Mileva Marić (1875 - 1948)

On December 19, 1875, Mileva Marić was born into a wealthy family in Titel in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (today Serbia) as the eldest of three children of Miloš Marić (1846–1922) and Marija Ružić–Marić (1847–1935). Shortly after her birth, her father ended his military career and took a job at the court in Ruma and later […]

Milla Davenport (1871 - 1936)

Actress. Married to stage actor Harry J. Davenport, Milla was a vaudeville and burlesque actress for 15 years before joining motion pictures. Davenport appeared in 44 films. Her body lies next to her husband in an unmarked grave. (bio by: TLS)  Family links:  Spouse:  Harry J. Davenport (1858 – 1929)

Millard Fillmore (1800 - 1874)

Millard Fillmore Fillmore was born in a log cabin in Moravia, Cayuga County, in the Finger Lakes region of New York State, on January 7, 1800. His parents were Nathaniel Fillmore and Phoebe Millard. Millard was the second of nine children and the eldest son. He later lived in East Aurora, New York in the southtowns region south of Buffalo. Though Fillmore’s ancestors were Scottish Presbyterians on his father’s side and English dissenters on […]

Millen Brand (1906 - 1980)

Novelist, Poet, Screenwriter. He is best known for the critically-acclaimed, best-selling novel “The Outward Room”(1937), and the Oscar-nominated screenplay (with Frank Partos) for ”The Snake Pit”(1948). Born Elmer Millen Brand in Jersey City, New Jersey, he was the son of Elmer Brand and Carrie E. Myers. In 1929, he graduated from the Columbia University School […]

Millicent Fawcett (1847 - 1929)

Millicent Garrett was born on 11 June 1847 in Aldeburgh to Newson Garrett, a warehouse owner, and his wife Louise Dunnell. Her parents Newson and Louisa Garrett were of a highly privileged background, he was a wealthy merchant and ship owner. Newson and Louise had six daughters and four sons, including Millicent and Elizabeth, later […]

Millie Kirkham (1923 - 2014)

Millie Kirkham Singer. Kirkham will best be remembered for her soaring soprano vocals which were heard on classic recordings by Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Perry Como, Rosemary Clooney, Jerry Lee Lewis and many others on a number of pop, country and rock ‘n’ roll recordings from the mid-1950s through the 1980s. […]

Milly Dowler (1988 - 2002)

Amanda Jane “Milly” Dowler (25 June 1988 – 22 March 2002) was a 13-year-old English girl who was abducted on her way home from school in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, on 21 March 2002, and subsequently murdered. Her body was discovered on 18 September 2002. On 23 June 2011, Levi Bellfield, who was already serving three life sentences […]

Milly Vitale (1932 - 2006)

Actress. Born Camilla Vitale in Rome, Italy, she appeared mainly in international films. She is probably best known for playing comedian Bob Hope’s wife in the 1955 film “The Seven Little Foys”. Her other notable roles were in the films “The Juggler” (1953) with Kirk Douglas, “War and Peace” (1956), “The Flesh is Weak” (1957), […]

Milman Parry (1902 - 1935)

U.S. scholar noted for his studies of Homer.

Milo O’Shea (1926 - 2013)

Milo O’Shea began acting on the stage, then moved into film in the 1960s. He became popular in the United Kingdom, as a result of starring in the BBC sitcom Me Mammy alongside Yootha Joyce. In 1967–68 he appeared in the drama Staircase, co-starring Eli Wallach and directed by Barry Morse, which stands as Broadway’s […]

Milos Crnjanski (1893 - 1977)

Author, Serbian Diplomat.He was part of a generation of the first post-war modernists in Serbian literature. In 1918, he published the play “Maska” (Mask), which he started writing in 1914. His novels are among the most significant works in Serbian literature: “Dnevnik o Carnojevicu” (The Journal on Carnojevic), “Seobe” (Migrations) – first edition in 1929, […]

Milt Franklyn (1897 - 1962)

Milt Franklyn moved from New York to Salt Lake City at the age of three, where he went to high school and finished one year at the University of Utah. He was the state junior tennis champion in Utah for six years. The next two years were spent at the University of California, Berkeley, then […]

Milt Gross (1895 - 1953)

Cartoonist, Author, Animator. In his heyday he was called “America’s Great Yiddish Humorist”, famed for the inventive dialect and Jewish sensibility of his zany comic strips and books. His gift for the absurd was epitomized in the series “Banana Oil” (1923 to 1930), “Count Screwloose from Tooloose” (1929 to 1935), and “That’s My Pop!” (1935 […]

Milt Jackson (1923 - 1999)

Milt Jackson was born on January 1, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Manley Jackson and Lillie Beaty Jackson. Like many, he was surrounded by music from an early age, particularly that of religious meetings: “Everyone wants to know where I got that funky style. Well, it came from church. The music I heard […]

Milton Avery (1885 - 1965)

Artist. He was an acclaimed American painter, yet his work is not widely known to the general public. Today his works can be found at the Whitney and the Metropolian Museum of Art. (bio by: Laurie)

