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"William A. Owens, (November 2, 1905 -- December 9, 1990), was an American author, folklorist and educator. ==Biography== Owens was born in Pin Hook, Lamar County, Texas. He was born into rural poverty, his father died when he was only a few days old and was educated at a one-room school. He worked his way through college attending East Texas State Normal College in Commerce (now Texas A&M-Commerce;), Paris Junior College and graduated from Southern Methodist University with a BA in English in 1932. He received a PhD in English from the University of Iowa in 1941. In 1940, Owens made a live recording of Roosevelt "Grey Ghost" Williams singing "Hitler Blues," a song written by Williams. The song received mention in TIME magazine and was broadcast by BBC Radio on a program hosted by Alistair Cooke in 1940 about the American musical response to World War II. This recording was instrumental to the development of Williams' career.Austin Music DatabaseAdapted from Roosevelt Williams. Owens served in the US Army from 1942 to 1945 and was awarded the Legion of Merit for his work in the intelligence service in the Philippines. Owens taught at Wesley College in Greenville, Texas, Mississippi State College in Starkville and Texas A&M; College in College Station, Texas. He taught at Columbia University from 1945 to 1974. ==Partial bibliography== * Slave Mutiny: The Revolt of the Schooner Amistad (1953) An account of the slave rebellion on the schooner La Amistad * Look to the River (New York, Atheneum, 1963) * This Stubborn Soil: A Frontier Boyhood (1966) An autobiographical account of growing up in Pin Hook, Texas * Three Friends: Roy Bedichek, J. Frank Dobie, Walter Prescott Webb (1969), Garden City, New York: Doubleday * A Season of Weathering (1973) * Eye-Deep in Hell (1989) An autobiographical account of his time in the intelligence service in the Philippines ==ReferencesExternal sources== * Handbook of Texas Online * William T Pilkington William A Owens, Southwest Writers Series (Number 17, 1968) * Owens Centennial Celebration Paris Junior College * Trantham, Ann Caldwell. A Readers Theatre Script Based on the Writings of William A. Owens, thesis, August 1977; Denton, Texas. (digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663281/: accessed March 9, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, Digital Library, digital.library.unt.edu; . Category:1905 births Category:1990 deaths Category:Texas A&M; University–Commerce alumni Category:People from Lamar County, Texas Category:Southern Methodist University alumni Category:University of Iowa alumni Category:Writers from Texas Category:Recipients of the Legion of Merit Category:20th-century American writers Category:20th-century American male writers "
"Jean-Pierre Kucheida (born 24 February 1943 in Liévin) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the 12th constituency of the Pas- de-Calais département, and is a member of the Socialist Party which is affiliated to the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche parliamentary group. He is of Polish descent. ==References== Category:1943 births Category:Living people Category:People from Liévin Category:French people of Polish descent Category:Socialist Party (France) politicians Category:Politicians from Hauts-de-France Category:Deputies of the 12th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Category:Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic "
"Jean-Pierre Marcon (born 21 February 1949 in Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Haute-Loire department,http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/13/tribun/fiches_id/303108.asp and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. ==References== Category:1949 births Category:Living people Category:People from Haute-Loire Category:Politicians from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Category:Union for a Popular Movement politicians Category:Union of Democrats and Independents politicians Category:Deputies of the 13th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic "