(Encyclopedia) Snow, C. P. (Charles Percy Snow, Baron Snow of Leicester), 1905–80, English author and physicist. Snow had an active, varied career, including several important positions in the…
(Encyclopedia) Patterson, P. J. (Percival James Patterson), 1935–, Jamaican political leader, prime minister of Jamaica (1992–2006). A lawyer, he became an active member of the People's National…
(Encyclopedia) Ryder, Donald P., , 1926-2021, African-American architect, b. Springfield, Oh., Univ. of Illinois (BA, 1951). Ryder was raised in Dayton…
(Encyclopedia) Travers, P. L. (Pamela Lyndon Travers), 1899–1996, British author best known for her Mary Poppins children's books, b. Australia as Helen Lyndon Goff. She worked as an actress and…
(Encyclopedia) Wodehouse, P. G. (Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse)Wodehouse, P. G.w&oobreve;dˈhousˌ [key], 1881–1975, English-American novelist and humorist. After a short period, first working at…
pilotDied: Sept. 30, 2007 (Evanston, Illinois) Best Known as: pilot of low-level bombing missions Innovative combat pilot who played a leading role in Army Air…
Russian translatorDied: Dec. 2, 2007 (Manhattan, New York) Best Known as: former diplomat, writer, and Russian translator A former diplomat and writer on Russian…
actorBorn: 12/21/1948Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Film actor best known for his role as a Bible-thumping hit man in Pulp Fiction (1994). Although he had already appeared in other big hits such as…
Born: Aug. 6, 1932Surgeon revolutionized sports medicine by popularizing the use of arthroscopic surgery to treat injuries; learned technique from Japanese physician that allowed athletes to return…
(Encyclopedia) Kelley, Hall Jackson, 1790–1874, American propagandist for the settlement of Oregon, b. Northwood, N.H. A schoolmaster in Boston (1818–23) and later a railroad surveyor in Maine, he…
