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Ike Turner Biography

musicianDied: Dec. 12, 2007 (San Marcos, California) Best Known as: musician, songwriter, producer, and ex-husband of Tina Turner Turner was an R&B…

Theodore Clement Steele

artistBorn: 9/22/1847Birthplace: Owen County, Ind. Steele was born on a farm, but when he was four years old his family moved to Waveland, Ind., where he attended Waveland Academy. In 1870, after…

Wives and Children of the Presidents

Wives and Children of the Presidents This table displays data about the spouses of U.S. Presidents, including the years of birth, death, and marriage, as well as the gender and number of children…

Daniel Greene GARNSEY, Congress, NY (1779-1851)

GARNSEY, Daniel Greene, a Representative from New York; born in Canaan, Columbia County, N.Y., June 17, 1779; attended private schools; member of the State militia in 1805; brigade inspector…

Waldo Porter JOHNSON, Congress, MO (1817-1885)

Senate Years of Service: 1861-1862Party: DemocratJOHNSON, Waldo Porter, (nephew of Joseph Johnson), a Senator from Missouri; born in Bridgeport, Harrison County, Va., September 16, 1817;…

Sophie Marceau

(Sophie Maupu)actressBorn: 11/17/1966Birthplace: Paris, France Fearing a life in a job similar to one she had unloading a produce truck, the then-thirteen-year-old Sophie Maupu (now Marceau)…

Patty Duke

(Anna Marie Duke)actressBorn: 12/14/1946Birthplace: New York, New York Actress who won an Oscar at the age of 16 for her performance as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker (1962). Duke briefly…

Natasha Richardson

actressBorn: 5/11/1963Birthplace: London, England The daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and director Tony Richardson, Natasha Richardson has played leading roles on stage, TV, and film,…

Joseph ROSIER, Congress, WV (1870-1951)

Senate Years of Service: 1941-1942Party: DemocratROSIER, Joseph, a Senator from West Virginia; born in Wilsonburg, Harrison County, W.Va., January 24, 1870; attended the public schools;…

John TIPTON, Congress, IN (1786-1839)

Senate Years of Service: 1832-1839Party: Jacksonian; DemocratTIPTON, John, a Senator from Indiana; born near Sevierville, Sevier County, Tenn., August 14, 1786; received a limited schooling;…