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Jason SCHWARTZMAN born Jason Francesco SCHWARTZMAN
Schwartzman was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Talia Shire (née Coppola) and the late producer Jack Schwartzman. His maternal grandparents were composer Carmine Coppola and Italia Coppola (née Pennino). His[...]
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Benjamin RUGGLES
Born in Abington, Windham County, Connecticut, Ruggles studied law and was admitted to the bar. Ruggles moved to Marietta, Ohio to practice law in 1807, then moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio in 1810.
After serving as a judge in the[...]
Elijah Watt SELLS
Sells was born in Muscatine, Iowa to Elijah and Isabel Sells. He attended local public schools and briefly attended Baker University. Although he did not receive a degree, Baker University later awarded him an honorary degree. At age 16, Sells[...]
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Barbara WALTERS born Barbara Jill WALTERS
Walters was born in Boston to Dena (née Seletsky) and Louis "Lou" Walters (born Louis Abrahams). Her parents were both Jewish, and descendants of refugees from the former Russian Empire, now Eastern Europe. Walters' paternal grandfather,[...]
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William GIAUQUE born William Francis GIAUQUE
As his parents were U.S. citizens, they returned to the U.S. where he attended public schools primarily in Michigan. Following the death of his father in 1908, the family returned to Niagara Falls, where he studied at the Niagara Falls[...]
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John Blair SCRIBNER
John Blair Scribner was born to Charles Scribner I and Emma Elizabeth Blair (1827-1869). His grandfather and namesake was John Insley Blair. He attended Princeton College, but did not graduate, but instead he came to work at Charles Scribner[...]
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