(Encyclopedia) Stanwyck, Barbara, 1907–90, American stage, film, and television actress, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Ruby Stevens. She started as a chorus girl, was in the Ziegfeld Follies (1923–24) and…
(Encyclopedia) Summit, Pat (Patricia Sue Summit), 1952–2016, American basketball player and coach, b. Clarksville, Tenn., as Patricia Sue Head. She played basketball at the Univ. of Tennessee at…
(Encyclopedia) Woffington, Peg (Margaret Woffington), 1714?–1760, English actress, b. Dublin. Her charm and beauty as a child attracted attention, and at the age of 10 she acted in the role of Polly…
(Encyclopedia) Waller, Edmund, 1606–87, English poet. He studied at Eton and Cambridge and became a prominent speaker in Parliament at a young age. He married twice (1631 and 1644), but his early…
bank robber, murdererBorn: 6/22/1903Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana Famous bank robber and cold-blooded killer who terrorized the Midwest during the early '30s, John Dillinger captured national…
Company’s ComingHow Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?The Hungry SquidI Love You Like Crazy CakesMartin’s Big WordsMax (Reading Rainbow)Merry Christmas, Space CaseMiss Twiggley’s TreeOperation CuckooOur…
journalistBorn: 1893Birthplace: Lancaster, New York She became a suffragist while attending Syracuse University, where she earned an AB degree in 1914. After World War I, Thompson went to Europe to…
film director and screenwriterBorn: 8/6/1970Birthplace: Tamil-Nadu, India Shyamalan was a virtual unknown when The Sixth Sense arrived in movie theaters in 1999. The film, starring Bruce Willis and…
(Mya Harrison)singer, songwriterBorn: 10/10/1979Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Mya secured her first recording contract at age 16, after abandoning her childhood ambition to become a professional…
actressBorn: 8/2/1964Birthplace: Ft. Jackson, S.C. Often confused with that other Parker, Sarah Jessica, Mary Louise, the part-Swedish daughter of a military officer and judge, was listed as one…
