painter, sculptorBorn: 10/27/1923Birthplace: New York City A major figure in the U.S. pop art movement in the 1960s, Lichtenstein was famous for his paintings mimicking the typographic style and…
actor, stunt choreographer, producerBorn: 4/10/1952Birthplace: Lansing, Michigan While working as an English teacher and writer in Japan, Seagal studied martial arts and later opened a school in…
actorBorn: 6/4/1971Birthplace: Hollywood, California While a high school student, Wyle participated in a theater-arts program at Northwestern University, an experience which later led him to eschew…
keyboardistDied: September 15, 2008Best Known as: keyboardist and founding member of Pink Floyd Deathplace: London, England Richard Wright was one of the founding…
comedianBorn: January 8, 1926Died: October 22, 2009 (New York, USA) Best Known as: Slapstick comedian Soupy Sales perfected the art of slapstick comedy, and…
TV news reporter Farnsworth graduated from Middlebury College in 1965 and then earned an MA in history from Stanford University. She has written articles for Foreign Policy, World Policy Journal,…
fashion designerBirthplace: Canton, China Tam's designs can be described as simple but unique. They combine east and west, traditional with modern. Her line of clothing is favored by such…
actorBorn: 5/6/1961Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky Film and television actor who briefly appeared in several television shows including E/R (1984), The Facts of Life (1985–86), and Roseanne (1988–…
(John Joseph Patrick Ryan)actorBorn: 12/30/1920Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Lord is best known for his role as detective Steve McGarrett in the TV series Hawaii Five-O (1968–80). He also directed…
poet Born: 11/11/1942Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio Awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1995 for his book Time and Money: New Poems, Matthews produced several volumes of poetry and…
