Encyclopedia - Aiden Wilson Tozer: Encyclopedia - Aiden Wilson Tozer
Aiden Wilson Tozer (April 21, 1897 - May 12, 1963) was an American Protestant pastor, preacher, author, magazine editor, Bible conference...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2004 In Literature: Encyclopedia - 2004 In Literature
See also: 2003 in literature, other events of 2004, 2005 in literature, list of years in literature. 2004 in literature - Events. Canad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plutarch: Encyclopedia - Plutarch
Mestrius Plutarchus (ca. 46- 127) was a Greek historian, biographer, and essayist. Born in the small town of Chaeronea, in the Greek regi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alanna Nash: Encyclopedia - Alanna Nash
Alanna Nash (born 1950) is an American journalist and biographer. Alanna Nash holds a master's degree from the Columbia University Gradua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander Boswell: Encyclopedia - Alexander Boswell
Alexander Boswell (1706-1782), lord of Auchinleck, was a judge of the supreme courts of Scotland. He was the father of the author and bio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Godwin: Encyclopedia - William Godwin
William Godwin (3 March 1756 – 7 April 1836) was an English political writer and novelist, considered one of the important precursors o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marilyn Monroe: Encyclopedia - Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was a twentieth-century movie star, sex symbol and pop icon....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", was an American singer, song produc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bob Hope: Encyclopedia - Bob Hope
Leslie Townes Hope, KBE (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), otherwise known as Bob Hope, was a famous American entertainer who appeared in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Last Supper Leonardo: Encyclopedia Ii - The Last Supper Leonardo - Composition And Meaning
The work measures 460 × 880 cm and can be found in the refectory of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. The theme was a tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A. L. Rowse: Encyclopedia Ii - A. L. Rowse - Life
Alfred Leslie Rowse was born in Tregonissey near St Austell, Cornwall, the son of Dick Rowse, a china clay miner, and Annie (née Vaston)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bessie Smith: Encyclopedia Ii - Bessie Smith - Biography
Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States on April 15, 1894, Bessie Smith was one of six surviving children of William and Laura Smit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cecil Woodham-smith: Encyclopedia Ii - Cecil Woodham-smith - Early Life
Cecil Woodham-Smith was born in 1896 in Tenby, Wales. Her family, the Fitzgeralds, were a well-known Irish family, one of her ancestors b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plutarch: Encyclopedia Ii - Plutarch - Parallel Lives
His best-known work is the Parallel Lives, a series of biographies of famous Greeks and Romans, arranged as dyads to illuminate their com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2004 In Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - 2004 In Literature - Deaths
2004 in literature - January-February. January 4, John Toland, author and historian January 4, Joan Aiken, author of The Wolves of Wil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jerry B. Jenkins: Encyclopedia Ii - Jerry B. Jenkins - Work As A Writer Editor And Publisher
Jenkins has authored more that 150 books, 16 of which have reached the New York Times bestseller list. His writings have appeared in many...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Polymaths: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Polymaths - Enlightenment And Early Post-enlightenment
List of polymaths - A to J. Jeremy Bentham, jurist, inventor, philosopher, mathematician, economist, and political commentator William...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Douglas Botting: Encyclopedia Ii - Douglas Botting - Short Biography
Douglas Botting was born in South London. Having witnessed the London Blitz firsthand, he went on to make documentaries and write histori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samuel Johnson: Encyclopedia Ii - Samuel Johnson - Life And Work
The son of a poor bookseller, Johnson was born in Lichfield, Staffordshire. He attended Lichfield Grammar School. A few weeks after he tu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Porgy And Bess: Encyclopedia Ii - Porgy And Bess - Plot
Setting: Catfish Row, a fictitious suburb of Charleston, South Carolina in the 'recent past' (c.1930). Porgy and Bess - Act I. Scene 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Porgy And Bess: Encyclopedia Ii - Porgy And Bess - Plot
Setting: Catfish Row, a fictious suburb of Charleston, South Carolina in the 'recent past' (c.1930). Porgy and Bess - Act I. Scene 1 -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sharon Tate: Encyclopedia Ii - Sharon Tate - Movie Career
Tate continued to ask Ransohoff to cast her in a film; by 1965 she had been under contract for two years, and had only some minor televis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Aspern Papers: Encyclopedia Ii - The Aspern Papers - Plot Summary
A nameless narrator goes to Venice in order to locate Juliana Bordereau, an old lover of Jeffrey Aspern, a famous and now dead American p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michael King: Encyclopedia Ii - Michael King - Life
Educated at Sacred Heart College in Auckland and St Patrick's College at Silverstream (Wellington), he went on to study history at Victor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marilyn Monroe: Encyclopedia Ii - Marilyn Monroe - Career
