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Rodgers, Richard Charles

(Encyclopedia) Rodgers, Richard Charles, 1902–79, American composer, b. New York City. Rodgers studied at Columbia and the Institute of Musical Art, New York City. He met both of his future…

Jehovah's Witnesses

(Encyclopedia) Jehovah's Witnesses, Christian group originating in the United States at the end of the 19th cent., organized by Charles Taze Russell, whose doctrine centers on the Second Coming of…

Entertainment Bios — R

Francisco RabalDorothy RabinowitzRadioheadGilda RadnerBen RaeburnRage Against the MachineSam M. RaimiMa RaineyClaude RainsBonnie RaittHarold RamisJoey RamoneMichael RapaportBasil RathboneDan…

Foucauld, Charles, vicomte de

(Encyclopedia) Foucauld, Charles, vicomte deFoucauld, Charles, vicomte deshärl vēkôNtˈ də f&oomacr;kōˈ [key], 1858–1916, French priest and missionary in the Sahara. After a career as an army…

Who founded the Jehovah's Witnesses?

The Question: Who was the man who founded the Jehovah's Witnesses religion? The Answer: Charles Taze Russell and his associates founded the International…

Swinburne, Algernon Charles

(Encyclopedia) Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837–1909, English poet and critic. His poetry is noted for its vitality and for the music of its language. After attending Eton (1849–53) and Oxford (1856…

Ray Charles

(Ray Charles Robinson)singer, pianist, composerBorn: 9/23/1930Birthplace: Albany, Georgia Grammy Award-winning singer, pianist and composer known for his popular, soul-inflected pop and country…

Charles Barkley

Born: Feb. 20, 1963Basketball F 5-time All-NBA 1st team with Philadelphia and Phoenix; U.S. Olympic Dream Team member in '92; NBA regular season MVP in 1993; currently a basketball announcer for…

Charles Boyer

actorBorn: 8/28/1899Birthplace: Figeac, France Epitomizing the suave and sophisticated leading man, he played opposite some of Hollywood's greatest leading ladies, including Bette Davis in All This…

Charles Handy

management educator, writerBorn: 1932Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland After studying at Oxford and becoming a manager at Shell Petroleum from 1956–65, he became an economist in London. He taught at the…