actressBorn: 5/24/1960Birthplace: Redruth, Cornwall, England After being discouraged by her English acting teachers, Scott Thomas moved to Paris at the age of 19, where she studied at L'Ecole…
sculptorBorn: 1904 Birthplace: Los Angeles, Calif. Born to Japanese poet Yonejiro Noguchi and American writer Leonie Gilmour, Noguchi was born in the U.S. (a Nisei), but was raised in Japan. He…
Senate Years of Service: 1949-1949Party: RepublicanDULLES, John Foster, a Senator from New York; born in Washington, D.C., February 25, 1888; attended the public schools of Watertown, N.Y.;…
(Encyclopedia) Tyler, Wat, d. 1381, English rebel. His given name appears in full as Walter; his surname signifies the trade of a roof tiler. He came into prominence as the leader of the rebellion of…
HUBBARD, Levi, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Worcester, Mass., December 19, 1762; attended the common schools; moved to Paris, Maine (then a district of Massachusetts), in 1785…
ORR, Alexander Dalrymple, (nephew of William Grayson), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Alexandria, Loudoun County, Va., November 6, 1761; attended the local schools; about 1782 moved…
SEYBERT, Adam, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., May 16, 1773; attended the common schools; completed the medical course at the University of Pennsylvania at…
poet, writerBorn: 2/28/1929Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York One of Ireland's best-known poets, John Montague was born in New York. His father, an Ulster Catholic, moved his family there in the 1920s…
CROCKETT, John Wesley, (son of David Crockett), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Trenton, Tenn., July 10, 1807; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…
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