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Alex North
Alex North was an American composer who wrote the first jazz-based film score and one of the first modernist scores written in Hollywood.
Alex North was an American composer who wrote the first jazz-based film score and one of the first modernist scores written in Hollywood.
Alexander Julian
Alexander Julian (born ) is an American clothing designer.
Alexander Julian (born ) is an American clothing designer.
Allan Nevins
Allan Nevins (May 20, 1890 - March 5, 1971) was an American historian and journalist, renowned for his extensive work on the history of the Civil War and his biographies of such figures as Presi...
Allan Nevins (May 20, 1890 - March 5, 1971) was an American historian and journalist, renowned for his extensive work on the history of the Civil War and his biographies of such figures as Presi...
Alvin Toffler
Alvin Toffler is an American writer and futurist, known for his works discussing the digital revolution, communication revolution, corporate revolution and technological singularity.
Alvin Toffler is an American writer and futurist, known for his works discussing the digital revolution, communication revolution, corporate revolution and technological singularity.
Andy Luckey
Andrew A. Luckey is an American writer, director and producer, primarily of animated works.
Andrew A. Luckey is an American writer, director and producer, primarily of animated works.
Bill Lawrence (producer)
William Van Duzer Lawrence IV is an American screenwriter, producer, and director best known as the creator of Scrubs and co-creator of Cougar Town.
William Van Duzer Lawrence IV is an American screenwriter, producer, and director best known as the creator of Scrubs and co-creator of Cougar Town.
Brad Parks
Brad Parks is an American author of mystery novels and thrillers.
Brad Parks is an American author of mystery novels and thrillers.
Carolyn Kepcher
Carolyn Kepcher is an American businesswoman, perhaps best known for her regular appearances on the NBC television program The Apprentice.
Carolyn Kepcher is an American businesswoman, perhaps best known for her regular appearances on the NBC television program The Apprentice.
Charles Bluhdorn
Charles Blühdorn (September 20, 1926 – February 20, 1983) was a Vienna, Austria-born American industrialist.
Charles Blühdorn (September 20, 1926 – February 20, 1983) was a Vienna, Austria-born American industrialist.
Chris Elliott
Christopher Nash "Chris" Elliott (born May 31, 1960) is an American actor, comedian and writer.
Christopher Nash "Chris" Elliott (born May 31, 1960) is an American actor, comedian and writer.
Chris Winnes
Christopher Robert Winnes (born February 12, 1968) is a retired professional ice hockey right winger who played parts of four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins a...
Christopher Robert Winnes (born February 12, 1968) is a retired professional ice hockey right winger who played parts of four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins a...
Clare Boothe Luce
Clare Boothe Luce was one of the first American women ambassadors, a versatile author, and wife of Henry Luce, publisher of Time, Life and Fortune.
Clare Boothe Luce was one of the first American women ambassadors, a versatile author, and wife of Henry Luce, publisher of Time, Life and Fortune.
Cornelius Ryan
Cornelius Ryan, was an Irish journalist and author mainly known for his writings on popular military history, especially his World War II books: The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 D-Day, The L...
Cornelius Ryan, was an Irish journalist and author mainly known for his writings on popular military history, especially his World War II books: The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 D-Day, The L...
Debbie Shapiro
Debbie Shapiro Gravitte (born September 29, 1954) is an American actress and singer.
Debbie Shapiro Gravitte (born September 29, 1954) is an American actress and singer.
Elmer Oliphant
Elmer Quillen Oliphant, nicknamed Catchie or Catchy, Olie or Ollie (July 9, 1892 in Bloomfield, IN – July 3, 1975 in New Canaan, Connecticut) was an American football player.
Elmer Quillen Oliphant, nicknamed Catchie or Catchy, Olie or Ollie (July 9, 1892 in Bloomfield, IN – July 3, 1975 in New Canaan, Connecticut) was an American football player.
Erland Van Lidth De Jeude
Erland van Lidth de Jeude (June 3, 1953 - September 23, 1987) was a Dutch-born actor who appeared in several Hollywood films, as well as being a wrestler, an opera singer bass-baritone, and also...
Erland van Lidth de Jeude (June 3, 1953 - September 23, 1987) was a Dutch-born actor who appeared in several Hollywood films, as well as being a wrestler, an opera singer bass-baritone, and also...
Fanny Crosby
Frances Jane Crosby, usually known as Fanny Crosby in the United States and by her married name, Frances van Alstyne, in the United Kingdom, was an American Methodist rescue mission ...
