actorBorn: 5/22/1941Birthplace: Los Angeles, California Though best known for his work on the stage, Winfield has also been captured on film from time to time throughout his 30-year career spanning…
Below is the composition of the 112th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2010 midterm elections. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented…
Senate Years of Service: 1959-2010Party: DemocratBYRD, Robert Carlyle, a Representative and a Senator from West Virginia; born in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, N.C., November 20, 1917;…
(Encyclopedia) Doctorow, E. L. (Edgar Lawrence Doctorow)Doctorow, E. L.dŏkˈtərōˌ [key], 1931–2015, American novelist, b. New York City. The author of a dozen novels, Doctorow is known for his…
(Encyclopedia) amateur, in sports, one who engages in athletic competition without material recompense. Upper-class Englishmen in the 19th cent. used the concept to help define their social status,…
(Encyclopedia) Truffaut, FrançoisTruffaut, FrançoisfräNswäˈ trüfōˈ [key], 1932–84, French film director and critic. Known in his early 20s as a writer for the influential French film journal Cahiers…
A table of the Hispanic Americans currently serving in the 114th Congress. There are 34 Hispanics in the House of Representatives and 3 in the Senate. State House…
MURRAY, George Washington, (relative of James Enos Clyburn), a Representative from South Carolina; born near Rembert, Sumter County, S.C., September 22, 1853; attended the public schools and…
FILNER, Bob, a Representative from California; born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., September 4, 1942; B.A., Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 1963; M.A., University of Delaware, Newark…
