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Samuel James ERVIN, Jr., Congress, NC (1896-1985)

Senate Years of Service: 1954-1974Party: DemocratERVIN, Samuel James, Jr., (brother of Joseph Wilson Ervin), a Representative and a Senator from North Carolina; born in Morganton, Burke County…

Samuel HOUSTON, Congress, TX (1793-1863)

Senate Years of Service: 1846-1855; 1855-1859Party: Democrat; American (Know-Nothing)HOUSTON, Samuel, (father of Andrew Jackson Houston and cousin of David Hubbard), a Representative from…

McMurtry, Larry

(Encyclopedia) McMurtry, Larry Jeff, 1936–2021, American novelist, b. Wichita Falls, Tx., grad. North Texas State Univ. (B.A.,…

Debbie Allen

actor, producer, director, choreographerBorn: 1/16/1950Birthplace: Houston, Texas Debbie Allen found fame as the demanding dance teacher Lydia Grant in the film Fame (1980), a role she reprised for…

The Oscars 2012

RELATED LINKS The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesOscar 2012 Official SitePast Academy Award WinnersMovie TimelineMovie Awards Find everything you…

James Howard EDMONDSON, Congress, OK (1925-1971)

Senate Years of Service: 1963-1964Party: DemocratEDMONDSON, James Howard, (brother of Edmond A. Edmondson), a Senator from Oklahoma; born in Muskogee, Okla., September 27, 1925; attended the…

Lewis, Wyndham

(Encyclopedia) Lewis, Wyndham (Percy Wyndham Lewis)Lewis, Wyndhamwĭnˈdəm [key], 1886–1957, English author and painter, born on a ship on the Bay of Fundy. With Ezra Pound, he was cofounder and editor…