actorBorn: 10/26/1914Birthplace: Los Angeles Actor whose role at the age of seven in The Kid with Charlie Chaplin made him a childhood star. Though he was worth a fortune, the young Coogan was…
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(Encyclopedia) Ariès, Philippe, 1914–84, French cultural historian, b. Paris. While at the Sorbonne, he failed a crucial exam necessary for a university career, and instead became an agronomic…
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Betty Naomi Friedan, American social reformer and feminist Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion…
(Encyclopedia) Mosley, Walter, 1952–, African-American author, b. Los Angeles. He was a computer programmer until his first novel, the best-selling mystery Devil in a Blue Dress (1990; film, 1995),…
(Encyclopedia) Hampton, Lionel, 1908?–2002, African-American vibraphonist and bandleader, b. Louisville, Ky. When his family moved to Chicago c.1916, the young Hampton began playing drums in a…
television host, actorBorn: 6/17/1963Birthplace: Logansport, Indiana Former TV host of Talk Soup and Later with Greg Kinnear. His films include Sabrina (1995), Dear God (1996), As Good As It Gets (…
playwright and lyricistBorn: Dec. 2, 1915Birthplace: New York City, N.Y. who, with Betty Comden, wrote the beloved Broadway musicals On the Town, Wonderful Town, and Singin' in the Rain. Green and…