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musician, singer, song writerBirthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Harmonica man John Popper wanted to become a musician after seeing the film The Blues Brothers (1980). Popper tried the piano, the cello,…
(Ruby Ann Wallace)actressBorn: 10/27/1924Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Emmy Award-winning stage, film and television actress whose Broadway and Off-Broadway performances include A Raisin in the Sun…
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(Encyclopedia) Kiner, Ralph McPherran, 1922–2014, American baseball player and sportscaster, b. Santa Rita, N. Mex. A right-handed slugger and outfielder, he played with the National League's…
(Encyclopedia) Geertgen tot Sint JansGeertgen tot Sint Jansgārtˈgən tôt sĭnt yäns [key], fl. latter half of 15th cent., Dutch painter. Geertgen is the earliest painter of record in Haarlem. He may…
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(Encyclopedia) Cuyahoga Valley National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Parkkīˌəhōˈgə [key], 32,950 acres (13,334 hectares), in the Cuyahoga River valley between Akron and Cleveland, NE Ohio; est. as a…
(Encyclopedia) Chesnutt, Charles WaddellChesnutt, Charles Waddellwädĕlˈ [key], 1858–1932, American author and lawyer, b. Cleveland, Ohio. In 1887 he was admitted to the Ohio bar. His short stories…
