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  1. Katherine Dunham

    Infobox person name Katherine Dunham image Katherine Dunham.jpg caption Katherine Dunham in 1956 birth name Katherine Mary Dunham birth date 22 June 1909 birth place Chicago, Illinois , USA death date ... 1938 br John Pratt 1951 1986 website File Katherine Dunham in Tropical Revue 1943 A.jpg thumb Katherine Dunham in Tropical Revue File Katherine Dunham in Studio.jpg thumb Katherine Dunham in Studio File K D LC DIG ppmsca 05801.jpg thumb Katherine Dunham in Tropical Review Tropical Review, Martin Beck Theatre File Katherine Dunham LC DIG ppmsca 05795.jpg thumb studio portrait File Dunham Iris LC DIG ppmsca 05800.jpg thumb Katherine Dunham wearing dance costume File KD in Cumbia.jpg thumb Katherine Dunham in Cumbia Katherine Dunham 22 June 1909 21 May 2006 was an United States American dancer ... been called the matriarch and queen mother of black dance. ref Joyce Aschenbenner, Katherine Dunham ... she maintained the Katherine Dunham Company Katherine Dunham Dance Company , the only self supported ... Katherine Dunham Madison University of Wisconsin Press, 2005 . This anthology of writings also contains ... dance anthropology , or dance ethnology ethnochoreology . Early Years Katherine Mary Dunham was born ... in Joliet, Illinois, where Mr. Dunham ran a dry cleaning business. ref Claude Conyers, compiler, Katherine ... cast and with Page dancing the title role. The next year it was repeated with Katherine Dunham ... 1943 . ref Claude Conyers, Film Choreography by Katherine Dunham, 1939 1964, in Clark and Johnson, Kaiso .... In 1950, Sol Hurok presented Katherine Dunham and Her Company in a dance revue at the Broadway Theater ..., Divine Drumbeats Katherine Dunham and Her People , narrated by James Earl Jones , as part of the Dance ... Dance Theater at Carnegie Hall entitled The Magic of Katherine Dunham . Educator and Writer In 1945, Dunham opened and directed the Katherine Dunham School of Dance and Theatre near Times Square in New ... it was expanded and granted a charter as the Katherine Dunham School of Cultural Arts. The school ...   more details



  1. Katherine Dunham Company

    The Katherine Dunham Company , a troupe of dancers, singers, actors and musicians, was the first African American modern dance company. It descended from Ballet Negre , a student troupe founded by Katherine Dunham , which later became the Negro Dance Troupe . The company had successful runs on Broadway theatre Broadway and in other major American cities. Beginning in the 1940s Dunham took her troupe on a series of highly acclaimed world tours. Apprenticing in the Dunham Company helped launch the career of many African American performers of the day. Dunham alumni include Alvin Ailey , Rosalie King , Eartha Kitt and Walter Nicks . Successful reviews included the universally acclaimed Bal Negre 1946 . See also Modern dance Postmodern dance 20th century concert dance List of dance companies External links http lcweb2.loc.gov cocoon ihas html dunham dunham timeline.html Katherine Dunham timeline includes information about the development of her company http www.imdb.com name nm0242281 Katherine Dunham IMDb entry includes a list of films in which she appeared, choreographed and or her Company appeared Category African American culture Category Dance companies in the United States Dance stub fr Katherine Dunham Company ...   more details



  1. Dunham

    Dunham is an English language English surname and Toponymy place name and may refer to Surname Dunham surname , includes a list of people with the surname Places Dunham, Nottinghamshire , England Dunham, Quebec , Canada Dunham Castle , Greater Manchester, England Great Dunham , Norfolk, England Dunham Massey , Greater Manchester, England Dunham on the Hill, Cheshire , England Dunham Town , Greater Manchester, England Oaklawn Farm Dunham Castle at Oaklawn Farm , Dunham Woods Riding Club, Wayne, Illinois Dunham House , near Kempton, Indiana Jonathan Singletary Dunham House , Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey Woodbridge Township , New Jersey Dunham Laboratory, Collegiate Gothic building on the campus of Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science Yale University , gift of Austin C. Dunham Other Dunham classification , a classification system for carbonate sedimentary rocks USS Jason Dunham DDG 109 , an sclass Arleigh Burke destroyer in the United States Navy disambiguation Category English toponyms Category English language surnames de Dunham fr Dunham homonymie pl Dunham pt Dunham ru ...   more details



