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Henson in his Arctic furs. While working at a Washington D.C. clothing store, B.H. Stinemetz and Sons, in November 1887, Henson met Commander Robert E. Peary.Learning of Henson's sea experience, Peary recruited him as an aide for his planned voyage and surveying expedition to Nicaragua, with four other men.
Glory & Honor is a 1998 American docudrama television film directed by Kevin Hooks and written by Jeff Lewis and Susan Rhinehart, from a story by Robert Caputo. The film is based on the true story of Robert Peary (Henry Czerny) and Matthew Henson's (Delroy Lindo) 1909 journey to the Geographic North Pole, and their nearly 20-year history of exploring the Arctic together.
Barry Brewer as Matthew Henson; James Callis as President Lincoln / Confederate Captain; Al Shearer as Robert Smalls; Lonnie Chavis as Robert Smalls' Son; Brandi Conley as Swooning Bombshell Woman; Justin Dray as Union Captain; Nathaniel Edwards as Charles de Gaulle; John Ennis as Postal Worker 1 / Audience Member 1; Philip Friedman as Patient
Matthew Henson was an American explorer best known as the co-discoverer of the North Pole with Admiral Robert Edwin Peary in 1909. [ citation needed ] A year after the Civil War ended, Matthew Henson was born on August 8, 1866, to freeborn African American sharecroppers in Charles County, Maryland, and he was believed to be great-grandnephew of ...
It’s a family affair for Matthew Broderick and his son James Wilkie Broderick!. CBS announced the Tony Award-winning actor and his son James, 22, are set to appear in an upcoming episode of ...
James Edward Cleveland (December 5, 1931 – February 9, 1991) was an American gospel singer, musician, and composer. Known as the "King of Gospel," Cleveland was a driving force behind the creation of the modern gospel sound by incorporating traditional black gospel, soul, pop, and jazz in arrangements for mass choirs.
James is the sole son of Matthew and Parker, 59, whom they welcomed in October 2002. The couple also are the proud parents of 15-year-old twin daughters Tabitha Hodge and Marion Loretta Elwell.
The Matthew Henson Residence is a historic apartment residence at 246 West 150th Street in Manhattan, New York City.Apartment 3F in this building is where Matthew Henson (1866-1955), the African American polar explorer, lived from 1929 until his death.