comedic actorBorn: 2/27/1892Birthplace: St. Paul, Minnesota Brash, comedic supporting actor from vaudeville, film and television, he appeared in more than 100 films from 1926 through 1975. He was…
actorBorn: 8/16/30Died: 3/24/2010 (Hollywood Hills, Calif.) Best Known as: actor who played Kelly Robinson in I Spy Veteran actor Robert Culp found fame in…
(Encyclopedia) Charlton, Bobby (Sir Robert Charlton), 1937–, one of the most celebrated of all English soccer players. Famous for his graceful athleticism, powerfully accurate kick, and sportsmanlike…
singer, actressBorn: 9/26/1948Birthplace: Cambridge, England Born in England and reared in Australia, singer Olivia Newton-John scored with numerous country-tinged pop hits during the 1970s and…
DUNBAR, William, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Virginia in 1805; completed preparatory studies; moved to Alexandria, Va., and engaged in the practice of law in the early thirties;…
MASON, William, a Representative from New York; born in Lebanon, New London County, Conn., September 10, 1786; studied medicine in Vermont and practiced in Preston, N.Y.; surgeon of the…
STARKWEATHER, George Anson, a Representative from New York; born in Preston, Conn., May 19, 1794; attended the common schools and was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in 1819;…
STARKWEATHER, Henry Howard, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Preston, Conn., April 29, 1826; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice…
(Encyclopedia) Reed, Walter, 1851–1902, American army surgeon, b. Gloucester co., Va. In 1900 he was sent to Havana as head of an army commission to investigate an outbreak of yellow fever among…