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LESSER-KNOWN NOBEL PRIZE LIT WINNERS |
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Hello? Headquartered in Dallas, it's the USA's largest tele-communications company |
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He's still in prison for the murders his "family" committed in August of 1969 |
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A rainbow, a horseshoe hung above a door, a 4-leaf clover |
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More people know this name as a deformed French literary character than as the name of the Italian who won the 1959 prize |
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A time of year, or a stream of water |
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It might be "risky business" for him to keep doing his own stunts after he turns 50 on July 3 |
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You'll find the logo seen here on products throughout this retailer's more than 4,700 stores in the United States & Mexico |
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For murdering a nurse from county Clare, in 1954 Michael Manning became the last person executed in this country |
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Janet Evanovich, Lilian Jackson Braun, Sue Grafton |
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The Nobel folks said the tales of Patrick White "introduced" this continent "into literature" |
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A ceremony at which a baby is named |
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When the real Slim Shady stands up, this rapper will turn 40 on October 17 |
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Failing to live up to its name, this largest video rental chain filed for bankruptcy in 2010 |
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Firearm in the nickname of murderous Jack McGurn-- rat-tat-tat! |
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A piano, a typewriter, Florida |
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Carl Spitteler of this Alpine country was honored in "appreciation of his epic, 'Olympian Spring'" |
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To attack with guns by way of airplane |
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Just in time for summer, this British prince turned 30 on June 21 |
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AMR is the parent company of this airline that landed in new headquarters in Dallas/Fort Worth in 1979 |
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1880s Manhattan killer Mike McGloin appears in this chronicle of Big Apple crime, both the book & the Leo DiCaprio movie |
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Redwood, Mammoth Cave, Mesa Verde |
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Bjornstjerne M. Bjornson was recognized for his poems, one of which became this song of Norway |
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An illegal wrestling move, or complete power over something |
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Young Jethro on TV's "The Beverly Hillbillies", he turns 75 in December |
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This large retailer of imported furnishings & gifts began as a single store in the San Francisco Bay area |
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Confined to an insane asylum for an 1872 London murder, William Minor became a major contributor to this dictionary |
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Hurricanes, needles, Swiss cheese |
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This country's Wislawa Szymborska, the 1996 winner for her poetry, died in 2012 |
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Adjective for a worn-out garment or a flimsy excuse |
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This former child star & 2-time best actress Oscar winner hits the big 5-0 on November 19 |
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