  1. By Dunham

    William D. By Dunham May 2, 1910 &ndash April 12, 2001 was an United States American songwriter and film producer . Born William Donaldson Dunham in New York City , Dunham wrote songs for the films of many major stars, including John Wayne McClintock Randolph Scott Seven Men From Now and three Bob Hope films Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number , I ll Take Sweden , and Alias Jesse James. He also sroe the lyrics to the theme song for the Flipper television series, and for the film, The New Adventures of Flipper. his other films included The Young Swingers. Surf Party and Wild on the Beach . the last of which he also produced. Dunham died in Encinitas , California . External references http www.imdb.com name nm0242261 Biography on IMDb Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dunham, By ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH May 2, 1910 PLACE OF BIRTH New York City DATE OF DEATH April 12, 2001 PLACE OF DEATH Los Angeles , California DEFAULTSORT Dunham, By Category American film producers Category Songwriters from New York Category 1910 births Category 2001 deaths songwriter stub ...   more details



  1. Dunham (surname)

    of Obama s ancestors to be born in North America Katherine Dunham , American choreographer Sir Kingsley Charles Dunham , British geologist Lena Dunham , New York based filmmaker Madelyn Lee Payne Dunham and Stanley Armour Dunham , Grandparents of President Barack Obama who helped in raising him as a youngster in Honolulu, Hawaii Mark Wentworth Dunham , known for the introduction and breeding of Percheron horses in America Mike Dunham , American ice hockey player Ransom W. Dunham , United States House of Representatives U.S. Representative from Illinois William Riley Dunham , member ...Image US Navy 101123 N 5292M 186 The newly commissioned guided missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham DDG 109 arrives to its new homeport of Naval Station .jpg thumb right USS Jason Dunham DDG 109 at Naval Station Norfolk Image Dunham.jpg thumb right Cyrus Livingston Dunham U.S. Representative from Indiana Dunham is a surname of English American English origins and may refer to Ann Dunham , Anthropologist and pioneer in the field of microfinance in Southeast Asia for whom the Ann Dunham Soetoro Endowed ... Ng Archie W. Dunham , former President and Chief Executive Officer of Conoco Conoco Inc. , and Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Horatio Alger Award recipient Cyrus L. Dunham Cyrus Livingston Dunham , American Civil War Colonel , U.S. Representative from Indiana Deacon John Dunham ... of the Plymouth Colony Jason L. Dunham , United States Marine Corps Corporal awarded the Medal of Honor ... USS Jason Dunham DDG 109 is named Jeff Dunham , American ventriloquist and comedian Jeremiah Dunham Botkin , U.S. Representative from Kansas Jonathan Singletary Dunham , Member of the New Jersey General ... In fiction Olivia Dunham , FBI agent on TV series Fringe TV series Fringe History Image Dunham Massey Hall 20080803 1.jpg thumb right Dunham Massey Hall, UK. Image Great Dunham Norfolk St Andrew s Church geograph.org.uk 68980.jpg thumb right Great Dunham Norfolk St Andrew s Church, UK. Variations ...   more details



  1. Stanley Dunham

    Stanley Dunham may refer to Stanley Armour Dunham , the grandfather of Barack Obama Ann Dunham Stanley Ann Dunham , the mother of Barack Obama hndis Dunham, Stanley ...   more details



  1. William Dunham

    William Dunham may refer to William By Dunham , American songwriter William Dunham mathematician hndis Dunham, William Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ...   more details



  1. Dunham Hill

    Dunham Hill may refer to Dunham Hill Huntington, Texas , List of RHPs in TX listed on the NRHP in Texas , in the U.S. Dunham on the Hill, Cheshire , in England disambig ...   more details



  1. Dunham Jackson

    Dunham Jackson 1888&ndash 1946 was a mathematician who worked within approximation theory , notably with trigonometric polynomial trigonometrical and orthogonal polynomials . He is known for Jackson s inequality . He was awarded the Chauvenet Prize in 1935. His book Fourier Series and Orthogonal Polynomials dated 1941 was reprinted in 2004. External links http genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu id.php?id 45028 Dunham Jackson at the Mathematics Genealogy Project. http www.maa.org Aboutmaa jackson.gif Jackson s photo at Mathematical Association of America site. http www.math.technion.ac.il hat dunham.jpg Another bigger one photo of Jackson at History of Approximation Theory site. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Jackson, Dunham ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1888 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1946 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Jackson, Dunham Category 1888 births Category 1946 deaths Category American mathematicians de Dunham Jackson es Dunham Jackson ht Dunham Jackson pt Dunham Jackson vi Dunham Jackson ...   more details



