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John Herbert Dillinger Biography

John Herbert Dillingerbank robber, murdererBorn: 6/22/1903Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana Famous bank robber and cold-blooded killer who terrorized the Midwest during the early '30s, John…

Herbert A. Simon Biography

Herbert A. SimonHerbert Alexander Simonsocial scientist and economistBorn: 6/15/1916Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin polymath who won several awards, including the 1978 Nobel Prize in…

Herbert Ross 2001 Deaths

Herbert RossAge: 74 choreographer who used his expertise in dance to helm the mainstream Hollywood hits The Turning Point (1977) and Footloose (1984). He also directed The Goodbye Girl (1977…

George Herbert Walker Bush

George Herbert Walker BushBorn: 6/12/1924Birthplace: Milton, Mass. George Herbert Walker Bush was born June 12, 1924, in Milton, Mass., to Prescott and Dorothy Bush. The family later moved to…

Oxford Group

(Encyclopedia) Oxford Group: see Buchman, Frank Nathan Daniel.

Capra, Frank

(Encyclopedia) Capra, FrankCapra, Frankkăpˈrə [key], 1897–1991, American film director, b. Bisaquino, Sicily. One of the preeminent Hollywood directors of the 1930s and 40s, he produced idealistic…

British (Wimbledon) Champions: Doubles—Men

Doubles—Men1884–86William Renshaw–Ernest Renshaw1887Herbert Wilberforce–P.B. Lyon1888–89William Renshaw–Ernest Renshaw1890Joshua Pim–F.O. Stoker1891Wilfred Baddeley–Herbert Baddeley1892E.W.…

Gehry, Frank Owen

(Encyclopedia) Gehry, Frank OwenGehry, Frank Owengĕrˈē [key], 1929–, American architect, b. Toronto, Ont., as Frank Owen Goldberg. He is widely considered one of the finest and most artful of…

Brangwyn, Sir Frank William

(Encyclopedia) Brangwyn, Sir Frank WilliamBrangwyn, Sir Frank Williambrăngˈwĭn [key], 1867–1956, British painter, etcher, and designer, b. Belgium (to British parents). In his youth he worked in the…