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James Curran DAVIS, Congress, GA (1895-1981)

DAVIS James Curran , a Representative from Georgia; born in Franklin, Heard County, Ga., May 17, 1895; attended the public schools, Reinhardt College, Waleska, Ga., and Emory College, Oxford, Ga…

John Hubbard CHAFEE, Congress, RI (1922-1999)

Senate Years of Service: 1976-1999 Party: Republican CHAFEE John Hubbard , a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., October 22, 1922; graduated, Deerfield (Mass.)…

Charles Wayland BROOKS, Congress, IL (1897-1957)

Senate Years of Service: 1940-1949 Party: Republican BROOKS Charles Wayland , a Senator from Illinois; born in West Bureau, Ill., March 8, 1897; attended the public schools at Wheaton, Ill., the…

Lon Chaney

Name at birth: Leonidas Frank ChaneyLon Chaney was billed in silent films of the 1920s and ‘30s as “The Man of a Thousand Faces” for his ability to transform his appearance with make-up and…

Robin Williams

Comedian and actor Robin Williams was a manic prankster and lovable loose cannon on TV and in film from his 1970s breakthrough until his untimely death in 2014. Robin Williams first became a star on…

Cliff Robertson

In his five decades as a dramatic actor, Cliff Robertson played John F. Kennedy, Hugh Hefner and Henry Ford, but he won his Oscar for playing a mentally disabled bakery worker in Charly. Clifford…

George Lucas

The Star Wars films of George Lucas have made him one of the most successful moviemakers in history. A 1967 graduate of the film school at USC, George Lucas was still in his 20s when he co-wrote and…

Three Seasons

Director/Writer: Tony BuiOctober Films; PG-13; 110 minutesRelease:4/99Cast: Don Duong, Nguyen Ngoc Hiep, Tran Manh Cuong, Harvey Keitel Vietnam, in the Western popular imagination, has been…

John Michael MURPHY, Congress, NY (1926)

MURPHY John Michael , a Representative from New York; born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., August 3, 1926; educated in public schools of New York City, La Salle Military Academy, Oakdale…