(Encyclopedia) FreyFreyfrā [key], Norse god. He was a beneficent deity associated with the fertilizing powers of the sun and the rain and, like his sister Freyja, with the return of spring. His…
(Encyclopedia) Miller, Glenn (Alton Glenn Miller), 1904–44, American jazz trombonist, bandleader, and composer, b. Clarinda, Iowa. Playing in Ben Pollack's band by 1927, he was a freelance musician…
(Encyclopedia) Gould, Glenn, 1932–82, Canadian pianist and composer. A prodigy, he began study at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto at 12. He was piano soloist with the Toronto Symphony at…
(Encyclopedia) Frank, Glenn, 1887–1940, American editor and educator, b. Queen City, Mo., grad. Northwestern Univ., 1912. He was assistant to the president of Northwestern Univ. from 1912 to 1916. In…
(Encyclopedia) Close, Glenn, 1947–, American actress, b. Greenwich, Conn. She began her career in the theater, debuting on Broadway in Love for Love (1974), winning an Obie for the off-Broadway The…
The Right StuffPioneer John Glenn Returns to Space by Michael Morrison Is there anything John Glenn can't do? College graduate, distinguished war hero, the first American to orbit the earth,…
(Gwyllyn Ford)actorBorn: 5/1/1916Birthplace: Sainte-Christine, Portneuf county, Quebec, Canada A Broadway stage actor, he entered films in 1939 and starred opposite Rita Hayworth in Gilda (1946).…
Born: 1878 Hydroaeroplane. In Jan. 1911, Curtiss successfully flew from water to land and from land to water. He generated over 70 patents during his lifetime, including designs for dirigibles,…
(Theodore Scott Glenn)actorBorn: 1/26/1942Birthplace: Pittsburgh Severe looking actor who started on the stage in 1965 and appeared in The Edge of Night (1968) before his film debut in The Baby…
actressBorn: 3/19/1947Birthplace: Greenwich, Connecticut Tony Award-winning stage and film actress who surprised many when she displayed a strong soprano in Broadway's Sunset Boulevard (1994–95).…
