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Hobby Horse
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Jimmy and Lewis Jam Terry
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Took Control Ideal Partnership Successful “Hobby Read more |
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Oveta Culp Hobby
Oveta Culp Hobby 1905-95, American public official and newspaper publisher, U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (1953-55), b. Killeen, Tex. She served as parliamentarian of the Texas house of representatives from 1925 to 1931 and from 1939 to 1941. In 1931 she married William Pettus... Read more |
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Kate Duke
DUKE, Kate 1956- Personal Born August 1, 1956, in New York, NY; daughter of Robert (a lawyer) and Jeannette Duke; married Sidney Harris (a cartoonist), 1985. Education: Attended Duke University, 1975-76. Hobbies and other interests: Gardening, reading, cooking, visiting museums,... Read more |
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Robert Newton Peck
PECK, Robert Newton 1928- Personal Born February 17, 1928, in Vermont; son of Haven (a farmer) and Lucile (maiden name, Dornburgh) Peck; married Dorothy Anne Houston, 1958; married Sharon Ann Michael (SAM), 1995; children: (first marriage) Christopher Haven, Anne Houston. Education: Rollins... Read more |
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Bernard Ashley
ASHLEY, Bernard (John) 1935- Personal Born April 2, 1935, in London, England; son of Alfred Walter (an assistant company secretary) and Vera (a store proprietor; maiden name, Powell) Ashley; married Iris Holbrook (a headteacher), August 2, 1958; children: Christopher, David, Jonathan. Education:... Read more |
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Willo Davis Roberts
ROBERTS, Willo Davis 1928- Personal Born May 29, 1928, in Grand Rapids, MI; daughter of Clayton R. and Lealah (Gleason) Davis; married David W. Roberts (a building supply company manager, photographer, and writer), May 20, 1949; children: Kathleen, David M., Larrilyn (Roberts) Lindquist,... Read more |
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Philip Pullman
PULLMAN, Philip 1946- Personal Born October 19, 1946, in Norwich, England; son of Alfred Outram (an airman) and Audrey (homemaker; maiden name, Merrifield) Pullman; married Judith Speller (a teacher), August 15, 1970; children: James, Thomas. Education: Oxford University, B.A., 1968; Weymouth... Read more |
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Eloise Greenfield
GREENFIELD, Eloise 1929- Personal Born May 17, 1929, in Parmele, NC; daughter of Weston W. (a federal government worker and truck driver) and Lessie (a clerk-typist and writer; maiden name, Jones) Little; married Robert J. Greenfield (a procurement specialist), April 29, 1950 (divorced); children:... Read more |
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Gwyneth A Jones
JONES, Gwyneth A(nn) 1952- (Ann Halam) Personal Born February 14, 1952, in Manchester, England; daughter of Desmond (a garment cutter) and Rita (a headmistress; maiden name, Dugdale) Jones; married Peter Wilson Gwilliam (a teacher), April 19, 1976; children: one son. Education: University of... Read more |
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ONG'S JEWELS FEATURED IN 'EXQUISITE' EXHIBIT.(Michelle Ong)
...million, as a hobby while working...cut diamonds. A dragonfly brooch has wings...Jewelry has to breathe, flow and have...works its way into many of Ong's designs. Her fire-breathing dragons...hobby has turned ... |