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O'Neal, Shaquille

(Encyclopedia) O'Neal, Shaquille (Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal)O'Neal, Shaquilleshəkēlˈ rəshônˈ ōnēlˈ [key], 1972–, American basketball player, b. Newark, N.J. Joining the Orlando Magic of the National…

Dow, Neal

(Encyclopedia) Dow, Neal, 1804–97, American prohibitionist, b. Portland, Maine. He helped organize the Maine Temperance Union in 1838 and prepared (1851) the famous “Maine Law,” which superseded the…

Patricia Neal Biography

actressBorn: 1/20/1926Birthplace: Packard, Ky.Died: 8/8/2010 (Edgartown, Mass.) Born Patsy Louise Neal, the actress made her stage debut at age 15, won a Tony for her…

Ryan O'Neal

(Patrick Ryan O'Neal)actorBorn: 4/20/1941Birthplace: Los Angeles Ruggedly good-looking, O'Neal became famous as a star of the soap opera Peyton Place (1964–69). His memorable films include the…

Thomson, Mortimer Neal

(Encyclopedia) Thomson or Thompson, Mortimer Neal, 1831–75, American journalist and humorist who used the pseudonym Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P.B., b. Riga, N.Y. He joined the staff of the New York…

Tatum O'Neal

actressBorn: 11/5/1963Birthplace: Los Angeles This child star of the 1970s won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in Paper Moon (1973), in which she appeared with her father, Ryan O'Neal…

Neal Edward SMITH, Congress, IA (1920)

SMITH, Neal Edward, a Representative from Iowa; born in Hedrick, Keokuk County, Iowa, March 23, 1920; attended the public schools of Packwood, Iowa; attended Missouri University College of…

Raphael NEALE, Congress, MD (1833)

NEALE, Raphael, a Representative from Maryland; born in St. Marys County, Md., birth date unknown; resided in Leonardtown; received a limited education; member, State house of delegates in…

Richard Edmund NEAL, Congress, MA (1949)

NEAL, Richard Edmund, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., February 14, 1949; graduated from Springfield Technical High School, Springfield, Mass.,…