(Encyclopedia) Friedman, MiltonFriedman, Miltonfrēdˈmən [key], 1912–2006, American economist, b. New York City, Ph.D. Columbia, 1946. Friedman was influential in helping to revive the monetarist…
(Encyclopedia) Milton, John, 1608–74, English poet, b. London, one of the greatest poets of the English language.
Milton's theology, although in the Protestant tradition, is extremely…
(Encyclopedia) Milton KeynesMilton Keynesmĭlˈtən kēnzˈ [key], borough and unitary authority (2011 pop. 248,821), S central England. Milton Keynes was designated one of the new towns in 1967 to…
(Encyclopedia) Babbitt, Milton, 1916–2011, American composer, b. Philadelphia. Babbitt turned to music after studying mathematics. He studied composition with Roger Sessions at Princeton, and taught…
(Encyclopedia) Avery, MiltonAvery, Miltonāˈvərē [key], 1893–1965, American painter, b. Altmar, N.Y. Avery moved to New York City in 1925. Bold massing of forms is characteristic of his figurative…
(Encyclopedia) Berle, Milton, 1908–2002, American entertainer, b. New York City as Milton Berlinger. Berle first performed in vaudeville and on (1939–48) radio. His great success, however, came as…
(Encyclopedia) Rogovin, Milton, 1909–2011, American documentary photographer, b. New York City, grad. Columbia (1931), Univ. of Buffalo (M.A., 1972). An optometrist and a political leftist, he moved…
(Milton Berlinger)actorBorn: 7/12/1908Birthplace: Harlem, New York Emmy Award-winning television, film and stage comic actor known as “Mr. Television.” He starred in television's The Texaco Star…
chocolatier, philanthropistBorn: 9/13/1857Birthplace: Derry Township, Pa. His aspirations for a formal education quashed by grade four, Hershey apprenticed to a confectioner in Lancaster,…
record producerBorn: 5/20/1911Birthplace: Harlem, N.Y. record producer who started the first independent jazz label, Commodore Records, and ran the Commodore Music Shop, one of New York City's most…
