actorBorn: 6/4/1936Birthplace: Winnetka, Illinois Often typecast as a psychotic, he has appeared in numerous movies since the 1960s, including Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964), Support Your…
(Encyclopedia) Wells, Emmeline Blanche, 1828–1921, American journalist and women's rights advocate, b. Petersham, Mass., as Emmeline Blanche Woodward. She joined the Mormons (see Latter-day Saints,…
(Encyclopedia) Blanche of CastileBlanche of CastilebläNsh, kăstēlˈ [key], 1185?–1252, queen of Louis VIII of France and regent during the minority (1226–34) of their son Louis IX. A forceful and…
LAMBERT, Blanche, see Blanche Lambert Lincoln Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present Related Links Members of the Current Senate…
(Encyclopedia) Golding, Bruce, 1947–, Jamaican political leader. The son of Tacius Golding, a member of parliament and speaker of the house in the 1960s, he is a graduate of the Univ. of the West…
(Encyclopedia) Nauman, BruceNauman, Brucenouˈmən [key], 1941–, American artist, b. Fort Wayne, Ind., B.A. Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison (1964), M.F.A. Univ. of California, Davis (1966). One of the most…
(Encyclopedia) Bairnsfather, BruceBairnsfather, Brucebârnzˈfäᵺər [key], 1888–1959, English illustrator and author, b. India. He served with the British forces in World War I and created the cartoon…
(Encyclopedia) Bruce, Edward, d. 1318, Scottish king of Ireland, brother of Robert I of Scotland. He aided his brother in the war for independence from England and in 1315 was declared heir to Robert…
(Encyclopedia) Bruce, James, 1730–94, Scottish explorer in Africa. He explored Roman ruins in N Africa (1755) from Tunis to Tripoli and visited Crete, Rhodes, and Asia Minor. In 1768 he traveled down…
