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William Butler Yeats was born in Sandymount in County Dublin, Ireland. [1] His father John was a descendant of Jervis Yeats, a Williamite soldier, linen merchant, and well-known painter, who died in 1712. [2] Benjamin Yeats, Jervis's grandson and William's great-great-grandfather, had in 1773 [3] married Mary Butler [4] of a landed family in ...
A bust was commissioned from Ayokunle Odeleye to honor Du Bois, and dedicated on the Clark Atlanta University on the anniversary of his birth, February 23, 2013 (pictured right). [382] In 2015, the Du Bois Orchestra at Harvard was founded. [383] In March 2018, Du Bois was awarded Grand Prix de la Mémoire for the Grand Prix of Literary ...
This article details the history of The WB tracing to its founding by Time Warner in November 1993, and its operational history from the network's January 1995 launch until its closure in September 2006, when Time Warner and CBS Corporation (then-owner of rival UPN) launched The CW, a new broadcast network formed by the two companies as a 50/50 ...
Jamie Kellner, who helped expand broadcast television by creating Fox and the WB network and launching shows such as "Married…With Children" and "Dawson's Creek," has died at 77.
Bidhan Chandra Roy (1 July 1882 – 1 July 1962) was an Indian physician and politician who served as Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1950 until his death in 1962. He played a key role in the founding of several institutions and cities like Salt Lake (now a part of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation), Kalyani, and Durgapur.
“The Second Coming” is a poem written by Irish poet William Butler Yeats in 1919, first printed in The Dial in November 1920 and included in his 1921 collection of verses Michael Robartes and the Dancer. [1] The poem uses Christian imagery regarding the Apocalypse and Second Coming to describe allegorically the atmosphere of post-war Europe ...
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Mitchell Paul Mullany (September 20, 1968 – May 25, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, and author. Mullany was best known for his portrayal of White Mike in the 1990s comedy sitcom The Wayans Bros and as Nick Freno in the sitcom Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher, which both aired on The WB.