MILLER, William Starr, a Representative from New York; born in Wintonbury (now Bloomfield), Conn., August 22, 1793; completed preparatory studies; member of the Board of Aldermen of New York…
radio and television producerBorn: 9/16/1914Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York After an initial try at advertising, he tried his hand in radio in the 1930s where he worked on Eleanor Roosevelt's talk…
actressBorn: 12/04/1964Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Tomei began her career on television, with roles on As the World Turns (1983–85) and A Different World (1987–88). She won an Academy Award for…
actor, director, acting teacherBorn: 3/16/1909Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York A founding member of the Group Theater (1931) and of the Actors Studio (1947), Lewis was a successful Broadway director…
baseball playerBorn: 10/25/1923Birthplace: Glasgow, ScotlandDied: 8/16/2010 (Savannah, Ga.) Robert Brown Thomson came to the United States at age 2 and grew up on…
RIVERA, David, a Representative from Florida; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, on September 16, 1965; B.A., Florida International University, Miami, Fla., 1986; M.P.A., Florida…
McCARTHY, Carolyn, a Representative from New York; born Carolyn Cook in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 5, 1944; graduated from Mineola High School, Garden City Park, N.Y., 1962;…
McCLELLAN, Robert, a Representative from New York; born in Livingston, N.Y., October 2, 1806; was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., in 1825; studied law; was admitted to…
HAWS, John Henry Hobart, a Representative from New York; born in New York City in 1809; was graduated from Columbia College, New York City, in 1827; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…
