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…
VANDERGRIFF, Tommy (Tom) Joe, a Representative from Texas; born in Carrollton, Dallas County, Tex., January 29, 1926; attended public schools of Carrollton and Arlington, Tex.; B.A.,…
MOOREHEAD, Tom Van Horn, a Representative from Ohio; born in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, April 12, 1898; attended the public schools, Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, and George…
hockey defensemanDied: Nov. 22, 2007 (Falmouth, Massachusetts) Best Known as: hockey defenseman, hall of famer, and Bruins coach Hockey defenseman, hall of famer…
actorDied: April 30, 2007 (Los Angeles, California) Best Known as: actor in Steve Allen's "man on the street" Emmy-winning actor who specialized in playing the…
businessman, U.S. representative, mayorBorn: 1854Birthplace: near Georgetown, Ky. He spent the early part of his career runningg streetcars in Louisville, where he came in contact with the du Pont…
Here are the best-selling children's books of all time (through the end of 2000), with author and year of initial publication, compiled by Publishers Weekly. OP means the book is no longer in print…
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