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Spike Lee
Name at birth: Shelton Jackson LeeSpike Lee made a name for himself in 1986 with the hit independent film She's Gotta Have It, a frank comedy about the many lovers of an independent Brooklyn woman.…Frank McCourt Biography
Frank McCourtwriter, teacherBorn: 1931Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Publishing phenomenon whose 1996 account of his miserable Irish childhood, Angela's Ashes, remained on the New York Times…Walt Whitman: The Centenarian's Story
The Centenarian's Story [Volunteer of 1861-2, at Washington Park, Brooklyn, assisting the Centenarian.] Give me your hand old Revolutionary, The hill-top is nigh, but a few steps, (…Israel Frederick FISCHER, Congress, NY (1858-1940)
FISCHER Israel Frederick , a Representative from New York; born in New York City August 17, 1858; moved to Brooklyn in September 1887; attended the public schools and Cooper Institute, New York…John Joseph FITZGERALD, Congress, NY (1872-1952)
FITZGERALD John Joseph , a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., March 10, 1872; attended the public schools, La Salle Military Academy (formerly Sacred Heart Academy), and was…Eugene James KEOGH, Congress, NY (1907-1989)
KEOGH Eugene James , a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., August 30, 1907; attended the public schools and Commercial High School, Brooklyn, N.Y.; was graduated from the school…Henry Warner SLOCUM, Congress, NY (1827-1894)
SLOCUM Henry Warner , a Representative from New York; born in Delphi, Onondaga County, N.Y., September 24, 1827; was graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and…Experience ESTABROOK, Congress, NE (1813-1894)
ESTABROOK Experience , a Delegate from the Territory of Nebraska; born in Lebanon, N.H., April 30, 1813; moved with his parents to Clarence, Erie County, N.Y., in 1822; attended the public…Warren Isbell LEE, Congress, NY (1876-1955)
LEE Warren Isbell , a Representative from New York; born in Bartlett, Oneida County, N.Y., February 5, 1876; attended the public schools; was graduated from Colgate Academy, Hamilton, N.Y., in…John Francis CAREW, Congress, NY (1873-1951)
CAREW John Francis , a Representative from New York; born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, N.Y., April 16, 1873; attended the public schools of Brooklyn and New York City and the College of the City of…