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- 431: Warren G. Harding
- ... for the League. But Harding interpreted his election as a mandate to stay out of the League of Nations. Harding, born near Marion, Ohio, in 1865, became the publisher of a newspaper. He married a divorce, Mrs. Florence Kling De Wolfe. He was a trustee of the Trinity Baptist Church, a director of almost every important business, and a leader in fraternal organizations and charitable enterprises. He organized the Citizen's ...
- 432: Upton Sinclair
- ... people, "King Coal" (1917) which was a story about the Colorado Mining strike of 1914, and "Oil!" which was considered one of Sinclairs most influential writings. In 1911 Sinclair and his wife had a divorce. This break-up led to the writing of "Springtime and Harvest" which was a tale of poor lovers in a costly relationship. From 1915 to 1934 Sinclair lived in Pasadena, California and later in Buckeye ...
- 433: Theodore Dreiser
- ... and magazines. Dreiser would soon meet a woman named Sara White and they would get married in 1898. The marriage did not last that long due to his roving affections and resulting infidelities causing their divorce in 1912. Dreiser began writing his first novel, Sister Carrie, in 1899 at the suggestion of a newspaper colleague. Doubleday, Page and Company published the novel the following year, thanks in part to the great ...
- 434: Sammy Davis Jr.
- ... s Eleven. While they were in Vegas shooting scenes they worked the Sands Hotel and Casino. In 1960, he wed May Britt. They had Children, but Sammys devotion to his career led to their divorce. Sammy was active in politics. He supported Democrats until 1972, when he ran to President Nixons side. When questioned about selling out Sammy said that Nixon had bought him with good deeds for our ...
- 435: Queen Elizabeth I
- ... the age of twenty-five, was already faced with dilemma within England. Henry VIII wanted a male to take over his throne so when he felt his time was running out, Henry VIII needed to divorce his Queen at that time but the Catholic Church doesnt allow this. He separated from the church and brought England with him. He turned England into a protestant nation. Needless to say people were ...
- 436: Neil Simon
- ... appeared in a number of his works, including film versions of Only When I Laugh and The Goodbye Girl. The marriage lasted 9 years, and ended bitterly due to "undisclosed reasons". Five years after his divorce from Ms Mason, he coupled with Diane Landers, also an actress. He had a second daughter, Nancy, with the actress, as well as adopting a third daughter, Bryn. The two divorced just 2 years after ...
- 437: Nat King Col
- ... an impressive four years. In 1946, Nat met the woman that would have a profound impact on his home life, Maria Ellington. Later, Nat and Maria would have an affair, causing Nat to seek a divorce from Nadine, so he could pursue Maria. On March 22, 1948, Nathaniel Cole and Nadine were officially divorcedb, freeing Nat to Marry Maria. On Easter Sunday, 1948, wedding bells rang once again for Nat, this ...
- 438: Lillian Hellman
- ... up to make Hellman an intriguing figure. Yet, she went on to grow up and find a husband, something typical in her day. She married another playwright named Arthur Kober, but this relationship ended in divorce ("Hellman," 1999; James, 1999). Her intimate friendship with the novelist Dashiell Hammett would continue until his death in 1961 (1999). Yet, Hellman would never remarry. Hellman did not begin to write plays until the 1930s ...
- 439: Julius Caesar
- ... Sulla, Marius's enemy and leader of the Optimates, was made dictator in 82 BC, he issued a list of enemies to be executed. Caesar was not harmed but he was ordered by Sulla to divorce Cornelia. Caesar refused that order and left Rome to join the army (Lindsay Salo) (Comptons Encyclopedia). This was the beginning of an astonishing military career. He became second in command of the province Asia (Turkey ...
- 440: John Updike
- ... was born. In 1962 John Updike began teaching at Harvard. On April 1, 1964 elected to the American Academy of Arts at 32, he was the youngest member ever elected. In 1976 he filed for divorce and was granted. He moved in with Martha Bernhard and her three sons. He married Martha on September 30 of that year. In 1970 he traveled with his daughter Elizabeth to Japan and Korea. In ...
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