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Beatrice Pearson
Beatrice Pearson (July 27, 1920 – February 1, 1986) was an American actress, probably best known for her role as co-star in the 1948 film noir ''Force of Evil''. She won a Theatre World Award in 1946 for Outstanding Broadway Debut Performance in ''The Mermaids Singing'' by John Van Druten. accessed 11/11/2016 Biography Beatrice Pearson was born on July 27, 1920, in Denison, Texas. In 1948, ''The New York Times'' published a lengthy profile of Pearson's early life and career. The "daughter of an itinerant construction engineer," she grew up on the west coast and departed for New York City at age 18 with $80 in savings. She reported living frugally: "Once I was down to eating snow off the windowsill, with a little ch ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denison, Texas
Denison is a city in Grayson County, Texas, Grayson County, Texas, United States. It is south of the Texas–Oklahoma border. The population was 22,682 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Denison is part of the Texoma region and is one of two principal cities in the Sherman–Denison metropolitan area, Sherman–Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area. Denison is the birthplace of US President Dwight D. Eisenhower. History Denison was founded in 1872 in conjunction with the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad (MKT) or "Katy" Train station, depot. It was named after the wealthy Katy vice president George Denison (American politician), George Denison. Because the town was established close to where the MKT crossed the Red River of the South, Red River (both important conduits of transportation in the industrial era), it came to be an important commercial center in the American frontier, 19th century American West. In 1875, Doc Holliday had offices in Denison. During the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
