(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…
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Tom Loftin, 1854–1911, American municipal reformer, mayor of Cleveland (1901–10), b. Georgetown, Ky. He acquired a substantial fortune from streetcar and steel interests, and…
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…
fashion designerBorn: August 27, 1961Birthplace: Austin, Texas In 1979, at the age of 16, Tom Ford left Santa Fe for Great Barrington, Massachusetts to attend Bard College…
hockey defensemanDied: Nov. 22, 2007 (Falmouth, Massachusetts) Best Known as: hockey defenseman, hall of famer, and Bruins coach Hockey defenseman, hall of famer…
congressmanDied: February 11, 2008 (Bethesda, Maryland) Best Known as: the only Holocaust survivor to serve in Congress Tom Lantos was a long time democratic…
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…
McCARTHY, Dennis, a Representative from New York; born in Salina, N.Y., March 19, 1814; pursued an academic course; attended Valley Academy, Salina, N.Y.; engaged in the manufacture of salt;…
McCARTHY, Karen, a Representative from Missouri; born in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass., March 18, 1947; graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School, Shawnee Mission, Kans., 1965; B.A.,…
theater directorDied: January 11, 2009 (Florida, USA) Best Known as: director of "Hair" Tom O'Horgan, an innovative stage and screen director, introduced the…