actorBorn: 5/15/1909Birthplace: Huddersfield, England A gifted and accomplished actor, Mason first performed on stage and in film in England, where in the 1940s he became the country's most popular…
actorBorn: 6/15/1954Birthplace: Chicago Younger brother of the comedian and actor John Belushi, he appeared in a number of successful movies in the mid to late 1980s and early 1990s, including…
(Encyclopedia) Halifax, George Savile, 1st marquess of, 1633–95, English statesman. A protégé of the 2d duke of Buckingham, he was made Viscount Halifax (1668) and sat (1672–76) in the privy council…
(Encyclopedia) Russell, John Russell, 1st Earl, 1792–1878, British statesman; younger son of the 6th duke of Bedford, known most of his life as Lord John Russell. He became a Whig member of…
Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Idaho
Member Name Birth-Death AINSLIE, George 1838-1913 BENNETT, Thomas Warren 1831-1893 BORAH, William Edgar 1865-1940…
television writer, producerBorn: 1956Birthplace: Maine One of the most prolific writers in television history, Kelley began his scriptwriting career as a story editor on LA Law, where he first…
(Encyclopedia) Bragg, Sir William Lawrence, 1890–1971, English physicist, b. Adelaide, Australia, educated in Australia and at Trinity College, Cambridge; son of W. H. Bragg. He was professor of…
(Encyclopedia) Essex, Robert Devereux, 2d earl ofEssex, Robert Devereux, 2d earl ofdĕvˈər&oomacr;ksˌ, –r&oomacr;ˌ, –rĕksˌ [key], 1567–1601, English courtier and favorite of Queen Elizabeth I…
