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Biography. Miles was born Lillian Bradley on a farm near Oskaloosa, Iowa, [1] on August 1, 1907. [2] She attended high school in Des Moines [1] and graduated from Drake University. [1][2] Miles began singing in Des Moines, and before she acted in films she was successful as a vocalist in Boston, Hollywood, and Philadelphia. [1]
Lillian Cahn (née Lenovitz; December 11, 1923 – March 4, 2013) was a Hungarian -born American businessperson who co-founded Coach New York with her husband, Miles Cahn. Lillian Cahn also created Coach's first line of handbags, which remains the label's trademark consumer product. [1][2] She had emigrated to the United States with her family ...
Education. City College of New York. Miles Cahn (April 18, 1921 – February 10, 2017) was an American businessman and designer who co-founded the Coach Leatherware Company, now known as Coach, Inc., with his wife, Lillian Cahn, in 1961. The Cahns founded the luxury fashion company, now known for its handbags, when they purchased a ting mall ...
John Lewis. John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville sit-ins and the Freedom Rides, was the chairman of the ...
Austin is an alumnus of both Leadership Augusta, Georgia and Leadership Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Ms. Austin became Mrs. Russell, when she married boyfriend Jason Russell February 5, 2011. After the passing of her first husband, she remarried years later to Eddie C. Everson Jr. She is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, Junior League of ...
Lillian Diana Gish[1] (born October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993) was an American actress. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was called the " First Lady of American Cinema ", and is credited with pioneering fundamental film performance techniques. [2] In 1999, the American Film Institute ...
Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (June 2, 1731 O.S. – May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, who was the first president of the United States.Although the title was not coined until after her death, she served as the inaugural first lady of the United States, defining the role of the president's wife and setting many precedents that future first ladies observed.
bandleader. composer. Instruments. Piano. organ. Years active. 1924–1984. William James " Count " Basie (/ ˈbeɪsi /; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) [1] was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first ...