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Venter, Craig

(Encyclopedia) Venter, Craig (John Craig Venter), 1946–, American biotechnologist and pioneering genome mapper, b. Salt Lake City, grad. Univ. of California, San Diego (B.A. 1972, Ph.D. 1975).…

Craigavon, James Craig, 1st Viscount

(Encyclopedia) Craigavon, James Craig, 1st ViscountCraigavon, James Craig, 1st Viscountkrāgăvˈən [key], 1871–1940, Irish statesman. He worked with Edward Carson in rousing the Protestants of Ulster…

Flynt, Larry Claxton, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Flynt, Larry Claxton, Jr., 1942-2021, American magazine publisher, b. Lakeville, Ky. Flynt was the son of a sharecropper, and dropped…

Craig Patrick

Craig PatrickBorn: May 20, 1946Hockey 3rd generation Patrick to have name inscribed on Stanley Cup; GM of 2-time Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins (1991-92); also captain of 1969 NCAA champion…

Kelly, George

(Encyclopedia) Kelly, George, 1887–1974, American playwright, b. Philadelphia. He began his career as a vaudevillian, as both an actor and skit writer. His best-known plays, penetrating satires on…

Elgart, Larry

band leaderBirthplace: New London, Conn.Born: 3/20/22

Larry Brown

Larry BrownBorn: Sept. 14, 1940Basketball played in ACC, AAU, 1964 Olympics and ABA; 3- time assist leader (1968-70) and 3-time Coach of Year (1973,75-76) in ABA; coached ABA’s Carolina and…

Larry Fleisher

Larry FleisherBorn: Sept. 26, 1930Basketball led NBA players union from 1961-89; increased average yearly salary from $9,400 in 1967 to $600,000 without a strike. Died: May 4, 1989Jim FixxD…

Larry Holmes

Larry HolmesBorn: Nov. 3, 1949Boxer heavyweight champion (WBC or IBF) from 1978-85; successfully defended title 20 times before losing to Michael Spinks; returned from first retirement in…

Larry MacPhail

Larry MacPhailBorn: Feb. 3, 1890Baseball executive and innovator introduced major leagues to night games at Cincinnati (May 24, 1935); won pennant in Brooklyn (1941) and World Series with NY…