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Stewart Lee UDALL, Congress, AZ (1920-2010)

UDALL, Stewart Lee, (brother of Morris K. Udall; uncle of Mark Udall; father of Tom Udall; cousin of Gordon H. Smith), a Representative from Arizona; born in St. Johns, Apache County, Ariz.,…

Thomas Stephen FOLEY, Congress, WA (1929)

FOLEY, Thomas Stephen, a Representative from Washington; born in Spokane, Wash., March 6, 1929; graduated from Gonzaga High School, Spokane, Wash., 1946; A.B., University of Washington,…

Look at These Prices!: The Price You Gotta Pay

The Price You Gotta PayLook at These Prices!IntroductionLet's Stretch: Elasticity of DemandWhat Determines Elasticity?Tinkering with MarketsThe Price You Gotta Pay This section extends the…

Radio and Television Personalities

Ed Sullivan See also People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links The Emmy® Awards International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Awards Alfred I. duPont —…

Acknowledgments

The first five editions of The Columbia Encyclopedia were published in 1935, 1950, 1963, 1975, and 1993. All editions owe a debt of gratitude to Clark Fisher Ansley, the editor of the first edition,…

Entertainment Bios — W

Mark WahlbergTom WaitsChristopher WalkenAlice WalkerEli WallachThe WallflowersJ. T. WalshRay WalstonBarbara WaltersJulie WaltersSam WanamakerVera WangWayne WangFred WardRachel WardAndy…

columnist

(Encyclopedia) columnist, the writer of an essay appearing regularly in a newspaper or periodical, usually under a constant heading. Although originally humorous, the column in many cases has…

Clark, Ramsey

(Encyclopedia) Clark, William Ramsey, 1927–2021, attorney general of the United States (1967–69), b. Dallas, Tex., Univ. of Texas-Austin (BA, 1949),…

Presley, Elvis

(Encyclopedia) Presley, Elvis (Elvis Aaron Presley), 1935–77, American popular singer, b. Tupelo, Miss. Exposed to gospel music…

burlesque

(Encyclopedia) burlesque burlesque bûrlĕskˈ [key] [Ital.,=mockery], form of entertainment differing from comedy…