(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…
actorBorn: 2/1/1901Birthplace: Cadiz, Ohio Academy Award-winning film actor, known in Hollywood as “the king,” who is remembered for his seductive looks and charming swagger. His films include It…
Born: Aug. 13, 1949Hockey C led Philadelphia Flyers to consecutive Stanley Cups in 1974-75; 3-time regular season MVP (1973,75-76); currently Flyers GM.
The Question: Where was Roy Rogers' original horse, Trigger, born? The Answer: Trigger was a palomino stallion. Originally named "Golden Cloud", Trigger met up…
(Encyclopedia) Lynch, John Roy, 1847–1939, African-American politician, b. near Vidala, La. Born a slave, he became active in the Republican party after the Civil War in Natchez, Miss., and served (…
(Encyclopedia) Mottelson, Benjamin Roy, 1926–, Danish physicist, b. Chicago, Ph.D. Harvard, 1950. Raised and educated in the United States, he moved to Denmark, where he began work as a nuclear…
(Encyclopedia) Hargrove, Roy Anthony, 1969–2018, American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer, b. Waco, Tex. In 1986, while in high school, he attracted the attention of Wynton Marsalis, who…
(Encyclopedia) Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884–1960, American naturalist and explorer, b. Beloit, Wis., B.A. Beloit College, 1906, M.A. Columbia Univ., 1913. Associated with the American Museum of Natural…
