refimprove date June 2008 Wiki date May 2011 Washington and Lee Swing is the official fight song of Washington & Lee University . Before it morphed into a Swing music swing , Dixieland and Bluegrass music bluegrass standard, The Washington and Lee Swing was one of the most well known &mdash and widely borrowed &mdash football marches ever written, according to Robert Lissauer s Encyclopedia of Popular Music in America. Schools and colleges from Tulane to Slippery Rock to Gonzaga to Iowa State copied it sometimes with attribution . It was written in 1910 by Mark W. Sheafe, class of 1906, Tod Robbins Clarence A. Tod Robbins , class of 1911, and Thornton W. Allen, class of 1913. It has been recorded by virtually http wlubookstore.collegestoreonline.com ePOS form robots item.html&item number M102&store 425&design 425 every important jazz and swing musician , including Glenn Miller with Tex Beneke on vocals , Louis Armstrong , Kay Kyser , Hal Kemp and the Dukes of Dixieland . The Swing was a trademark of the New Orleans showman Pete Fountain . The trumpeter Red Nichols played it and Danny Kaye pretended to play it in the 1959 movie The Five Pennies . ref http www.imdb.com title tt0052809 The Five Pennies. ref There is an http www.bizpubs.com swing.mp3 audio excerpt from a 1944 recording by Jan Garber , a prominent dance band leader of the era. http www.wtv zone.com REMEMBERTHEN midis15 washingtonandleeswing.midi School song from D & D s Music Hall . The Swing was parodied in http www.bizpubs.com ... Rotary Boy Scout Camp near Clare, Michigan. Comparisons between Washington and Lee Swing and Marcha de Zacatecas Zacatecas March have included allegations that Washington and Lee Swing was heavily influenced ... www.youtube.com watch?v RWKfvnCXLIA. ref References reflist DEFAULTSORT Washington And Lee Swing Washington and Lee University state uncollapsed Category 1910 songs Category College fight songs in the United States Category Washington and Lee University ... more details
one source date July 2010 Infobox School name Washington and Lee High School image Washington and Lee HS.jpg imagesize 280px caption Front elevation of original section streetaddress 16380 Kings Highway city Montross, Virginia Montross state Virginia country USA zipcode 22520 coordinates Coord 38 5 37.8 N 76 49 5 W display inline,title district Westmoreland County Public Schools acting superintendent Mr. Cook principal Mr. David White viceprincipal Mr. Michael Hurdle viceprincipal label Assistant Principal staff type Public schooltype High school United States high school grades 9&ndash 12 language American English English communities feeders campus Rural mascot colors founded enrollment 507 enrollment as of November 2010 conference Virginia High School League br A Northern Neck District Northern Neck District br A Region A Region A website http wl.wmlcps.org Washington and Lee High School , a fully accredited high school in Montross, Virginia in the United States , is a member school of the A Northern Neck District Northern Neck District in A Region A Region A of the single A division of the Virginia High School League . Fed by Washington District Elementary, Cople Elementary School, and Montross Middle School, W&L is the larger of two high schools in Westmoreland County, Virginia tiny Colonial Beach High School being the only other public high school in the county . 495 students are enrolled as of June, 2011. State Championships won 1980 Boys Track Coach Gill Williams 1998 Boys Basketball Coach Mark Comer 2001 Football Division 2 Coach Malcolm Lewis Staff and Faculty Principal Mr. David White Assistant Principal Mr. Michael Hurdle Athletic Director Mr. Malcolm Lewis Guidance Counselors Mrs. Crisco and Mr. Wilkerson Foreign Language Teachers Mrs. Leitem and Mrs. Wilkerson Spanish , Mrs. Smith French English Teachers Mr. Riggs, Mr. Casebeer, Mrs. Ondovcik, Mr. Spears, Ms. Wagstaff Science Teachers Mrs. Blankenship, Mr. Blankenship, Mr. Moreno, Mr. James Math Teachers ... more details
The Perfect Gentleman The Life and Letters of GeorgeWashingtonCustisLee location Fairfax, Virginia ... last Grizzard first Frank E., Jr. title GeorgeWashington A Biographical Companion chapter Custis, John ... Lewis, 1767 1839 Lawrence Lewis GeorgeWashington Parke Custis 1781&ndash 1857 born at Mount Airy , married Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis Mary Lee Fitzhugh .... Death Custis served as a civilian aide de camp to Washington during the siege of Yorktown . However, Custis contracted camp fever there. ref name ... 