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Washington, Booker Taliaferro

(Encyclopedia) Washington, Booker Taliaferro, 1856–1915, American educator, b. Franklin co., Va. Washington was born into slavery; his mother was a mulatto slave on a plantation, his father a white…

White, Clarence Cameron

(Encyclopedia) White, Clarence Cameron, 1880–1960, American composer and violinist, b. Clarksville, Tenn., studied at the Oberlin Conservatory and in Europe. In addition to activities as violinist…

Fred Zinnemann Biography

Fred ZinnemannAge: 89film director The Austrian-born auteur won directing Oscars for From Here to Eternity and A Man for All Seasons. His other credits include The Day of the Jackal and…

Fred Korematsu Biography

Fred Korematsuactivist Born: 1919Birthplace: Oakland, Calif. Korematsu was born to a Japanese-American family that owned a flower nursery. After World War II broke out, Japanese living in…

Fred Shuttlesworth Biography

Fred Shuttlesworthcivil rights activist, ministerBorn: 3/18/1922Birthplace: Mugler, Ala.Died: 10/5/2011 As pastor of Birmingham, Alabama's First Baptist Church, Shuttlesworth organized the…

Fred Savage Biography

Fred Savage actorBorn: 7/9/1976Birthplace: Highland Park, Illinois As a juvenile actor, Savage made his film debut in The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) and is best known for his starring role as…

Fred Astaire Biography

Fred Astaire(Frederick Austerlitz)dancer, actorBorn: 5/10/1899Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska Dancer and actor who appeared with dancing partner Ginger Rogers in several romantic comedies that elevated…

Fred MacMurray Biography

Fred MacMurrayactorBorn: 8/30/1908Birthplace: Kankakee, Illinois Originally a traveling-band saxophonist, MacMurray began work in the silent films of the late 1920s. His long list of film credits,…

Fred Ward Biography

Fred WardactorBorn: 12/30/1942Birthplace: San Diego, California Ward is a recognizable TV and movie actor, making 43 appearances since got his start playing a truck driver in Ginger in the Morning (…

Fred Gwynne Biography

Fred GwynneactorBorn: 7/10/1926Birthplace: New York City Fred Gwynne is best known as the amiable Herman Munster in the television series The Munsters (1964–66). But the long-faced, deep-…