Sandy Banks spent more than 30 years at the Los Angeles Times, as a reporter, editor, editorial writer and columnist. She is currently a Senior Fellow at the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy.
Actor Anthony Hopkins worked on stage and in film for over thirty years before receiving his first Academy Award for his performance in The Silence of the Lambs. Anthony Hopkins was born in Port Talbot, Wales, on December 31, 1937, the only child of Richard Hopkins, a baker, and his wife Muriel.
Maria and three of her children went on to become missionaries in the South Pacific. Personal Life. In 1944, Maria applied for U.S. Citizenship. George, however, never filed to become a citizen. A few years after her husband’s death in 1947, Maria von Trapp died on March 28, 1987, of heart failure in Morrisville, Vermont, three days after surgery.
James Craig (born James Henry Meador, February 4, 1912 [citation needed] – J) was an American actor. He is best known for appearances in films like Kitty Foyle (1940) and The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941), and his stint as a leading man at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the 1940s where he appeared in films like The Human Comedy (1943).
The Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published since 1885. The updated Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB) was published on 23 September 2004 in 60 volumes and online, with 50,113 biographical articles covering 54,922 lives.
A veteran cartoonist, producer and entertainment entrepreneur, Wale Adenuga, has said that his soon-to-be-released biography titled, ‘The Unusual Biography of Wale Adenuga MFR; A Pencil.
Anders Leonard Zorn (18 February 1860 – 22 August 1920) was a Swedish artist who attained international success as a painter, sculptor, and etching artist. His portrait subjects include King Oscar II of Sweden and three American Presidents: Grover Cleveland, William H. Taft, and Theodore Roosevelt.
The Oxford-based German comparative philologist, Friedrich Max Müller (1823–1900), ignored for much of the time since his death, attracted renewed scholarly interest in the last few decades of the twentieth century.
James Garfield rose from humble beginnings to serve as a college president, a nine-time congressman, and military general before his election to the United States presidency in 1881.
Jim Butcher was born on Octo in Independence, Missouri, USA. He also has two older sisters. Jim was interested in many things in childhood. He was involved in sports, music, football, did dramas, horse riding.
Hunter Stockton Thompson (J – Febru) was an American journalist and author, most famous for his novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. He is credited as the creator of Gonzo journalism, a style of reporting in which reporters involve themselves in the action to such a degree that they become central figures of their stories.
Mountbatten: the official biography by Ziegler, Philip. Publication date 1986 Topics Mountbatten of Burma, Louis Mountbatten, Earl, 1900-1979, Mountbatten, Louis.
Howard ZinnAmerican political scientist and historian Howard Zinn (born 1922) was a leading exponent of the New Left perspective in scholarship and a political radical known for his activity in the civil rights and peace movements. Source for information on Howard Zinn: Encyclopedia of World Biography dictionary.
Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba, is back in the public eye after a hiatus. Here's how the Alibaba and Ant Group founder got started and amassed a huge fortune.
James Madison Jr. was born on Ma (March 5, 1750, Old Style), at Belle Grove Plantation near Port Conway in the Colony of Virginia, to James Madison Sr. and Eleanor Madison. His family had lived in Virginia since the mid-17th century. [9] Madison's maternal grandfather, Francis Conway, was a prominent planter and tobacco merchant. [10].
William Dean Howells: Biography William Dean Howells (1837-1920), author, editor, and critic, was born on 1 March 1837 in Martinsville, now Martins Ferry, Ohio, the second son of eight children born to Mary Dean Howells and William Cooper Howells, a printer and publisher.
According to the book Brand New: How Entrepreneurs Earned Consumers' Trust from Wedgwood to Dell, Estée Lauder was born Josephine Esther Mentzer in 1908 in Queens. Her father was Max.
Mary Astor (born May 3, 1906, Quincy, Ill., U.S.—died Septem, Woodland Hills, Calif.) was an American motion-picture and stage actress noted for her delicate, classic beauty and a renowned profile that earned her the nickname “The Cameo Girl.”.
Learn about Jenny McCarthy's life, career, and achievements as a Playboy model, comedian, actress, writer, and producer. Find out how she became a Playmate, starred in movies and TV shows, and advocated for autism awareness.
Henry Ward Beecher (J – March 8, 1887) was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God's love, and his 1875 adultery trial.
Van Buren's response to the crisis revealed his belief in the principles of a limited federal government, defense of states rights, and protection of the "people" from the "powerful." Thus, Van Buren rejected his Whig opposition's suggestion that he support a National Bank, which the Whigs believed could oversee and stabilize the nation's economy.
A brief description is another way of saying “short bio” or “short biography.” In other words, if you had 150 words or less, how would you describe yourself to someone else? This brief description can be used for resumes, social media profiles, or as answers to written interview questions.