1781 deaths Category Washington family Category Custis family of Virginia Category GeorgeWashington ...John Parke Custis 27 November 1754 5 November 1781 was a Virginia planter, the son of Martha Washington and stepson of GeorgeWashington . Childhood The son of Daniel Parke Custis , a wealthy planter, and Martha Washington Martha Dandridge Custis , he was most likely born at White House plantation White ... 1759, his mother married GeorgeWashington . The Washingtons then raised him and his younger sister Martha Patsy Parke Custis 1756 1773 at Mount Vernon plantation Mount Vernon . ref name Yates Washington became his legal guardian, and administrator of the Daniel Parke CustisCustis Estate Custis Estate . Upon his sister s death in 1773 at the age of sixteen, Custis became the sole heir of the Custis ... According to one account, Custis served on Washington s staff during the Siege of Boston in 1775 1776 ... not pleased with Custis reported performance in the legislature. Washington wrote to Custis I do ... walking tours of Alexandria, Virginia featuring over 100 sites associated with GeorgeWashington ... s purchase were extremely unfavorable to Custis. His behavior in this and other matters prompted Washington ... Notes reflist References Frank E. Grizzard Jr. GeorgeWashington A Biographical Companion 2002 , pages ... Swingate Calvert and granddaughter of Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore . ref name Yates George ... ref name MW cite book url http books.google.com books?id AGVEAAAACAAJ title Martha Washington First ... more details
Regiment. The original hangs in Lee Chapel at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia ... of GeorgeWashingtonGeorgeWashington s religious beliefs has been debated by historians and biographers ..., serving civil administration needs as well. Anglican affiliations GeorgeWashington was baptized ... gwhtml gwseries1.html GeorgeWashington Papers, Series 1 Exercise Books, Diaries, and Surveys. 1741 ... GeorgeWashington Philadelphia Lippincott, 1897 , 78. ref While he was at Mount Vernon, his first .... ref name Ferling Ferling, John. The Ascent of GeorgeWashington The Hidden Political Genius of an American ... old and she was 97 years old about 1854 she said, If anyone ever tells you that GeorgeWashington ..., GeorgeWashington s Sacred Fire , p 421. The event is purported to be during the time of Washington ... of GeorgeWashington The Funeral publisher Alderman Library, University of Virginia accessdate ... title Realistic Visionary A Portrait of GeorgeWashington url http books.google.com books?id ..., Vol. 15 SPEECH TO THE DELAWARE CHIEFS&query the religion of jesus&id gw150049 GeorgeWashington speech to the Delaware Indian Chiefs May 12, 1779 published in The Writings of GeorgeWashington ... ORDERS April 12, 1778 in John C. Fitzpatrick, ed. The Writings of GeorgeWashington from the Original ... of religion for republican government. His 1796 GeorgeWashington s Farewell Address Farewell Address ... Eyewitness to History The Inauguration of GeorgeWashington, 1789 ref These words are not part of the Constitutional ... . ref and Washington Irving in 1857, ref Irving, The Life of GeorgeWashington , vol. 4. ref and neither ..., Jr., The Ways of Providence, Religion, and GeorgeWashington 2005 , p. 12. ref Mor context would help ... Sparks, Jared. The Writings of GeorgeWashington Boston Ferdinand Andrews, Publisher, 1838 , Vol ... that it is not in his handwriting. ref Hughes, Rupert. GeorgeWashington The Human Being & The Hero ... washington title GeorgeWashington Biography publisher American Presidents.com accessdate 2008 10 20 ... more details
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GeorgeWashington Hays September 23, 1863 spaced ndash September 15, 1927 was the List of Governors of Arkansas 24th Governor of Arkansas Governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas . GeorgeWashington Hays was born in Camden, Arkansas . He attended public schools in Camden and worked as a farmer. Hays studied law at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia . Hays was probate and county judge for Ouachita County, Arkansas between 1900 and 1905. Hays served as a judge with the 13th Circuit Court from 1906 to 1913. When Governor Joseph Taylor Robinson resigned in 1913, a special election was held and Hays was elected governor. His administration focused on road improvement and enactment of a statewide prohibition law. The Hays administration also enacted a child labor law and completed construction of the new state capitol building. Hays won reelection in a contested election in 1914. Hays returned to private law practice after his term. GeorgeWashington Hays died in Little Rock, Arkansas of influenza and pneumonia and is buried in Camden, Arkansas . External links Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture entry http www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net