(Encyclopedia) Osborne, DorothyOsborne, Dorothyŏzˈbərn [key], later Lady Temple, 1627–95, English letter writer. The daughter of a royalist, she became engaged to Sir William Temple against the…
(Encyclopedia) LourdesLourdesl&oomacr;rd [key], town (1990 pop. 16,581), Hautes-Pyrénées dept., SW France, at the foot of the Pyrénées. It is famous for its Roman Catholic shrine where Our Lady…
(Encyclopedia) Whitty, Dame May, 1865–1948, English actress. She made her London debut in 1881. In 1892 she married Ben Webster, an actor, and in 1895 she first appeared in the United States,…
(Encyclopedia) Winchilsea, Anne Finch, countess ofWinchilsea, Anne Finch, countess ofwĭnˈchəlsē [key], 1661–1720, English poet. In 1684 she married Heneage Finch, who became (1712) 4th earl of…
(Encyclopedia) Saint Patrick's Cathedral, New York City, largest Roman Catholic church in the United States. The Gothic building at Fifth Ave. between 50th and 51st St. replaces an earlier cathedral…
(Encyclopedia) Shannon, Charles Haslewood or Hazelwood, 1865–1937, English portrait and figure painter, etcher, and lithographer. He was an aesthete and lifelong companion of fellow artist Charles…
(Encyclopedia) Stapleton, Maureen, 1925–2006, American actress, b. Troy, N.Y., as Lois Maureen Stapleton. Stapleton's first major stage success was in The Rose Tattoo (1951; Tony Award, Best Featured…
(Encyclopedia) Richter, ConradRichter, Conradrĭkˈtər [key], 1890–1968, American novelist, b. Pine Grove, Pa. After newspaper work in Pennsylvania and Ohio, he moved to New Mexico. Richter's novels…
Senate Years of Service: 2001-2009Party: DemocratCLINTON, Hillary Rodham, (wife of President William Jefferson Clinton), a Senator from New York; born on October 26, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois…
RODRIGUEZ, Ciro D., a Representative from Texas; born in Piedras Negras, Mexico, December 9, 1946; attended Harlandale High School, San Antonio, Tex.; B.A., St. Maryâs University, San…
