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  • 111Booth, William Bramwell — ▪ British minister born March 8, 1856, Halifax, Yorkshire, Eng. died June 16, 1929, London       second general of the Salvation Army (1912–29) and eldest son of William and Catherine Booth.       He became an active full time collaborator in… …

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  • 112Booth School of Business — One of the leading business schools in America, located at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The University of Chicago Booth School of Business was founded in 1898 and holds the distinction of being the second oldest business school …

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  • 113Booth, Agnes — (1846 1910)    The third wife of Junius Brutus Booth Jr. was herself an experienced actress before she married him in 1867. Marian Agnes Land Rookes was born in Sydney, Australia, and came to San Francisco as a child. She acted there at Maguire s …

    The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater

  • 114Booth, Edwin (Thomas) — (13 nov. 1833, cerca de Belair, Md., EE.UU.–7 jun. 1893, Nueva York, N.Y.). Actor estadounidense. Nacido en el seno de una destacada familia del teatro, en 1857 interpretó sus primeros roles estelares en Boston y Nueva York. Logró la fama como… …

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  • 115Booth-Jarvis — As with many Old Norse personal names such as Arnkell composed of the disparate elements arn , eagle, and ketil , cauldron, double barrelled names, (usually created following a marriage between two families), have no overall meaning, but the… …

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  • 116Booth, Billington — (1857–1940)    Order Founder and Philanthropist.    Booth was the second son of William and Catherine booth. In 1883, he became joint Commander of the Salvation Army in Australia and in 1887 he moved to the United States of America. However, he… …

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  • 117booth babe — noun A female model hired to represent a product and interact with consumers at a trade fair or similar event. But not every company needed a hottie PR rep or booth babe to catch our eye …

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  • 118Booth, William — ► (1829 1912) Predicador y reformador religioso anglicano británico. Fue el fundador y primer general del Ejército de Salvación. * * * (10 abr. 1829, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Inglaterra–20 ago. 1912, Londres). Líder religioso británico,… …

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  • 119Booth, John Wilkes — (10 may. 1838, cerca de Bel Air, Md., EE.UU. –26 abr. 1865, cerca de Port Royal, Va.). Actor estadounidense que asesinó al pdte. Abraham Lincoln. Nacido en una familia de actores famosos, tuvo éxito en papeles shakesperianos, pero se sintió… …

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  • 120booth bunny — model who is hired to work at a booth in a trade show or convention …

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