encyclopedia entry detail.aspx?entryID 107 GeorgeWashington Hays start box s off succession box before Junius Marion Futrell br Acting Governor title List of Governors of Arkansas Governor of Arkansas years 1913&ndash 1917 after Charles Hillman Brough end box Governors of Arkansas Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Hays, GeorgeWashington ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1863 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1927 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Hays, GeorgeWashington Category Governors of Arkansas ... County, Arkansas Category Washington and Lee University School of Law alumni Category Deaths from influenza Category Infectious disease deaths in Arkansas de GeorgeWashington Hays fi GeorgeWashington Hays sv GeorgeWashington Hays ... more details
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Infobox military person name GeorgeWashington in the American Revolution birth date birth date 1732 ... Military career of GeorgeWashingtonGeorgeWashington in the French and Indian War Born into a well ..., in 1758. WashingtonGeorgeWashington in the French and Indian War played a key role in the outbreak ... their letters to General GeorgeWashington , and his representatives refused to accept them. ref Ketchum ... Lee , across the Hudson River from Fort Washington, was also taken. Washington brought much of his ... had left north of New York City, to join him. ref Fischer, p. 150 ref Lee, whose relationship with Washington ... he and Lee did not get on well, Washington threatened to treat captured British officers in the same ... Washington at Princeton.jpg thumb left upright 100px GeorgeWashington at Princeton by Charles ... of the main army, he and Lee had an angry exchange of words, and Washington ordered Lee off the command ... and eventually dismissed from the army. ref Leckie, pp. 467 489 ref Image GeorgeWashington at Monmouth ... Currier and Ives depiction of Washington accepting his Continental Army commission from the Second ... of Virginia death place Mount Vernon, Virginia placeofburial Washington family vault, Mount ... of the Armies posthumous promotion relations laterwork President of the United States of America GeorgeWashington February 22, 1732 ref All of the dates in this article are in the Old Style and New Style dates New Style . According to the Julian calendar which was in effect at the time , Washington ... of the United States , Washington is often called the Father of the Nation Father of his Country ... figure among early American politicians. Washington played a leading military and political ... . Congress created the Continental Army on June 14 the next day it selected Washington as commander ..., clothe, equip, arm, and move the troops. In the early years of the war Washington was often in the middle ..., Washington built a reliable stable of experienced troops, although hard currency and supplies ... more details
Infobox Television film name GeorgeWashington image image size caption genre Drama War Miniseries creator ... Flexner small book small br Jon Boothe br Richard Fielder starring GeorgeWashington TV miniseries ... by GeorgeWashington II The Forging of a Nation 1986 website GeorgeWashington is a 1984 television ... of GeorgeWashington , the President of the United States 1st President of the United States , from ... Company InBaseline.com ref GeorgeWashington is based on the biography by James Thomas Flexner . The miniseries was shot mainly on location near Washington, D.C. and was aired on April 8, 10 and 11, 1984. ref http www.answers.com topic georgewashington film Plot Answers.com ref The first part covers covers Washington s life in the French and Indian War , the second part shows the coming and commencement ... of GeorgeWashington, from the time he is a young man, through his experiences in the French and Indian ... Ball WashingtonGeorgeWashington s mother. Clive Revill as John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun Lord ... External links imdb title 0086720 GeorgeWashington Category American television miniseries Category ... shortly after the end of the war, with Washington s return to his home in Mount Vernon. Cast Barry Bostwick as GeorgeWashington Commander in Chief of the Continental Army , and later first President of the United States . Patty Duke Astin as Martha Washington Wife of GeorgeWashington. David Dukes as George William Fairfax Best friend of GeorgeWashington and husband of Sally Fairfax. Jaclyn Smith as Sally Fairfax Wife of William George Fairfax. Lloyd Bridges as Caleb Quinn Jos Ferrer as Robert ... as Horatio Gates An American general. Richard Kiley as George Mason An American patriot. Stephen .... J. Kenneth Campbell as Richard Henry Lee An American statesman from Virginia. Philip Casnoff as Gilbert ... The second wife of General Benedict Arnold. John Glover actor John Glover as Charles Lee general Charles Lee A British soldier turned Virginia planter who was a general officer of the Continental ... more details
