U.S. SenatorBirthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii Akaka attended the University of Hawaii, receiving a B.A. in 1952, a certificate in secondary education in 1953, a certificate in school administration in…
journalist and commentator for National Public Radio (NPR)Born: 8/32/1916Birthplace: New York CityDied: 7/23/2010 (Washington, D.C.) For Daniel Schorr, an unhappy…
(Encyclopedia) De Forest, Lee, 1873–1961, American inventor, b. Council Bluffs, Iowa, grad. Yale, 1896. He was a pioneer in the development of wireless telegraphy, sound pictures, and television. His…
(Encyclopedia) Ditmars, Raymond LeeDitmars, Raymond Leedĭtˈmärz [key], 1876–1942, American naturalist and author, b. Newark, N.J., grad. Barnard Military Academy, 1891. His early skill in preparing…
(Encyclopedia) Cobb, Lee J., 1911–76, American actor, b. New York City. He first performed with the Pasadena (Calif.) Playhouse in 1929 and made his Broadway debut in Crime and Punishment (1935).…
(Encyclopedia) Chennault, Claire LeeChennault, Claire Leeshĕnˈôltˌ [key], 1890–1958, American general, b. Commerce, Tex. In World War I he was a pioneer in air pursuit tactics. Retired (1937) from…
(Encyclopedia) Hooker, John Lee, 1917–2001, American blues singer and guitarist, b. near Clarksdale, Miss. From a cotton-sharecropping family, he learned the blues from his stepfather and various…
