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Schildkraut, Rudolph
(Encyclopedia) Schildkraut, RudolphSchildkraut, Rudolphshĭltˈkrout [key], 1862–1930, Austrian actor. He was a member of Max Reinhardt's Deutsches Theater, Berlin. In 1911 he came to the United States…Oakley, Annie
(Encyclopedia) Oakley, Annie, 1860–1926, American theatrical performer, b. Darke co., Ohio. Her original name was Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee. From childhood on she was a “dead shot” with a rifle. She…Blenheim Park
(Encyclopedia) Blenheim Park, estate, Oxfordshire, central England, near Woodstock. The stately Blenheim Palace was designed by Sir John Vanbrugh and stands on spacious grounds that included…Wyatt, Sir Thomas, 1503–42, English poet and statesman
(Encyclopedia) Wyatt, Sir Thomas, 1503–42, English poet and statesman, father of Sir Thomas Wyatt. He served in various capacities under Henry VIII and was knighted in 1536. It is generally agreed he…Mancini, Laura, duchesse de Mercœur
(Encyclopedia) Mancini, Laura, duchesse de MercœurMancini, Laura, duchesse de Mercœurlouˈrä mänchēˈnē düshĕsˈ də mĕrcûrˈ [key], 1636–57, eldest of five famous sisters, nieces of Cardinal Mazarin, who…2002 Deaths: A - F
Jack Henry AbbottJohn AgarBob AkinStephen AmbroseWalter AnnenbergKenneth ArmitageBuck BakerNorman “Buddy” BakerJoaquín BalaguerDavid W. BarryAlice BauerMildred BensonDave BergMilton…Richard Burton: Across the Fields to Anne
Across the Fields to AnneRichard BurtonHow often in the summer-tide, His graver business set aside, Has stripling Will, the thoughtful-eyed, As to the pipe of Pan, Stepped blithesomely with…Mary Ann Shadd Cary Biography
abolitionistBorn: 10/9/1823Birthplace: Wilmington, DelawareDied: 1893 (Washington, D.C.) The oldest of 13 children born to Harriet and Abraham Shadd, leaders of the…Carol Anne Letheren 2001 Deaths
Carol Anne LetherenAge: 58 Canadian Olympic Association CEO and the official who took Ben Johnson's medal away at the 1988 Seoul Olympics; one of 14 women on the International Olympic…Mary Ann Dyer Goodnight Biography
Mary Ann Dyer Goodnight Mollyearly settler, philanthropist Born: 9/12/1839Birthplace: Madison County, Tenn. Daughter of a prominent lawyer, Mary Dyer was 14 when the family moved to Texas.…Trending
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