Frances Jane Crosby, usually known as Fanny Crosby in the United States and by her married name, Frances van Alstyne, in the United Kingdom, was an American Methodist rescue mission ...
Frederic Remington
Frederic Sackrider Remington was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in depictions of the Old American West, specifically concentrating on the last quarter of ...
Frederic Sackrider Remington was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in depictions of the Old American West, specifically concentrating on the last quarter of ...
George E. Lounsbury
George E. Lounsbury (May 7, 1838 – August 16, 1904) was an American politician and the 58th Governor of Connecticut from 1899 to 1901.
George E. Lounsbury (May 7, 1838 – August 16, 1904) was an American politician and the 58th Governor of Connecticut from 1899 to 1901.
Grant Rosenmeyer
Grant Mandel Rosenmeyer (born July 3, 1991) is an American film and television actor.
Grant Mandel Rosenmeyer (born July 3, 1991) is an American film and television actor.
Harvey Fierstein
Harvey Forbes Fierstein is an American actor and playwright, noted for the distinction of winning Tony Awards for both writing and originating the lead role in his long-running play Torch Song...
Harvey Forbes Fierstein is an American actor and playwright, noted for the distinction of winning Tony Awards for both writing and originating the lead role in his long-running play Torch Song...
Henry Luce
Henry Robinson Luce was an American publisher, who launched and closely supervised a stable of magazines that transformed journalism and the reading habits of upscale Americans.
Henry Robinson Luce was an American publisher, who launched and closely supervised a stable of magazines that transformed journalism and the reading habits of upscale Americans.
Howard Fast
Howard Melvin Fast (November 11, 1914 – March 12, 2003) was an American novelist and television writer.
Howard Melvin Fast (November 11, 1914 – March 12, 2003) was an American novelist and television writer.
Ira Joe Fisher
Ira Joe Fisher (born October 31, 1947, Salamanca, New York) is an American meteorologist and poet.
Ira Joe Fisher (born October 31, 1947, Salamanca, New York) is an American meteorologist and poet.
Irene Kampen
Irene Kampen (April 18, 1922, in Brooklyn, NY – February 1, 1998 in California) was an American newspaperwoman and writer who wrote several books about events in her life.
Irene Kampen (April 18, 1922, in Brooklyn, NY – February 1, 1998 in California) was an American newspaperwoman and writer who wrote several books about events in her life.
J. Alden Weir
Julian Alden Weir was an American impressionist painter and member of the Cos Cob Art Colony near Greenwich, Connecticut.
Julian Alden Weir was an American impressionist painter and member of the Cos Cob Art Colony near Greenwich, Connecticut.
Jacqueline Moss
Jacqueline Moss (1927–2005) was an American art historian, lecturer, writer and art critic.
Jacqueline Moss (1927–2005) was an American art historian, lecturer, writer and art critic.
Jay S. Walker
Jay Scott Walker (born November 5, 1955) is an American inventor, entrepreneur and chairman of Walker Digital, a privately held research and development lab focused on using digital networks to ...
Jay Scott Walker (born November 5, 1955) is an American inventor, entrepreneur and chairman of Walker Digital, a privately held research and development lab focused on using digital networks to ...
Jeff Landau
Jeff Landau (born January 9, 1974) is a former American professional tennis player from Ridgefield, Connecticut.
Jeff Landau (born January 9, 1974) is a former American professional tennis player from Ridgefield, Connecticut.
Jeremiah Donovan
Jeremiah Donovan (October 18, 1857 - April 22, 1935) was a United States Representative from Connecticut.
Jeremiah Donovan (October 18, 1857 - April 22, 1935) was a United States Representative from Connecticut.
Joe Sposato
Joe Sposato (born May 25, 1949) is a former American racing driver from Ridgefield, Connecticut.
Joe Sposato (born May 25, 1949) is a former American racing driver from Ridgefield, Connecticut.
Joel Abbot (politician)
Joel Abbot (March 17, 1776 – November 19, 1826) was a United States Representative from Georgia.
Joel Abbot (March 17, 1776 – November 19, 1826) was a United States Representative from Georgia.
John H. Frey
John H. Frey (born in Greenwich, Connecticut on February 8, 1963) is an American businessman and politician.
John H. Frey (born in Greenwich, Connecticut on February 8, 1963) is an American businessman and politician.
Joseph M. Juran
Joseph Moses Juran (December 24, 1904 – February 28, 2008) was a 20th-century management consultant who is principally remembered as an evangelist for quality and quality management, having writ...
