(Shirley Brimberg)filmmakerBorn: 10/2/1925Birthplace: New York City Originally a dancer and choreographer, she turned to making experimental short films and documentaries in the 1950s. Later she…
WILSON, Robert Patterson Clark, a Representative from Missouri; born in Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., August 8, 1834; moved with his parents to Platte County; attended William Jewell College…
MORTON, Rogers Clark Ballard, (brother of Thruston B. Morton), a Representative from Maryland; born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., September 19, 1914; attended the public schools and…
novelistBorn: 12/24/1931Birthplace: New York City A writer of short stories and radio scripts, she later turned to writing suspense novels with Where Are the Children (1975). It became a best-…
(William Henry Gates III)software industry pioneer, philanthropistBorn: 10/28/1955Birthplace: Seattle, Wash. After years of tinkering with computers, Gates dropped out of Harvard at age 19 to form…
(Encyclopedia) Zsigmond, Vilmos, 1930–2016, Hungarian-American cinematographer. As a film student in Budapest, he and fellow student (and later cinematographer) Laszlo Kovacs secretly filmed the…
The United States is home to roughly 40% of the world's billionaires. About 10% of America's richest citizens have committed to participate in the Giving Pledge and donate at least 50% of their…
(Paul Hewson)singer, songwriterBorn: 5/10/1960Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland As lead singer for the Irish rock group U2, Bono has always been the most vocal and charismatic member of the group. He has…
(Encyclopedia) Coddington, William, 1601–78, one of the founders of Rhode Island, probably b. Boston, England. He came to America in 1630 as an officer of the Massachusetts Bay Company and was its…
