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Barbara Walters Biography
Barbara Walterstelevision reporter and anchorBorn: 9/25/1931Birthplace: Boston Walters became the first woman to anchor the network nightly news when she signed with ABC in 1976, but she cut her…Julie Walters Biography
Julie WaltersactressBorn: 2/22/1950Birthplace: Birmingham, England Walters left nursing to pursue an acting career. She got her start singing, dancing, and acting in several British stage…Luis Walter Alvarez
Luis Walter AlvarezBorn: 1911Birthplace: San Francisco, Calif. Radio distance and direction indicator—Alvarez was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1968. He helped design a ground-…Walter H. Brattain
Walter H. Brattain Born: 1902 Birthplace: Amoy, China Transistor—Bardeen, Shockley and Brattain shared the 1956 Nobel…Walter (Red) Barber
Walter (Red) BarberBorn: Feb. 17, 1908Radio-TV renowned baseball play-by-play broadcaster for Cincinnati, Brooklyn and N.Y. Yankees from 1934-66; won Peabody Award for radio commentary in…Walter O'Malley
Walter O'MalleyBorn: Oct. 9, 1903Baseball owner moved Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles after 1957 season; won 4 World Series (1955,59,63,65).Died: Aug. 9, 1979Barney OldfieldN - QShaquille O'…Walter (Red) Smith
Walter (Red) SmithBorn: Sept. 25, 1905Sportswriter for newspapers in Philadelphia and New York from 1936-82 won Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1976.Died: Jan. 15, 1982Ozzie SmithR - TConn…Walter (Buck) Leonard
Walter (Buck) LeonardBorn: Sept. 8, 1907Baseball 1B won Negro League championship nine years in a row with the Homestead Grays; hit .391 in 1948 to lead the league; usually batted cleanup…Walter Trampler Biography
Walter TramplerviolistBorn: 8/25/1915Birthplace: Munich, Germany An eminent violist and educator, Trampler taught at Juilliard, Yale School of Music, and Boston University. Before emigrating…Newberry Library
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