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Tharp, Marie
(Encyclopedia) Tharp, Marie, 1920–2006, American oceanographer and cartographer, grad. Univ. of Michigan (M.A. 1944). A geologist with experience in mapping, she came to Columbia Univ. as a geology…Mary Henrietta Kingsley Biography
Mary Henrietta KingsleyexplorerBorn: 1862Birthplace: London, England Mary Kingsley led a quiet life until after the deaths of her parents. She then took off for Africa to study African…Mary Hannah Fulton Biography
Mary Hannah Fulton physician and missionaryBorn: May 31, 1854Birthplace: prob. Ashland, Ohio Having graduated from Hillsdale College in Michigan with a master's degree in 1877, Fulton spent…Mary Kay Ash Biography
Mary Kay Ashbusiness executiveBorn: 1915Birthplace: Hot Wells, Texas Founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, one of the largest beauty products firms in the United States, Ash sold a child psychology…Mary Douglas Leakey Biography
Mary Douglas Leakeyarchaeologist and paleontologistBorn: 2/6/1913Birthplace: London, England Although Mary Leakey made several of the most important archeological discoveries involving early…Mary Stuart 2002 Deaths
Mary StuartAge: 76 actress who played Joanne Gardner Barron Tate Vincente Tourneur on Search for Tomorrow and Meta Bauer on The Guiding Light. Died: New York City, Feb. 28, 2002Joe Strummer R…Marie Rudisill 2006 Deaths
Marie RudisillAge: 95 writer of several books including Fruitcake: Memories of Truman Capote and Sook, she gained fame as “The Fruitcake Lady” on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno starting in…Mary Austin Holley Biography
Mary Austin Holleyauthor, early settlerBorn: 10/30/1784Birthplace: New Haven, Conn. Mary Austin studied languages and music in New Haven before marrying Rev. Horace Holley in 1805. They had a…Mary Kay Bergman Biography
Mary Kay BergmanAge: 38 actress who voiced most of the female characters on South Park. She died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.Died: Los Angeles, November 11, 1999Gene BensonA - FDick…Mary McGrory 2004 Deaths
Mary McGroryAge: 85 liberal columnist who earned a national reputation for her coverage of 1954's McCarthy hearings for the Washington Star. Her commentary on the Kennedy assassination in…