Pearson (surname) — Pearson is a surname, and may refer to many people.A* Adam Pearson, chairman of Derby County * Albie Pearson, American baseball player * Alister Pearson, British illustrator * Allison Pearson, British journalist * April Pearson, British actress * … Wikipedia
Hesketh Pearson — Edward Hesketh Gibbons Pearson (February 20 1887 April 9 1964) was an English actor, theatre director and writer. He is known mainly for his popular biographies; they made him the leading British biographer of his time, in terms of commercial… … Wikipedia
Sir Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet — For other people named Arthur Pearson, see Arthur Pearson (disambiguation). Sir Arthur Pearson, Bt Sir Cyril Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet, GBE (24 February 1866 – 9 December 1921) was a British newspaper magnate and publisher, most noted for… … Wikipedia
Marguerite Sylva — as Carmen, her signature role. (Paris circa 1906) Marguerite Sylva (also known as Marguerita Sylva) (10 July 1875 – 21 February 1957) was a Belgian born mezzo soprano who achieved fame not only on the opera stage but also in operetta and musical… … Wikipedia
biography — /buy og reuh fee, bee /, n., pl. biographies. 1. a written account of another person s life: the biography of Byron by Marchand. 2. an account in biographical form of an organization, society, theater, animal, etc. 3. such writings collectively.… … Universalium
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Jane Loftus, Marchioness of Ely — Jane Loftus ( née Hope Vere), Marchioness of Ely (1821 – 11 June 1890) was an English lady of the bedchamber and a close friend of Queen Victoria. Her parents were James Hope Vere and Lady Elizabeth Hay, and through her mother she was a cousin of … Wikipedia
Sydney Smith — This article is about the English writer Sydney Smith.Sydney Smith (June 3, 1771, Woodford, Essex, England – February 22, 1845 London), was an English writer and AnglicanFact|date=July 2008 clergyman.LifeSydney was the son of merchant Robert… … Wikipedia
George Grossmith — (9 December 1847 ndash; 1 March 1912) was an English comedian, writer, composer, actor, and singer. His performing career spanned more than four decades. As a writer and composer, he created 18 comic operas, nearly 100 musical sketches, some 600… … Wikipedia
Helen Carte — or Helen Lenoir (May 12 1852 ndash; May 5 1913) was the second wife of impresario and hotelier Richard D Oyly Carte. She is best known for her stewardship of the D Oyly Carte Opera Company and Savoy Hotel from the end of the 19th Century and into … Wikipedia
