(Irene Lelekou)actressBorn: 3/9/1926Birthplace: Chiliomodion, Greece Papas began her career performing in variety shows and rose to stardom acting in Greek films. Her international credits include…
actress and singerDied: January 12, 2008 (Bronx, New York) Best Known as: former jazz singer in Count Basie's band A singer, actress, and bandleader who toured…
(Encyclopedia) Némirovsky, Irène, 1903–42, French novelist, b. Kiev. The daughter of a Jewish banker who fled (1918) the Russian Revolution with his family and settled (1919) in Paris, she studied at…
(Encyclopedia) Ryan, Kay, 1945–, American poet, b. San Jose, Calif., grad. Univ. of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1967; M.A., 1968). She taught remedial English in a Marin co. community college…
(Encyclopedia) Ryan, Nolan (Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr.), 1947–, American baseball player, b. Refugio, Tex. A right-handed pitcher with a blazing fastball, he played with the New York Mets, the California…
(Encyclopedia) Ryan, LochRyan, Lochlŏkh rīˈən [key], inlet, 9 mi (14.5 km) long and 31&fslsh;2 mi (5.6 km) wide, at the mouth of the Firth of Clyde, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland. The port…
Born: Jan. 31, 1947Baseball RHP recorded 7 no-hitters against Kansas City and Detroit (1973), Minnesota (1974), Baltimore (1975), LA Dodgers (1981), Oakland A's (1990) and Toronto (1991 at age 44…
(Jeri Lynn Zimmerman)actressBorn: 2/22/1968Birthplace: Munich, Germany A blond bombshell who was also a National Merit Scholar, Ryan placed fourth in the Miss America Pageant of 1990. She greatly…
(Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra)actressBorn: 11/19/1961Birthplace: Fairfield, Connecticut Having paid her New York University tuition bills by performing in commercials, Ryan abandoned the books her…
