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Les Paul Biography

Les Paul Born: 1915 Electric Guitar, Multi-Track Recording. Paul's innovations led to his first solid-body electric guitar in 1946. He produced a series of extremely popular recordings—using…

John Paul Hogan

John Paul Hogan Born: 1919 Birthplace: Lowes, Ky. Polypropylene and high-density polyethylene (HDPE)—While working for the Phillips Petroleum Company, Banks and Hogan developed two of the…

Paul (Bear) Bryant

Paul (Bear) BryantBorn: Sept. 11, 1913Football coached at 4 colleges over 38 years; directed Alabama to 6 national titles (1961,64-65, 1973, 78-79); retired in 1982 as the winningest coach of…

Paul Robeson Biography

Paul RobesonBorn: Apr. 9, 1898Black 4-sport star and 2-time football All-America (1917-18) at Rutgers 3-year NFL pro; also scholar, lawyer, singer, actor and political activist; long-tainted…

Paul Jarrico Biography

Paul Jarricoscreenwriter, producerBorn: 1/12/1915Birthplace: Los Angeles One of the first in Hollywood to be subpoenaed by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), Paul Jarrico's early…

Paul Winfield Biography

Paul WinfieldactorBorn: 5/22/1941Birthplace: Los Angeles, California Though best known for his work on the stage, Winfield has also been captured on film from time to time throughout his 30-year…

Paul Hogan Biography

Paul HoganactorBorn: 10/8/1939Birthplace: Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia Actor who had been active in the Austrailian entertainment industry for years before coming to the attention of…

Paul Verhoeven Biography

Paul VerhoevendirectorBorn: 7/18/1938Birthplace: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Verhoeven began his career making documentaries for the Netherlands navy. He soon gained success in directing for…

Eichholtz, Jacob

(Encyclopedia) Eichholtz, JacobEichholtz, Jacobīkhˈhôlts [key], 1776–1842, American portrait painter, b. Lancaster, Pa.; pupil of Gilbert Stuart in Boston but mainly self-taught. He painted portraits…

Ellsworth, Elmer Ephraim

(Encyclopedia) Ellsworth, Elmer Ephraim, 1837–61, American Civil War hero, b. near Mechanicville, N.Y. Just before the Civil War he became famous for his Zouave company, which toured the North giving…