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Abbott

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Ab·bott  (bt), Berenice 1898-1991.
American photographer known especially for her series of black-and-white portraits of New York City.
Abbott, George 1887-1995.
American theatrical producer and playwright who cowrote and directed many productions, including Fiorello!, which won a 1959 Pulitzer Prize.
Abbott, Sir John Joseph Caldwell 1821-1893.
Canadian politician who served as Conservative prime minister (1891-1892).
Abbott, Robert Sengstacke 1868-1940.
American newspaper publisher who founded and edited (1905-1940) the Chicago Defender, which was an early advocate of African-American civil rights.
Abbott, William Known as "Bud." 1897?-1974.
American comedian noted for his partnership with Lou Costello. Abbott and Costello appeared in numerous motion pictures, including The Naughty Nineties (1945), which features their famous "Who's on First" routine.


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Lyman Abbott, then the pastor of Plymouth Church, and also editor of the Outlook (then the Christian Union), asked me to write a letter for his paper giving my opinion of the exact condition, mental and moral, of the coloured ministers in the South, as based upon my observations.
Up From Slavery by Washington, Booker T. View in context
You couldn't fret no more than this, if we'd heared as our cousin Abbott had died sudden without making his will.
The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context
Abbott, who made his observations in Georgia; see Mr.
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