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Berra, Yogi
(Encyclopedia) Berra, Yogi (Lawrence Peter Berra)Berra, Yogibĕrˈə [key], 1925–2014, American baseball player and manager, b. St. Louis. An outstanding catcher with the New York Yankees (1946–63),…Yogi Berra
Yogi BerraBorn: May 12, 1925Baseball C played on 10 World Series winners with NY Yankees; holds WS records for games played (75), at bats (259) and hits (71); 3-time AL MVP (1951,54-55);…O'Toole, Peter
(Encyclopedia) O'Toole, Peter (Peter Seamus O'Toole), 1932–2013, British actor, b. Connemara, Ireland, grad. Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London (1955). A classical stage actor, he appeared (1955–…2015 Year in Review Slideshow: Notable Deaths
Top events for the nation and the world in 2015 Jennie Wood Prev Next Scott Weiland Lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver Weiland fronted both hugely successful rock bands…Biographies: Deaths of 2015
// Cite Deaths of 2015 See also 2014 Deaths 2013 Deaths 2012 Deaths 2011 Deaths More Deaths Related Links 2015 Current Events Biographies by Category Arts and Entertainment…Saint Lawrence
(Encyclopedia) Saint Lawrence, one of the principal rivers of North America, 744 mi (1,197 km) long. It issues from the northeastern end of Lake Ontario and flows northeast, first along the U.S.-…Peter O'Toole Biography
Peter O'TooleactorBorn: 8/2/1932Birthplace: Connemara, IrelandDied:12/14/2013O'Toole earned eight Oscar nominations and often played visionary, otherworldly characters. Following an eminent career…Robbins, Jerome
(Encyclopedia) Robbins, Jerome, 1918–98, American choreographer and dancer, b. New York City as Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz. Robbins began his career dancing in musicals (1937). In 1940 he joined the…Lawrence, Amos Adams
(Encyclopedia) Lawrence, Amos Adams, 1814–86, American colonizer and philanthropist, b. Boston, grad. Harvard, 1835; nephew of Abbott Lawrence. A prosperous commission merchant and manufacturer of…Lawrence, John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Lawrence, John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baron, 1811–79, British colonial administrator in India; brother of Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence. He went to India in 1829 and served in many…