(Encyclopedia) Smith, Dame Maggie (Dame Margaret Natalie Cross), 1934–, English actress. Smith first appeared on stage in Twelfth Night (1952). With her precise, sometimes rapid-fire, articulation…
Born: New York, N.Y.Birthplace: 1927 Stain blocker for fabric (Scotchgard™)—Chemist Patsy Sherman discovered an oil- and water-resistant fabric treatment quite by accident while working for 3M on a…
actor, directorBorn: 1/18/1955Birthplace: Los Angeles Academy Award-winning actor and director who often plays stoic but vulnerable heroes. His films include Bull Durham (1988), JFK (1991), Dances…
actorBorn: 10/24/1947Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri Academy and Tony Award-winning film and stage actor known for his comedic and musical roles. His films include The Big Chill (1983), A Fish…
actorBorn: 9/24/1958Birthplace: Mound, Minnesota After many guest appearances on Dallas, Murder, She Wrote, and Cybill, among others, Sorbo landed the title role in a series of 1994 television…
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Holland McTyeire, 1882–1967, American general, b. Seale, Ala. He was commissioned in the marines in 1905 and served in France in World War I. In World War II, Smith pioneered in…
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Alfred Emanuel, 1873–1944, American political leader, b. New York City. Reared in poor surroundings, he had no formal education beyond grade school and took various jobs—…
aviatorBorn: 8/17/1911Died: 3/19/2010 ( Palo Alto, Calif.) Best Known as: pioneering female aviator One of the youngest pioneers of aviation, Elinor Smith (born…
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Hamilton Othanel, 1931–, American biologist, b. New York City, M.D. Johns Hopkins, 1956. A professor at the Univ. of Michigan and Johns Hopkins, Smith worked with Daniel Nathans…
actress, video director, clothing designerBorn: 9/18/1971Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland Jada Pinkett Smith dropped out of the North Carolina School of Arts after just one year and headed to…
