CANFIELD Harry Clifford , a Representative from Indiana; born near Moores Hill, Dearborn
County, Ind., November 22, 1875; attended the public schools, Moores Hill
College, Central Normal College,…
(Encyclopedia) Clifford of Chudleigh, Thomas Clifford, 1st BaronClifford of Chudleigh, Thomas Clifford, 1st Baronchŭdˈlē [key], 1630–73, English statesman. Member (1667–73) of the Cabal at Charles II…
(Encyclopedia) Clifford, Clark McAdams, 1906–98, U.S. government official, b. Fort Scott, Kans. Admitted to the bar in 1928, he engaged in private practice before serving (1944–46) in the U.S. navy.…
(Encyclopedia) Odets, CliffordOdets, Cliffordōdĕtsˈ [key], 1906–63, American dramatist, b. Philadelphia. After graduating from high school he became an actor and in 1931 joined the Group Theatre.…
(Encyclopedia) Harris, Julie, 1925–2013, American actress, b. Grosse Point, Mich. Harris made her New York debut in It's a Gift (1945). Her versatility and power won her enormous critical acclaim,…
(Encyclopedia) Harris, Townsend, 1804–78, American merchant and diplomat, b. Sandy Hill, N.Y. A merchant in New York City for many years, he became (1846) a member of the board of education, served…
(Encyclopedia) Geertz, Clifford JamesGeertz, Clifford Jamesgĭrts [key], 1926–2006, American cultural anthropologist, b. San Francisco. He was a professor of anthropology at the Univ. of Chicago from…
(Encyclopedia) Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848–1908, American short-story writer and humorist, b. Eatonton, Ga., considered one of the great American regionalist writers. As an apprentice to the editor…
(Encyclopedia) Harris, Thomas Lake, 1823–1906, American Christian mystic. Born in England, he was brought to the United States as a child. In 1845 he was called to the pulpit of the Fourth…
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