  1. 3123 Dunham

    Infobox planet minorplanet yes width 25em bgcolour FFFFC0 apsis name Dunham symbol image caption discovery yes discovery ref discoverer Bowell, E. discovery site Flagstaff AM discovered August 30, 1981 designations yes mp name 3123 alt names 1981 QF2 mp category orbit ref epoch May 14, 2008 aphelion 2.7933499 perihelion 2.1320273 semimajor eccentricity 0.1342684 period 1411.6033402 avg speed inclination 1.99408 asc node 123.14351 mean anomaly 325.37836 arg peri 223.13047 satellites physical characteristics yes dimensions mass density surface grav escape velocity sidereal day axial tilt pole ecliptic lat pole ecliptic lon albedo temperatures temp name1 mean temp 1 max temp 1 temp name2 max temp 2 spectral type abs magnitude 13.54 3123 Dunham 1981 QF2 is a Asteroid belt main belt asteroid discovered on August 30, 1981 by Bowell, E. at Flagstaff AM . Named in honor of David W. Dunham, American astronomer and organizer of the International Occultation Timing Association. Dunham has played a cardinal role in collecting and analyzing occultation observations, particularly those involving asteroids and grazing occultations by the moon. In addition, he has stimulated many observers to make accurate and useful timings of occultation phenomena. Name proposed by the discoverer following suggestions by E. Goffin and P. L. Dombrowski. External links http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 3123 Dunham JPL Small Body Database Browser on 3123 Dunham Reflist Minor planets navigator 3122 Florence 3124 Kansas Small Solar System bodies DEFAULTSORT Dunham Category Discoveries by Edward Bowell Category Asteroids named for people Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1981 Category Main Belt asteroids beltasteroid stub eo 3123 Dunham fa it 3123 Dunham la 3123 Dunham hu 3123 Dunham pl 3123 Dunham pt 3123 Dunham sk 3123 Dunham sr 3123 Dunham uk 3123 vi 3123 Dunham yo 3123 Dunham ...   more details



  1. Little Dunham

    infobox UK place country England latitude 52.679954 longitude 0.759774 official name Little Dunham population 309 static image static image caption area total km2 7.49 population ref UK census 2001 shire district Breckland district Breckland shire county Norfolk region East of England constituency westminster South West Norfolk UK Parliament constituency South West Norfolk post town KING S LYNN postcode district PE32 postcode area PE dial code 01760 os grid reference TF867127 static image File Little Dunham Norfolk St Margaret s Church geograph.org.uk 69014.jpg 240px static image caption small St Margaret s Church, Little Dunham small Little Dunham is a village situated in the Breckland district Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 749 hectares 2.9 square miles with a population of 309 as of the United Kingdom Census 2001 2001 census . ref http www.norfolk.gov.uk consumption groups public documents general resources ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes . Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council 2001 . Retrieved 20 June 2009. ref The village lies 1.5 miles south of its sister village Great Dunham and 6 miles by road north east from Swaffham . Little Dunham is served by St.Margarets church ref http www.norfolkchurches.co.uk littledunham littledunham.htm Norfolk churches ref in the Benefice of Great Dunham ref http www.norwich.anglican.org church?benefice 175 Benefice of Great Dunham ref . Great Dunham Primary School serves the village. The unusual Fransham Obelisk raised in the memory of Lord Nelson is actually just in Little Dunham. References commons category Little Dunham Reflist Civil Parishes of Breckland Category Villages in Norfolk Category Breckland Category Civil parishes in Norfolk nl Little Dunham pl Little Dunham ...   more details



