Famous Entertainers of Maryland

Maryland (MD) 

bullet Eubie Blake (1883 - 1983) Ragtime musician and composer who wrote “The Charleston Rag,” in 1899; born in Baltimore.
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Francis Scott Key (1779 - 1843) He wrote the national anthem on September 14, 1814 while watching the bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812; born in Frederick county.

bullet Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849) Famous author and poet; born in Massachusetts, spent writing years in Baltimore and died there.
bullet Upton Beall Sinclair (1878 - 1968) Writer, social critic, author of the novel The Jungle, whose revelations led to reforms in the meat-packing industry; born in Baltimore.

More Famous Entertainers of Maryland

bullet John Barth writer, Cambridge
bullet Francis X. Bushman actor, Baltimore
bullet James M. Cain writer, Annapolis
bullet Samuel Chase jurist, Sumerset Cty
bullet Philip Glass composer, Baltimore
bullet Billie Holiday jazz-blues singer, Baltimore
bullet H. L. Mencken writer, Baltimore
bullet Roger B. Taney jurist, Calvert Cty
bullet Leon Uris author, Baltimore
bullet Frank Zappa singer, Baltimore

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