established express service between New…

Tunbridge Wells

(Encyclopedia) Tunbridge Wells: see Royal Tunbridge Wells, England.

Orson Welles

director, writer, actor, producerBorn: 5/6/1915Birthplace: Kenosha, Wisconsin Academy Award-winning film and stage director, actor, writer and producer who redefined film language with his…