(Encyclopedia) Peters, Roberta, 1930–2017, American coloratura soprano, b. New York City as Roberta Peterman. Discovered by Jan Peerce, she auditioned for the Metropolitan Opera in 1950. Scheduled to…
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King Charles III
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Charles Philip Arthur George, the Prince of Wales and heir apparent to the throne, was born in Buckingham Palace on…
(Farookh Bulsara)musician, bandleader, singerBorn: 9/5/1946Birthplace: Zanzibar, Zanzibar Lead singer and driving force behind the band Queen, Mercury died in 1991 of AIDS. He formed Queen in 1970…
TOWNSEND, George, a Representative from New York; born in Lattingtown, township of Oyster Bay, Queens County, N.Y., in 1769; engaged in agricultural pursuits; elected as a Republican to the…
producerBorn: 1952Birthplace: Queens, New York With brother Bob, founded Miramax films in 1979, and their taste for intelligent, often demanding, cinema has brought the arthouse sensibility into…
DONNELLY, Joe, a Representative from Indiana; born in Queens, Queens County, N.Y., September 28, 1955; B.A., University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind., 1977; J.D., University of Notre Dame,…
