A town of northeast Texas, an industrial suburb of Dallas. Population: 196,000.
, Sir Henry 1838-1905.
British Shakespearean actor whose productions, particularly those at London's Lyceum Theatre, won him the first knighthood awarded to a member of his profession (1895).
, John Born 1942.
American writer. His darkly humorous novels include The World According to Garp (1978) and The Cider House Rules (1985).
, Washington 1783-1859.
American writer remembered for the stories “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” contained in The Sketch Book (1819-1820).