Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914 Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who Wanted to Be by Unknown
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TANGLEFOOT, he was the man who first stuck flies on flypaper. TANGUWAY, Eva, an actress who did not care even if those on the front row did. TENNYSON, Lord, an English poet who turned a perpetual light on a charging brigade. TERRY, Ellen, a dear old lady whom the world wishes the footlights might always shine upon and upon whom the curtain would never descend. THAW, Harry K., famous lawyer endower. Entered life as the rich son of a wealthy father. Became interested in the stage at an early age, but only got as far as the chorus. Later performed on a New York roof garden. Alienists say he was the sanest crazy man and the craziest sane man who ever lived. Also obtained some publicity by expensive exploring in Canada and New Hampshire. Ambition: Wreaths for Jerome. Recreation: Straightening jackets. Address: See this morning's paper. THEMISTOCLES, a Greek warrior who fought, but did not run a marathon. THIRD, Richard the, a king of England who showed how much he thought of the country by offering to exchange it for any kind of a horse. |
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