Milton Berle (1908 - 2002)

Milton Berle Comedy legend Milton Berle was born as Milton Berlinger in New York City on July 12, 1908. He started his career by impersonating Charlie Chaplin at as a young boy. After winning a Chaplin look-alike contest at the age of 5, he began landing film roles. Berle appeared in numerous silent films, including […]

Milton Bradley (1836 - 1911)

Business Magnate. He is credited with launching the game industry in North America.  Born in Vienna, Maine in 1836, he decided to become a printer in his early teens, and set about learning the trade.  In 1860, he set up a print shop in Springfield, Massachusetts, and that year, printed a beardless likeness (lithograph) of […]

Milton Caniff (1907 - 1988)

Cartoonist. He is best remembered as the creator and long-time producer of the comic strips “Steve Canyon” and “Terry and the Pirates.”  He was one of the first cartoonists to bring realism, suspense and sensuality into the comic strips, combining all with a grace and sensitivity that brought renewed public interest to the medium.  Born […]

Milton Friedman (1912 - 2006)

Milton Friedman (July 31, 1912 – November 16, 2006) was an American economist who received the 1976 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his research on consumption analysis, monetary history and theory, and the complexity of stabilization policy. With George Stigler and others, Friedman was among the intellectual leaders of the second generation of […]

Milton Frome (1908 - 1989)

American motion picture and television actor of the 1930s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s. Appeared in the 1956 Alfred Hitchcock thriller “The Man Who Knew Too Much.” His many TV appearances included roles on classics such as “The Twilight Zone,” and “The Dick Van Dyke Show.” He had the semi-regular role of ‘Lawrence Larry Chapman’ […]

Milton H Bancroft (1866 - 1947)

Artist. Specializing in portaits, he experimented with various techniques in landscape studies. He created the mural decoration for Court of the Seasons and the Panama-Pacific Expo. (bio by: Laurie)

Milton Harry Biow (1892 - 1976)

Advertising genius. He developed the concept of the “$64,000 Question” for television. He also created the slogan “Call for Philip Morris.”  Family links:  Parents:  Harry Louis Biow (1865 – 1931)

Milton Harvey Freeman (1970 - 1970)

Noted Civil Engineer. He was the chief engineer of the Holland Tunnel. From his stone: “Civil Engineer Master of his profession Chief Engineer of the vehicular tunnel Uniting New York and New Jersey He devoted his great talent unsparingly to public service He lives in the mighty works he wrought.” Freeman succeeded Clifford Holland, who […]

Milton Hershey (1857 - 1945)

Milton S. Hershey was born on September 13, 1857, to Veronica “Fanny” Snavely and Henry Hershey. His family were members of Pennsylvania’s Mennonite community. His ancestors were Swiss and German and had settled in Pennsylvania in the early 1700s. He grew up speaking the Pennsylvania Dutch language. Like many rural young people of the time, […]

Milton Rogovin (1909 - 2011)

Milton Rogovin was born December 30, 1909 in Brooklyn, New York City of ethnic Jewish parents who emigrated to America from Lithuania, then part of the Russian empire. He attended Stuyvesant High School in New York City and enrolled in Columbia University, from which he graduated in 1931 with a degree in optometry.  Following graduation […]

Milton Rudin (1920 - 1999)

Milton Rudin Milton A. “Mickey” Rudin, a colorful and powerful entertainment lawyer whose name popped into Variety and mainstream news media regularly, along with such stellar clients as Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe, has died at the age of 79. Milton Rudin, who practiced law and made Hollywood waves for more than 50 years, died […]

Milton Snavely “M.S.” Hershey (1857 - 1945)

Businessman. He founded the Hershey Company confection manufacturer, and built it into the largest chocolate manufacturer in North America. Born in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at age 13 he worked as an apprentice for a newspaper but was later fired. He traveled west to Denver, Colorado, where he worked for a caramel maker. When […]

Milton Subotsky (1921 - 1991)

MIlton Subotsky was born in New York City, to a family of Jewish immigrants. During World War II, he served in the Signal Corps, in which he wrote and edited technical training films. After the war, he started a career as a writer and producer during the 1950s “Golden Age” of television. In 1954, he […]

Milutin Bojic (1892 - 1917)

Poet. He fought in the Balkan Wars in 1912 and 1913, as well as in World War I. He printed the play “Uroseva zenidba” (Uros’s Wedding) on the island of Corfu, Greece, after carrying the script through Albania and published a collection of poems titled “Pesme bola i ponosa” (Songs of Pain and Pride). Among […]

Mimi Forsythe (1921 - 1952)

Actress. Born Marie C. Armstrong in Chicago, Illinois, she was the daughter of a wealthy steel magnate who was at one time associated with industrial baron Andrew Carnegie. She appeared in only three full length motion pictures, being best remembered for her role as ‘Tamara’, in the 1943 film, “Three Russian Girls”, a role was […]