actressBorn: 2/15/1931Birthplace: North Finchley, London, England Although she made her theatrical debut in 1946, Bloom was discovered by Charlie Chaplin and cast as the ballerina in his film,…
Born: 1893 Color Film. The duo, Godowsky and Mannes, affectionately known by colleagues and friends as “God and Man” were professional musicians who enjoyed photography as a hobby. In 1916 they…
Born: 1900 Color Film. The duo, Godowsky and Mannes, affectionately known by colleagues and friends as “God and Man” were professional musicians who enjoyed photography as a hobby. In 1916 they…
(Encyclopedia) Slieve BloomSlieve Bloomslēv [key], mountain range, 15 mi (24 km) long, central Republic of Ireland, on the border of Counties Laoighis and Offaly. The range, which rises to 1,733 ft (…
(Encyclopedia) Bloom, Harold, 1930–2019, American literary critic and scholar, b. The Bronx, N.Y., Ph.D. Yale (1955). The son of Orthodox Jewish immigrants from Russia, he was Sterling Professor of…
BLOOM, Sol, a Representative from New York; born in Pekin, Tazewell County, Ill., March 9, 1870; moved with his parents to San Francisco, Calif., in 1873; attended the public schools; engaged…
MORSE, Leopold, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Wachenheim, Rhenish Palatinate, Bavaria, August 15, 1831; attended the common schools in Wachenheim; immigrated to the United…
(Encyclopedia) Zunz, LeopoldZunz, Leopoldlāˈōpôlt ts&oobreve;ntsˈ [key], 1794–1886, German Jewish scholar. His critical research on Judaism became one of the cornerstones of the “science of…
(Encyclopedia) Auenbrugger, LeopoldAuenbrugger, Leopoldlāˈōpôlt ouˈənbr&oobreve;gər [key], 1722–1809, Viennese physician. His findings on the use of percussion in diagnosing chest diseases were…
(Encyclopedia) Robert, LéopoldRobert, Léopoldlāôpôldˈ rōbĕrˈ [key], 1794–1835, French genre painter, b. Switzerland; pupil of J. L. David. He excelled in depicting Italian folk life in a classical…
