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Browne was born in Waterford, Maine.He began his career as a compositor [1] and occasional contributor to the daily and weekly journals. In 1858, in The Plain Dealer newspaper (Cleveland, Ohio), he published the first of the "Artemus Ward" series, which, in collected form, achieved great popularity in both America and England.
Artemas Ward was born at Shrewsbury in the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1727 to Nahum Ward (1684–1754) and Martha (Howe) Ward. [2] He was the sixth of seven children. His father had broad and successful career interests as a sea captain, merchant, land developer, farmer, lawyer and jurist. As a child he attended the common schools and ...
The Chitlin' Circuit was a "collection of all-black venues, clubs, [and] theaters". [13] [14] Reopened during the Harlem Renaissance in 1934, the Apollo Theater was the performers' most sought after venue. [15] [16] Notable performers for this circuit include Richard Pryor, Moms Mabley, Dick Gregory, Redd Foxx, and the duo Tim and Tom. [17]
Artemus Ward (1834–1867), pen name of Charles Farrar Browne, American humor writer; Statue of Artemas Ward, a 1936 statue in Ward Circle, Washington, D.C. SS Artemas Ward, a U.S. Liberty ship used in World War II
After the war's conclusion, Ward moved back to his hometown and worked in the local court system. A year before the American Revolutionary War began in 1775, Ward was commissioned as a Brigadier General by the Massachusetts Provincial Congress on October 27, 1774. Ward was promoted to Commander in Chief of Massachusetts' colonial army on May 19 ...
At the corner of Charles Street and Ferry Avenue in Camden, a New Jersey pastor has made it his mission to honor the Black Civil War soldiers buried in Butler Cemetery.
April 26 – Charles Farrar Browne ("Artemus Ward"), humorist (died 1867) June 22 – William Chester Minor, Ceylonese-born surgeon and lexicographer (died 1920) June 24 – George Arnold, writer and poet (died 1865) June 28 – Samuel Pasco, British-born U.S. Senator from Florida from 1887 to 1899 (died 1917)
Charles Farrar is an American songwriter, composer, and producer, best known for his songwriting work with vocal groups SWV, 702, Today, and Shades. [1] In the late 1990s/early 2000s, Farrar, alongside Troy Taylor, was a member of "The Characters": a production duo that worked on Boyz II Men's Cooleyhighharmony, as well as with Kenny Lattimore and numerous other artists.