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Brad Pitt Biography

Brad Pitt (William Bradley Pitt)actorBorn: 12/18/1963Birthplace: Shawnee, Oklahoma After graduating from college, Brad Pitt told his family he was going west to attend art school. In reality, Pitt…

ZaSu Pitts Biography

ZaSu PittsactressBorn: 1/3/1894Birthplace: Parsons, Kan. The name “ZaSu”" was created because her two aunts, Eliza and Susan, each wanted the baby named after them. Pitts started working as…

Rose, Leonard

concert cellistBirthplace: Washington, D.C.Born: 1918Died: 1984

Brewer's: Leonard

A real scholar, forced for daily bread to keep a common school. (Crabbe: Borough, letter xxiv.) St. Leonard is usually represented in a deacon's dress, and holding chains or broken…

Sheldon Leonard

Sheldon Leonard(Sheldon Leonard Bershad)actor, producer, directorBorn: 2/22/1907Birthplace: New York City As an actor, Leonard specialized in playing gangster characters in films such as…

Baskin, Leonard

(Encyclopedia) Baskin, Leonard, 1922–2000, American sculptor, graphic artist, and teacher, b. New Brunswick, N.J. In sculptural and graphic works that are figurative in style, Baskin's images of a…

Carnot, Nicolas Léonard Sadi

(Encyclopedia) Carnot, Nicolas Léonard SadiCarnot, Nicolas Léonard Sadinēkōläˈ lāônärˈ sädēˈ [key]Carnot, Nicolas Léonard Sadi kärnōˈ [key], 1796–1832, French physicist, a founder of modern…

Cottrell, Leonard Eric

(Encyclopedia) Cottrell, Leonard EricCottrell, Leonard Erickŏˈtrəl, kətrĕlˈ [key], 1913–74, British author. He was a commentator, writer, and producer for the British Broadcasting Corporation until…