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Dobell, Sydney Thompson

(Encyclopedia) Dobell, Sydney ThompsonDobell, Sydney Thompsondōbĕlˈ [key], 1824–74, English poet. He is best known for the melodramatic, extravagantly emotional poem Balder (1853). In 1855 he…

Meynell, Alice (Thompson)

(Encyclopedia) Meynell, Alice (Thompson)Meynell, Alice (Thompson)mĕnˈəl [key], 1847–1922, English poet and essayist. She spent most of her youth in Italy. Converted to Roman Catholicism in 1872, she…

Hoyle, Sir Fred

(Encyclopedia) Hoyle, Sir FredHoyle, Sir Fredhoil [key], 1915–2001, British astrophysicist and mathematician, b. Bingley, Yorkshire. During the years of World War II, Hoyle primarily worked on…

Silverman, Fred

broadcasting executiveBirthplace: New York CityBorn: 9/13/37

Waring, Fred

band leaderBirthplace: Tyrone, Pa.Born: 1900Died: 1984

Dryer, Fred

ex-NFL player, actorBirthplace: Hawthorne, Calif.Born: 7/6/46

Fred Perry

Fred PerryBorn: May 18, 1909British tennis player 3-time Wimbledon champ (1934-36); first player to win all four Grand Slam singles titles, though not in same year; last native to win All-…

Fred Gwynne

Fred GwynneactorBorn: 7/10/1926Birthplace: New York City Fred Gwynne is best known as the amiable Herman Munster in the television series The Munsters (1964–66). But the long-faced, deep-…

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurrayactorBorn: 8/30/1908Birthplace: Kankakee, Illinois Originally a traveling-band saxophonist, MacMurray began work in the silent films of the late 1920s. His long list of film credits,…