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Wallace Thurman Biography

Wallace Thurman writerBorn: 1902Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah   Thurman dropped out of the University of Southern California in 1925 and moved to Harlem. He worked on a number of magazines, and…

Rusty Wallace Biography

Rusty Wallace Born: Aug. 14, 1956Auto racing NASCAR Winston Cup champion in 1989 and runner-up in 1980, 1988 and 1993; recorded 54 victories and has won over $30 million in earnings in 23…

Wallace Hume Carothers

Wallace Hume Carothers Born: 1896Birthplace: Burlington, Iowa Diamine-dicarboxylic acid salts and process of preparing same and synthetic fiber—Carothers work involved the theory of linear…

Rodino, Peter Wallace, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Rodino, Peter Wallace, Jr.Rodino, Peter Wallace, Jr.rōdēˈnō [key], 1909–2005, U.S. congressman, b. Newark, N.J., as Pellegrino Rodino, Jr.; grad. New Jersey Law School, 1937. Awarded…

Carothers, Wallace Hume

(Encyclopedia) Carothers, Wallace HumeCarothers, Wallace Humekərŭᵺˈərz [key], 1896–1937, American chemist, b. Burlington, Iowa. He received his doctorate at the Univ. of Illinois in 1924, then taught…

Broecker, Wallace Smith

(Encyclopedia) Broecker, Wallace SmithBroecker, Wallace Smithbrōkˈər [key], 1931–2019, American geophysicist, b. Chicago, Ph.D. Columbia, 1958. He was a member of Columbia's faculty from 1959. In the…

Mike Honda Biography

Mike HondaU.S. CongressmanBorn: June 27, 1941Birthplace: Walnut Grove, California As the representative of the 15th district of California, Honda has served on the House Committee on Science…

Mike Ockrent Biography

Mike OckrentAge: 53 award-winning British stage director known for his larger-than-life Broadway musicals, as well as his smaller niche plays. Ockrent established himself in London, having…

Mike Budnick Biography

Mike BudnickAge: 80 major league pitcher with the New York Giants in 1946 and 1947. He died of cancer.Died: Seattle, December 21, 1999Vanessa BrownA - FBrandon Burlsworth

Mike McCready Biography

Mike McCreadyAge: 49 champion wrester and coach at Upper Iowa; 1972 NCAA Div. II heavyweight champion; won nine U.S. Wrestling Federation national championships, five national AAU titles and…