About the hotel in Washington, Pennsylvania other uses GeorgeWashington Hotel disambiguation GeorgeWashington Hotel Infobox building name The GeorgeWashington Hotel image GeorgeWashington Hotel Pa.jpg caption former names building type Commercial architectural style structural system cost location Washington, Pennsylvania coordinates coord 40 10 11.4 N 80 14 40.9 W altitude start date completion date 1923 inauguration date demolition date height diameter other dimensions floor count floor area main contractor architect William Lee Stoddart structural engineer awards The GeorgeWashington Hotel in Washington, Pennsylvania was designed by renowned architect William Lee Stoddart and built in 1923. Since then, it has been graced by Presidents John F. Kennedy and Harry S. Truman , film star Joan Blondell , big band leader Harry James , among many persons of distinction. The hotel is also home to the largest remaining mural of early American artist, Malcolm Parcell . Owner Kyrk Pyros is an alumnus of Penn State University with a degree in Structural Engineering . Pyros takes pride in building new residential and commercial properties, Citation needed date November 2009 he also takes pride in restoring historic buildings to their original beauty. He is currently in the process of restoring the GeorgeWashington Hotel in Washington, Pennsylvania. Image Entrance Detail GeorgeWashington Hotel Pa.jpg thumb right 250px Entrance to lobby After the closing of the Hays Hall dormitory at Washington & Jefferson College , the GeorgeWashington Hotel served as a residence hall from 1968 to 1971. ref name buildhayshall Cite web title Hays Hall work U. Grant Miller Library Digital Archives publisher Washington & Jefferson College date url http washjeff.cdmhost.com cdm4 build hayshall.php accessdate 2010 04 23 ref The College rented the entire 5th and 6th floors. ref name buildhayshall ... References reflist Category William Lee Stoddart buildings Category Buildings and structures in Washington ... more details
Other people2 GeorgeLee disambiguation Infobox LDS biography name George P. Lee image George P. Lee.jpg image size 150px alt Photograph of George P. Lee birth name George Patrick Lee birth date Birth ... end date 1989 09 01 end reason1 Excommunicated George Patrick Lee March 23, 1943 July 28, 2010 ... leegeorge lds church.html.csp Ousted LDS leader dies , Salt Lake Tribune , 2010 08 03. ref Early life Lee was born in Towaoc, Colorado Tawaoc , Colorado , to Mae K. Lee spell nv Asdz ich of the spell nv T d ch i nii clan, and to a Medicine Man, Peter Lee spell nv Hastiin Jaan z Yee Biye , of the Under the Flat Roofed House People clan. One of 17 children from his parents marriages, Lee ... 1 Elder George Patrick Lee of the First Quorum of the Seventy , Ensign LDS magazine Ensign , Nov ... media. ref cite news last Barrus first Clair coauthors title The excommunication of Elder George P. Lee ... Lake History Examiner y2009m8d31 The excommunication of Elder George P Lee accessdate 1 September 2009 ... George Patrick Lee , lapahie.com. ref Death Lee died in Provo, Utah Provo , Utah from a long ... LDS general authority George P Lee passes 5klYVFexmkKtuCn2VcqFug.cspx Former LDS general authority George P. Lee passes away , abc4.com, 2010 07 30. ref After his death, Latter Day Saint sociologist ... Lee of the First Quorum of the Seventy , Ensign LDS magazine Ensign , Nov. 1975, 136 37. George P. Lee, Silent Courage An Indian Story The Autobiography of George P. Lee, a Navajo , Deseret Book Salt Lake City 1987 . External links http www.gapages.com leegp1.htm Grampa Bill s G.A. Pages George P. Lee http www.lapahie.com George Patrick Lee.cfm George Patrick Lee , lapahie.com Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Lee, George P. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH March ..., 2010 PLACE OF DEATH Provo, Utah Provo , Utah , United States DEFAULTSORT Lee, George P. Category 1943 ... Boy Who is Well Behaved and Good . When he was 12 years old, Lee became one of the first children ... more details
GeorgeWashington Hotel can refer to GeorgeWashington Hotel New York, New York , in Manhattan, New York GeorgeWashington Hotel Pennsylvania , in Washington, Pennsylvania The GeorgeWashington Hotel Winchester, Virginia , listed on the National Register of Historic Places NRHP in Winchester, Virginia Hotel GeorgeWashington Jacksonville, Florida , formerly in Jacksonville, Florida See also Washington Hotel disambiguation GeorgeWashington House disambiguation disambiguation ... more details
