(Georgi Melitonovich Balanchivadze)choreographer, dancerBorn: 1/22/1904Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Russia Creative and experimental choreographer and dancer considered the most influential figure…
actorBorn: 5/6/1961Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky Film and television actor who briefly appeared in several television shows including E/R (1984), The Facts of Life (1985–86), and Roseanne (1988–…
directorBorn: 7/7/1899Birthplace: New York City Academy Award-winning film and stage director known for his high quality, classy films, which include The Philadelphia Story (1940), Gaslight (1944…
composerBorn: 9/26/1898Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Pulitzer Prize-winning composer known for his popular songs and orchestral compositions. His works, which often combined jazz and folk rhythms…
directorBorn: 12/18/1904Birthplace: Oakland, California Leading film director of the 1930s and 1940s known for movie standards such as Swing Time (1936), Gunga Din (1939), and Woman of the Year (…
(Nathan Birnbaum)actor, comedianBorn: 1/20/1896Birthplace: New York City Academy Award-winning actor and comedian known for the comedy routines he performed with his wife, Gracie Allen, in…
director, writer, producerBorn: 5/14/1944Birthplace: Modesto, California Film director, writer, and producer who has built an empire on the Star Wars franchise. Nearly every contemporary effects-…
Born: April 27, 1952Basketball G/F joined the ABA in 1972 and came to the NBA with San Antonio in 1976; a five-time NBA all-star; led the league in scoring four times; scored 26,595 points with an…
boxer, actorBorn: 1/10/1949Birthplace: Marshall, Texas Heavyweight boxer who won the world championship as a 24-year-old, lost it a year later, and then improbably won it back 20 years later at the…
Biography of the American political leader In 1776, George Mason wrote the Virginia Bill of Rights, which served as the model for the U.S Bill of Rights. George Mason, 1725–92,…
