(Arthur Stanley Jefferson)comic actorBorn: 6/16/1890Birthplace: Ulverston, England After working in British music halls, American vaudeville, and silent film, Laurel teamed up with Oliver Hardy in…
(Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor)Heir to the Throne of Great BritainBorn: 11/14/1948Birthplace: London, England Eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Charles Windsor was…
(Samuel Langhorne Clemens)writer, social observerBorn: 11/30/1835Birthplace: Florida, Missouri Writer and social observer considered a master of humor and sarcasm and one of the most influential…
(Arthur Garfunkel)singer; actorBorn: 11/5/1941Birthplace: Forest Hills, Queens, New York Garfunkel is best known as half of the duo Simon & Garfunkel (1962–70), formed with his grade-school…
COOK, Merrill, a Representative from Utah; born in Philadelphia, Pa., May 6, 1946; graduated East High School; B.A. University of Utah, 1969; M.B.A. Harvard University School of Business, 1971…
(Encyclopedia) Ochoa, SeveroOchoa, Severosāvāˈrō ōchōˈä [key], 1905–93, American biochemist and educator, b. Spain, M.D. Univ. of Madrid, 1929. After teaching at the universities of Madrid,…
(Encyclopedia) Schultz, Theodore William, 1902–98, American economist; b. Arlington, S.Dak. He taught at Iowa State College (1930–43) and the Univ. of Chicago (1943–67), but remained active at…
(Encyclopedia) Cobb, Lee J., 1911–76, American actor, b. New York City. He first performed with the Pasadena (Calif.) Playhouse in 1929 and made his Broadway debut in Crime and Punishment (1935).…
(Encyclopedia) Doherty, Charles JosephDoherty, Charles Josephdōˈərtē [key], 1855–1931, Canadian jurist and statesman. After serving (1891–1906) as judge of the superior court of Quebec prov., he…
(Encyclopedia) Boult, Sir AdrianBoult, Sir Adrianbōlt [key], 1889–1983, English conductor. Boult studied conducting in Leipzig with Arthur Nikisch (1912–13). In 1930 he became conductor of the newly…
