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John L. Sullivan

John L. SullivanBorn: Oct. 15, 1858Boxer world heavyweight champion (1882-92); last of bare-knuckle champions.Died: Feb. 2, 1918James E. SullivanR - TPat Summitt

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

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

Buchman, Frank Nathan Daniel

(Encyclopedia) Buchman, Frank Nathan DanielBuchman, Frank Nathan Danielb&oobreve;kˈmən [key], 1878–1961, American evangelist, b. Pennsburg, Pa. The international movement he founded has been…

Hague, Frank

(Encyclopedia) Hague, FrankHague, Frankhāg [key], 1876–1956, American politician, mayor of Jersey City, N.J., b. Jersey City. He worked his way up through the ranks of the local Democratic machine…

Cushing, Frank Hamilton

(Encyclopedia) Cushing, Frank Hamilton, 1857–1900, American ethnologist, b. North East, Pa. He published his first scientific paper at the age of 17, and at 18 joined the American ethnology bureau at…

Andrew Frank SCHOEPPEL, Congress, KS (1894-1962)

Senate Years of Service: 1949-1962 Party: Republican SCHOEPPEL Andrew Frank , a Senator from Kansas; born on a farm in Barton County, near Chaflin, Kans., November 23, 1894; attended the district…

Loesser, Frank

(Encyclopedia) Loesser, Frank (Frank Henry Loesser), 1910–69, American lyricist and songwriter, b. New York City. He is noted for smart, often witty lyrics that catch the tone and rhythms of…

Frank Leslie SMITH, Congress, IL (1867-1950)

Senate Years of Service: 1926-1928 Party: Republican SMITH Frank Leslie , a Representative and a Senator-elect from Illinois; born in Dwight, Livingston County, Ill., November 24, 1867; attended…