actorBorn: 9/1/1920Birthplace: Los Angeles Early in his career, the Oscar-nominated actor vowed to never take a speaking role. He kept his promise for many years, appearing in scores of films as…
actorBorn: 3/29/1908Birthplace: Bristol, England Son of silent-film actor Roy Redgrave, Michael Redgrave had a prodigious career in theater and film, including acting, directing, and producing. His…
actorBorn: 1/22/1940Birthplace: Chesterfield, England Oscar-nominated actor whose career spans four decades and more than eighty roles ranging from the classical to the futuristic. Perhaps best…
GROSVENOR, Thomas Peabody, a Representative from New York; born in Pomfret, Windham County, Conn., December 20, 1778; pursued classical studies; was graduated from Yale College in 1800;…
LATHROP, William, a Representative from Illinois; born near Le Roy, Genesee County, N.Y., April 17, 1825; attended the public schools and an academy at Brockport, N.Y.; studied law in Attica,…
(Encyclopedia) Fry, Christopher, 1907–2005, English dramatist, b. Bristol as Christopher Fry Harris. Like his friend and mentor, T. S. Eliot, he was one of the few 20th-century dramatists to write…
(Encyclopedia) Wilkins, Roger, 1932–2017, American government official, civil-rights activists, journalist, and educator, b. Kansas City, Mo., grad. Univ. of Michigan (B.A., 1953; LL.B. 1956); nephew…
HOPKINS, Samuel Miles, a Representative from New York; born in Salem, Conn., May 9, 1772; was graduated from Yale College in 1791; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice…
baseball pitcherDied: January 13, 2008 (Queensbury, New York) Best Known as: former pitcher for the Dodgers A pitcher for the Dodgers who led the team to their…
