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Steinmetz, Charles Proteus
(Encyclopedia) Steinmetz, Charles ProteusSteinmetz, Charles Proteusstīnˈmĕts [key], 1865–1923, American electrical engineer, b. Breslau, Germany, studied at the Univ. of Breslau. Forced to flee…Caesar, Sid
(Encyclopedia) Caesar, Sid (Isaac Sidney Caesar), 1922–2014, American comedian, one of the stars of the “golden age of live television,” b. Yonkers, N.Y. While performing in a World War II military…John Emory ANDRUS, Congress, NY (1841-1934)
ANDRUS John Emory , a Representative from New York; born in Pleasantville, Westchester County, N.Y., February 16, 1841; attended the local schools, and Charlotteville Seminary in Schoharie County, N…Fitzgerald, Ella
(Encyclopedia) Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917–96, American jazz singer, b. Newport News, Va. Probably the most celebrated jazz vocalist of her generation, Fitzgerald was reared in Yonkers, N.Y., moving after…Comey, James Brien, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Comey, James Brien, Jr., 1960–, American law enforcement official, b. Yonkers, N.Y., grad. William and Mary, 1982, Univ. of Chicago Law School, 1985. He was assistant U.S. attorney for…William Griggs STAHLNECKER, Congress, NY (1849-1902)
STAHLNECKER William Griggs , a Representative from New York; born in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., June 20, 1849; moved with his parents to Brooklyn and later to New York City; pursued an academic…1991 Tony Awards
PlayLost in YonkersMusicalThe Will Rogers FolliesRevivalFiddler on the RoofActor—PlayNigel Hawthorne, ShadowlandsMercedes RuehlArchive PhotosActress—PlayMercedes Ruehl, Lost in…William W. WOODWORTH, Congress, NY (1807-1873)
WOODWORTH William W. , a Representative from New York; born in New London, Conn., March 16, 1807; moved to Hyde Park, Dutchess County, N.Y., in 1834; received a limited schooling; supervisor of…Norton Prentiss OTIS, Congress, NY (1840-1905)
OTIS Norton Prentiss , a Representative from New York; born in Halifax, Windham County, Vt., March 18, 1840; attended public schools of Halifax, Vt., and Albany, Hudson, and Yonkers, N.Y.; in…DMX
(Encyclopedia) DMX,1970-2021, b. Mount Vernon, N.Y., as Earl Simmons. DMX grew up in Yonkers, NY, in the 1980s, in a highly dysfunctional family;…Trending
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