Orley Ypon is a Filipino Asian Modern & Contemporary painter who was born in 1973. Orley Ypon's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 2,837 USD to 23,683 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2013 the record price for this artis.
Explore the life and work of Rachel Carson, one of the 20th century's most influential voices in literature and environmentalism. This website, based on the biography Witness for Nature, aims to educate readers about Carson's life, legacy, and the impact of her revolutionary text, Silent Spring.
Friendly and solid-built leading man turned character actor, Eddie Albert started his show business career in such diverse occupations as radio singer and trapeze artist. He became a stage actor in light comedy roles in his late twenties.
Rawya Rageh is a Senior Crisis Advisor at Amnesty International, tasked with investigating and documenting war crimes and human rights abuses in situations of emergencies. She has.
SeriesRoman Imperial Biographies 19 Works Popularity 8,498 (1,132 Members) 2,218 Books 22 Reviews ½ 3.7 Agrippina: Sex, Power, and Politics in the Early Empire by Anthony A. Barrett.
Confidential typed telegram transcript signed, one page - stamped and annotated in pen and red pencil, 8,25 x 11 inch, Milan, 22.02.1928, in Italian, to the Prefect of Milan - il Duce summarized what had taken place at a meeting in Milan the preceding day between Finance Minister Giuseppe Volpi (1877-1947) and represen.
Oscar-Claude Monet (UK: / ˈ m ɒ n eɪ /, US: / m oʊ ˈ n eɪ, m ə ˈ-/; French: [klod mɔnɛ]; 14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926) was a French painter and founder of Impressionism painting who is seen as a key precursor to modernism, especially in his attempts to paint nature as he perceived it. [1].
Pacita “Chit” Juan has been in the coffee industry for over 25 years now, having founded a coffee shop chain in 1993, and moving to become the President of the non-stock, non-profit industry organization The Philippine Coffee Board Inc. (PCBI) in 2002 to present.
Biography. Bob Monkhouse was Britain's king of the quiz show, but this was just a part of a 50-year career in show business. While still at school, he wrote for the Beano and Dandy. His family owned a custard factory, but after leaving school he decided to go into writing comedy material in a double-act with Denis Godwin for major Hollywood.
This book is all about the second phase of Mufti’s life. It narrates the Pak-India partition events and the author’s connection with Qudratullah Shahab in great detail.
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton was one of the main polar explorers of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. He joined the merchant navy when he was 16 and became a master mariner. He travelled widely, but was keen to explore the poles.
Danny Thomas was an American nightclub comedian and television and film actor, best known for starring in the television sitcom Make Room for Daddy, or The Danny Thomas Show. He is also the founder of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
On page nine of Edmund Morris' long-awaited "Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan" you read, in a chapter called "The Land of Lost Things," that the author was born in the American Midwest on.
Picasso and his wife Khokholva had a tempestuous relationship. Picasso’s bohemian nature clashed with the social graces of Khokhlova. They remained married until 1955, but Picasso had several affairs and mistresses. In the 1920s and 30s, Picasso concentrated on more classical works of art.
Joseph Wright (1734-1797), an English landscape and portrait painter, was commonly called Wright of Derby, because he resided in Derby, England. Wright was the first artist to capture the awe and wonder inspired by inventions and technology of the Industrial Revolution.
Learn about the life and works of Adeline Yen Mah, a Chinese-American author and physician. She wrote Falling Leaves, Chinese Cinderella, Watching the Tree and A Thousand Pieces of Gold based on her personal experiences.
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Biography / Wiki. Shep Rose is a businessman, restaurateur, and reality television star on Bravo’s popular television show ‘Southern Charm.’ Seven affluent residents of Charleston, South Carolina are followed as they go about their daily lives in Southern Charm. His restaurant, the Palace Hill, is still open for business.
Joseph Stalin (1879–1953) Leader of Soviet Union, from the death of Lenin until 1953. During his leadership, he developed a strict dictatorship and frequently purged any potential rivals. During the Second World War, he was the Supreme military commander in overseeing the defence of Russia against the invading German army.
Harry Thacker Burleigh, better known as H.T. Burleigh, was the first and most influential Black composer to rise to large success post- Civil War. He was widely known for his perservation an.
Author Michele Serros, known for her poetry and the books “Chicana Falsa and Other Stories of Death, Identity and Oxnard” and “How to Be a Chicana Role Model” died Jan 4 at 48 from cancer.
B.R. Ambedkar was a leading activist and social reformer who dedicated his life to the upliftment of Dalits (the "untouchables") and the socially backward classes in India. A messiah for the downtrodden, Ambedkar continuously fought to eradicate caste discrimination that had deeply fragmented Indian society.
Yaman aligns soul and body to rise above the little things that eat away at dreams. I knew him as a breakdance champion and genius dancer, and now I find him a flying hero in the lens. As a child, he was glued to the screen, admiring Bruce Lee and Charlie Chaplin; today, he's the hero.