Joseph Moses Juran (December 24, 1904 – February 28, 2008) was a 20th-century management consultant who is principally remembered as an evangelist for quality and quality management, having writ...
Judy Collins
Judith Marjorie "Judy" Collins is an American singer and songwriter, known for her eclectic tastes in the material she records; and for her social activism.
Judith Marjorie "Judy" Collins is an American singer and songwriter, known for her eclectic tastes in the material she records; and for her social activism.
Larry Adler
Lawrence "Larry" Cecil Adler was an American musician, widely acknowledged as one of the world's most skilled harmonica players.
Lawrence "Larry" Cecil Adler was an American musician, widely acknowledged as one of the world's most skilled harmonica players.
Larry Aldrich
Larry Aldrich (June 13, 1906 Manhattan – October 26, 2001) was an American fashion design, art collector, and founder of the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
Larry Aldrich (June 13, 1906 Manhattan – October 26, 2001) was an American fashion design, art collector, and founder of the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
Lawrence Bossidy
Lawrence A. ("Larry") Bossidy (born March 5, 1935) is a businessman and author.
Lawrence A. ("Larry") Bossidy (born March 5, 1935) is a businessman and author.
Mahonri Young
Mahonri Macintosh Young (August 9, 1877 – November 2, 1957) was an American sculptor and artist.
Mahonri Macintosh Young (August 9, 1877 – November 2, 1957) was an American sculptor and artist.
Marty Schottenheimer
Martin Edward "Marty" Schottenheimer (; born September 23, 1943) is the current head coach of the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League.
Martin Edward "Marty" Schottenheimer (; born September 23, 1943) is the current head coach of the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League.
Matt Merullo
Matthew Bates Merullo is a retired professional baseball player.
Matthew Bates Merullo is a retired professional baseball player.
Maurice Sendak
Maurice Bernard Sendak was an American writer and illustrator of children's literature.
Maurice Bernard Sendak was an American writer and illustrator of children's literature.
Max Gunther
Max Gunther was an Anglo-American journalist and writer, author of 26 books, including the finance best-seller The Zurich Axioms.
Max Gunther was an Anglo-American journalist and writer, author of 26 books, including the finance best-seller The Zurich Axioms.
Max Wilk
Max Wilk (July 3, 1920 – February 19, 2011) was an American playwright, screenwriter and author of fiction and nonfiction book.
Max Wilk (July 3, 1920 – February 19, 2011) was an American playwright, screenwriter and author of fiction and nonfiction book.
Maxim Shostakovich
Maxim Dmitrievich Shostakovich (born Leningrad on May 10, 1938) is a Russian conductor and pianist.
Maxim Dmitrievich Shostakovich (born Leningrad on May 10, 1938) is a Russian conductor and pianist.
Natalie Merchant
Natalie Anne Merchant (born October 26, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.
Natalie Anne Merchant (born October 26, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.
Nicholas Krushenick
Nicholas Krushenick (May 31, 1929 – February 5, 1999) was one of the forerunners of the pop art movement.
Nicholas Krushenick (May 31, 1929 – February 5, 1999) was one of the forerunners of the pop art movement.
Norman Thomas
Norman Mattoon Thomas was an American Presbyterian minister who achieved fame as a socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America.
Norman Mattoon Thomas was an American Presbyterian minister who achieved fame as a socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America.
Noël Regney
Noël Regney, WWII veteran and French songwriter, composed the Christmas standard "Do You Hear What I Hear?" with his then-wife Gloria Shayne Baker in 1962.
Noël Regney, WWII veteran and French songwriter, composed the Christmas standard "Do You Hear What I Hear?" with his then-wife Gloria Shayne Baker in 1962.
Orlando Busino
Orlando Busino (born 1926 in Binghamton, New York) is a US artist whose cartoons have appeared in McCalls, Reader's Digest, Good Housekeeping, Saturday Evening Post, and many other magazines.
Orlando Busino (born 1926 in Binghamton, New York) is a US artist whose cartoons have appeared in McCalls, Reader's Digest, Good Housekeeping, Saturday Evening Post, and many other magazines.
Peggy Bacon
Margaret Frances "Peggy" Bacon was an American printmaker, illustrator, painter and writer.
Margaret Frances "Peggy" Bacon was an American printmaker, illustrator, painter and writer.
Phineas C. Lounsbury
Phineas Chapman Lounsbury (January 10, 1841 - June 22, 1925) was an American politician and the 53rd Governor of Connecticut.
