actorBorn: April 7, 1934Birthplace: EdinburghDied: Feb. 9, 2007 (London) A versatile actor and a founding member of the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1960,…
(Encyclopedia) Herrings, Battle of the, 1429, episode in the siege of Orléans by the English in the Hundred Years War. The French, under Jean, comte de Dunois, attacked a supply train commanded by…
(Encyclopedia) Auenbrugger, LeopoldAuenbrugger, Leopoldlāˈōpôlt ouˈənbr&oobreve;gər [key], 1722–1809, Viennese physician. His findings on the use of percussion in diagnosing chest diseases were…
(Encyclopedia) Simon, AntoineSimon, AntoineäNtwänˈ sēmôNˈ [key], 1736–94, French revolutionary, often called “the shoemaker,” a member of the Commune of Paris. He and his wife guarded the dauphin,…
(Julia Jean Mildred Frances Turner)actressBorn: 2/8/1921Birthplace: Wallace, Idaho The legendary Turner was “discovered” while sipping soda at Schwab's Drugstore on Sunset Boulevard and, after…
poet, writer, composer, actressBorn: 4/4/1928Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri Grammy Award-winning poet, writer, composer and actress who has appeared in several Off-Broadway productions, including…
theater criticBorn: 7/8/1913Birthplace: Evanston, Illinois The Pulitzer Prize-winner got his start as a critic in 1949 when he joined Commonweal, a Roman Catholic weekly. From there he joined the…
(Ivo Livi)actor, singerBorn: 10/13/1921Birthplace: Monsummano Alto, Italy A protege of singer Edith Piaf, Montand gained international recognition for his role in the thriller The Wages of Fear (…
(Encyclopedia) Guadet, Marguerite ÉlieGuadet, Marguerite Éliemärgərētˈ ālēˈ güädāˈ [key], 1758–94, French revolutionary. A leader of the Girondists, he was outlawed (1793) for his attacks on…
