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Lilian Burwell Lewis, [Note 1] (1904–1987) [1] [2] [3] was an American zoologist known for being the first African-American woman to receive a doctorate degree from the University of Chicago and for her research in gonadogenesis. [4] On November 8, 1960 she was elected to Winston-Salem Forsyth County School Board where was an advocate of ...
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, the Freedom Rides, was the chairman of the Student ...
Olivia de Havilland. Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE ( / də ˈhævɪlənd /; July 1, 1916 – July 26, 2020) was a British-American-French actress. The major works of her cinematic career spanned from 1935 to 1988. [ 1] She appeared in 49 feature films and was one of the leading actresses of her time. At the time of her death in 2020 at age ...
Lillian Lewis (1852 – August 11, 1899) was an American stage actor known for her performances in comedies and modern dramas in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Her business manager and husband, playwright Lawrence Marston, wrote many of the plays in which she starred. She also collaborated with him as a playwright on three works.
Musical artist. Margaret Yvonne Kao Middleton (September 1, 1922 – January 8, 2007), known professionally as Yvonne De Carlo, was a Canadian-American actress, dancer and singer. She became a Hollywood film star in the 1940s and 1950s, made several recordings, and later acted on television and stage.
Lillian Vernon (born Lilli Menasche; March 18, 1927 – December 14, 2015) was an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She founded the Lillian Vernon Corporation in 1951 and served as its chairwoman and CEO until July 1989, though she continued to serve as executive chairwoman until 2003, when the company was taken private by Zelnick Media.
Lilian Bland (28 September 1878 – 11 May 1971) [1] was an Anglo-Irish journalist and pioneer aviator who, in 1910–11, became one of the first women in Great Britain and Ireland, and maybe even in the world, to design, build, and fly an aircraft – the Bland Mayfly.
Aven, 29, who was Rachel Recchia ’s runner-up on season 19 of The Bachelorette is set to join the BiP cast later in the season. Olivia Lewis. ABC/Craig Sjodin Olivia Lewis didn’t find The One ...