Marilyn Monroe - Early years. While her husband was away fighting in World War II, the young Mrs. Norma Jeane Dougherty began work in a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - An American Phenomenon
According to Rolling Stone magazine "it was Elvis who made rock 'n' roll the international language of pop." A PBS documentary once descr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kylie Tennant: Encyclopedia Ii - Kylie Tennant - Life & Career
Tennant was born in Manly, New South Wales; she was educated at Brighton College and Sydney University, though she left without graduatin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - L. T. C. Rolt: Encyclopedia Ii - L. T. C. Rolt - Biography
Born in Chester, Rolt studied at Cheltenham College and then trained as a mechanical engineer, before taking up an engineering post at th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Martin Gilbert: Encyclopedia Ii - Martin Gilbert - Books
Martin Gilbert - Biography of Winston Churchill. (Volumes One and Two were written by Churchill's son Randolph Churchill) Winston S Ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Boswell: Encyclopedia Ii - James Boswell - Mature Life
Boswell returned to London in February 1766, accompanied by Rousseau's mistress. After spending a few weeks in the capital, he returned t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Architecture Of The California Missions: Encyclopedia Ii - Architecture Of The California Missions - Building Materials
Since importing the quantity of materials necessary for a large mission complex was impossible, the padres had to gather the materials th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bob Hope: Encyclopedia Ii - Bob Hope - Personal Life
According to biographer Arthur Marx, son of Hope's long-time friend and rival Groucho Marx, Hope's first wife was his vaudeville partner ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marilyn Monroe: Encyclopedia Ii - Marilyn Monroe - Marriages
Marilyn Monroe - James Dougherty. Aged sixteen, Monroe married James Dougherty on June 19, 1942. In the books The Secret Happiness of M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samuel Johnson: Encyclopedia Ii - Samuel Johnson - Life And Work
The son of a poor bookseller, Johnson was born in Lichfield, Staffordshire. He attended Lichfield Grammar School. A few weeks after he tu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - An American Phenomenon
According to Rolling Stone magazine "it was Elvis who made rock 'n' roll the international language of pop." A PBS documentary once descr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Jackson 5: Encyclopedia Ii - The Jackson 5 - History
The Jackson 5 - Early career. The Jacksons were a working-class family from Gary, Indiana. Katherine raised the children as Jehovah's W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Stephens Salt: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Stephens Salt - Salt The Writer
His first book, A Plea for Vegetarianism was published by the Vegetarian Society in 1886. He produced an acclaimed biography of philosoph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Quotes About Elvis
Vocal range, extension, color, compass, center of gravity and phraseology "Elvis Presley has been described variously as a baritone and a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marilyn Monroe: Encyclopedia Ii - Marilyn Monroe - Death And Aftermath
Monroe was found dead in the bedroom of her Brentwood, California home by her live-in housekeeper Mrs. Eunice Murray. She was thirty-six....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Quotes From Elvis
- Elvis recalls his reaction to being given an acoustic guitar for his eleventh birthday. “The most beautiful thing in the world to m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Lasting Legacy
By 1957 Elvis Presley was the most famous entertainer in the world. After pioneer band leader Bill Haley spawned interest in rock and rol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Death And Burial
On August 16, 1977, at his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, Presley was found on the floor of his bedroom's ensuite bathroom by F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Porgy And Bess: Encyclopedia Ii - Porgy And Bess - Compositional History
Gershwin first expressed interest in composing the opera upon reading Heyward's Porgy in 1926, and quickly dispatched a letter to the aut...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marilyn Monroe: Encyclopedia Ii - Marilyn Monroe - Marriages
Marilyn Monroe - James Dougherty. Aged sixteen, Monroe married James Dougherty on June 19, 1942. In his books The Secret Happiness of M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Elvis In The 21st Century
Interest in Presley's recordings returned during the buildup to the 2002 World Cup, when Nike used a Junkie XL remixed version of his "A ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bob Hope: Encyclopedia Ii - Bob Hope - Hope's Twilight
Hope lived so long that he suffered the rare indignity of receiving premature obituaries on two separate occasions. In 1998 his death was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bob Hope: Encyclopedia Ii - Bob Hope - Thanks For The Memory
Before starting his showbusiness career, Hope boxed professionally under the name Packy Easte. His fame began with several Broadway music...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Porgy And Bess: Encyclopedia Ii - Porgy And Bess - Productions
Porgy and Bess - Original Broadway cast. Gershwin's complete work, running over four hours, was performed privately in a concert versio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marilyn Monroe: Encyclopedia Ii - Marilyn Monroe - Early Life
Although she would eventually become one of the most celebrated actors in film history, Monroe's beginnings were humble. She was born in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Musical Milestones
