(Encyclopedia) Allen, Hervey, 1889–1949, American novelist and poet, b. Pittsburgh, grad. Univ. of Pittsburgh, 1915. After service in World War I, he taught English in Charleston, S.C., where, in…
(Encyclopedia) Allen, Ira, 1751–1814, political leader in early Vermont, b. Cornwall, Conn. He was the younger brother and the assistant of Ethan Allen. Although he was a member of the Green Mountain…
(Encyclopedia) Ginsberg, AllenGinsberg, Allengĭnzˈbûrg [key], 1926–97, American poet, b. Paterson, N.J., grad. Columbia, 1949. An outspoken member of the beat generation, Ginsberg is best known for…
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Allen, 1870–1931, American historian, b. Lowell, Mass. He was professor of history at Iowa (now Grinnell) College (1898–1905), Bowdoin College (1905–10), and Yale (1910–26).…
(Encyclopedia) Tate, Allen (John Orley Allen Tate), 1899–1979, American poet and critic, b. Winchester, Ky., grad. Vanderbilt Univ., 1922. He was one of the founders and editors of the Fugitive (1922…
(Encyclopedia) Say, Allen, 1937–, Japanese-American writer and illustrator of children's books, b. Yokohama, Japan, as James Allen Koichi Moriwaki Seii. After an apprentceship with a well-known…
BASS, Karen, a Representative from California; born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, on October 3, 1953; graduated from Hamilton High School, Los Angeles, Calif.; B.S.,…
SHEPHERD, Karen, a Representative from Utah; born in Silver City, Grant County, N.Mex., July 5, 1940; B.A., University of Utah, 1962; M.A., Brigham Young University, 1963; staff assistant to…
actressBorn: 7/20/1902Birthplace: San Francisco Actress who was the scatterbrained half of Hollywood's beloved husband-and-wife comedy team. Her husband, George Burns, was her straight man. The…
comedian, actor, authorBorn: 12/26/1921Birthplace: New York City Grammy Award-winning comedian, actor, author and musician best known for his intelligent, informal comic style. He was the first…