  1. George Dunham

    Infobox presenter name George Dunham image imagesize caption birth name George William Dunham birth date Birth date and age 1965 6 28 mf y birth place San Antonio,Texas death date death place show Dunham & Miller morning show station KTCK 1310 AM network timeslot 5 30 10 00 AM show2 station2 network2 timeslot2 style country United States prevshow parents spouse s children web http www.theticket.com Shows TheMusers tabid 418 Default.aspx BLP sources date March 2008 George William Dunham born San Antonio, TX June 28, 1965 is an American radio personality and member of the Dunham and Miller Show Dunham & Miller morning show, heard 5 30 10 00 AM on sports radio KTCK 1310 AM ref cite web url http www.theticket.com Shows TheMusers tabid 418 Default.aspx title Sportsradio 1310 The Ticket The Musers Dunham and Miller accessdate 2009 02 08 ref in Dallas, Texas . Dunham co hosts the show with long ... of North Texas , Dunham has served as the football play by play commentator with color analyst Hank Dickenson for the school s Mean Green Radio Network since 1994. Mr. Dunham is referred to as The Voice Of The Mean Green. Dunham s first on air experience was at KNTU , the University of North Texas campus radio station. Dunham s son was offered and accepted a football scholarship to attend UNT beginning in fall of 2010. Dunham started his professional broadcasting career at KRLD AM KRLD working as a sports reporter for Brad Sham and Chuck Cooperstein. Dunham also provided play by play commentary for the Arena League s Dallas Desperados . Emergency Brake Of The Week Dunham is the host of the show .... The voting is famous for callers using Dunham as a punchline in some sort of comment without actually ... Dunham & Miller page on KTCK The Ticket website Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dunham, George ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH June 28, 1965 PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago,Illinois DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dunham, George Category American radio ...   more details



  1. James Dunham

    Infobox mass murderer name James Dunham image James Dunham.jpg image size caption birthname James C. Dunham occupation birth date birth place death date death place cause penalty parents spouse Hattie Wells Dunham date May 26, 1896 time targets Family locations Campbell, California , United States fatalities 6 injuries 0 weapons Axe br .38 Long Colt .38 caliber revolver br .45 Long Colt .45 caliber revolver James C. Dunham , was a multiple murderer who, on the night of May 26, 1896, killed his wife, her family, and two of that family s servants in Campbell, California . Using an axe and two revolver revolvers , Dunham murdered Hattie Wells Dunham Dunham s wife James Wells Hattie s brother Ada Wells McGlincy Hattie s mother Colonel Richard Parran McGlincy Hattie s stepfather two household servants Dunham s motives are still unknown. The sole survivors were Dunham s and Hattie s 3 week old son and a farmhand who had hidden in the barn during the massacre. Although investigators conducted an extensive manhunt throughout Santa Clara County, California Dunham was never found and the case remains officially open. External links http www.crimelibrary.com notorious murders family mcglincy massacre index.html Full article on Court TV s The Crime Library Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dunham, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dunham, James Category Year of death missing Category American mass murderers Category People from Santa Clara County, California US crime bio stub ...   more details



  1. Dunham's Sports

    Image Dunham s Ypsilanti Twp.JPG thumb Dunham s Ypsilanti Twp., MI store Dunham s Sports is a regional sporting goods superstore chain owned by Dunham s Athleisure Corporation, ref name Hoovers Citation title Dunham s Athleisure Corporation url http www.hoovers.com company Dunhams Athleisure Corporation hshxti 1.html author Hoover s accessdate 2011 07 27 ref with stores located in the Midwestern United States . The chain specializes in athletic equipment, clothing, and other sports related items. The chain has over 150 locations ref name Hoovers in Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Kentucky , Maryland , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , North Carolina , Ohio , Pennsylvania , South Dakota , Tennessee , West Virginia , and Wisconsin . Founded in 1937 as Dunham s Bait & Tackle, the Michigan based corporation has grown over the years to become the Midwest s largest sporting goods chain. ref name Hoovers References reflist External links http www.dunhamssports.com Official Website Category Sporting goods retailers of the United States Category Companies based in Metro Detroit Category Companies established in 1937 US retail company stub ...   more details



