Random House Famous Name Finder : Concise Biographies of over 10,000 Legendary People, Indexed Four Ways : Last Name, First Name, Nickname, Spouse's Name - Softcover

Amende, Coral

Softcover

ISBN 10: 037570602X ISBN 13: 9780375706028

Publisher: Random House Reference, 1999

Synopsis

More than 10,000 Popular Figures in a Single, Easy-to-Use Book!

¸  Need to know which baseball player was nicknamed "The Old Professor"?
¸  Stumped over Nicholas Cage's real name?
¸  Curious which of William Faulkner's books won the Pulitzer Prize?
¸  Can't remember Jimmy Durante's theme song?

Whether you are a puzzler, trivia buff, or just an information hound, the Random House Famous Name Finder can help you quickly and easily look up information on over 10,000 people from arts, sports,
literature, history, and other fields.
Four alphabetical indexes list people by last name, first name, nickname, and spouse, so it's easy to find concise biographical information on anyone from Thomas Aquinas to Thomas Pynchon, from the Queen of Crime (Agatha Christie) to the Queen of Mean (Leona Helmsley).

Listings include symphony conductors and rock musicians, politicians and businesspeople, television actors and film directors, novelists and athletes, and other famous figures from ancient history through today. Biographical entries include birth and death dates, nationality, and highlights from each person's life and career, and cross-referencing between indexes makes the book especially easy to use.

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,000 Popular Figures in a Single, Easy-to-Use Book!

¸ Need to know which baseball player was nicknamed "The Old Professor"?
¸ Stumped over Nicholas Cage's real name?
¸ Curious which of William Faulkner's books won the Pulitzer Prize?
¸ Can't remember Jimmy Durante's theme song?

Whether you are a puzzler, trivia buff, or just an information hound, the Random House Famous Name Finder can help you quickly and easily look up information on over 10,000 people from arts, sports,
literature, history, and other fields.
Four alphabetical indexes list people by last name, first name, nickname, and spouse, so it's easy to find concise biographical information on anyone from Thomas Aquinas to Thomas Pynchon, from the Queen of Crime (Agatha Christie) to the Queen of Mean (Leona Helmsley).

Listings include symphony conductors and rock musicians, politicians and busine

Reviews

This revised and updated edition of Legends in Their Own Time (LJ 7/94) covers 10,000 eminent names in the areas of arts and entertainment, business, government, military, exploration, religion, science, and sports. Comparable to World Almanac Biographical Dictionary (World Almanac, 1990), which is currently out of print, it emphasizes "contemporary popular figures not found in standard biographical dictionaries." Biographical information includes real name, pseudonyms, aliases, birth and death years, nationality, occupation, major works or creations, and awards. The names, listed alphabetically in boldface in a two-column format, are easily located. A first-name index helps identify forgotten surnames, e.g., Gershwin, Levin, Louvin, and Remsen are listed under "Ira." Nicknames are indicated in both the second specialized index and main biographies. Because celebrities often marry other celebrities, there is also an Index of Spouses' Names listing present or (usually) former celebrity spouses. Comparison with the 1994 edition indicates that few names were added or deleted but confirms that biographical information was updated. However, the useful subject index and bibliography were omitted in the current edition. The biographical information found here is about as abbreviated as it can get to remain useful as a quick reference source.AStanley P. Hodge, Ball State Univ. Lib., Muncie, IN
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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From Last Name Index:

Powers, Stefanie (Stefania Zofia Federkiewicz) (1942-) Am. actress ("Hart to Hart" TV series)

Powhatan (c. 1550-1618) Am. Indian chief (father of Pocahontas)

Powter, Susan (1958-) Am. weight-loss specialist/author (Stop the Insanity!)

Prado, Perez (Damaso Perez Prado; "The King of Mambo") (1916-1989) Cub,bandleader/organist ("Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White")

Prater, Dave (David Prater) (1937-1988) Am. soul singer (with Sam & Dave; "Soul Man")

Praxiteles (fl. 370-330 b.c.) Ath. sculptor (Dionysius)

Preminger, Otto (Otto Ludwig Preminger) (1905-1986) Aus.-Am. film producer/director (Laura;
Anatomy of a Murder; Exodus; Advise and Consent)

Prendergast, Maurice (Maurice Brazil Prendergast) (1859-1924) Am. pointillist painter
(Umbrellas in the Rain)

Prentiss, Paula (Paula Ragusa) (1939-) Am. actress ("He and She" TV series; The World of
Henry Orient)

Presley, Elvis (Elvis Aron Presley; "Elvis the Pelvis"; "The King"; "King of Rock 'n' Roll")
(1935-1977) Am. rock singer ("Heartbreak Hotel"; "Don't Be Cruel"; "Hound Dog"; "Love Me
Tender")/actor (Viva Las Vegas; Jailhouse Rock)



From Index by First Name
Calvin
Coolidge (govt./mil.)
Klein (arts/ent.)
Murphy (sports)
Peete (sports)
Trillin (arts/ent.)

Cameron
Crowe (arts/ent.)
Diaz (arts/ent.)
Mitchell (arts/ent.)

Camilla
Parker-Bowles (misc.)

Camille
Paglia (arts/ent.)
Pissarro (arts/ent.)
Saint-Saëns (arts/ent.)

Camilo
Cela (arts/ent.)

Camryn
Manheim (arts/ent.)

Canada
Lee (arts/ent.)

Candice
Bergen (arts/ent.)

Candy
Clark (arts/ent.)
Cummings (sports)

Cannonball
Adderley (arts/ent.)



From Index by Nickname
Singing Rage, The
Patti Page

Sir Larry
Laurence Olivier

Sir Timothy
Tim Keefe

Sister Aimee
Aimee Semple McPherson

Skeeter
Wilma Rudolph

Skoonj
Carl Furillo

Slammin' Sam
Sam Snead

Slingin' Sam
Sammy Baugh

Slug
Harry Heilmann

Sly
Sylvester Stallone

Smack
Fletcher Henderson

Smiling Whirlwind, The
Hoot Gibson

Smokin' Joe
Joe Frazier

Smoky Mountain Boy, The
Roy Acuff

Snake, The
Ken Stabler

Son of Sam
David Berkowitz

Soul Brother Number One
James Brown

Southern Gentleman, The
Sonny James



From Index by Spouse's Name
Penn, Sean
Madonna

Peppard, George
Elizabeth Ashley

Perlman, Rhea
Danny DeVito

Perón, Evita
Juan Perón

Peters, Jean
Howard Hughes

Pfeiffer, Michelle
Peter Horton
David Kelley

Phillips, John
Michelle Phillips

Phillips, Julianne
Bruce Springsteen

Phillips, Michelle
Dennis Hopper
John Phillips

Phillips, Sam
T-Bone Burnet

Phillips, Sian
Peter O'Toole

Pickford, Mary
Douglas Fairbanks
Buddy Rogers

Pileggi, Nicholas
Nora Ephron

Pinkett, Jada
Will Smith

Pinter, Harold
Antonia Fraser
Vivien Merchant

Plath, Sylvia
Ted Hughes

Edition details

• Publisher: Random House Reference
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 037570602X
• ISBN 13: 9780375706028
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400