During his lifetime, Elvis Presley: recorded 104 singles that hit the Top 40 of the Billboard pop chart. had 17 number 1 Billboard hits,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bob Hope: Encyclopedia Ii - Bob Hope - Tours Of Duty
On May 6, 1941, at March Field, California, Hope performed his first United Service Organizations (USO) show. He continued to travel and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Porgy And Bess: Encyclopedia Ii - Porgy And Bess - Musical Elements
In the summer of 1934, George Gershwin worked on the opera in Charleston, South Carolina. He drew inspiration from the James Island Gulla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sharon Tate: Encyclopedia Ii - Sharon Tate - Arrest And Trial Of The Manson Family
In November 1969, while in prison in connection with a car theft, Susan Atkins boasted to an inmate that she was responsible for the murd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sharon Tate: Encyclopedia Ii - Sharon Tate - Murder
On August 8, 1969, Tate was two weeks away from giving birth. She entertained two friends for lunch at her home, confiding in them her de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sharon Tate: Encyclopedia Ii - Sharon Tate - Marriage To Roman Polanski
In late 1967, Tate and Polanski returned to London, and were frequent subjects of newspaper and magazine articles. Tate was depicted as b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sharon Tate: Encyclopedia Ii - Sharon Tate - Legacy
In the early 1980s, Stephen Kay, who had worked on the murder trial, became alarmed that Leslie Van Houten had gathered 900 signatures on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Lasting Legacy
By 1957 Elvis Presley was the most famous entertainer in the world. After pioneer band leader Bill Haley spawned interest in rock and rol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Aspern Papers: Encyclopedia Ii - The Aspern Papers - Critical Evaluation
James thought so highly of this story that he put it first in volume 12 of The New York Edition, ahead of even The Turn of the Screw. Cri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Aspern Papers: Encyclopedia Ii - The Aspern Papers - Major Themes
In this tightly constructed work, James examines the conflicts involved when a biographer seeks to pry into the intimate life of his subj...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Elvis In The 21st Century
Interest in Presley's recordings returned during the buildup to the 2002 World Cup, when Nike used a Junkie XL remixed version of his "A ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sharon Tate: Encyclopedia Ii - Sharon Tate - Early Life And Becoming An Actress
Sharon Tate was born in Dallas, Texas, the first of three daughters, to Paul Tate, a United States Army officer and his wife, Doris. At s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Porgy And Bess: Encyclopedia Ii - Porgy And Bess - Recordings
Days after the Broadway premiere of Porgy and Bess with an all-black cast, two white opera singers recorded highlights of the opera in a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Abuse Of Drugs
In her 1985 book, Elvis and Me, his wife Priscilla wrote that Elvis suffered from severe insomnia and by 1962 when she moved to Graceland...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Porgy And Bess: Encyclopedia Ii - Porgy And Bess - Adaptations
Porgy and Bess - Film and television. A 1959 film version was produced by Samuel Goldwyn, but plagued with problems. Rouben Mamoulian, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Porgy And Bess: Encyclopedia Ii - Porgy And Bess - Songs
Porgy and Bess contains many songs that have become popular in their own right, becoming standards in jazz and blues in addition to their...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Porgy And Bess: Encyclopedia Ii - Porgy And Bess - Racial Controversy
From the outset, the opera's depiction of African Americans attracted controversy. Problems with the racial aspects of the opera continue...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Musical Milestones
During his lifetime, Elvis Presley: recorded 104 singles that hit the Top 40 of the Billboard pop chart. had 17 number 1 Billboard hits,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Porgy And Bess: Encyclopedia Ii - Porgy And Bess - Racial Controversy
From the outset, the opera's depiction of African Americans attracted controversy. Problems with the racial aspects of the opera continue...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Quotes From Elvis
- Elvis recalls his reaction to being given an acoustic guitar for his eleventh birthday. “The most beautiful thing in the world to me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samuel Johnson: Encyclopedia Ii - Samuel Johnson - Notes
1 After Britain's change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar in 1752, Johnson celebrated his birthday on September 18. 2 D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plutarch: Encyclopedia Ii - Plutarch - Other Works
Plutarch - The Moralia. The remainder of his surviving work is collected under the title of the Moralia (loosely translated as Customs ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samuel Johnson: Encyclopedia Ii - Samuel Johnson - Major Works
Samuel Johnson - Biography Criticism Lexicography Prose. Life of Richard Savage (1745) A Dictionary of the English Language (1755) The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plutarch: Encyclopedia Ii - Plutarch - Quotations
"Wickedness frames the engines of her own torment. She is a wonderful artisan of a miserable life." "It is a desirable thing to be well d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Relationships
No entertainer has ever had their life and intimate relationships examined in as much detail as has Elvis Presley. Even the FBI had a fil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Jackson 5: Encyclopedia Ii - The Jackson 5 - Discography
