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Bette Midler Biography

Bette Midlersinger, actressBorn: 12/1/1945Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii Grammy and Emmy Award-winning singer and stage and film actress known for her vibrant personality on- and offstage. Her…

Jack Lord Biography

Jack Lord(John Joseph Patrick Ryan)actorBorn: 12/30/1920Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Lord is best known for his role as detective Steve McGarrett in the TV series Hawaii Five-O (1968–80).…

Tia Carrere Biography

Tia Carrere(Althea Janairo)actressBorn: 1/2/1967Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii Actress known for her minor roles in comedy and action films such as Wayne's World (1982) and High School High (1996).…

Bird J. VINCENT, Congress, MI (1880-1931)

VINCENT Bird J. , a Representative from Michigan; born near Clarkston, Oakland County, Mich., March 6, 1880; attended the public schools of Oakland and Midland Counties and Ferris Institute; was…

Elvis Presley

Famous in life, Elvis Presley became even more famous in death as an icon of American music and TV-era celebrity. Elvis Presley first hit the charts as a rock 'n roll rebel in the 1950s. His…

Isabella Bird

Name at birth: Isabella Lucy BirdIsabella Bird was an English missionary and explorer of the 19th century, known best for her books The Englishwoman in America and A Lady's Life in the Rocky…

Cindy McCain

Name at birth: Cindy HensleyCindy McCain is an Arizona businesswoman and the widow of the late U.S. Senator John McCain. In 2000 she became been the chairman of Hensley & Company, the Anheuser-…

Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden became famous when he revealed himself as the source of the 2013 news that the National Security Agency (NSA) had a wide-ranging surveillance operation in the United States and…

Imelda Marcos

Called the 'Steel Butterfly,' Imelda Marcos was the beautiful wife and confidante of Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos. The Marcos regime (1965-86) was marked by notorious corruption, political…

The Tao of Steve

Director:Jenniphr GoodmanWriter:Duncan North, Greer and Jenniphr GoodmanSony Pictures Classics; R; 87 minutesRelease:8/00Cast:Donal Logue, Greer Goodman, Kimo Wills What do Steve McQueen,…