Nicol Williamson (1936 - 2011)

Thomas Nicol Williamson was born in 1936 (he would later claim 1938 in Who’s Who) in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, the son of a factory owner. His family later moved south to England, and Williamson was educated at the Central Grammar School for Boys, Birmingham. He left school at 16 to begin work in his father’s […]

Nicola Rescigno (1916 - 2008)

Born into a musical family in New York City, Nicola Rescigno studied with Pizzetti, Giannini and Polacco. He made his debut in 1943, conducting La traviata, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music for Alfredo Salmaggi’s opera company. He then toured the United States with the San Carlo Opera Company, serving as the company’s music director […]

Nicolas de Stael (1914 - 1955)

Artist. Born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, he studied art in Brussels, Belgium. After serving in the Second World War, he settled in France, where he joined the group of the abstract painters Jean Arp, Georges Braque, Sonia and Robert Delaunay. His career spanned 15 years and more than thousand works, becoming one of the most […]

Nicole Brown Simpson (1959 - 1994)

Murder Victim. She and a casual friend, Ronald Goldman, were found murdered at her Brentwood condominium, just outside her front door. Ronald Goldman, a waiter at a nearby restaurant, was returning eyeglasses that she had accidentally left there at dinner that night. He is considered an accidental victim of the murderer. A tall, beautiful blonde, […]

Nicole DeHuff (1975 - 2005)

DeHuff was born in Antlers, Oklahoma, and raised in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She began her acting career by earning a bachelor’s degree in drama from Carnegie Mellon University. She would also meet and later marry executive producer and director Ari Palitz, whom she met at Carnegie Mellon. DeHuff landed her first big […]

Nicole Maurey (1925 - 2016)

Actress. Born outside of Paris, her father was an architect, Nicole shared her mother’s love for literature and a fondness for the theatre. A sickly child, she was afflicted with scarlet fever and inflammation of the kidneys, which required her to be home schooled during her youth. She initially took ballet lessons but gravitated towards […]

Nicoletta Machiavelli (1944 - 2015)

Actress. She had a successful run in both Italian and French films during the 1960s and 1970s. Born to an Italian father and American mother, she was a descendant of Italian historian and author Niccolo Machiavelli, she spoke both Italian and English fluently. Raised in Florence, she studied Art and Painting, prior to making her […]

Nicolette Goulet (1956 - 2008)

Nicolette Goulet (June 9, 1956 – April 17, 2008) was a Canadian-American film, television and musical theatre actress. Goulet got her start in acting on the television series Ryan’s Hope with the role of Mary Ryan Fenelli in 1979. She was the fourth actress to portray the character. She also appeared on three other soaps: Search […]

Nicolette Larson (1952 - 1997)

Singer. She was a popular singer best known for her 1978 cover of Neil Young’s song “Lotta Love”. She was acclaimed Female Vocalist of 1978 by Rolling Stone Magazine and followed with the hit single “Four Strong Winds”. Shifting her style to country music, she toured with various artists and had a Top 40 country […]

Nicolino Locche (1939 - 2005)

Nicolino Locche Born September 2, 1939 in Tunuyan, Mendoza, Argentina. Nicolino Locche renowned for his uncanny defensive tactics, Locche’s extraordinary reflexes and ability to feint earned him the nickname “El Intocable” (The Untouchable).   Following a tremendous amateur career, in which he lost only 5 of 122 bouts, Locche turned pro in 1958. In 1961 […]

Niels Bohr (1885 - 1962)

Niels Henrik David Bohr (Danish: [ne̝ls ˈb̥oɐ̯ˀ]; 7 October 1885 – 18 November 1962) was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. Bohr was also a philosopher and a promoter of scientific research. Niels Bohr developed the […]

Niels Henrik Abel (1802 - 1829)

Niels Henrik Abel was born in Nedstrand, Norway, as the second child of Søren Georg Abel and Anne Marie Simonsen. When he was born, the family was living at a rectory on Finnøy. Much suggests that Niels Henrik was born in the neighboring parish, as his parents were guests of the bailiff in Nedstrand in […]

Nien Cheng (1915 - 2009)

Author. The survivor of more than six years of torture in a Red Chinese prison, she wrote a best-selling account of her experiences. Raised in a wealthy family, she studied at the London School of Economics where in 1935 she met her future husband, Kang-chi Cheng (deceased 1957). Following their marriage, the couple worked in […]

Nigel Balchin (1908 - 1970)

Acclaimed Author. Born in Potterne in Wiltshire, the youngest son of a shop owner. He was educated at Dauntsey’s School in the nearby town of Devizes and at Peterhouse in Cambridge, where he obtained a First Class Honours degree in Natural Sciences. His first job was as a consultant to Rowntree’s Chocolate in York, where […]

Nigel Bruce (1895 - 1953)

Nigel Bruce was the second son of Sir William Waller Bruce, 10th Baronet (1856–1912) and his wife Angelica, Lady Bruce (died 1917), daughter of General George Selby, Royal Artillery. Bruce was born in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, while his parents were on holiday there. His older brother was the author and adventurer Sir Michael Bruce, […]

