Charles CrichtonAge: 89 British film director of The Lavender Hill Mob, among other comedies of the '40s and '50s. Most recently, Crichton was nominated for an Oscar for the farcical 1988…
Towne, Charles Hanson[1877-1949](3)Born at Louisville, Ky., Feb. 2, 1877. Educated at New York City College. Mr. Towne has been an active journalist, having been connected with several…
Charles FullerplaywrightBorn: 3/5/1939Birthplace: Philadelphia Fuller co-founded the Afro-American Arts Theatre in Philadelphia, his hometown, in 1967. The Perfect Party (1969) was the first…
Charles Proteus Steinmetz
Born: 1865
Birthplace: Breslau, Germany
System of electrical distribution—Steinmetz developed theories for alternating current making possible the expansion of the…
Charles Stark Draper Born: 1901Birthplace: Windsor, Mo. Gyroscopic apparatus—Draper developed a spinning gyroscope, stabilizing U.S. Navy antiaircraft gun-sights which led to an inertial…
Charles P. GinsburgBorn: 1920 Videotape recorder—After World War II audio tape recorders were run at very high speeds to record the very high frequency television signals. Ginsburg developed…
Charles DurningactorBorn: 2/28/1923Birthplace: Highland Falls, New York A heavyset character actor, he gained fame for playing the part of Lieutenant Snyder in 1973's The Sting. His other movies…
(Encyclopedia) Fox, Charles James, 1749–1806, British statesman and orator, for many years the outstanding parliamentary proponent of liberal reform. He entered Parliament in 1768 and served as lord…
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