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Robert Frederick Sink (3 April 1905 – 13 December 1965) was a senior United States Army officer who fought during World War II and the Korean War, though he was most famous for his command of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 101st Airborne Division, throughout most of World War II, in France, the Netherlands, and Belgium.
The Four Cohans was a late 19th-century American vaudeville family act that introduced 20th-century Broadway legend George M. Cohan to show business. It consisted of father Jeremiah "Jere" Cohan (1848–1917), mother Helen "Nellie" Costigan Cohan (1854–1928), daughter Josephine "Josie" Cohan Niblo (1876–1916), and son George M. Cohan (1878–1942).
His younger brother, William George Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck (1856–1948) was the father of the 8th Duke of Portland, and the 9th Duke of Portland. His younger sister, Mary Venetia Cavendish-Bentinck (1861–1948), was married to John Arthur James (1853–1917), and was godmother to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother .
Of these, 869 (66%) were male and 447 (34%) female. There were 107 children aboard, the largest number of whom were in Third Class. [119] The ship was considerably under-capacity for the maiden voyage and could have accommodated 2,453 passengers—833 First Class, 614 Second Class, and 1,006 Third Class. [120]
In 1950 she was Detroit's Woman of Achievement. Sink was the focus of Charm Magazine in 1956 when they called her a "Symbol of Detroit's Working Women". In 1980, the University of Colorado awarded her the George Norlin Award from in recognition of outstanding achievements. Virginia Sink died in on 20 November 1986 in Pontiac, Michigan. [8] [5] [6]
George Karl Wentzlaff, whose stage name was George "Foghorn" Winslow (May 3, 1946 – June 13, 2015), was an American child actor of the 1950s known for his stentorian voice and deadpan demeanor. He appeared in several films, opposite such stars as Marilyn Monroe , Jane Russell , [ 1 ] Cary Grant , Ginger Rogers , Dean Martin , and Jerry Lewis ...
George Peabody Macready Jr. [1] (August 29, 1899 – July 2, 1973) [2] was an American stage, film, and television actor often cast in roles as polished villains. [ 3 ] Early life
Lucas was born and raised in Modesto, California, [6] the son of Dorothy Ellinore Lucas (née Bomberger) and George Walton Lucas Sr., and is of German, Swiss German, English, Scottish, and distant Dutch and French descent. [7] His family attended Disneyland during its opening week in July 1955, and Lucas would remain enthusiastic about the park ...