Biography Category
Defoe’s works reflected his diverse experiences in many countries as well as his life. A brilliant journalist, novelist and social thinker, he was a...
Senator Benton had long been an advocate of an overland trade route to the Pacific Coast. From here goods could be shipped directly to Asia. Benton ar...
After about eighteen months in Margaret’s service, Anne and her elder sister Mary became ladies-in-waiting to Mary Tudor, King Henry’s younger sis...
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Dante Alighieri (his real name was Durante) was born in Florence, the son of Alighiero di Bellincione Al...
[b]Chaney, Lon[/b] (chā'nē) [key], 1883–1930, American film actor, b. Colorado Springs, Colo. Chaney was the son of deaf-mute pare...
Like his father, he also appeared in horror films and is remembered as “the Wolfman.”...