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Ruth Benerito Biography

inventorBorn: 12 January 1916Best Known as: inventor of wrinkle-free cotton Ruth Benerito, a chemist, is widely known for her development of wrinkle-free…

Ruth Wallis Biography

performerDied: December 22, 2007 (South Killingly, Connecticut) Best Known as: Queen of the Party Song who performed risqué cabaret numbers Ruth…

Babe Ruth Biography

Babe RuthBorn: Feb. 6, 1895Baseball LHP-OF two-time 20-game winner with Boston Red Sox (1916-17); had a 94-46 record with a 2.28 ERA, while he was 3-0 in the World Series with an ERA of 0.87…

Jesse

(Encyclopedia) JesseJessejĕsˈē [key], in the Bible, the descendant of Rahab, the grandson of Boaz and Ruth, and the father of David. Referring to the restoration of the Davidic monarchy, the Book of…

Dr. Zhivago <span class="date" >(1965)</span>

Director: David LeanCast: Omar Sharif, Julie Christie and Alec Guinness This sweeping historical epic spans decades and wars, political transitions and romances. Visually lush and brilliantly…

Simmons, Ruth

(Encyclopedia) Simmons, Ruth, 1945–, American educator and college president, b. Grapeland, Tex., grad. Dillard Univ. (B.A., 1967) and Harvard (A.M., 1970; Ph.D., 1973). As a scholar she was…

Gordon, Ruth

(Encyclopedia) Gordon, Ruth, 1896–1985, American actress and playwright, b. Wollaston, Mass. From her debut as Nibs in Peter Pan (1915), Gordon's career encompassed broad stage and film experience.…

Ritson, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Ritson, Joseph, 1752–1803, English antiquarian and scholar, b. Stockton-on-Tees. An industrious student of English literature, he attacked Thomas Warton's scholarship in Observations…