For a full listing of albums and singles, see Jackson 5 discography. The Jackson 5 - Top Ten US and UK singles. The following singles r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Boswell: Encyclopedia Ii - James Boswell - Quotes
"For my own part I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry should be suppressed: and that a good pun may be admitted among the sma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Jackson 5: Encyclopedia Ii - The Jackson 5 - Personnel
The Jackson 5 - Members. Jackie Jackson (1962–1990), vocals tambourine and cow bell The eldest brother, Jackie was a high tenor sin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Jackson 5: Encyclopedia Ii - The Jackson 5 - Post-history And Followers
The only public reunion performance of the Jacksons after 1990 was at Michael's September 7, 2001 concert at Madison Square Garden, which...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Abuse Of Drugs
In her 1985 book, Elvis and Me, his wife Priscilla wrote that Elvis suffered from severe insomnia and by 1962 when she moved to Graceland...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Polymaths: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Polymaths - Contemporary
List of polymaths - A to D. Mário de Andrade, poet, novelist, musicologist, art historian, critic, and photographer G. E. M. Anscombe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Last Supper Leonardo: Encyclopedia Ii - The Last Supper Leonardo - Damage And Restorations
As early as 1517 the painting was starting to flake. By 1556 — less than sixty years after it was finished — Leonardo's biographer Gi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Architecture Of The California Missions: Encyclopedia Ii - Architecture Of The California Missions - Site Selection And Layout
Each frontier station was forced to be self-supporting, as existing means of supply were inadequate to maintain a colony of any size. Cal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samuel Johnson: Encyclopedia Ii - Samuel Johnson - Notes
1 After Britain's change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar in 1752, Johnson celebrated his birthday on September 18. 2 D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samuel Johnson: Encyclopedia Ii - Samuel Johnson - Major Works
Samuel Johnson - Biography criticism lexicography prose. Life of Richard Savage (1745) A Dictionary of the English Language (1755) The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Abuse Of Drugs
In her 1985 book, Elvis and Me, his wife Priscilla wrote that Elvis suffered from severe insomnia and by 1962 when she moved to Graceland...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Death And Burial
On August 16, 1977, at his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, Presley was found on the floor of his bedroom's ensuite bathroom by F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bob Hope: Encyclopedia Ii - Bob Hope - Conversion
It was confirmed by Roger Cardinal Mahony, Archbishop of Los Angeles that Bob Hope had converted to Roman Catholicism some years before h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Boswell: Encyclopedia Ii - James Boswell - Early Life
Boswell was born near St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. He was educated at James Mundell's academy, followed by a string of private tutors...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marilyn Monroe: Encyclopedia Ii - Marilyn Monroe - Early Life
Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926 in the charity ward of the Los Angeles County Hospital. Her registered name was Norma Jeane Morte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marilyn Monroe: Encyclopedia Ii - Marilyn Monroe - Career
While her husband was away fighting in the Second World War, the young Norma Jeane began work in a factory spraying airplane parts with f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Architecture Of The California Missions: Encyclopedia Ii - Architecture Of The California Missions - Construction Methods
The earliest projects had a layer of streambed stones arranged as a foundation, upon which the adobes were placed. Later, stone and mason...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Death And Burial
On August 16, 1977, at his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, Presley was found on the floor of his bedroom's ensuite bathroom by F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Architecture Of The California Missions: Encyclopedia Ii - Architecture Of The California Missions - Architectural Elements
Since they were not trained in building design, the padres could only try to emulate the architectural aspects of structures they remembe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marilyn Monroe: Encyclopedia Ii - Marilyn Monroe - Death And Aftermath
Monroe was found dead in the bedroom of her Brentwood, California home on August 5, 1962, by her live-in housekeeper Mrs. Eunice Murray. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bessie Smith: Encyclopedia Ii - Bessie Smith - Artistic Legacy
A more recent play featuring fourteen of the songs Smith made famous, The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith by Angelo Par...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bessie Smith: Encyclopedia Ii - Bessie Smith - Rumors Surrounding Her Death
Shortly after her death, Hammond stirred up controversy by suggesting, in a Down Beat article, that Smith was refused admittance to a whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvis Presley: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvis Presley - Relationships
No entertainer has ever had his life and intimate relationships examined in as much detail as has Elvis Presley. Even the FBI had a file ...   » Read the article