  1. Dunham Castle

    for the historic building in Wayne, Illinois Oaklawn Farm Infobox Historic building image caption name Dunham Castle location town Dunham Massey , Greater Manchester location country England map type Greater Manchester latitude 53.38274 longitude 2.399571 architect client Hamon de Massey engineer construction start date completion date date demolished cost structural system style Probable motte and bailey castle size Dunham Castle is an early medieval castle in Dunham Massey , England gbmapping SJ73428742 . ref name gatehouse cite web title Dunham Massey url http homepage.mac.com philipdavis English 20sites 3491.html publisher The Gatehouse the comprehensive gazetteer of the medieval fortifications and castles of England and Wales accessdate 2008 03 18 ref The castle is first referred to in 1173, in a document stating Hamo de Masci held the castles of Dunham and Ullerwood Castle Ullerwood . Documentary evidence suggests the castle at Dunham was still standing in 1323. The castle fell into disuse between 1323 and 1362. The castle probably existed on a mound, or motte and bailey motte , near the site of where Dunham Massey Hall is today. The motte is convert 24 m ft in diameter and survives convert 2 m ft in height. ref name gatehouse The site was surrounded by a moat which was later turned into an ornamental lake. ref name gatehouse Dunham Castle has been confused with Watch Hill Castle in nearby Bowdon, Greater Manchester Bowdon , but the two were separate castles, though both probably owned by de Masci. ref name Archaeology of Trafford cite book author Mike Nevell date 1997 title The Archaeology of Trafford publisher Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council with the Manchester University University of Manchester Archaeological Unit pages 33 isbn 1 870695 25 9 ref Dunham Castle was a Scheduled Ancient Monument , but was delisted. ref cite web title Dunham Castle url http www.pastscape.org.uk hob.aspx?hob id 74865 publisher Pastscape.org.uk accessdate 2008 02 26 ref See ...   more details



  1. Chip Dunham

    Robert John Chip Dunham b. LaCrosse, Wisconsin is a cartoonist best known as the creator of the comic strip Overboard comic strip Overboard , which debuted in 1990. The strip which tells the comical tale of a group of pirates is distributed through Universal Press Syndicate . In 1993, the National Cartoonist Society nominated Overboard for Best Comic Strip. Chip attended Crestwood High School in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, graduating in 1971. In high school, he was known for his writing talent. In 1980, he received a journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin Madison he lives in Beverly Hills, Michigan . External links http images.ucomics.com images uclick pdfs overboard factsheet.pdf Chip Dunham Overboard Factsheet http lambiek.net artists d dunham chip.htm Chip Dunham Lambiek summary http cagle.msnbc.com hogan interviews dunham.asp Chip Dunham interview reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dunham, Chip ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dunham, Chip Category Living people Category Comic strip cartoonists Category People from Oakland County, Michigan Category People from La Crosse, Wisconsin Category University of Wisconsin&ndash Madison alumni comic strip creator stub ...   more details



  1. Norman Dunham

    Orphan date February 2009 Norman Dunham December 9, 1925 &mdash June 2005 was an England English cricket er. He was a right handed batsman and a right arm medium pace bowler who played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire . He was born in Quorn, Leicestershire Quorn and died in Leicester . Dunham made a single first class appearance for the side, against Hampshire County Cricket Club Hampshire in 1949. Batting in the tailend, he scored 3 runs in the first innings and 12 not out in the second. External links http cricketarchive.com Archive Players 29 29165 29165.html Norman Dunham at Cricket Archive Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dunham, Norman ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION English cricketer DATE OF BIRTH December 9, 1925 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 2005 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dunham, Norman Category 1925 births Category 2005 deaths Category English cricketers Category Leicestershire cricketers ta ...   more details



