political activistDied: Nov. 8, 2007 (Los Angeles, California) Best Known as: political activist and film director Political activist and director of a…
actressBorn: 8/2/1964Birthplace: Ft. Jackson, S.C. Often confused with that other Parker, Sarah Jessica, Mary Louise, the part-Swedish daughter of a military officer and judge, was listed as one…
writerBorn: 9/17/1932Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts While teaching at Boston area colleges, Robert Brown Parker began writing his series of mystery novels. The first, The Godwulf…
Born: 1906Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary Television receiver—Parker is best known for the “Intercarrier Sound System” used in all television receivers in the world. He also invented the first color…
actressBorn: 3/25/1965Birthplace: Nelsonville, Ohio A versatile performer, she has acted in feature films such as L.A. Story (1991), Extreme Measures (1996) Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), Miami…
jazz saxophonistBorn: 8/29/1920Birthplace: Kansas City, Kansas Grammy Award-winning jazz alto saxophonist credited with releasing the first bebop records with fellow musicians Dizzy Gillespie and…
screenwriterBorn: May 13, 1957Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia Alan Ball graduated from Florida State University in 1980 with a degree in theater arts. After college, he…
writerBorn: 1954Best Known as: award-winning and controversial British author Birthplace: Gloucestershire, England Alan Hollinghurst won the Man Booker Prize…
chemistBorn: April 14, 1927Birthplace: Masterson, New ZealandDied: Feb. 7, 2007 (Philadelphia) Chemistry professor at the University of Pennsylvania who shared…
writerBorn: 9/16/1943Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia James Alan McPherson appeared on the literary scene in 1968 when “Gold Coast,” taken from his first published volume of short fiction, Hue and Cry…
