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Jane Russell Biography

Jane Russell(Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell)actressBorn: 6/21/1921Birthplace: Bemidji, MinnesotaDied: 2/28/2011Deathplace: Santa Maria, Calif. Beautiful, dark-haired, big-boned actress with…

Bob Russell Biography

Bob Russell(Bob Roltner)entertainerBorn: 1908Birthplace: Passaic, New Jersey After appearing in Broadway musicals of the 1920s, Russell helped conceptualize many early television shows,…

Theresa Russell Biography

Theresa Russell(Theresa Paup)actressBorn: 3/20/1957Birthplace: San Diego, California After a career in modeling that began at age 12, this seductive and daring actress made her film debut in The Last…

Orrery, Roger Boyle, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia) Orrery, Roger Boyle, 1st earl of, 1621–79, Irish statesman and writer; son of Richard Boyle, 1st earl of Cork. Created (1627) Baron Broghill, he studied at Trinity College, Dublin,…

Starling, Ernest Henry

(Encyclopedia) Starling, Ernest Henry, 1866–1927, English physiologist, b. India. He was professor (1899–1923) at University College, London. He was an authority on heart action and circulation. With…

Hamilton, Emma, Lady

(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, Emma, Lady, 1765?–1815, mistress of the British naval hero Horatio Nelson. Born Emma Lyon, she became the mistress of Charles Greville, then of Sir William Hamilton,…

Ann M. Veneman Biography

Ann M. VenemanGeorge W. Bush's secretary of Agriculture Veneman brings vast experience to Bush's cabinet, having served as President Bush's deputy secretary of agriculture for international…

Paul M. Zoll Biography

Paul M. ZollAge: 87 Harvard cardiologist who was a pioneer in the development of the heart monitors, pacemakers, and defibrillators that are today used by millions around the world.Died:…

Leon M. Sandifer Biography

Leon M. SandiferAge: 78 longtime baseball coach at Austin Peay who ran track and played football and baseball while a student at the school from 1937–39; member of the Austin Peay Hall of…