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Huntington, Collis Potter
(Encyclopedia) Huntington, Collis Potter, 1821–1900, American railroad builder, b. near Torrington, Conn. A storekeeper of Oneonta, N.Y., before he went West in the gold rush of 1849, he became a…Selznick, David O.
(Encyclopedia) Selznick, David O., 1902–65, American film producer, b. Pittsburgh. He worked for studios in Hollywood before founding Selznick International Pictures in 1936. Selznick's most famous…Simpson, O. J.
(Encyclopedia) Simpson, O. J. (Orenthal James Simpson), 1947–, American football player, b. San Francisco. As a running back for the Univ. of Southern California, he won the Heisman Trophy as the…O. S. Ozzie Williams Biography
O. S. “Ozzie” Williamsaeronautical engineerBorn: 1921 After earning a B.S. and an M.S. in aeronautical engineering, O. S. “Ozzie” Williams became the first African American hired by Republic…Emory O. Cunningham 2000 Deaths
Emory O. Cunningham 78: publisher whose Southern Living magazine helped reinvent the image of the South. Frustrated that the region was stereotyped as an area mired in poverty and racism,…George O. Petrie 1997 Deaths
George O. Petrie radio, theater, film and television actor Broadway credits include Winged Victory; films include Hud and GypsyBorn: 1912?Died: 1997Beverly Peer 1997 DeathsAnn PetryWendy O. Williams 1998 Deaths
Wendy O. WilliamsAge: 48 colorful lead singer of the 1980s punk group the Plasmatics. Died: April 6, 1998.Rozz WilliamsR - ZCarl WilsonMark O. Barton, 1999 News
44, day trader, killed nine people in a July shooting rampage in Atlanta, before turning a gun on himself. Barton is suspected of murdering his wife and two children in Stockbridge, Ga.,…Buford O. Furrow, 1999 News
37, white supremacist, opened fire in August at a Los Angeles Jewish community center, injuring five people, and an hour later killed Filipino-American letter carrier Joseph Ileto, 39. The…Arnold O. Beckman 2004 Deaths
Arnold O. BeckmanAge: 104 scientist who invented several user-friendly scientific devices, including a tool to measure acidity and alkalinity and the quartz spectrophotometer, an instrument…