Brown
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| 1. | Charles Brock·den
Audio Help [brok-duh n] Pronunciation Key, 1771–1810, U.S. novelist. |
| 2. | Clifford (“Brownie” ), 1930–56, U.S. jazz trumpeter. |
| 3. | Edmund Gerald, Jr. (Jerry ), born 1938, U.S. politician: governor of California 1975–83. |
| 4. | Herbert Charles, 1912–2004, U.S. chemist, born in England: Nobel prize 1979. |
| 5. | James Nathaniel (Jimmy ), born 1936, U.S. football player and actor. |
| 6. | John (“Old Brown of Osawatomie” ), 1800–59, U.S. abolitionist: leader of the attack at Harpers Ferry, where he was captured, tried for treason, and hanged. |
| 7. | Margaret Wise, 1910–52, U.S. author noted for early-childhood books. |
| 8. | Olympia, 1835–1926, U.S. women's-rights activist and Universalist minister: first American woman ordained by a major church. |
| 9. | Robert, 1773–1858, Scottish botanist. |
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Clifford Brown
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| Brown, Clifford Known as "Brownie." 1930-1956.
American jazz trumpeter whose work, especially as a member of the quintet he formed with Max Roach (1954-1956), influenced jazz improvisation and bop styles. |
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