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Shirley Clarke 1997 Deaths
Shirley Clarkefilmmaker An independent filmmaker, Clarke compared her work to Off-Broadway productions, offering experimental works that challenged convention. Her film The Connection, a…Shirley Horn 2005 Deaths
Shirley HornAge: 71 jazz singer and pianist known for her slow delivery and her masterful interpretations of standards. She won a Grammy Award in 1991 for best jazz vocal performance. Died:…Shirley Chisholm 2005 Deaths
Shirley ChisholmAge: 80 bold politician who was the first black woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination. In…Shirley Povich 1998 Deaths
Shirley PovichAge: 92 Washington Post columnist who's first byline appeared in 1923 and last appeared the day he died; logged more than 15,000 columns over his 75-year career covering sports…Shirley Temple Black Biography
Shirley Temple BlackactressBorn: 4/23/1928Birthplace: Santa Monica, California Actress famous for her childhood roles. Her curly hair, dimples and charm captivated America in the films…Parker, Isaac Charles
(Encyclopedia) Parker, Isaac Charles, 1838–96, American frontier judge, b. Belmont co., Ohio. Self-taught in law, Parker began practice in St. Joseph, Mo., in 1859. He was elected to the U.S. House…William Crawford SHERROD, Congress, AL (1835-1919)
SHERROD William Crawford , a Representative from Alabama; born in Courtland, Lawrence County, Ala., August 17, 1835; attended the common schools, a preparatory school at Edgefield, N.C., and the…Williams, Shirley Vivien Teresa Brittain, Baroness Williams of Crosby
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Shirley Vivien Teresa Brittain, Baroness Williams of Crosby 1930–, British politician. Daughter of the political scientist and philosopher Sir George Catlin and the novelist…Vance, Zebulon Baird
(Encyclopedia) Vance, Zebulon Baird, 1830–94, American political leader, Confederate governor of North Carolina (1862–65) in the Civil War, b. Buncombe co., N.C. A lawyer and a Whig, he served in the…Robinson, Bill
(Encyclopedia) Robinson, Bill, 1878–1949, African-American tap dancer popularly known as “Bojangles,” b. Richmond, Va., as Luther Robinson. An influential virtuoso tap dancer, he was a tap innovator…Trending
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