Word: janes
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...life he would put into his literature was chiefly his own. Born near Dublin in 1882, James Augustine Aloysius was the eldest of the 10 surviving children of John and Mary Jane Joyce. His father was irascible, witty, hard drinking and ruinously improvident; his mother, a devout Roman Catholic, helplessly watched her husband and family slide into near poverty and hoped for a happier life in the hereafter. James' entire education came at the hands of the Jesuits, who did a better job with him than they may have intended. By the time the young Joyce graduated from University College...
...once before the network news with Chet Huntley and David Brinkley and later preceding the Tonight show, which at that time starred Steve Allen. Remaining in college, where he studied art and theater design, Henson produced Sam and Friends for six years. Assisting him was a fellow student named Jane Nebel, whom he married...
Reno's name joins a stellar list of previous recipients: Elizabeth H. Dole, Katherine Graham, Doris Kearns-Goodwin, Jessye Norman, Jane Pauley and Alice Walker...
...owners of the Brattle Street restaurant, Patrick Rowe and Jane Thompson, filed for bankruptcy shortly before its closure...
After garnering Emmy and Directors Guild nominations for his television work, Miller made the leap to feature films, directing "Any Wednesday," Jane Fonda's first comedic success...