Arnold Palmer (1929 - 2016)

Arnold Palmer Arnold Palmer, who died Sunday in Pittsburgh at age 87, led an American life that will never be duplicated, so rooted was it in a lost time and a place and the sui generis chemistry of the man. Arnold Palmer won his last major championship in 1964 and his last PGA Tour event in 1973, but in […]

Arnold Rothstein (1882 - 1928)

Arnold Rothstein Nothing gave a stronger boost to organized crime in America than Prohibition, which took effect on January 16, 1920. The ban on the manufacture and sale of drinking alcohol did nothing to dry up the demand for whiskey and wine. Some observers speculated, in fact, that banning alcoholic beverages made them more appealing […]

Arnold Schoenberg (1874 - 1951)

Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg or Schönberg (; 13 September 1874 – 13 July 1951) was an Austrian composer, music theorist, and painter. He was associated with the expressionist movement in German poetry and art, and leader of the Second Viennese School. With the rise of the Nazi Party, Schoenberg’s works were labelled degenerate music, because they […]

Arnold Schuster (1927 - 1952)

Arnold L. Schuster (1927 – March 8, 1952) was a Brooklyn clothing salesman and amateur detective known for his involvement in the capture of bank robber Willie “The Actor” Sutton and for Schuster’s subsequent murder by either the Gambino crime family, friends of Willie Sutton, or any one of the many suspects police questioned about […]

Arnold Stang (1918 - 2009)

Stang once claimed he got his break in radio by sending a postcard to a New York station requesting an audition, was accepted, and then bought his own ticket to New York from Chelsea, Massachusetts with the money set aside for his mother’s anniversary gift. True or not, Stang worked on New York-based network radio […]

Arnold Wilson (1884 - 1940)

Arnold Wilson was born in 1884 and educated in England at Clifton College, where his father James Maurice Wilson was a headmaster. His younger brother was the tenor Sir Steuart Wilson. Wilson was tall and strong. He began his military career as an army officer 19 August 1903, having been awarded the King’s Medal and sword […]

Arsenal Monument (1970 - 1862)

This monument was erected in 1928 to honor the memory of 43 young women buried here, some of the approximately 78 young workers killed at the nearby Allegheny Arsenal by an explosion. The accident of Sept 17, 1862 was the worst industrial accident associated with the Civil War.

Arsenio Pastor Erico (1915 - 1977)

Soccer player (center-forward).  Born in Paraguay, still is the top scorer in Argentine soccer history (293 goals in 330 matches.) (bio by: 380W)

Art “Golden Boy” Aragon (1927 - 2008)

Professional Boxer, Actor. He was a former lightweight contender. Born in Belen, New Mexico and later residing in Los Angeles, he fought such notable opponents as Billy Graham, Johnny Gonsalves, Jimmy Carter and Carmen Basilio. He would retire from boxing in 1960 after compiling a record of 90 wins, 20 losses with 6 draws in […]

Art Acord (1890 - 1931)

Art Acord Rodeo cowboy and film star Artemus Ward Acord was born on April 17, 1890. His birthplace seems to be somewhat in question. Some say it was Stillwater, Oklahoma Territory, but others believe it to be in Utah, with the family then moving to Stillwater. In either case, Acord displayed his cowboy skills early […]

Art Arthur (1911 - 1985)

Hollywood Screenwriter. Arthur started in the business as a Broadway columnist for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, later going to work for the Toronto Star.  He worked on Cecil B. DeMille’s executive staff as well as serving on the executive board of the Writers Guild of America.  He also worked on the Academy Award winning documentary […]

Art Babbitt (1907 - 1992)

Cartoonist. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, as Arthur Harold Babitsky. After his fathers accident, Art decided to move to New York so he could send money home. Art began his career in New York City working for Paul Terry’s Terrytoons Studio. But in the early 1930s he moved to Los Angeles followed by his fellow Terrytoon […]

Art Baker (1898 - 1966)

Actor. Played the ‘Announcer’ in the film “Living it Up.”

Art Buchwald (1925 - 2007)

Humorist, Journalist and Author. Art Buchwald is best remembered for his long running political satire and commentary column that he wrote for the Washington Post newspaper.  He won a Pulitzer Prize for outstanding commentary in 1982.  Born Arthur Buchwald in Mount Vernon, New York, he was the son of a drapery salesman.  Soon after he […]

Art Carney (1918 - 2003)

Carney, youngest of six sons (Jack, Ned, Robert, Fred, Phil, and Art) was born in Mount Vernon, New York, the son of Helen (née Farrell) and Edward Michael Carney, who was a newspaper man and publicist. His family was Irish American and Catholic. He attended A. B. Davis High School. Carney was drafted into the […]

Art Chapman (1906 - 1962)

