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Page 115 - States as an infant and settled in New York City, where he was educated in the public schools.
Page 77 - July 9th., 1895, and received his education in the public schools of that city, after which he went to work as a newsboy.
Page 254 - The lure of the stage proved stronger than the urge to embark upon a business career and soon after graduating Mr. Kent made his first professional appearance in musical comedy. He has been seen to good advantage in "The Deep Purple...
Page 122 - He began life as a clerk in a warehouse of which his father was the superintendent.
Page 156 - HURLOCK, the daughter of an English father and an Italian mother, was born in Maryland, and received her early education there.
Page 176 - NOVAK was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and is a graduate of the famous Notre Dame Convent of that city.
Page 222 - September 28th., 1898, and was educated in the public and private schools of St. Louis, Mo., where her family located shortly after her birth.