BONNER, Herbert Covington, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Washington, Beaufort County, N.C., May 16, 1891; graduated from Graham School, Warrenton, N.C.; United States Army…
(Encyclopedia) Ailey, Alvin, Jr.Ailey, Alvin, Jr.āˈlē [key], 1931–89, American modern dancer and choreographer, b. Rogers, Tex. Ailey studied in Los Angeles with Lester Horton, whose strong, dramatic…
(Encyclopedia) Pratt, Matthew, 1734–1805, American portrait painter, b. Philadelphia. After he was an apprentice to his uncle, a painter in Philadelphia, he practiced portrait painting and then…
(Encyclopedia) Saranac Lake, village (1990 pop. 5,377), Essex and Franklin counties, N N.Y., in the Adirondacks; settled c.1819 as a lumbering town, inc. 1892. It is a year-round resort community;…
CLAWSON, Delwin Morgan, a Representative from California; born in Thatcher, Graham County, Ariz., January 11, 1914; attended the public schools of Pima and Safford, Ariz.; attended Gila…
CONNOR, Henry William, a Representative from North Carolina; born near Amelia Court House, Prince George County, Va., August 5, 1793; was graduated from South Carolina College (now the…
(Encyclopedia) modern dance, serious theatrical dance forms that are distinct from both ballet and the show dancing of the musical comedy or variety stage.
By the late 20th cent., distinctions…
(Encyclopedia) Halston, 1932–90, American fashion designer, b. Des Moines, Iowa as Roy Halston Frowick; attended Indiana Univ. and the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1958 he moved to New York City,…
(Encyclopedia) Gray, Elisha, 1835–1901, American inventor, b. Barnesville, Ohio. He patented many electrical devices, most of them having to do with the telegraph. His telautograph (1888) for…
