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PATENTS OF WELL-KNOWN FOLKS |
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THE NUMBER AFTER 1: LITERARY EDITION |
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In 1812 he completed his 7th & 8th Symphonies & wrote a letter in which he asked, "Can our love endure..." |
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Patented March 1, 1921 was an improved "Diver's suit" by this escape artist |
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The storming of the Bastille & death carts filled with human cargo are features of this Dickens novel |
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Sean Connery went shoeless when imprinting his feet in the cement at this Hollywood theater |
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A card game, or an unflattering term for an elderly unmarried woman |
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In October the capital of Pennsylvania moved permanently from Lancaster to this city |
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In 1993 this "Billie Jean" singer co-patented a "Method and means for creating anti-gravity illusion" |
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"Helm's Deep" & "The Taming of Smeagol" are chapters in this "Two"-titled book |
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Athletically, it's a shoe-in: FL |
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L.A.'s city fathers renamed Weyse Avenue this street; "Hollywood & Weyse" just didn't cling |
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Put on your thinking chapeau & give us this apparel-related term for something trite or out of date |
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In November this president was re-elected, defeating DeWitt Clinton |
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This guitarist patented a device to permit total freedom of the player's hands... think David Lee Roth got a cut? |
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This Belgian detective doesn't buy suicide as the cause of a dentist's death in "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe" |
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This L.A. arena, home to the Lakers & the site of 9 Grammy Awards, is named for an office-supply company |
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"Educational" term for something from an earlier era |
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City this of New York opened in 1812: 200 years later it's still around, with the "y" now a second "i" |
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In 2004 he was mayor of NYC when he officially co-designed a new telephone handset |
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Proteus loves Julia, but another woman catches his eye in this Shakespeare play |
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The Nisei Week Festival is held every August in the section of Los Angeles known as "Little" this city |
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A painting by a distinguished artist, or the artist himself |
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On February 27 this poet addressed the House of Lords for the first time, speaking on the Luddite rioting |
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No. 4,753,647 went to this Activia-selling actress for a diaper with a handy sanitary wipe tucked inside |
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Dominick Dunne wrote about a pair of women in a navy ensign's life in "The Two Mrs." these |
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The casino went boom, but the corporation endures: LVS |
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Simon Rodia built the folk art towers named for this South L.A. community between 1921 & 1954 |
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"Earthy" term for one's country of origin, especially if it's Ireland |
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