socialite, philanthropistBirthplace: Portsmouth, N.H.Born: 3/30/1902Died: 8/13/2007 Astor's third husband was Vincent Astor, heir to the real estate fortune of John Jacob Astor. When Vincent…
Brooks RobinsonBorn: May 18, 1937Baseball 3B led AL in fielding 12 times from 1960-72 with Baltimore; AL MVP in 1964; World Series MVP in 1970; 16 Gold Gloves; entered Hall of Fame in 1983.…
Herb BrooksBorn: Aug. 5, 1937Hockey former U.S. Olympic player (1964,68) who coached 1980 “Miracle on Ice” team to gold medal and 2002 U.S. team to silver medal; coached Minnesota to 3 NCAA…
Brooke Shieldsactress, modelBorn: 5/31/1965Birthplace: New York City A model and actress who started her career by performing in an Ivory Soap commercial when she was just 11 months old. By…
Albert Brooks
(Albert Einstein)
actor, director, screenwriter
Born: 7/22/1947
Birthplace: Los Angeles
Although he has appeared in many films, including Broadcast News (1987), in which he…
Mel Brooks(Melvin Kaminsky)actor, director, screenwriter, producerBorn: 6/28/1926Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Originally a stand-up comic, he later became a TV writer ( Your Show of Shows) and a TV…
A sword of ice-brook temper. Of the very best quality. The Spaniards used to plunge their swords and other weapons, while hot from the forge, into the brook Salo [Xalon], near Bilbilis, in…
An imaginary individual mentioned in David Copperfield. (See Harris, Mrs.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BroomBrook A B C D E F G H I J K L M…
James L. Brooks
director, producer, writerBorn: 5/9/1940Birthplace: North Bergen, New Jersey
Director, producer, and writer of the Oscar-winning films Terms of Endearment (1983) and As Good As…
Robert Somers Brookingsbusiness executive, philanthropistBorn: 1/22/1850Birthplace: Cecil County, Md. With little formal education, he established himself as a St. Louis businessman first in…
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