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Definition of blake in English English dictionary: A female given name transferred from the surname; An English surname, derived from black (dark haired), or from Old English blac, pale or fair; A surname anglicised from Irish Ó Bláthmhaic; A male given name transferred from the surnames; {i} family name; male first name; William Blake (1757-1827), English poet and artist, author of "Songs of Innocence" and "Songs of Experience; an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic Ó Bláthmhaic; American pianist and composer noted for his popular songs and Broadway productions, such as Shuffle Along (1921), which included "I'm Just Wild about Harry.". English admiral who was a Parliamentarian during the English Civil War and pursued the Royalist fleet to the Mediterranean Sea, where he defeated it (1650). British poet and artist whose paintings and poetic works, such as Songs of Innocence (1789) and The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (c. 1790), have a mystical, visionary quality. Blake Edward Blake Eubie James Hubert Blake Blake William Edwards Blake William Blake McEdwards; a male given name derived from the surname; visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
Blake Edwards: orig. William Blake McEdwards born July 26, 1922, Tulsa, Okla., U.S. U.S. film director, producer, and screenwriter. He acted in films in the 1940s, then gained respect as a screenwriter, notably for My Sister Eileen (1955) and The Notorious Landlady (1962). He created the TV series Peter Gunn (1958-60). Among his successful directorial efforts were Operation Petticoat (1959), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), 10 (1979), and Victor/Victoria (1982), which he revived in 1995 as a Broadway musical starring his wife, Julie Andrews. He was perhaps best known for The Pink Panther (1964) and its sequels
joe blake: A snake
Edward Blake: born Oct. 13, 1833, Adelaide, Upper Canada died March 1, 1912, Toronto, Ont., Can. Canadian politician. Blake was called to the bar in 1856 and created a queen's counsel in 1864. In 1867 he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons. He served as premier of Ontario (1871-72) and minister of justice (1875-77) in Alexander Mackenzie's cabinet, helping draft the constitution. He was leader of the Liberal Party (1880-87). In 1890 he withdrew from Canadian politics and moved to Ireland, where he served in the British House of Commons (1892-1907)
Eubie Blake: orig. James Hubert Blake born Feb. 7, 1883, Baltimore, Md., U.S. died Feb. 12, 1983, Brooklyn, N.Y. U.S. songwriter and pianist. He played piano in cafés and brothels as a teenager, and in 1899 he composed his first ragtime song, "Sounds of Africa." He and his partner, lyricist and vocalist Noble Sissle (1889-1975), were among the first African American performers to appear onstage without minstrel makeup. Their show Shuffle Along (1921), which introduced Paul Robeson and Josephine Baker, was among the first musicals written, produced, and directed by African Americans. In 1925 Blake cowrote the score to Blackbirds of 1930. He achieved his greatest fame when the musical Eubie opened on Broadway (1978). He gave his last concert in 1982
William Blake: (1757-1827) English poet and artist, author of "Songs of Innocence" and "Songs of Experience
William Blake: a British poet and artist whose work is an example of Romanticism, and whose best-known poems are in Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience (1757-1827). born Nov. 28, 1757, London, Eng. died Aug. 12, 1827, London English poet, painter, engraver, and visionary. Though he did not attend school, he was trained as an engraver at the Royal Academy and opened a print shop in London in 1784. He developed an innovative technique for producing coloured engravings and began producing his own illustrated books of poetry with his "illuminated printing," including Songs of Innocence (1789), The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1793), and Songs of Experience (1794). Jerusalem (1804-20), his third major epic treating the fall and redemption of humanity, is his most richly decorated book. His other major works include The Four Zoas (1795-1804) and Milton (1804-08). A late series of 22 watercolours inspired by the Book of Job includes some of his best-known pictures. He was called mad because he was single-minded and unworldly; he lived on the edge of poverty and died in neglect. His books form one of the most strikingly original and independent bodies of work in the Western cultural tradition. Ignored by the public of his day, he is now regarded as one of the earliest and greatest figures of Romanticism