management consultant, authorBorn: 1942Birthplace: Baltimore, Md. Having cut his consulting teeth at McKinsey and Co. (1974–81), he then established his own firm, the Tom Peters Group. He co-wrote…
actorBirthplace: Leeds, England British character actor who long acted in supporting roles, often portraying emotionally troubled men, before gaining international notice as a stripper/…
actorBorn: 12/6/1953Birthplace: Whitewater, Wisconsin Hulce burst into the American fim scene in 1978 with roles in two films, September 30, 1955 and the more famous (or infamous) Animal House,…
actorBorn: 8/25/1933Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan Cool-headed, subtly macho Skerritt first came to notice for his quirky character role in the film M*A*S*H (1970). He played Shirley MacLaine's…
musician; actorBorn: 12/7/1949Birthplace: Pomona, California Waits made a number of critically acclaimed albums before his commercial breakthrough Small Change (1976). He followed with Heartattack…
TV journalistBorn: 2/6/1940Birthplace: Webster, South Dakota Well-respected TV journalist whose popularity with American viewers grew during his term as host of the Today show (1976–82). Brokaw…
novelistBorn: 4/12/1947Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland A former insurance salesman, he is known for his best-selling thrillers, including The Hunt for Red October (1984), Patriot Games (1987), and…
Born: 1918Birthplace: New York City Airplane stall warning device—Greene developed his airplane stall warning device at a time when more than half of all aviation deaths were called by the stall/…
Helping the environment with solar-powered heat and bamboo roofs by Liz Olson Related Links Top Ten Greenest Buildings in the U.S. Earth Day A Warming…
(Encyclopedia) Clark, Tom Campbell, 1899–1977, U.S. attorney general (1945–49), associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1949–67), b. Dallas, Tex.; father of Ramsey Clark. He received his law…
