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Basil Rathbone

(Philip St. John Basil Rathbone)actorBorn: 6/13/1892Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa Rathbone was well established as a stage actor in London before moving to Hollywood in the late 1920s. He…

Seal Biography

(Sealhenry Olumide Samuel)singer, songwriterBorn: 2/19/1963Birthplace: London, England Of Nigerian and Brazilian extraction, Seal looked into electrical engineering and designing leather clothes…

Wes COOLEY, Congress, OR (1932)

COOLEY, Wes, a Representative from Oregon; born in Los Angeles, Calif., March 28, 1932; graduated, University of Southern California, B.S. 1958; served in the United States Army 1952-1954;…

1963 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“The Days of Wine and Roses,” Henry ManciniAlbum of the YearThe Barbra Streisand Album, Barbra Streisand (Columbia)Song of the Year“The Days of Wine and Roses,” Henry Mancini and…

Calvin M. DOOLEY, Congress, CA (1954)

DOOLEY, Calvin M., a Representative from California; born in Visalia, Tulare County, Calif., January 11, 1954; B.S., University of California, Davis, Calif., 1977; M.A., Stanford University,…

Johnny Mercer

(John Herndon Mercer)lyricist, songwriterBorn: 11/18/1909Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia This prolific lyricist wrote words for some of the most memorable songs of the 1940s and 1950s, many made…

Edward Brennan Biography

businessmanDied: December 27, 2007 (Burr Ridge, Illinois) Best Known as: former chairman and CEO of Sears Edward Brennan was the chairman and chief executive of…

Bernadette Peters

(Bernadette Lazzara)actressBorn: 2/28/1948Birthplace: Queens, New York At age 19, Peters gained notice for her comic and musical talents in the off-Broadway musical Dames at Sea (1967) and soon…

John Nathan HOSTETTLER, Congress, IN (1961)

HOSTETTLER, John Nathan, a Representative from Indiana; born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., June 19, 1961; graduated from North Posey High School, Poseyville, Ind.; B.S., Rose-Hulman…

Paul Cuffe

ship captain, merchant, and abolitionistBorn: January 17, 1759 Birthplace: Cuttyhunk, Mass. Paul Cuffe was born in colonial Massachusetts as a free Black person. Cuffe's mother was an American…