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  2. Preston Blair - Wikipedia

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    Preston Erwin Blair (October 24, 1908 – April 19, 1995) was an American character animator, best remembered for his work at Walt Disney Productions and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio. A native of Redlands, California , Blair began his animation career in the early 1930s at the Romer Gray Studio, but due to the studio not keeping up ...

  3. 1st Missouri Infantry Regiment (Union) - Wikipedia

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    The 1st Missouri Infantry Regiment evolved from one of several unofficial pro-Unionist Home Guards militia formed in St. Louis in the early months of 1861 by Congressman Francis Preston Blair Jr. and other Unionist activists. The militia that would become the First Missouri was largely composed of ethnic Germans, although Companies K and I had ...

  4. Francis Preston Blair - Wikipedia

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    Blair's estate, The Silver Spring Francis Preston Blair and his wife Eliza Violet Gist at The Silver Spring Francis married Eliza Violet Gist on July 21, 1812. He had three sons, Montgomery Blair (1813–1883), James L. Blair (1819–1852) and Francis "Frank" Preston Blair Jr. (1821–1875), and two daughters, Juliet Blair (1816–1819) and ...

  5. Kenneth Muse - Wikipedia

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    Muse worked briefly at Walt Disney Productions, where he was Preston Blair's assistant on Fantasia (he helped animate "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" scenes). [1] He also provided animation for Pinocchio ("I've Got No Strings" sequence), Fantasia and various Mickey Mouse cartoons such as Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip (1940), Mickey's Birthday Party (1942) and Symphony Hour (1942).

  6. Lincoln (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Lincoln: A Novel is a 1984 historical novel, part of the Narratives of Empire series by Gore Vidal.The novel describes the presidency of Abraham Lincoln and extends from the start of the American Civil War until his assassination.

  7. Eliza Violet Blair - Wikipedia

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    Eliza Violet Blair (née Gist; November 10, 1794 – July 5, 1877) was an American journalist and political hostess who developed a network of political figures which provided contacts for newspaper articles and editorials and to help build her husband's and son's careers. Blair and her husband Francis Preston Blair managed the Washington Globe.

  8. Tex Avery - Wikipedia

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    Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (/ ˈ eɪ v ə r i /; February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator, cartoonist, director, and voice actor.He was known for directing and producing animated cartoons during the golden age of American animation.

  9. Montgomery Blair - Wikipedia

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    Montgomery Blair (May 10, 1813 – July 27, 1883) was an American politician and lawyer from Maryland. He served in the Lincoln administration cabinet as Postmaster-General from 1861 to 1864, during the Civil War. He was the son of Francis Preston Blair, elder brother of Francis Preston Blair Jr. and cousin of B. Gratz Brown.