actor, directorBorn: 1/26/1925Birthplace: Shaker Heights, Ohio Academy Award-winning actor and director known for his piercing blue eyes and the immediacy of his acting. His films include Cat on a…
(Encyclopedia) Newman, Barnett, 1905–70, American artist, b. New York City. A member of the New York school, Newman was one of the first to reject conventional notions of spatial composition in art.…
(Encyclopedia) Newman, Ernest, 1868–1959, English music critic. He joined the staff of the Manchester Guardian in 1905, the Birmingham Daily Post in 1906, the London Observer in 1919, and The Times…
(Encyclopedia) Newman, Paul, 1925–2008, American actor, b. Cleveland, Ohio. After performing in a Broadway play (1952–53) and in television dramas, Newman became a versatile film actor and a major…
(Encyclopedia) Newman, Arnold Abner, 1918–2006, American portrait photographer, b. New York City. He is known for his “environmental portraiture,” photographs that capture their sitters in…
(Encyclopedia) Alfred, 849–99, king of Wessex (871–99), sometimes called Alfred the Great, b. Wantage, Berkshire.
All these pursuits were interrupted, but not ended, by new Danish invasions between…
actressBorn: 11/2/1953Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma Emmy Award-winning television and film actress who played Dr. Roxanne Tucker on St. Elsewhere (1985–87) before moving to film. Her films include…
Born: 1833Birthplace: Stockholm Improved explosive compound: dynamite—Accidents in the manufacturing and handling of nitroglycerin made Nobel aware of its danger in the fluid state. After much…
Born: 1913 COMPOSITION OF MATTER. Free revolutionized urinalysis by devising a dip-and-read test, CLINISTIX®, for detecting glucose in urine. Working at Miles Laboratories, he also advanced…
The Question: Was the Nobel who invented the Nobel prize some sort of explosives expert? What made him decide to start giving awards, especially the Peace Prize…
