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Connie Francis Biography
Connie Francis(Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero)singer, actressBorn: 12/12/1938Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey Dark-haired, bubbly singer who made it big with hits like “ Who's Sorry Now?” and “…Arlene Francis Biography
Arlene FrancisArlene Francis KazanjianactressBorn: 10/20/1907 Birthplace: Boston, Ma. breezy actress who was a panelist on television's What's My Line? 25 years. Other acting credits include…Francis Scott Key
Francis Scott Key wrote the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner," the national anthem of the United States of America. Key was born and raised in western Maryland. He became a lawyer, first in…Sir Francis Drake
Francis Drake was chosen by Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1577 to command a voyage around the world. Drake was already a successful privateer (or sea pirate), and his voyage was designed to disrupt…Francis Gary Powers
Francis Gary Powers was the pilot of an American spy plane shot down by the Soviet Union during a famous Cold War espionage mission, an event often referred to as "the U2 incident." The event…Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola, like his contemporaries Martin Scorsese, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, studied films and filmmaking in college. Like them, he made his name as a famous filmmaker in the…Clouet, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Clouet, JeanClouet, JeanzhäN kl&oomacr;āˈ [key], called Janet or JehannetClouet, Jeanboth: zhänĕˈ [key], c.1485–1540, portrait and miniature painter. He was court painter and valet…Giotto
(Encyclopedia) Giotto (Giotto di Bondone)Giottojôtˈtō dē bōndôˈnā [key], c.1266–c.1337, Florentine painter and architect. He is noted not only for his own work, but for the lasting impact he had on…Castagno, Andrea del
(Encyclopedia) Castagno, Andrea delCastagno, Andrea deländrĕˈä dĕl kästäˈnyō [key], c.1423–1457, major Florentine painter of the early Renaissance. His first recorded painting (1440; now destroyed),…Ronsard, Pierre de
(Encyclopedia) Ronsard, Pierre deRonsard, Pierre depyĕr də rôNsärˈ [key], 1524–1585, French poet. As page, then squire, Ronsard seemed destined for a career at court both in France and abroad.…Trending
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