(Encyclopedia) Marie Caroline, 1752–1814, queen of Naples, consort of Ferdinand IV (later Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies), daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and Maria Theresa, and sister of…
(Encyclopedia) Kidman, Nicole (Nicole Mary Kidman), 1967–, Australian actress, b. Honolulu, Hawaii. She began acting on television as a teenager in Australia, then starred in the film Dead Calm (1989…
(Encyclopedia) Acton, Sir John Francis Edward, 1736?–1811, Neapolitan statesman of British origin, b. Besançon, France. Called upon by Queen Marie Caroline and King Ferdinand IV of Naples (later…
singer, actressBorn: 3/26/1944Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan A singer that helped define the Motown sound, Diana Ross joined several residents from a Detroit housing project to create the Supremes.…
actor, singer, writerBorn: 6/14/1909Birthplace: Hunt City Township, Illinois The beloved folk singer of such children's classics as “I Know an Old Lady (Who Swallowed A Fly),” Burl Ives spent the…
early colonistBorn: ?Birthplace: England Burras worked as a maid for Mistress Forrest in their native England. It is believed that the two women were among the earliest colonists to arrive at…
actressBorn: 12/18/1916Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri Vivacious leading lady of Fox movie musicals, who began as a chorus girl and became famous for her legs, which helped make her the top pinup…
(Margarita Carmen Cansino)actressBorn: 10/17/1918Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Fiery movie actress who began her career as a dancer and made her major film debut in Only Angels Have Wings (1939…
actor, comedian, writerBorn: 12/1/1940Birthplace: Peoria, Illinois Grammy Award-winning film actor and comedian known for his rude, crude and hilarious characterizations of the dark side of the…
(Lady Diana Frances Spencer)former princessBorn: 7/1/1961Birthplace: Sandringham, Norfolk, England Popular member of the British royal family whose death in a spectacular car accident caused a…
