actorBorn: 4/25/1940Birthplace: New York City Academy and Tony Award-winning film and stage actor known for his intensity portraying sensitive men caught in brutal circumstances. He played…
(Carole Penelope Masciarelli)director, actressBorn: 10/15/1942Birthplace: Bronx, New York Born into a showbiz family, the younger sister of TV producer Garry Marshall landed her first major TV role…
Senate Years of Service: 1807-1813Party: FederalistGOODRICH, Chauncey, (brother of Elizur Goodrich), a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Durham, Middlesex County, Conn.,…
(Encyclopedia) Hughes, Langston (James Langston Hughes), 1902–67, American poet and central figure of the Harlem Renaissance, b. Joplin, Mo., grad. Lincoln Univ., 1929. He worked at a variety of jobs…
Senate Years of Service: 1810-1821Party: FederalistDANA, Samuel Whittlesey, a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Wallingford, Conn., February 13, 1760; pursued academic…
Record of the Year“Don't Worry Be Happy,” Bobby McFerrinAlbum of the YearFaith, George Michael (Columbia/CBS)Song of the Year“Don't Worry Be Happy,” Bobby McFerrin, songwriterBest New ArtistTracy…
LIND, John, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Kanna, Sweden, March 25, 1854; immigrated to the United States in 1867 with his parents, who settled in Goodhue County, Minn.; moved to…
(Oswald George Nelson)actor, orchestra leader, producer, directorBorn: 3/20/1906Birthplace: Jersey City, New Jersey Orchestra leader who became the emblem for the 1950s typical American family with…
(Encyclopedia) Ellison, Ralph (Ralph Waldo Ellison), 1914–94, African-American author, b. Oklahoma City, studied Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee Univ.). Originally a trumpet player and aspiring…
