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Judge Sarah T. Hughes

The Question: Who swore in Lyndon Johnson? The Answer: On Nov. 22, 1963, after President Kennedy was shot in Dallas, Vice President…

Sarah Michelle Gellar Biography

Sarah Michelle Gellar actressBorn: 4/14/1977Birthplace: New York City Actress who played the title role in the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003), the gorgeous kick-boxing teen who…

Sarah Jessica Parker Biography

Sarah Jessica Parker actressBorn: 3/25/1965Birthplace: Nelsonville, Ohio A versatile performer, she has acted in feature films such as L.A. Story (1991), Extreme Measures (1996) Honeymoon in…

Kemble, Roger

(Encyclopedia) Kemble, Roger, 1721–1802, English actor and manager. During his years as the leader of a traveling company, he married (1753) Sarah Wood, 1735–1806, an actress. They had 12 children,…

Duse, Eleonora

(Encyclopedia) Duse, EleonoraDuse, Eleonorad&oomacr;ˈzə, Ital. ālāōnôˈrä d&oomacr;ˈzā [key], 1859–1924, Italian actress. From a theatrical family, she made a successful appearance at 14 as…

Caldwell, Sarah

(Encyclopedia) Caldwell, Sarah, 1924–2006, American opera director and conductor, b. Maryville, Mo. In 1957 she founded the Boston Opera Group, later renamed the Opera Company of Boston, and headed…

Lynd, Robert Staughton

(Encyclopedia) Lynd, Robert Staughton, 1892–1970, American sociologist, b. New Albany, Ind.; grad. Princeton (B.A., 1914), Ph.D. Columbia, 1931. He taught at Columbia for 30 years (1931–61). With his…

Kittredge, George Lyman

(Encyclopedia) Kittredge, George LymanKittredge, George Lymankĭˈtrĭj [key], 1860–1941, American scholar, b. Boston. A member of the Harvard faculty (1888–1936), Kittredge was a noted authority on the…

Whitman, Sarah Helen (Power)

(Encyclopedia) Whitman, Sarah Helen (Power), 1803–78, American poet, b. Providence, R.I. In 1828 she married a Boston lawyer, John W. Whitman; after his death (1833) she returned to Providence and…

Grimké, Angelina Emily

(Encyclopedia) Grimké, Angelina EmilyGrimké, Angelina Emilygrĭmˈkē [key], 1805–79, American abolitionist and advocate of women's rights, b. Charleston, S.C. Converted to the Quaker faith by her elder…