ASHMORE, John Durant, (cousin of Robert Thomas Ashmore), a Representative from South Carolina; born in Greenville District, S.C., August 18, 1819; attended the common schools; studied law; was…
director, writerBorn: 10/23/1954Birthplace: Pingtung, Taiwan Ang Lee first gained fame for his second feature film The Wedding Banquet (1993), which was described as “a cross-cultural, gay Green…
alternative rock band One of several Seattle-based grunge bands, Pearl Jam found a following during the 1990s. The group's first album, Ten (1991), established the band with songs such as “ Alive”…
directorBorn: 7/26/22Birthplace: Tulsa, OkDied: 12/15/2010 (Santa Monica, CA) Blake Edwards was born William Blake Crump on July 26, 1922, in Tulsa, Okla. On the…
Before the dawn of electronic media, politicians used songs to deliver attack ads and to woo voters by Beth Rowen Related Links Biographies of the Presidents…
KIRWAN, Michael Joseph, a Representative from Ohio; born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa., December 2, 1886; attended the public and high schools of his native city; moved to Youngstown,…
(George Robert Newhart)comedian, actorBorn: 9/5/1929Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois The first of Bob Newhart's two stand-up comedy albums, The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart (1960), became the first…
MASON, Noah Morgan, a Representative from Illinois; born in Glamorganshire, Wales, July 19, 1882; immigrated to the United States in 1888 with his parents, who settled in La Salle, Ill.;…
DANIEL, Wilbur Clarence (Dan), a Representative from Virginia; born in Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Va., May 12, 1914; grew up on a tobacco farm in Mecklenburg County, Va.; educated in…