GeorgeWashington High School may refer to a number of high schools including Washington Preparatory High School GeorgeWashington Preparatory High School Los Angeles, California GeorgeWashington High School San Francisco in San Francisco, California GeorgeWashington High School Denver, Colorado GeorgeWashington High School Denver in Denver, Colorado GeorgeWashington High School Chicago in Chicago, Illinois GeorgeWashington Community High School in Indianapolis, Indiana GeorgeWashington High School New York City in New York City, New York GeorgeWashington High School Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania GeorgeWashington High School Danville, Virginia in Danville, Virginia GeorgeWashington High School Charleston, West Virginia in Charleston, West Virginia Past schools GeorgeWashington High School in Alexandria, Virginia, one of the predecessors to today s T. C. Williams High School See also Washington High School disambiguation Washington County High School disambiguation schooldis ... more details
Infobox President name Presidency of GeorgeWashington image Gilbert Stuart Williamstown Portrait of George ... Mount Vernon , Virginia spouse Martha Washington Martha Dandridge CustisWashington Brothers Lawrence ... in the United States of America Episcopalian signature GeorgeWashington signature.svg With Washington s inauguration on April 30, 1789, the presidency of GeorgeWashington continued GeorgeWashington s significant leadership role over the United States. GeorgeWashington President Washington entered ... of the United States oath of office as the GeorgeWashington 1789 presidential inauguration ... served a GeorgeWashington 1793 presidential inauguration second term as president. He refused to run ... second Amendment. ref Inauguration main First inauguration of GeorgeWashingtonWashington was inaugurated ... gw inauguration title GeorgeWashington s Inaugural Address publisher National Archives accessdate ... 2008 01 georgewashington slept here.html title GeorgeWashington slept here? accessdate 2009 01 ... command of Washington, Hamilton and Revolutionary War hero General Light Horse Harry Lee Henry ... of the United States, GeorgeWashington almost immediately set two critical foreign policy precedents .... Farewell Address Main GeorgeWashington s Farewell Address File Washington s Farewell Address.jpg ... Vernon and resumed farming. ref http www.american presidents.com georgewashingtonGeorgeWashington ... with a thoughtful farewell address. GeorgeWashington s Farewell Address Washington s Farewell ... s Farewell address, in William D. Pederson, Mark J. Rozell, Ethan M. Fishman, eds. GeorgeWashington ... L. Gregg II and Matthew Spalding, eds. GeorgeWashington and the American Political Tradition. 1999 ... Washington s addresses s GeorgeWashington s First Inaugural Address First Inaugural Address , April 30, 1789 s GeorgeWashington s First State of the Union Address First State of the Union Address , January 8, 1790 s GeorgeWashington s Second State of the Union Address Second State of the Union Address ... more details
Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS GeorgeWashington in honor of GeorgeWashington . USS GeorgeWashington 1798 , was purchased on 12 October 1798 and served for less than four years. She was sold in May 1802. USS GeorgeWashington ID 3018 , was a German ocean liner, launched in 1908. She was taken over and converted into a transport by the US Navy during World War I. She was sold for scrap in 1951. USS GeorgeWashington SSBN 598 , the lead ship of GeorgeWashington class submarine her class , was the first American ballistic missile submarine . She was commissioned 30 December 1959 and decommissioned 24 January 1985. USS GeorgeWashington CVN 73 , is the sixth Nimitz class aircraft carrier Nimitz class aircraft carrier . She was commissioned on 4 July 1992 and is currently in active service. See also USS Washington Shipindex DEFAULTSORT GeorgeWashington Category United States Navy ship names de USS GeorgeWashington es USS GeorgeWashington fr USS GeorgeWashington ko USS ms USS GeorgeWashington nl USS GeorgeWashington nn USS GeorgeWashington pl USS GeorgeWashington sl USS GeorgeWashington vi USS GeorgeWashington ... more details
GeorgeWashington Johnson may refer to George W. Johnson , singer and early recording artist George W. Johnson governor , Kentucky politician and US Civil War figure See also George Johnson disambiguation hndis Johnson, GeorgeWashington ... more details
