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John Kelly

 

Kelly, John (1942- ), scholar; born in Abingdon, England, he was educated at TCD and Cambridge, where he studied under T. R. Henn. His major work is the impeccable edition of W. B. Yeats's Letters, which he began in 1974, issuing the first volume in 1986, with succeeding volumes thereafter. The whole will run to twelve volumes.

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Columbia Encyclopedia: John Kelly
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Kelly, John, 1822-86, American politician, boss of Tammany Hall, b. New York City. He entered politics at an early age. At first he opposed Tammany Hall, but later (1853) joined the organization and became city alderman. He served (1855-58) in Congress and was (1859-61, 1865-67) sheriff of New York County. After the exposure of William M. Tweed, Kelly, by then popularly known as "Honest John," reorganized the Tammany machine. By 1874 he held control of the organization and carried on continuous warfare with the faction of Samuel J. Tilden, who originally had cooperated with him in reorganizing Tammany. Kelly's refusal to back Tilden's candidate for governor, Lucius Robinson, and his decision to run for governor himself as an independent helped bring about the election (1879) of Alonzo Cornell. While he was head of Tammany, Kelly was able to determine the course of New York City elections, and he himself was city comptroller from 1876 to 1880. Upon retirement (1884) he yielded his political control to one of his lieutenants, Richard Croker.

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See M. R. Werner, Tammany Hall (1932, repr. 1968).

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  • Born: Jun 29, 1901 in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Died: Dec 04, 1947 in Los Angeles, California
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '30s-'40s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
  • Career Highlights: Men of the Night, Female Fugitive, Convicts at Large
  • First Major Screen Credit: Men of the Night (1934)

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Of many "John Kellys" in films, this John Kelly was the most prolific. Actor John Kelly was usually cast as boxers, cabbies, sailors and street cops. He made his first film in 1927, and his last in 1946. John Kelly's parts ranged from microscopic--he has one line as Captain Sidney Toler's first mate in Our Relations (1936)--to meaty; many will no doubt remember him best as dim-witted deputy sheriff Elmer in Howard Hawks' Bringing Up Baby (1938). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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