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Clarence L. Elder Biography

Clarence L. Elderengineer and inventorBorn: 1935Birthplace: Georgia A native of Georgia, Clarence Elder founded Elder Systems Incorporated, a research and development company located in…

Clarence L. Harris Biography

Clarence L. HarrisAge: 94 lunch manager who in 1960 let four black students remain at Woolworth's whites-only counter. Harris did not serve the protesters, but his insistence that police not…

Arthur L. Liman Biography

Arthur L. LimanAge: 64 prominent legal strategist for tycoons and criminals. Had major role in investigating Iran-Contra affair and Attica prison uprising. Died: July 17, 1997.Roy…

A. L. Rowse Biography

A. L. RowseAge: 93 Flamboyant British Shakespearean scholar who identified the “Dark Lady” of Shakespeare's sonnets.Died: Oct. 3, 1997.Marvin Rothenberg1997 DeathsMike Royko

John L. Phillips Biography

Civil Court judgeDied: February 16, 2008 (Brooklyn, New York) Best Known as: Civil Court judge in Brooklyn, New York John L. Phillips was a Civil Court judge in Brooklyn, New York known as the kung…

Cleto L. Rodriguez Biography

Cleto L. Rodriguezsoldier, Congressional Medal of Honor recipientBorn: 4/26/1923Birthplace: San Marcos, Tex. As a private in the U.S. Army, Company B, 148th Infantry, during World War II,…

Thomas L. Jennings Biography

Thomas L. JenningsinventorBorn: 1791Birthplace: New York, N.Y. A tailor in New York City, Jennings is credited with being the first African American to hold a U.S. patent. The patent, which…

James L. Brooks Biography

James L. Brooks director, producer, writerBorn: 5/9/1940Birthplace: North Bergen, New Jersey Director, producer, and writer of the Oscar-winning films Terms of Endearment (1983) and As Good As…

R. L. Stine Biography

R. L. Stine (Robert Lawrence Stine)authorBorn: 1/8/1943Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio Previously a junior high school teacher and an editor, Stine published his first book, How to Be Funny: An…

Joseph L. Mankiewicz Biography

Joseph L. Mankiewiczdirector, screenwriter, producerBorn: 2/11/1909Birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Academy Award-winning film director, screenwriter and producer who directed Dragonwyck (1946…