gst fullpage.html?res 9C05E1DB1E3FF936A35751C1A96F958260 accessdate 2008 05 19 ref Hotel George s building was originally constructed in 1928. An acid green painting of GeorgeWashington by artist ... hotels George Category Hotels in Washington, D.C. George Category Hotels established in 1998 ...Image Hotel George.JPG 150px right thumb Hotel George The Hotel George is a 139 room boutique hotel on E Street Northwest, Washington, D.C. Northwest , between North Capitol Street and New Jersey Avenue in Washington, D.C. ref name Post cite news last Lee first Gary title The Boutiquing of Washington work The Washington Post date 1998 11 01 url http www.hotelgeorge.com news05.cfm accessdate 2008 05 19 ref Hotel George is one of 10 Kimpton Hotels & Restaurant Group Kimpton hotel properties in the Washington Metropolitan Area and is located one block west of Union Station Washington, D.C. Union Station and three blocks north of the United States Capitol . ref name WPost cite news last Rosenwald first Michael title Welcoming a New Guest To the Trendy Hotel Club work The Washington Post date 2007 11 19 url http www.washingtonpost.com wp dyn content article 2007 11 18 AR2007111801130.html accessdate 2008 05 19 ref Opening in February 1998 and named after GeorgeWashington , the Hotel George was the first modern boutique hotel built in Washington, D.C. ref name Metro cite journal last first title Metro journal Metropolitan Home date May June 1999 url http www.hotelgeorge.com news02.cfm accessdate ... sup ref ref name Post ref name NYT cite news last Bruni first Frank title Rooms With Attitude Washington ... cite journal last Vangelova first Luba title By George journal Travel Leisure date February 1999 ... 5B 5BTravel 2B Leisure 5D 5D&as ylo &as yhi &btnG Search Scholar search sup ref Hotel George ... Buben. ref name Standard cite news last first title Hotel George work Evening Standard date url http ... links http www.hotelgeorge.com Hotel George http www.bistrobis.com index1.html Bistro Bis coord 38.8962 ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 No footnotes date April 2009 GeorgeWashington b. October 18, 1907 was an American jazz trombonist. Washington was born in Brunswick, Georgia and raised in Jacksonville, Florida . He began playing trombone at age ten and attended Edward Waters College in the early 1920s. He relocated to Philadelphia in 1925 and played with J.W. Pepper before moving to New York City shortly thereafter. In New York, Washington studied under Walter Damrosch at the New York Conservatory , playing with various ensembles in the late 1920s. In 1931 he began playing with Don Redman , and gigged with Benny Carter in 1932 and Spike Hughes in 1933. In the mid 1930s he arranged for the Mills Blue Rhythm Band and worked with Red Allen and Fletcher Henderson . From 1937 to 1943 he played in Louis Armstrong s orchestra. After his tenure with Armstrong he moved to the West Coast of the United States West Coast , and played with Horace Henderson , Carter again, and Count Basie . From 1947 he led his own ensemble, playing in California and Las Vegas Strip Las Vegas . He and drummer Johnny Otis collaborated often, and in 1960 Washington worked with Joe Darensbourg . He did freelance work as a player and arranger later in his life. Washington should not be confused with any of several other musicians named GeorgeWashington, including a bassist who played with John Lee Hooker . References Allmusic class artist id p136194 biography pure url yes GeorgeWashington at Allmusic DEFAULTSORT Washington, George Category American jazz trombonists Category Musicians from Georgia U.S. state US jazz trombonist stub de GeorgeWashington Posaunist ... more details
GeorgeWashington Memorial Park may refer to GeorgeWashington Memorial Park Jackson, Wyoming , also known as Town Square in Jackson, Wyoming GeorgeWashington Memorial Park Paramus, New Jersey , a cemetery in Paramus, New Jersey disambig ... more details
Infobox Film name GeorgeWashington Slept Here image GeorgeWashington Slept Here 1942.jpg image size caption Movie poster director William Keighley producer Jerry Wald writer Play br Moss Hart br George S. Kaufman br Screenplay br Everett Freeman narrator starring Jack Benny br Ann Sheridan music Adolph Deutsch cinematography Ernest Haller editing Ralph Dawson distributor Warner Bros. released November 28, 1942 runtime 93 minutes country Film US language English budget gross GeorgeWashington Slept Here is a 1942 comedy film starring Jack Benny and Ann Sheridan . ref Variety Film Reviews Variety film review September 23, 1942, page 8. ref ref Harrison s Reports and Film Reviews Harrison s Reports film review September 19, 1942, page 152. ref It was based on the 1940 play of the same name by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman , adapted by Everett Freeman, and was directed by William Keighley . The film also starred Hattie McDaniel the first