(Encyclopedia) Tippett, Sir Michael, 1905–98, English composer, b. London. Tippett studied at the Royal College of Music. During World War II he was briefly imprisoned as a conscientious objector.…
(Encyclopedia) Freud, Lucian Michael 1922–2011, British painter, b. Berlin. A grandson of Sigmund Freud, he settled in England in 1933 and became a British subject in 1939. He is widely regarded as…
actorBorn: 7/24/1949Birthplace: Culver City, California Emmy Award-winning television and film actor best known for his role as the outrageous, master-of-the-big-entrance Cosmo Kramer on Seinfeld (…
(Encyclopedia) Foot, Michael, 1913–2010, British politician. He joined the Labour party in the 1930s, entered Parliament in 1945, and served there until 1992. An superb debater and orator, he became…
(Michael Bolotin)singer, songwriterBorn: 2/26/1953Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut A pop artist known for his soulful ballads, he achieved superstar status in 1989 after the release of his fourth…
(Lorne Lipowitz)writer, producerBorn: 11/17/1944Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario Best known as the creator and producer of NBC's Saturday Night Live (1975–80, 1985– ), Michaels has also produced films…
There are images that will stay with us forever. From FDR notifying the world that the U.S. had entered WWII, to Obama's trademark fist bump at the Democratic National Convention, these scenes…
(Encyclopedia) Kremer, Michael Robert, 1964–, American economist, b. New York City, Ph.D. Harvard, 1992. After serving as a postdoctoral fellow (1992–93) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
Senate Years of Service: 1817-1819; 1835-1841; 1842-1848; 1855-1861Party: Democratic Republican; Whig; American (Know-Nothing); UnionistCRITTENDEN, John Jordan, (uncle of Thomas Theodore…
(Michael John Douglas)actorBorn: 9/9/1951Birthplace: Coraopolis, Pennsylvania Film actor best known for his comedic roles in movies such as Mr. Mom (1983), and his two films as Batman (1989, 1992…
