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Robert Vesco Biography

financier and fugitiveDied: November 23, 2007Best Known as: American financier who allegedly stole $200 million dollars from investors Deathplace: Cuba…

Robert Kramer Biography

Robert KramerAge: 60 avant-garde filmmaker known for his political films. Though his films weren't widely seen in the U.S., Kramer is considered one of the most important voices in political…

Robert Bresson Biography

Robert BressonAge: 98 iconoclastic French film director and screenwriter known for his austere, spiritual films that often dealt with redemption and were driven by emotion rather than…

Robert Waggenhoffer Biography

Robert WaggenhofferAge: 39 world professional figure skating champion and silver medallist in the 1982 U.S. nationals; only U.S. skater to be the junior champion in singles and pairs in the…

Robert Calvi Biography

Robert Calvi(Gian Roberto Calvini)banker, financierBorn: 1920Birthplace: Milan, Italy Having worked his way up through Banco Ambrosiano, he became its chairman in 1975. A Bank of Italy…

Robert Garrett Biography

Robert GarrettfinancierBorn: 1783Birthplace: Lisburn, Ireland Having grown up on a farm in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, he moved to Baltimore and began working in a produce business. He…

Robert Maxwell Biography

Robert Maxwell(Jan Ludvik Hoch)publisher, media mogulBorn: 6/10/1923Birthplace: Slatinske Dòly, Czech Republic He fled the Nazi invasion of Czecholovakia in 1939 and settled in Britain,…

Richard Roberts Biography

Richard RobertsinventorBorn: 4/22/1789Birthplace: Carreghova, Montgomeryshire, Wales A mechanical genius, Roberts is best known for having improved upon or invented several machine tools,…

Robert Townsend Biography

Robert Townsendbusiness executiveBorn: 1920Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Townsend used his early experiences as a banker at American Express Co (1948–62) to redirect Avis Rent-a-Car. Under his…

Robert Irsay Biography

Robert IrsayAge: 73 controversial NFL owner who moved the Colts from Baltimore to Indianapolis in 1984 overnight to avoid the media attention; became owner of the Baltimore team in 1972 by…