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Blake  (blk), James Herbert Known as "Eubie." 1883-1983.

American pianist and composer noted for his popular songs and Broadway productions, such as Shuffle Along (1921), which included "I'm Just Wild about Harry."

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Blake, Robert 1599-1657.

English admiral who was a Parliamentarian during the English Civil War and pursued the Royalist fleet to the Mediterranean Sea, where he defeated it (1650).

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Blake, William 1757-1827.

British poet and artist whose paintings and poetic works, such as Songs of Innocence (1789) and The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (c. 1790), have a mystical, visionary quality.

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Blake [bleɪk]

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1. (Biographies / Blake, Peter (1932 M, British, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter) Sir Peter. born 1932, British painter, a leading exponent of pop art in the 1960s: co-founder of the Brotherhood of Ruralists (1969)

2. (Biographies / Blake, Quentin (Saxby) (1932 M, British, ARTS AND CRAFTS: artist, ARTS AND CRAFTS: illustrator, WRITING: children's author) Quentin (Saxby). born 1932, British artist, illustrator, and children's writer; noted esp for his illustrations to books by Roald Dahl

3. (Biographies / Blake, Robert (1599-1657) M, English, MILITARY: admiral) Robert. 1599-1657, English admiral, who commanded Cromwell's fleet against the Royalists, the Dutch, and the Spanish

4. (Biographies / Blake, William (1757-1827) M, English, WRITING: poet, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter, ARTS AND CRAFTS: engraver, RELIGION: mystic) William. 1757-1827, English poet, painter, engraver, and mystic. His literary works include Songs of Innocence (1789) and Songs of Experience (1794), The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1793), and

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Blake - visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827) William Blake