  1. Lena Dunham

    Infobox person name Lena Dunham birth name birth date bda 1986 5 13 birth place United States parents Laurie Simmons br Carroll Dunham occupation Actress , writer , film director director Lena Dunham born May 13, 1986 is a New York based filmmaker. ref http www.npr.org 2010 12 06 131761926 lena dunham s big dreams rest on tiny furniture Lena Dunham s Big Dreams Rest On Tiny Furniture Bot generated title . National Public Radio. ref She is the daughter of Laurie Simmons , an artist and photographer, and Carroll Dunham, a painter. Dunham graduated from Oberlin College in 2008, where she studied Creative Writing. ref http www.tinyfurniture.com cast crew Tiny Furniture cast and crew ref Her 2009 feature film, Tiny Furniture , won Best Narrative Feature at South by Southwest South by Southwest Music and Media Conference . ref Maura, Sophie. http www.marieclaire.com career money advice tips lena dunham Lena Dunham Profile Filmmaker Marie Claire Bot generated title Marie Clare, accessed February 8, 2011 ref Dunham s television series, Girls TV series Girls , was green lit by HBO in early 2011. ref http www.huffingtonpost.com 2011 01 07 lena dunhams show girls p n 806034.html Lena Dunham s Show Girls Picked Up By HBO. Bot generated title Huffington Post. ref The show will be executive produced by Judd Apatow . ref Alexis, Nadeska. http www.blackbookmag.com article lena dunham girls picked up hbo 24402 Lena Dunham s Girls Picked Up by HBO BlackBook Bot generated title Black Book, January 7, 2011, accessed February 8, 2011. ref References Reflist Further reading cite journal last Mead first Rebecca authorlink date 15 November 2010 title Onward and Upward with the Arts Downtown s Daughter journal The New Yorker volume 86 issue 36 pages 38 ? url accessdate External links IMDb name http ... Out There By Phillip Lopate Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dunham, Lena ... Dunham, Lena Category American film actors Category American film directors Category American ...   more details



  1. Dunham House

    The Dunham House , located just south of Kempton, Indiana , was built circa 1880s. The house was built by William Riley Dunham who served the Democratic Party United States U.S. Democratic Party for several ... and First Lady Michelle Obama . History The land on which the Dunham House is built was originally apart ... of Jacob Dunham bought convert 120 acre km2 of land in what is now Jefferson Township, Tipton County, Indiana Jefferson Township, Tipton County from the State of Indiana. ref name Jacob Dunham Deed ... Dunham is laid to rest in the Kempton Cemetery north of the town of Kempton. The land was then passed on to Jacobs son, Jacob Mackey Dunham in 1856. ref name Jacob Mackey Deed Transfer Tipton County ... his family to Oklahoma. Upon doing so the Dunham Family land was then passed to Jacob Mackey s sister in law, Eliza Reese Dunham, in 1891. ref name Eliza Dunham Deed Transfer Tipton County, Indiana ... s brother, Samuel Dunham. Eliza then passed the land on to her son, William Riley Dunham , in 1900. ref name William Riley Dunham Deed Transfer Tipton County, Indiana Deed Record Book 41 Page 477, Tipton ... is known today as The Dunham House. Local legends have been told that William Riley was an acquaintance ... Riley s son was named Grover Cleveland Dunham and eventually inherited the home from his father ... s wife Hazel Dunham to buyers outside the Dunham Family. ref name Hazel Dunham Deed Transfer ... fallen into many years of neglect and abuse after it left the Dunham Family. The home was purchased .... The Dunham Family played a significant role in the local community. They were farmers, doctors and teachers ... of their descendants still live in the area today. From the Dunham house to the White house In researching the Dunham family that built his home, Mr. Clements found a direct connection to President Barack ... cds special family tree.html Obama Family Tree Chicago Sun Times ref Jacob Dunham came to Tipton County ... Jacob Dunham This land was originally obtained by the government through treaties with the Miami Indians ...   more details



  1. Robert Dunham

    Unreferenced date December 2006 Robert Dunham July 6, 1931 August 6, 2001 was an United States American actor , entrepreneur , writer , racecar driver , and a US Marine . He is probably best known for his role as Antonio, Emperor of Seatopia in Godzilla vs. Megalon 1973 Dunham s biggest role would be that of Mark Jackson in the Japanese film, Dogora 1964 and Captain Martin in The Green Slime . Dunham was an American living in Japan during most of the country s Golden Age of cinema, and worked in films directed by Ishiro Honda , Jun Fukuda , and Kinji Fukasaku . He sometimes was billed as Dan Yuma or Danny Yuma . Robert Dunham grew up in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Born to an affluent family, his parents were Earl and Charlotte Dunham. He has a sister named Patricia June. He attended Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, Massachusetts . Dunham was later accepted into Williams College , in Williamstown, Massachusetts , where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History. After graduating college, Dunham joined the United States Marine Corps . He was stationed in Yokohama, Japan and served for two years as a Lieutenant. Later, he attended correspondence school to learn how to speak Japanese language Japanese . After being honorably discharged from the Marine Corps., Dunham decided to stay in Japan and opened up his own import export business. Dunham lived in Tokyo for 22 years, with a Japanese wife Keiko, and their two children, Barbara Ann and Daniel. They later divorced ... Emmy and Marcia. Dunham and his wife Setsuko, moved to Denenchofu, an affluent suburb of Tokyo, where they lived from 1970 75. In 1975, Dunham decided to move his family to the United States and moved ... such as Car and Driver . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dunham, Robert ALTERNATIVE ... PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dunham, Robert Category 1931 births Category 2001 deaths Category American ... Category Williams College alumni Category United States Marines de Robert Dunham ja ...   more details



