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Gordon Parks 2006 Deaths
Gordon ParksAge: 93 photographer and filmmaker who was a premier fashion photographer in the 1940s, working for Vogue and Glamour. Born into poverty, he became the first African American to…Gordon Cooper 2004 Deaths
Gordon CooperAge: 77 pioneering NASA astronaut who ventured into orbit twice—in 1963 as the pilot of the last Mercury mission and in 1965 as commander of Gemini 5. Died: Ventura, Calif., Oct…Brown, Gordon Concise Biography
(James Gordon Brown)British politicianBirthplace: Glasgow, ScotlandBorn: 2/20/51Kinnock, Neil Gordon
(Encyclopedia) Kinnock, Neil GordonKinnock, Neil Gordonkĭnˈək [key], 1942–, British politician, b. Tredegar, Wales. The son of a miner, he studied at University College, Cardiff. In 1970 he was…Bennett, James Gordon, 1795–1872, American newspaper publisher
(Encyclopedia) Bennett, James Gordon, 1795–1872, American newspaper proprietor, b. Keith, Scotland. He came to America in 1819 and won a reputation as Washington correspondent of the New York…Byron, John
(Encyclopedia) Byron, John, 1723–86, British vice admiral and explorer. Sailing in 1740 with Admiral George Anson on a voyage around the world, he was shipwrecked off Chile. His Narrative of Great…MacKay, Peter Gordon
(Encyclopedia) MacKay, Peter GordonMacKay, Peter Gordonməkāˈ [key], 1966–, Canadian politician, b. New Glasgow, N.S. A lawyer who briefly worked (1992–93) in Germany, MacKay returned to his native…Richards, Gordon
(Encyclopedia) Richards, Gordon, 1904–86, British jockey. He began as a stable apprentice in 1919. From the mid-1920s until his retirement in 1954, he was the championship jockey of England 26 times…Brown, Gordon
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Gordon (James Gordon Brown), 1951–, British politician. From 1975 to 1980 he taught at Edinburgh Univ. and Glasgow College of Technology; he then joined Scottish Television (…Bunshaft, Gordon
(Encyclopedia) Bunshaft, Gordon, 1909–90, American architect, b. Buffalo, N.Y. As chief designer for the architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Bunshaft was responsible for Lever House,…Trending
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