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Hammond, John Henry

(Encyclopedia) Hammond, John Henry, 1910–87, American record producer; blues, jazz, and rock promoter; and music critic, b. New York City. A member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family, he entered the…

Brooks, Albert

(Encyclopedia) Brooks, Albert ,1947-, American comedian, actor, film writer, and director, b. Beverly Hills, Ca., as Albert Lawrence Einstein. Brooks…

1960 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“Theme From A Summer Place,” Percy FaithAlbum of the YearButton Down Mind, Bob Newhart (Warner Bros.)Song of the Year“Theme From Exodus,” Ernest Gold, songwriterBest New Artist of…

Gruening, Ernest Henry

(Encyclopedia) Gruening, Ernest HenryGruening, Ernest Henrygrēnˈĭng [key], 1887–1974, American political leader, governor of Alaska (1939–53), and U.S. Senator (1959–69), b. New York City. He became…

McClintock, Sir Francis Leopold

(Encyclopedia) McClintock, Sir Francis Leopold, 1819–1907, British arctic explorer. As a lieutenant in the navy he was assigned to his first arctic service in 1848, when Sir James Clark Ross went in…

Lincoln, Mary Todd

(Encyclopedia) Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818–82, wife of Abraham Lincoln, b. Lexington, Ky. Of a good Kentucky family, she was living with her sister, daughter-in-law of Gov. Ninian Edwards of Illinois,…

Barton, Clara

(Encyclopedia) Barton, Clara, 1821–1912, American humanitarian, organizer of the American Red Cross, b. North Oxford (now Oxford), Mass. She taught school (1839–54) and clerked in the U.S. Patent…

Kathy Keeton Guccione

publishing executiveBorn: 1939Birthplace: South Africa Raised on a farm in South Africa, Kathy Keeton Guccione studied ballet in London and subsequently became the alleged “best stripper in Europe…

Dyan Cannon

(Samille Diane Friesen)actressBorn: 1/4/1937Birthplace: Tacoma, Washington Sexy actress who won an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Heaven Can Wait (1978). Her…