lyricist, playwright, screenwriterBorn: 8/31/1918Birthplace: New York City Lerner began his career writing radio scripts. He collaborated with composer Frederick Loewe, whom he met in 1942, on…
cosmetics executiveBorn: 12/25/1870Birthplace: Kraków, Poland Trained in medicine in Kraków, she immigrated to Australia in her 20s and opened a beauty salon in 1902 featuring her own face cream.…
fashion designerBorn: 9/10/1890Birthplace: Rome Proof that studying philosophy rarely leads to regular employment, Schiaparelli worked as a script writer in the US before moving to Paris in the…
(William Somerset Maugham)novelist, playwright, and short story writerBorn: 1/25/1874Birthplace: Paris, France Although he was most well known as an author, W. Somerset Maugham had a varied…
(Encyclopedia) Bosse, AbrahamBosse, Abrahamäbrä-ämˈ bôs [key], 1602–76, French engraver and painter. He studied art in Paris and became a teacher of perspective in the Académie royale. A prolific and…
(Encyclopedia) Grappelli, Stéphane, 1908–97, French jazz violinist, b. Paris. Trained at the Paris Conservatory as a classical violinist, he became enamored of American jazz and devoted himself to…
WHY DID THE FRENCH RISE UP? WHAT HAPPENED ON JULY 14? BIOGRAPHY: MAXIMILIEN DE ROBESPIERRE 1758–1794 REIGN OF TERRORFIND OUT MOREThe years 1789 to 1799 marked a turning point in European history.…
A monk and a nun whose love letters became world famous by David Johnson The tragic story of Abelard and Heloise has resonated through the ages. Around 1100, Peter Abelard went to…
BABCOCK, Leander, a Representative from New York; born in Paris, Oneida County, N.Y., March 1, 1811; was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in 1830; studied law; was admitted to…
