(Layton Paulsen)comedianBorn: 7/6/1927Birthplace: South Bend, Washington During the 1960s, Paulsen was performing in folk clubs as a comic guitarist when the Smothers Brothers hired him to appear…
PAULSEN, Erik, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif., May 14, 1965; graduated from Chaska High School, Chaska, Minn., 1983; B.A., St. Olaf College,…
(Encyclopedia) Cooper, Gary, 1901–61, American film actor, b. Helena, Mont., as Frank James Cooper. His first important starring role in A Farewell to Arms (1933) was followed by such films as Mr.…
(Encyclopedia) Gary, RomainGary, RomainrōmăNˈ gĕrēˈ [key], 1914–80, French novelist, b. Vilna (now Vilnius), of Russian parentage, as Romain Kacew. In France after 1928, he fought in World War II and…
(Encyclopedia) Locke, Gary, 1950–, American politician and government official, b. Seattle. The son and grandson of Chinese immigrants, he graduated from Yale (B.A., 1972) and Boston Univ. Law School…
(Encyclopedia) Snyder, Gary, 1930–, American poet, b. San Francisco. Associated with the beat generation of the 1950s, he lived (1956–68) in Japan, where he trained as a Zen monk. His poetry,…
Born: June 2, 1952Hockey former NBA executive, who was named first commissioner of NHL on Dec. 11, 1992; took office on Feb. 1, 1993; announced NHL lockout on Sept. 15, 2004.