Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library, 1929 - 1967
Related Entities
There are 3 Entities related to this resource.
Jorgensen, Christine, 1926-1989
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61v65c1 (person)
Christine Jorgensen (May 30, 1926 – May 3, 1989) was an American actress, singer, recording artist, and transgender activist. She was the first person to become widely known in the United States for having sex reassignment surgery. In 1945, Jorgensen was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II. After she served as a military clerical worker, Jorgensen attended several schools, worked, and pursued a photography career. During this time, she learned about sex reassignment surgery and tra...
Roddis, Louis H. (Louis Harry), 1918-1991
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sp12sc (person)
Louis H. Roddis was an engineer who helped design the first nuclear submarine and who was president and vice chairman of the Consolidated Edison Company from 1969 to 1974. He was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a Captain in the Naval Reserve, he also held a master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. While in the Navy, Mr. Roddis helped develop a prototype ship propulsion nuclear reactor and took part in the designing of the first nuclear submarine the U.S.S...
Merman, Ethel, 1908-1984
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zt3p8s (person)
Ethel Merman (born Ethel Agnes Zimmermann, January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American actress and singer known for her distinctive, powerful voice, and for leading roles in musical theatre. Over her distinguished career in theater she became known for her performances in shows such as Anything Goes, Annie Get Your Gun, Gypsy, and Hello, Dolly! The Irving Berlin song "There's No Business Like Show Business", written for the musical Annie Get Your Gun, became Merman's signature song....