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Page, Larry

(Encyclopedia) Page, Larry (Lawrence Edward Page), 1973–, American business executive and computer scientist, b. East Lansing, Mich., grad Univ. of Michigan (B.S.E., 1995), Stanford (M.S., 1998).…

Page, William

(Encyclopedia) Page, William, 1811–85, American historical and portrait painter, b. Albany, N.Y., studied with S. F. B. Morse and at the National Academy of Design. Among his best-known works are…

Betty Ford

(Elizabeth Ann Bloomer, Elizabeth Ann Warren)former First Lady of the United States, humanitarianBorn: 4/8/1918Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. A former dancer with the Martha Graham Company in New York,…

Betty Carter

(Lillie Mae Jones)jazz and blues singerBorn: 5/16/1930Birthplace: Flint, Michigan Grammy Award-winning jazz and blues singer whose career started at the age of 16. Though she did not enjoy fame…

Betty Grable

actressBorn: 12/18/1916Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri Vivacious leading lady of Fox movie musicals, who began as a chorus girl and became famous for her legs, which helped make her the top pinup…

Betty Mae Jumper

Seminole Indian tribal leader and publisherBorn: 1923Birthplace: Indiantown, Florida Born in a small village in the Everglades to a full-blooded Seminole mother and a white father, Betty Mae…

Page, Walter Hines

(Encyclopedia) Page, Walter Hines, 1855–1918, American journalist and diplomat, b. Cary, N.C. He became (1880) a reporter for the St. Joseph (Mo.) Gazette and wrote a series of articles on the…

Page, Thomas Nelson

(Encyclopedia) Page, Thomas Nelson, 1853–1922, American author and diplomat, b. Hanover co., Va. His novels and stories are sentimental idealizations of the Old South. Among his novels are On…

Betty McCOLLUM, Congress, MN (1954)

McCOLLUM, Betty, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., July 12, 1954; graduated from College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, Minn.; member of the Minnesota…

Betty SUTTON, Congress, OH (1963)

SUTTON, Betty, a Representative from Ohio; born in Barberton, Summit County, Ohio, July 31, 1963; B.A. Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 1985; J.D. University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, 1990;…