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| Augusten Burroughs |
Augusten Xon Burroughs (born October 23, 1965) is an American writer, best known for his memoirs, Running with Scissors and Dry. (references) |
| Burroughs (crater) |
Burroughs crater is a large crater on Mars. It is named after Edgar Rice Burroughs, the American science fiction novelist who wrote a series of fantasy novels set on the planet. (references) |
| Burroughs B1700 |
The Burroughs B1000 Series machines consisted of three major generations. These were the B1700, B1800, and B1900 series machines. (references) |
| Edgar Rice Burroughs |
United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| George Burroughs |
George Burroughs (ca. 1650-1692), American Congregational pastor, graduated at Harvard University in 1670, and became the minister of Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts) in 1680, a charge which he held till 1683. He lived at Falmouth (now Portland, Maine) until the Indians destroyed it in 1690, when he removed to Wells, Maine. In May 1692, during the witchcraft delusion, on the accusation of some personal enemies in his former congregation who had sued him for debt, Burroughs was arrested and charged, among other offences, with extraordinary lifting and such feats of strength as could not be done without diabolical assistance. Though the jury found no witch-marks on his body he was convicted and executed on Gallows Hill, Salem, on the 19th of August, the only minister who suffered this extreme fate. (references) |
| Jackie Burroughs |
Jackie Burroughs (born February 2 1939) is a Canadian actress. (references) |
| Jeff Burroughs |
Jeffrey Alan (Jeff) Burroughs (born March 7, 1951 in Long Beach, California) is a former player in Major League Baseball. From 1970 through 1985, he played for the Washington Senators (1970-71), Texas Rangers (1972-76), Atlanta Braves (1977-80), Seattle Mariners (1981), Oakland Athletics (1982-84) and Toronto Blue Jays (1985). Burroughs batted and threw right handed. He is the father of major league third baseman Sean Burroughs. (references) |
| John Burroughs |
John Burroughs (April 3, 1837-March 29, 1921) was an American naturalist and writer. (references) |
| John Burroughs School |
Founded in 1923, John Burroughs School (JBS) is a private, non-sectarian preparatory school with nearly 600 students in grades 7-12. Its 47.5-acre (192,000 m²) campus is located in Ladue, Missouri (USA), an affluent suburb of Saint Louis. It is named for U.S. naturalist and philosopher John Burroughs. (references) |
| Last Words: The Final Journals of William S. Burroughs |
Last Words: The Final Journals of William S. Burroughs is a collection of diary entries made by Beat Generation author William S. Burroughs between November 16, 1996 and July 30, 1997, only a few days before his death on August 2 at the age of 83. The collection was first published in hardcover by Grove Press in 2000 and was edited by Burroughs' longtime assistant, James Grauerholz. (references) |
| Mark Burroughs |
Mark Burroughs featured prominently on episode 1F09 of "Too Late with Adam Corolla" starring as himself in the segment 1-866-HEY-ADAM. With verve and tenacity he delivered his line to a rousing ovation from the audience. Clearly moved Adam responded, "I haven't heard enthusiasm like that since the last time I had sex." His acting career then stalled for approximately 6 hours, but work is on the way his manager reports. (references) |
| Sean Burroughs |
Sean Patrick Burroughs (born September 12, 1980, in Atlanta, Georgia) is the starting third baseman for the San Diego Padres in Major League Baseball. (references) |
| The Burroughs |
The Burroughs is a place in Hendon, and a civic district of London Borough of Barnet. Centred on the road of the same name where Hendon Town Hall is located. (references) |
| William Burroughs |
United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| William S. Burroughs |
United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| William S. Burroughs Jr. |
William S. Burroughs Jr. (born 21 July 1947 in Conroe, Texas; died 3 March 1981 in Orange City, Florida) was an American novelist, also known as 'William S. Burroughs III' and 'Billy Burroughs'. He bears the namesake of both his father, and his great grandfather, the original inventor of the Burroughs adding machine. He wrote three novels, two of which were published as Speed (1970) and Kentucky Ham (1973). His third novel, Prakriti Junction, begun in 1977, was never completed to his satisfaction. (references) |
| William Seward Burroughs |
1: United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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2: United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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