(Encyclopedia) Goldwyn, SamuelGoldwyn, Samuelgōlˈdwĭn [key], 1882–1974, American film producer, b. Warsaw, Poland. Goldwyn arrived in the United States in 1896, and with Jesse L. Lasky and Cecil B.…
(Encyclopedia) Jensen, Johannes Hans Daniel, 1907–73, German physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Hamburg, 1932. Jensen was a professor at the Technical Univ. of Hanover from 1941 to 1949, when he joined the…
(Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler)actressBorn: 11/9/1913Birthplace: Vienna, Austria Austrian-born film actress in the thirties and forties who won notoriety by appearing nude in the Czech film Extase (1932…
(Eileen Evelyn Garson)actressBorn: 9/29/1904Birthplace: Manor Park, Essex, England Oscar-winning actress known for portraying strong women, Garson made her screen debut in Louis B. Mayer's Good-bye…
(Encyclopedia) Norwegian Sea, part of the Atlantic Ocean, NW of Norway, between the Greenland Sea and the North Sea. It is separated from the Atlantic by a submarine ridge linking Iceland and the…
Famous Americans who share their birthdays with the United States of America by Tasha Vincent Related Links Calendar and Holidays US History & Government Infoplease…
by Liz Olson The Nobel Prize for Science has been awarded since 1901 to people who have made outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology, or medicine. Marie Curie was the…
(Encyclopedia) RothschildRothschildrŏthˈchīld, Ger. rōtˈshĭlt [key], prominent family of European bankers. The first important member was Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1743–1812), son of a money changer…
(Encyclopedia) Tocqueville, Alexis deTocqueville, Alexis deälĕksēs də tôkvēlˈ [key], 1805–59, French politician and writer. A nobleman, he was prominent in politics, particularly just before and just…
HENRY, Patrick, (grandfather of William Henry Roane, cousin of Isaac Coles, and great-great-great-grandfather of Robert Lee Henry), a Delegate from Virginia; born in Studley, Hanover County, Va…
