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Edith Lindeman Calisch
__NOTOC__ Edith Lindeman (March 21, 1898 – December 22, 1984), also known as Edith Elliott Lindeman Calisch, was the film and theater critic for the ''Richmond Times-Dispatch'' from 1933 to 1964. She is best remembered for writing lyrics to popular songs, in collaboration with composer and Richmond radio announcer Carl Stutz. Early writings Before joining the newspaper, Edith Lindeman wrote two children's books used in Jewish Sabbath schools, ''Bible Tales for the Very Young'' (1930) and ''Bible Tales for Young People'' (1934). Based on Old Testament stories, Lindeman wrote these at the request of her father-in-law, Rabbi Edward Nathan Calisch. She also wrote a one-act play (''The Jews Who Stood by Washington'') and also collected Jewish legends in ''Fairy Tales from Grandfather's Big Book'' (1938) and ''Three Score and Twenty: A Brief Biography of Edward Nathan Calisch'' (1945). Newspaper career She joined the ''Richmond Times-Dispatch'' in 1933, serving mostly as a film an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richmond Times-Dispatch
The ''Richmond Times-Dispatch'' (''RTD'' or ''TD'' for short) is the primary daily newspaper in Richmond, Virginia, Richmond, the capital of Virginia, and the primary newspaper of record for the state of Virginia. Circulation The ''Times-Dispatch'' has the second-highest circulation of any Virginia newspaper, after Norfolk, Virginia, Norfolk's ''The Virginian-Pilot''. In addition to the Richmond area (Petersburg, Virginia, Petersburg, Chester, Virginia, Chester, Hopewell, Virginia, Hopewell, Colonial Heights, Virginia, Colonial Heights and surrounding areas), the ''Times-Dispatch'' has substantial readership in Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Virginia, Lynchburg, and Waynesboro, Virginia, Waynesboro. As the primary paper of the state's capital, the ''Times-Dispatch'' serves as a newspaper of record for rural regions of the state that lack large local papers. The ''Times-Dispatch'' lists itself as "Virginia's News Leader" on its Nameplate (publishing), masthead. History and notable ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackberry Winter
Blackberry winter is a colloquial expression used in Southern United States, south, Midwestern United States, midwest North America; as well as in Europe, Sinosphere Vietnam and East Asia, referring to a cold snap that often occurs in late spring when the blackberry, blackberries are in bloom. Other colloquial names for spring cold snaps include "dogwood winter," "whippoorwill winter," "locust winter," and "redbud winter." The different names are based on what is blooming in particular regions during the typical spring cold snaps. Another colloquialism for these spring cold snaps is "linsey-woolsey britches winter," referring to a Linsey-woolsey, type of winter long underwear which could be put away after the last cold snap. The blackberry winter term may have arisen to describe the belief that a spring cold snap helps the blackberry canes to start growing. In East Asia and Vietnam, the blackberry winter is known as Miss Ban's Winter ( zh, link=no, 小班冷, vi, Rét Nàng B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