Phineas Chapman Lounsbury (January 10, 1841 - June 22, 1925) was an American politician and the 53rd Governor of Connecticut.
Ralph Edwards
Ralph Livingstone Edwards (June 13, 1913 – November 16, 2005) was an American radio and television host and television producer.
Ralph Livingstone Edwards (June 13, 1913 – November 16, 2005) was an American radio and television host and television producer.
Richard Kluger
Richard Kluger worked as a journalist before becoming an accomplished Pulitzer Prize-winning author and book publisher.
Richard Kluger worked as a journalist before becoming an accomplished Pulitzer Prize-winning author and book publisher.
Richard Scarry
Richard McClure Scarry (June 5, 1919 – April 30, 1994) was a popular American children's author and illustrator who published over 300 books with total sales of over 100 million units worl...
Richard McClure Scarry (June 5, 1919 – April 30, 1994) was a popular American children's author and illustrator who published over 300 books with total sales of over 100 million units worl...
Robert Fitzgerald
Robert Stuart Fitzgerald (12 October 1910 – 16 January 1985) was a poet, critic and translator whose renderings of the Greek classics "became standard works for a generation of scholars and stud...
Robert Stuart Fitzgerald (12 October 1910 – 16 January 1985) was a poet, critic and translator whose renderings of the Greek classics "became standard works for a generation of scholars and stud...
Robert Lewis Taylor
Robert Lewis Taylor (24 September 1912 – 30 September 1998) was an American author and winner of the 1959 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Robert Lewis Taylor (24 September 1912 – 30 September 1998) was an American author and winner of the 1959 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Robert Vaughn
Robert Francis Vaughn (born November 22, 1932) is an American actor noted for stage, film and television work.
Robert Francis Vaughn (born November 22, 1932) is an American actor noted for stage, film and television work.
Samuel Griswold Goodrich
Samuel Griswold Goodrich (August 19, 1793 – May 9, 1860) was an American author, better known under the pseudonym Peter Parley.
Samuel Griswold Goodrich (August 19, 1793 – May 9, 1860) was an American author, better known under the pseudonym Peter Parley.
Silvio Bedini
Silvio Bedini was an American historian, specialising in early scientific instruments.
Silvio Bedini was an American historian, specialising in early scientific instruments.
Steven Goldstone
Steven F. Goldstone (born 1946) has managed Silver Spring Group, a private investment firm, since 2000.
Steven F. Goldstone (born 1946) has managed Silver Spring Group, a private investment firm, since 2000.
Ted Sorensen
Theodore Chaikin "Ted" Sorensen was an American presidential advisor, lawyer and writer, best known as President John F. Kennedy’s special counsel, adviser and legendary speechwriter.
Theodore Chaikin "Ted" Sorensen was an American presidential advisor, lawyer and writer, best known as President John F. Kennedy’s special counsel, adviser and legendary speechwriter.
Tim Herlihy
Tim Herlihy (born October 9, 1966) is an American screen actor, film producer, screenwriter, and Broadway show author.
Tim Herlihy (born October 9, 1966) is an American screen actor, film producer, screenwriter, and Broadway show author.
Todd Szegedy
Todd Szegedy, born May 6, 1976 in Ridgefield, Connecticut, is an American racecar driver.
Todd Szegedy, born May 6, 1976 in Ridgefield, Connecticut, is an American racecar driver.
Tom Gilroy
Tom Gilroy is a writer/director/producer/actor from New York City.
Tom Gilroy is a writer/director/producer/actor from New York City.
Václav Nelhýbel
Václav Nelhýbel (September 24, 1919 – March 22, 1996) was a Czech-American composer, mainly of works for student performers.
Václav Nelhýbel (September 24, 1919 – March 22, 1996) was a Czech-American composer, mainly of works for student performers.
Walter Hampden
Walter Hampden is the artist name of Walter Hampden Dougherty (June 30, 1879 in Brooklyn – June 11, 1955 in Los Angeles) was a U.S. actor and theatre manager.
Walter Hampden is the artist name of Walter Hampden Dougherty (June 30, 1879 in Brooklyn – June 11, 1955 in Los Angeles) was a U.S. actor and theatre manager.
Wayne Boring
Wayne Boring (born June 5, 1905, Minnesota; died February 20, 1987, Pompano Beach, Florida) was an American comic book artist best known for his work on Superman from the late 1940s to 1950s.
Wayne Boring (born June 5, 1905, Minnesota; died February 20, 1987, Pompano Beach, Florida) was an American comic book artist best known for his work on Superman from the late 1940s to 1950s.