Professional Hockey Player. A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, he played the position of Center for the Natonal Hockey League’s Boston Bruins from 1930 to 1934, and the New York Americans from 1933 to 1941. He was a member of the 1937 NHL Second All-Star Team, and played in the 1937 NHL All-Star Game. He retired […]

Art Cohn (1909 - 1958)

Screenwriter, died in the same airplane crash that killed film pioneer, Mike Todd.  Family links:  Spouse:  Marta Cohn (1910 – 1972)* *Calculated relationshipCause of death: Plane crash

Art Donovan (1924 - 2013)

Art Donovan, born June 5, 1924, was the son of Arthur Donovan, Sr., a famed boxing referee, and the grandson of Professor Mike Donovan, the world middleweight boxing champion in the 1870s.  Art attended Mount Saint Michael Academy in the Bronx. He received a scholarship to the University of Notre Dame in 1942 but left […]

Art Heyman (1941 - 2012)

Due to NCAA eligibility rules that prohibited freshmen from playing varsity sports, Art Heyman played his first year at then racially segregated Duke with the freshman team, which compiled a record of 10–5, including three victories over the Tar Heels. During one of the Duke-North Carolina freshman games, North Carolina freshman Dieter Krause attacked Heyman, […]

Art Linkletter (1912 - 2010)

Art Linkletter He hosted two of the longest-running programs in broadcast history and was a presence in American media for more than six decades. “Art Linkletter’s House Party,” a variety show, debuted on radio in 1944 and was seen on CBS television from 1952 to 1969, and “People Are Funny”, which he helmed on radio […]

Art Lund (1915 - 1990)

Arthur Lund was a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, and received his master’s degree from the United States Naval Academy in aerological engineering. Lund was a high school math teacher in Kentucky who worked as a musician on the side. He left teaching to tour with Jimmy Ray and his band. He originally billed himself as […]

Artemisia Gentileschi (1593 - 1970)

Baroque painter. She was born in Rome as daughter of the painter Orazio Gentileschi and Prudentia Montones. She was also taught painting by him. It was also him who sent her to Agostino Tassi to further her ability in perspective. Tassi raped her and afterwards promised to marry her to restore her honor. He was […]

Arthur “Bugs” Baer (1886 - 1969)

Journalist and Humorist. Born into a family of French origin, he graduated from “Artillery Officers School” in Louisville, Kentucky. He later began his career at the Washington Post as a sports journalist. His talents as cartoonist and humorist was soon regarded by the public for having designed the body of baseball players with the look […]

Arthur Anderson (1922 - 2016)

Actor. He began his lengthy association with radio locally in New York which led to his being cast as ‘Peter Absolute’ in the serial “Peter Absolute on the Erie Canal” in 1936. Also in 1936, he began an eighteen year run on the popular children’s program “Let’s Pretend”. In 1937, he joined the players of […]

Arthur Aylesworth (1883 - 1946)

Actor in 120 films from 1915 to 1946 including: “Gold Diggers of 1935,” “The Call of the Wild,” “The Petrified Forest,” “Test Pilot,” “Jesse James,” “Beau Geste,” “The Grapes of Wrath,” “High Sierra,” and “Christmas in Connecticut.” (bio by: TLS)

Arthur Ball (1894 - 1951)

Motion Picture Cinematographer. He worked on the films “The Black Pirate” (1926), and “Wanderer Of The Wasteland” (1924). Ball was also one of the 36 persons who helped founded the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). (bio by: K)  Family links:  Parents:  Elijah Ball (1863 – 1955)  Clara A Ball (1863 – 1945)

Arthur Bowden Askey (1900 - 1982)

English Comedian and Actor. He is remembered for the playfulness of the characters he portrayed on British radio, film, and the stage, his improvising, and his use of catchphrases, which included “Hello playmates!”, “I thank you” (pronounced “Ay-Thang-Yaw”), and “Before your very eyes”. His father was a secretary of a commercial firm in Liverpool, England. […]

Arthur Brisbane (1863 - 1936)

In 1882, Arthur Brisbane began work as a newspaper reporter and editor in New York City, first at the Sun and later Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World. Hired away from Pulitzer by William Randolph Hearst, he became editor of the New York Journal and Hearst’s close friend. His syndicated editorial column had an estimated daily […]

Arthur Brough (1905 - 1978)

Arthur Brough (5 feet 2 inches (1.57 m)) originally wanted to become a teacher, but failed to gain such employment, and worked in a solicitor’s office. He found this job too mundane and he began to take an interest in the theatre. After indulging in amateur theatricals, Brough attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art […]

Arthur Brown, Jr (1874 - 1957)

Architect. He is best known for designing San Francisco, California’s landmark Coit Tower in 1933.  A native of Oakland, California, he graduated from the University of California in 1896 and then traveled to Paris, France where he graduated from l’Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1901. After returning to California, he joined John Bakewell Jr. to […]