journalist, authorBorn: 7/22/1908Birthplace: New York, N.Y. When she was 16, Vanderbilt became a part-time reporter for the Staten Island Advance. She studied in Switzerland, at the Packer…
actressBorn: 9/10/1953Birthplace: Palo Alto, California Amy Irving first appeared on screen in Stephen King's Carrie (1976) and as the only survivor of the gym conflagration was able to appear in…
Born: May 15, 1978Gymnast member of the “Magnificent Seven” U.S. women's team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics; also won silver in the uneven bars in 1996; U.S. national champion in the…
actressBorn: 9/11/1950Birthplace: Chicago Former rock singer Madigan has garnered several stage and film credits, first coming to notice in Love Child (1982). In her next movie (Places in the Heart…
Troubled singer who revitalized the British music scene and paved the way for others dies.
by Jennie Wood Amy Winehouse in June 2007 Photo Credit: Rama Related Links…
Born: Feb. 17, 1973Swimming first American woman to win four gold medals in one Olympics (1996); won the individual 50m freestyle, 100m butterfly, and was on the US team for the 4x100 freestyle and…
(Encyclopedia) Barrett, Amy Coney, 1972–, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (2020–), b. New Orleans, grad. Univ. of Notre Dame Law School (1997). She clerked for Supreme Court Justice…