Nigel Davenport (1928 - 2013)

Nigel Davenport was born in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, to Katherine Lucy (née Meiklejohn) and Arthur Henry Davenport. His father was a bursar at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. He grew up in an academic family and was educated at St Peter’s School, Seaford, Cheltenham College and Trinity College, Oxford. Originally he chose to study Philosophy, Politics […]

Nigel De Brulier (1877 - 1948)

Actor in 107 films from 1914 to 1943 including: “The Romance of Tarzan” (silent), “The Three Musketeers” (silent), “Ben Hur” (silent), “The Gaucho” (silent), “Charlie Chan in Egypt,” “Zorro Rides Again,” “The Hounds of the Baskervilles,” “Tower of London,” and “One Million B.C.” (bio by: TLS)

Nigel Green (1924 - 1972)

The son of a professor, Nigel Green attended King’s College School, Wimbledon and the University of London followed by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. During the Second World War, he trained as an Observer in the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm. He appeared on stage at the Old Vic before making his first forays into […]

Nikolai Batalov (1899 - 1937)

Actor. Charismatic Soviet star of stage and screen. From 1916 he was a fixture of the Moscow Art Theatre troupe, making a name for himself in its Second Theatre under the direction of Mikhail Chekhov. His greatest triumphs were in the long-running production of Vsevolod Ivanov’s “Armored Train 14-69” (1926) and in the title role […]

Nikolai Cherkasov (1903 - 1966)

Actor. Last name also spelled Cherkassov. One of the most popular Russian movie stars of his era, he won international fame for playing the title roles in director Sergei Eisenstein’s classics “Alexander Nevsky” (1938) and “Ivan the Terrible Parts I and II” (1944-1946). His rugged charisma led Western critics to dub him “The Russian Gary […]

Nikolai Petrovich Glushchenko (1901 - 1977)

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Nikolay Alexandrovich Annenkov (1899 - 1999)

Actor. He was born in Inzhaviono, Russia. He become one of the leading actors of the Russian stage, and was named People’s Artist of the USSR in 1960. His career spanned from 1922 to his death in 1999, appearing in more than 200 roles with the Maly Theater. In cinema, he appeared in “Giber Orla” […]

Nils Dardel (1888 - 1943)

Painter. Full name Nils Elias Christoffer von Dardel. A leading Post-Impressionist, his original style was inspired by folk art, the pure colors of the Fauves, and by Japanese woodcuts.  Born in Bettna,  Sweden,  he studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Art and settled in Paris in 1910.  He was married to painter Thora Dardel […]

Nina Bawden (1925 - 2012)

Author. Born Nina Mary Mabey, she wrote more than 40 books and was best-known for her novel “Carrie’s War” (1973), based on her World War II childhood experiences in England. As a young woman she studied politics, philosophy and economics at Oxford, before publishing her early novels about adult gothics and mysteries in 1950s. By […]

Nina Borget (1909 - 1997)

Actress. Her films include “Marie Galante” (1934), “Till We Meet Again” (1944), “The Blue Dahlia” (1946), “That Forsythe Woman” (1949), “Funny Face” (1957).  Nina’s headstone reads: Countess Nina de Ravenne. Sister of actors Raymond and Charles De Ravenne and Arthur Dulac. (bio by: TLS)

Nina Borget (1909 - 1997)

Actress. Her films include “Marie Galante” (1934), “Till We Meet Again” (1944), “The Blue Dahlia” (1946), “That Forsythe Woman” (1949), “Funny Face” (1957).  Nina’s headstone reads: Countess Nina de Ravenne. Sister of actors Raymond and Charles De Ravenne and Arthur Dulac. (bio by: TLS)

Nina Foch (1924 - 2008)

Nina Foch was born Nina Consuelo Maud Fock in Leiden, Netherlands to American actress and singer Consuelo Flowerton and Dutch classical music conductor Dirk Fock. After her mother and father divorced when Foch was a toddler, she went with her mother to the United States, settling in New York City. As Foch grew up in […]

Nina Koshetz (1891 - 1965)

Opera Singer. Born in Kiev, both of her parents had been stars of the Imperial Opera in Moscow. In 1915, Koshetz met Sergei Rachmaninov and they appeared together in successful recitals. Until 1917, she appeared as soprano, in operas such as “The Queen of Spades,” “The Tsar’s Bride” and “Tosca.” Later, she moved to the […]

Nina Mae McKinney (1912 - 1967)

Actress. Born Nannie Mayme McKinney to Hal and Georgia McKinney in Lancaster, South Carolina; her parents moved to New York in search of better opportunities leaving her to be raised by a great aunt, Carrie Sanders. As a child she appeared in plays at the Lancaster Industrial School. At twelve, her parents sent for her […]

Nina Mae McKinney (1912 - 1967)

Actress. Born Nannie Mayme McKinney to Hal and Georgia McKinney in Lancaster, South Carolina; her parents moved to New York in search of better opportunities leaving her to be raised by a great aunt, Carrie Sanders. As a child she appeared in plays at the Lancaster Industrial School. At twelve, her parents sent for her […]