(Encyclopedia) Brennan, William Joseph, Jr., 1906–97, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1956–90), b. Newark, N.J. After receiving his law degree from Harvard, he practiced law in Newark.…
(Encyclopedia) Walter, Bruno, 1876–1962, German-American conductor, b. Berlin as Bruno Walter Schlesinger. Walter studied at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin. After he had conducted in several German…
(Encyclopedia) Hampden, WalterHampden, Walterhămˈdən [key], 1879–1955, American actor, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., whose original name was Walter Hampden Dougherty. He made his first appearance in London in…
(Encyclopedia) Gieseking, WalterGieseking, Waltervälˈtər gēˈzəkĭng [key], 1895–1956, German pianist, b. Lyons, France, grad. Hanover Municipal Conservatory, 1916. He began touring Europe in 1920 and…
(Encyclopedia) Lippmann, Walter, 1889–1974, American essayist and editor, b. New York City. He was associate editor of the New Republic in its early days (1914–17), but at the outbreak of World War I…
William J. Brennan Jr. Age: 91 retired Supreme Court Justice known for liberal vision of the Constitution as a vehicle for social and political change. Died: July 24, 1997.Paul Brechler1997…
(Encyclopedia) Cronkite, Walter (Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr.)Cronkite, Walterkrŏngˈkīt, krŏnˈ– [key], 1916–2009, American news broadcaster, b. St. Joseph, Mo. He left (1935) the Univ. of Texas to…
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