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Mack, Connie

(Encyclopedia) Mack, Connie (Cornelius McGillicuddy), 1862–1956, American baseball player and manager, b. East Brookfield, Mass. He was a star catcher for the Washington Senators (1886–89) and the…

Willis, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Willis, Thomas, 1621–75, English physician and anatomist. He became professor at Oxford in 1660 and in 1666 established a practice in London. An authority on the brain and the nervous…

Stevens, Connie

(Concetta Ingolia) singerBirthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y.Born: 8/8/38

Connie Mack

Connie MackBorn: Dec. 22, 1862Baseball owner managed Philadelphia A's until he was 87 (1901-50); all-time major league wins leader with 3,755, including World Series; won 9 AL pennants and 5…

Connie Chung

Connie ChungTV news reporterBorn: 8/20/1946Birthplace: Washington, D.C. A University of Maryland graduate, Chung started at WTTG-TV in Washington, DC, in 1969, where she was a copy person,…

Connie Francis

Connie Francis(Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero)singer, actressBorn: 12/12/1938Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey Dark-haired, bubbly singer who made it big with hits like “ Who's Sorry Now?” and “…

Clark, Lewis Gaylord

(Encyclopedia) Clark, Lewis Gaylord, 1808?–1873, American editor and writer, b. near Syracuse, N.Y. He was the editor (1834–60) of the Knickerbocker Magazine and made it a leading literary…

Van Devanter, Willis

(Encyclopedia) Van Devanter, WillisVan Devanter, Willisvăn dēvănˈtər [key], 1859–1941, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1910–37), b. Marion, Ind. He practiced law (1881–…

Sears Tower

(Encyclopedia) Sears Tower: see Willis Tower.