actorBorn: 11/5/1905Birthplace: South Pasadena, California After working as a stunt man in films, Joel McCrea got his first starring role in 1930's The Silver Horde. By the time the 1930s had ended…
(Virginia Rowlands)actressBorn: 6/19/1934Birthplace: Cambria, Wisconsin Rowlands has sustained a long career in television, film, and theater. She appeared in the TV shows The Alfred Hitchcock Hour…
(Alfred Matthew Yankovic)singer, songwriter, actorBorn: 10/23/1959Birthplace: Lynnwood, California Yankovic's career as a comedic songwriter began with his first single, “My Bologna” (1979). “…
CAPITO, Shelley Moore, (daughter of Arch Alfred Moore, Jr.), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Glendale, Marshall County, W.Va., November 26, 1953; graduated from Duke University,…
(Marilyn Pauline Novak)actressBorn: 2/13/1933Birthplace: Chicago Novak's blonde good looks won her a contract with Columbia, and she debuted in two films in 1954. She quickly became a popular star…
producer, director, actorBorn: 7/1/1934Birthplace: Lafayette, Indiana A director of TV series including Ben Casey (1961) and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962), Pollack has risen to distinction as a…
(Hume Blake)actorBorn: 7/18/1911Birthplace: London, Ontario, Canada Short and wiry, he starred on Broadway in A Delicate Balance, The Gin Game, and Foxfire. On film he appeared in Hitchcock's…
(Encyclopedia) MarieMariemərēˈ [key], 1875–1938, queen of Romania, consort of Ferdinand. The daughter of Alfred, duke of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, she was the granddaughter of Czar…
(Encyclopedia) Sloan Foundation, fund established (1934) by automobile executive Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. as a philanthropic institution supporting research in various areas. In its early years it…
