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Robert Johnson

Name at birth: Robert SpencerRobert Johnson was an influential Mississippi blues singer and songwriter who supposedly sold his soul to Satan "at the crossroads" in exchange for his remarkable talent…

The Cold Six Thousand

Author:James EllroyPublisher:Knopf Set between the assassinations of President Kennedy and his brother Robert, Ellroy's latest romp careens around the world, stopping in Las Vegas, Vietnam,…

Jerry B. Jenkins

Jerry Jenkins is a writer whose greatest success has been the Left Behind book series, a fictional account of the end of the world and the return of Jesus Christ. In collaboration with Tim LaHaye, a…

Nora Roberts

Name at birth: Eleanor Marie RobertsonNora Roberts is a prolific American writer of romance and crime novels whose books have topped the bestseller lists since the mid-1990s. Roberts has been…

Aretha Franklin

A Rose Is Still a RoseArista She could sing the words in the phone book and make them sound mesmerizingly soulful. Yet Aretha Franklin has still managed to put out some very lackluster albums…

Four Corners

CBSTuesday 10:00–11:00 p.m.Cast: Ann-Margret, Sonia Braga, Megan Ward, Kama de los Reyes, Raymond Barry, Dahlia Waingort and Justin Chambers Two widowed matriarchs, Amanda Wyatt (Ann-Margret…

VANDERGRIFF, Tommy (Tom) Joe, Congress, TX (1926)

VANDERGRIFF Tommy (Tom) Joe , a Representative from Texas; born in Carrollton, Dallas County, Tex., January 29, 1926; attended public schools of Carrollton and Arlington, Tex.; B.A., University of…

Jack S. Kilby

Jack S. Kilby Born: 1923 Birthplace: Jefferson City, Mo. Miniaturized electronic circuits—Kilby was responsible for the design and development…

Lamar Hunt

Lamar HuntBorn: Aug. 2, 1932Football/Soccer Founder of the Kansas City Chiefs (formerly Dallas Texans); instrumental in forming the AFL in 1959 and merging the league with NFL in 1966;…