actorBorn: 2/11/1936Birthplace: Lansing, Michigan First known for his television work in the '60s and early '70s, by the late '70s he was one of the most popular film stars. His films include…
actorBorn: 8/6/1917Birthplace: Bridgeport, Connecticut Film and television actor often cast as a tough guy, he started out as an extra in the early '40s and became a star in the years following…
(John Youngs)actorBorn: 8/25/1950Birthplace: Old Bethpage, New York An intense leading man, Savage is known especially for his roles in late-1970s films. He played one of the three friends serving…
aviatorBorn: 1902Birthplace: Leicester, England Beryl Markham’s parents moved to Kenya when she was three years old, and she spent most of her life in Africa. Her first love was horses and she…
columnist, authorBorn: 6/18/1913Birthplace: Patchogue, Long Island, N.Y. In 1931 Sylvia Field Feldman married a banker, Reed Porter. The following year she graduated from Hunter College. Porter…
actressBorn: 12/19/1933Birthplace: New York City A former model, Tyson acted in Off-Broadway plays and won a role in the TV series East Side, West Side (1963–64). Her film credits include The Heart…
E-mail Emergencies?
by Jarrett Tolman Kurt Vonnegut@MIT
"Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '97… Wear sunscreen." Thus began Kurt Vonnegut's commencement…
(Encyclopedia) sporting dog, classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs bred for pointing, flushing, and retrieving game. These dogs hunt by air scent—as opposed to most…
McALLISTER, Archibald, (grandson of John Andre Hanna), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at Fort Hunter, near Rockville, Dauphin County, Pa., October 12, 1813; attended the common…
GREENE, Thomas Marston, a Delegate from Mississippi Territory; born in James City County, Va., February 26, 1758; moved with his parents to Natchez District, Mississippi Territory, in 1782;…