  1. Dunham Bridge

    Infobox bridge bridge name Dunham Bridge image Geograph 312987 Dunham Bridge.jpg caption Dunham Bridge official name also known as Dunham Toll Bridge carries crosses River Trent id design mainspan length width clearance below traffic open 1832 closed toll Yes heritage map cue map image map text map width latitude 53.2611 longitude 0.77265 Dunham Bridge is a toll bridge across the River Trent in England . It spans the border between the administrative counties of Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the west and east respectively. It forms part of the A57 road , in the section between the A1 road Great Britain Great North Road and Lincoln, Lincolnshire Lincoln . It takes its name from the nearby village of Dunham, Nottinghamshire Dunham on Trent . History Until the bridge was built and opened in 1832, the crossing of the river was by Dunham Ferry. In 1814, the fare was reported at Half crown British coin half a crown . ref Letters from England, Volume 2. Robert Southey. 1814 ref The bridge was established in the 1830s, under the powers of the Dunham Bridge Act 1830 , ref name DB2 Cite web url http dunhambridge.co.uk dbc company.htm work Dunham Bridge Company title Dunham Bridge the Company accessdate 2008 05 03 ref when a group of local businessmen built the original cast iron construction. ref name DB1 cite web url http dunhambridge.co.uk index.htm work Dunham Bridge Company title Dunham Bridge Homepage accessdate 2008 05 03 ref It was a four span cast iron structure by the civil engineer, George Leather 1786 1870 . ref A biographical dictionary of civil engineers in Great Britain ... dbc tolls.htm title Dunham Bridge Tolls work Dunham Bridge Company accessdate 2008 05 03 ref Tariffs ... Bridge, Gainsborough downsub thisis Dunham Bridge type road crossing location SK819744 Further reading ... Sector Information title Dunham Bridge Amendment Act 1994 work 1994 c.4 accessdate 2008 05 03 References Reflist External links http dunhambridge.co.uk Dunham Bridge Toll Company coord 53.2608 0.773 ...   more details



  1. Mellie Dunham

    Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Mellie Dunham image Alanson Mellen Dunham.jpg caption image size background non vocal instrumentalist birth name Alanson Mellen Dunham alias birth date Birth date 1853 07 29 death date Death date and age 1931 09 28 1853 07 29 origin instrument Fiddle genre Country occupation Snowshoe maker years active label associated acts website current members past members notable instruments Mellie Dunham July 29, 1853 September 27, 1931 was an American fiddler during the early twentieth century. Dunham was born in Norway, Maine Norway , Maine , ref name JEMFWells cite journal last Wells first Paul F. date Autumn 1976 title Mellie Dunham Maine s Champion Fiddler journal John Edwards Memorial Foundation Quarterly volume 12 issue 43 url http www.dwsanderson.com dunham jemf article.html accessdate 2008 11 29 ref the son of Alanson Mellen Dunham and Christiana Bent. He came to prominence after he was invited to play for Henry Ford at his house in Dearborn, Michigan Dearborn , Michigan . Ford sent a Pullman car for Dunham and his wife, Emma Gram Dunham n e Richardson , because of Ford s love of country music . ref name TimeMelodyThree cite ... fiddlers before Dunham, none received as much attention as Dunham did. ref name JEMFWells He was also .... ref name MMNSnowshoes cite web url http www.mainememory.net bin Detail?ln 18986 title Mellie Dunham ... 2008 11 30 ref Dunham died on September 27, 1931, in Lewiston, Maine , after a two week illness ...&scp 3&sq mellie 20dunham&st cse title MELLIE DUNHAM, NOTED FIDDLER, DIES date September ... details MellieDunhamAndHisOrch MountainRangers1926 title Mellie Dunham and His Orch Mountain Rangers ... Mellie Dunham Fiddling to Fame work The Maine Experience publisher Maine Public Broadcasting Network format asx Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dunham, Mellie ALTERNATIVE NAMES ... DEFAULTSORT Dunham, Mellie Category Musicians from Maine Category 1853 births Category 1931 deaths Category ...   more details



