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Born in Paris, Schiffrin was the son of a book publisher who had to flee the Nazis. The family settled in the United States, and André followed in his father’s footsteps: in 1961 he became the managing director of publishing at Pantheon Books, which was established in 1942 by several Europeans who fled the Nazis … Read more
From This is True for 8 December 2013
Gershenz started collecting music albums when he was 16.
From This is True for 1 September 2013
Siebert was the first woman to hold a seat on the New York Stock Exchange.
From This is True for 25 August 2013
As a child growing up in Los Angeles, ‘Midge’ Richardson was an “extra” in more films than she can remember (believed to be more than 100), so she thought she would like to be an actress. “I think when we got into high school, we got a little more sensible about it,” she said, and … Read more
From This is True for 23 December 2012
Mensing came up with better ways do drop water on wildfires.
From This is True for 5 August 2012
Glazer and his partner invented Mr. Coffee.
From This is True for 25 March 2012
Kordek stepped in when a game designer was sick, and became a legendary game designer.
From This is True for 26 February 2012
Alf was the chairman of the San Diego Comic-Con.
From This is True for 8 January 2012
Whitman was awarded the Officier des Arts et Lettres by the French government for his contribution to the arts.
From This is True for 18 December 2011
That’s Jeno, as in “Jeno’s Pizza Rolls”.
From This is True for 27 November 2011