black woman to ever win an Academy Award. Plot Bill and Connie Fuller are New York ers who purchase a dilapidated farmhouse where, according to rumors, GeorgeWashington spent the night. Cast Jack Benny as Bill Fuller Ann Sheridan as Connie Fuller Charles Coburn as Uncle Stanley J. Menninger Percy Kilbride as Mr. Kimber, the handyman Hattie McDaniel as Hester, the Fullers maid William Tracy as Steve Eldridge Joyce Reynolds as Madge Lee Patrick actress Lee Patrick as Rena Leslie Charles Dingle as Mr. Prescott John Emery actor John Emery as Clayton Evans Douglas Croft as Raymond Harvey Stephens as Jeff Douglas Awards and honors GeorgeWashington Slept Here was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for Max Parker , Mark Lee Kirk and Casey Roberts . ref name NY Times cite web url http movies.nytimes.com movie 19456 GeorgeWashington Slept Here details title NY Times GeorgeWashington Slept Here accessdate 2008 12 14 work NY Times ref Adaptations to other media GeorgeWashington Slept Here was adapted as a half hour radio ... more details
Other people2 GeorgeLee disambiguation File George W. Lee.jpg thumb right George W. LeeGeorge W. Lee .... Legacy While the death of George W. Lee never generated the same outrage as the murder of Emmett ... 11744.html The Grim and Overlooked Anniversary of the Murder of the Rev. George W. Lee, Civil ... Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Lee, George W. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1904 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH May 7, 1955 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Lee, George W. Category 1904 births ... in 1955. Biography Lee was typical of an earlier generation of activists who came to civil ... way through backbreaking work, thrift, and determination. Born in 1903, Lee grew up in poverty ... stepfather. After she died, her sister took the boy in. Somehow, Lee was able to graduate from high ..., Lee accepted a call to become a preacher in Belzoni, Mississippi . The town was located in the heart ... to improve himself at every opportunity, Lee rose to the front ranks of local black business and community ... Lee enough resources to enter the battle for civil rights. Activism Lee proved just as determined to succeed ..., Lee and Gus Courts , another black grocer, co founded the Belzoni branch of the NAACP. When the sheriff refused to accept their poll tax es, they took him to court. Between them, Lee and Courts registered ... pressure. While many backed down, Lee and Courts stood firm. Lee was a vice president of the Regional .... In April, Lee was one of the speakers at the Council s annual meeting, which drew a crowd ... , observed how Lee s down home dialogue and his sense of political timing had electrified the crowd. Pray not for your mom and pop, Lee suggested. They ve gone to heaven. Pray you can make it through ... Lee s car just before midnight. An unidentified assailant fired three shot gun blasts, shattering his jaw and driving him off the road. Lee died before he could make it to the hospital. The attack ... of Justice Justice Department to look into the matter. Lee s funeral in Belzoni was a media event ... more details
GeorgeWashington February 22, 1732 &ndash December 14, 1799 commanded American Revolutionary War America ... virtue made him an exemplary figure among early American politicians. Public Opinion File GeorgeWashington Statue at Federal Hall.JPG thumb Statue of Washington outside the Federal Hall Memorial in lower Manhattan , site of Washington s first inauguration as President Congressman Henry Lee III Henry Light Horse Harry Lee , a Revolutionary War comrade and father of the American Civil War general Robert E. Lee , famously eulogized Washington as First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts .... ref http www.american presidents.com georgewashingtonGeorgeWashington Biography . American Presidents.com. ... America 2002 p. 97 Don Higginbotham, GeorgeWashington 2004 Ellis, 2004 ref Washington was long ... Slavery see GeorgeWashington and slavery Image Washington farmer.jpg thumb This 19th century engraving ... of the United States in large part depended on the actions of GeorgeWashington , the dynamic leader ... Mount Rushmore Memorial . File Mount Rushmore2.jpg right thumb Construction on the GeorgeWashington ... Washington named in honor of Washington . GeorgeWashington is the namesake of the nation s capital ... honor. GeorgeWashington University The GeorgeWashington University , also in D.C., was named ... university in Washington. The United States Navy has USS GeorgeWashington named three ships after Washington. The GeorgeWashington Bridge , which extends between New York City and New Jersey ... of him in London . ref http golondon.about.com od londonpictures ig Less seen Sights GeorgeWashington ... ref Promotion order of GeorgeWashington, Military Personnel Records Center Image Orders 31 ... hundred years, br O God, to Thee. br See also Wikipedia Books position left GeorgeWashington References Reflist GeorgeWashington Category GeorgeWashington ... to 1797. Because of his central role in the founding of the United States , Washington is often called ... more details
