director, producer, screenwriterBorn: 1946Birthplace: Paris, France A multitalented figure in contemporary French cinema, he made some of the most influential and popular French films of the 1980s…
dancer, actorBorn: 1/10/1904Birthplace: Dorchester, Massachusetts A popular entertainer who appeared on film in numerous musicals, including Sweethearts (1938), The Harvey Girls (1945), Look For…
poetBorn: 1941Birthplace: New York City Collins was appointed Poet Laureate of the United States in 2001. His accessible poems, often about ordinary people and situations, have made him one of the…
astronomer, physicistBorn: 1/15/1815Birthplace: Guernsey, United Kingdom After studying in Paris, he began working in his father's papermaking business, inventing an envelope-folding machine. He…
COCKE, John, (son of William Cocke and uncle of William Michael Cocke), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Brunswick, Nottoway County, Va., in 1772; moved with his parents to Tennessee,…
McKEE, George Colin, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Joliet, Ill., October 2, 1837; attended Knox College and Lombard College, both at Galesburg, Ill.; studied law; was admitted to…
BUNDY, Hezekiah Sanford, a Representative from Ohio; born in Marietta, Ohio, August 15, 1817; moved with his parents to Athens County in 1819; attended the public schools; engaged in…
HULL, Merlin, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Ind., December 18, 1870; attended Gale College, Galesville, Wis., De Pauw University, Greencastle, Ind., and…
RANDALL, William Joseph, a Representative from Missouri; born in Independence, Jackson County, Mo., July 16, 1909; graduated from William Chrisman High School in 1927, Junior College of Kansas…