  1. Jeff Dunham

    pp semi blp small yes Infobox comedian name Jeff Dunham image Jeff Dunham and Achmed.JPG imagesize caption Dunham and his character Achmed the Dead Terrorist , February 2009 pseudonym birth name Jeffrey Dunham birth date Birth date and age mf yes 1962 4 18 birth place Dallas Dallas, Texas , United States ... spouse Paige Dunham 1994 2008 domesticpartner notable work Jeff Dunham Arguing with Myself br Jeff Dunham Spark of Insanity br Jeff Dunham s Very Special Christmas Special br The Jeff Dunham Show br Jeff Dunham Controlled Chaos signature website URL jeffdunham.com footnotes current members past members Jeff Dunham born April 18, 1962 is an American ventriloquism ventriloquist and stand up comedy stand ... that run on Comedy Central Jeff Dunham Arguing with Myself , Jeff Dunham Spark of Insanity , Jeff Dunham s Very Special Christmas Special , and Jeff Dunham Controlled Chaos . Dunham also starred in The Jeff Dunham Show , a series on the network in 2009. ref name NewYorkTimes cite news url http www.nytimes.com ... Dunham et al. Seriously Split Personality, Seriously Funny Talent . The Improper Magazine . December .... June 8, 2009 ref Dunham has been credited with reviving ventriloquism, ref Braxton, Greg. http articles.latimes.com 2009 nov 04 entertainment et dunham4 Jeff Dunham throws his voice into stardom ... Edgar Bergen . ref name NewYorkTimes Dunham has been called America s favorite comedian by Slate.com ... press press releases 2009 032309 cc signs jeff dunham.jhtml Jeff Dunham and Friends have found a Home ... March 23, 2009 . ref Forbes Forbes.com ranked Dunham as the third highest paid comedian in the United ... date 2009 07 13 publisher Forbes accessdate 2009 09 29 ref Early life Dunham was born in Dallas, Texas on April 18, 1962. ref cite web title Jeff Dunham Biography url http www.biography.com people jeff dunham 20682855 publisher Biography.com accessdate 23 December 2011 ref ref name OfficialBio The biography page on http www.jeffdunham.com bio Dunham s official site established his year of birth when ...   more details



  1. Dunham Town

    references Cite web title Dunham Park citation sheet work English Nature url http www.english ... Manchester Category Geography of Trafford pl Dunham Town ...   more details



  1. Great Dunham

    infobox UK place country England latitude 52.6971153 longitude 0.7707105 official name Great Dunham population 325 population ref United Kingdom Census 2001 2001 census ref http www.norfolk.gov.uk consumption groups public documents general resources ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes . Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council 2001 . Retrieved 20 June 2009. ref area total km2 8.18 shire district Breckland district Breckland shire county Norfolk metropolitan borough metropolitan county region East of England constituency westminster South West Norfolk UK Parliament constituency South West Norfolk post town Kings Lynn postcode district PE32 postcode area PE dial code 01760 os grid reference TF8732514650 static image File Great Dunham Norfolk St Andrew s Church geograph.org.uk 68980.jpg 240px static image caption small St Andrew s Church, Great Dunham small Great Dunham is a village situated in the Breckland district Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 818 hectares 3.16 square miles with an estimated population of 325. ref http www.breckland.gov.uk yearbook parish information Breckland Yearbook 2007 2008 ref The village lies 1.5 miles north of its sister village Little Dunham and 7 miles by road ... greatdunham greatdunham.htm Norfolk churches ref in the Benefice of Great Dunham. ref http www.norwich.anglican.org church?benefice 175 Benefice of Great Dunham ref Great Denham used to have a smock mill ref http www.norfolkmills.co.uk Windmills gt dunham smockmill.html Smock mill ref which was superseded by a tower mill ref http www.norfolkmills.co.uk Windmills gt dunham towermill.html Tower mill ref now derelict. There was once a Dunham railway station serving the two sister settlements. It is now closed. References commons category Great Dunham Reflist Civil Parishes of Breckland Category Villages in Norfolk Category Breckland Category Civil parishes in Norfolk nl Great Dunham pl Great Dunham ...   more details




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