USS GeorgeWashington Carver may refer to ships named in honor of the inventor GeorgeWashington Carver SS GeorgeWashington Carver , a Liberty ship , launched in May 1943 acquired by the War Department in November 1943, renamed United States Army hospital ship USAHS Dogwood converted to a troop transport USAT GeorgeWashington Carver in January 1946 scrapped in 1964 in Oakland, California . USS GeorgeWashington Carver SSBN 656 was a sclass Benjamin Franklin submarine 2 fleet ballistic missile submarine commissioned in 1966 and decommissioned in 1993 Shipindex DEFAULTSORT GeorgeWashington Carver Category United States Navy ship names pl USS GeorgeWashington Carver sl USS GeorgeWashington Carver ... more details
DISPLAYTITLE GeorgeWashington class submarine Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image Image USS GeorgeWashington SSBN 598 .jpg center 300px USS GeorgeWashington Ship caption USS GeorgeWashington SSBN 598 at sea. Infobox ship class overview Name GeorgeWashington Builders General Dynamics ... www.fas.org nuke guide usa slbm ssbn 598.htm SSBN 598 GeorgeWashington Class FBM Submarines from ... Ship aircraft Ship aircraft facilities Ship notes The GeorgeWashington class was a class of Nuclear ... submarines. The GeorgeWashington s were essentially Skipjack s with a convert 130 foot m missile .... In the case of the lead ship, USS GeorgeWashington SSBN 598 , that was literally the case the keel ... the keel for GeorgeWashington . Then Electric Boat and Mare Island Naval Shipyard began construction ... work immediately. The GeorgeWashington s carried the Polaris missile Polaris A1 missile on their patrols until 2 June 1964, when the GeorgeWashington changed out her missiles for Polaris A3s. The last ... 4 ballistic missile submarines, GeorgeWashington , USS Patrick Henry SSBN 599 , and USS Robert E. Lee SSBN 601 had their missiles removed and were reclassified as attack submarines, a role in which ... Center for Military History ref USS GeorgeWashington SSBN 598 USS Patrick Henry SSBN 599 USS ... inline GeorgeWashington class submarines 41 for Freedom Fleet Ballistic Missile submarines Fleet Ballistic Missile References references commons category GeorgeWashington class submarines GeorgeWashington class submarines GeorgeWashington class submarine ColdwarUSSubmarines DEFAULTSORT GeorgeWashington Class Submarine Category Submarine classes Category GeorgeWashington class submarines Category Cold War submarines of the United States GeorgeWashington class Link GA de Link FA pl cs T da GeorgeWashington de GeorgeWashington Klasse ja pl Okr ty podwodne typu GeorgeWashington ru fi GeorgeWashington sukellusveneluokka ... more details
Other people2 GeorgeLee disambiguation GeorgeLeeGeorge Ewing Lee April 28, 1896 October 2, 1958 was an American jazz bandleader. Born in Boonville, Missouri , Lee was the older brother of pianist singer Julia Lee musician Julia Lee . He played in a band while serving in the United States Army Army in 1917 following this he sang in a vocal quartet, and in 1920 he formed an ensemble of his own. With his sister as one of the group s members, he was a regular player at Lyric Hall in Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City through much of the 1920s. In 1927 they recorded as an octet, with Jesse Stone on piano, for Merritt Records among the tunes was Down Home Syncopated Blues , the earliest recording of Julia Lee s voice. They recorded six tunes for Brunswick Records Brunswick in 1929. In 1933, Lee s group was absorbed into the Bennie Moten Orchestra. In 1935 he struck out on his own again he moved to Jackson, Michigan in 1940 and began managing a nightclub in Detroit in 1942. Later in the 1940s he moved to San Diego and retired from music. References Scott Yanow , Allmusic class artist id p358703 biography pure url yes George E. Lee at Allmusic Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Lee, George ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1896 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH October 2, 1958 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Lee, George Category 1896 births Category 1958 deaths Category American jazz bandleaders de George E. Lee eo George E. Lee ... more details
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