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Encyclopedia > Lorna Patterson

Lorna Patterson (born July 1, 1956) is an American film, stage and television actress. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Patterson was born in Whittier, California, where she attended Rio Hondo College. She is a founding member of the Musical Theatre Guild and has appeared in many stage musicals. She is perhaps best known for her role as a stewardess in the 1980 comedy hit, Airplane!, and for her lead role in the television version of the film Private Benjamin. Whittier is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... // Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film, McVicar, opens in London. ... Airplane! is an American comedy film, first released on July 2, 1980, produced and directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker, and starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. ... Private Benjamin is a 1980 comedy film which tells the story of a society girl who discovers things are not as soft when she joins the Army. ...


Patterson was married to actor Robert Ginty. She is currently married to actor/director Michael Lembeck, and the couple have two children. Patterson converted to Judaism a few years after marrying Lembeck, having grown an interest in the religion.[1] Robert Ginty (born August 14, 1948 in New York, New York) is an American movie actor and director. ... Michael Lembeck is an actor and director; son of the late Jewish actor Harvey Lembeck; he was born in Brooklyn in 1948. ... Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people, with around 14 million followers (as of 2005 [1]). It is one of the first recorded monotheistic faiths and one of the oldest religious traditions still practiced today. ...


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BookRags: Claire Patterson Biography (1506 words)
Claire Patterson's contributions to science ranged from developing dating techniques using radioactive decay to alerting the public about the dangers of lead, although he began his career as an emission and mass spectroscopist with the Manhattan Project in 1944.
Patterson's renegade stature may have originated during World War II when, as a member of the Manhattan Project, he contributed to the development of the atomic bomb by analyzing the uranium isotopes that went into the bombs.
Patterson, with the help of graduate students, post doctoral fellows, and research associates from all over the United States and the world, has focused on delineating the extent to which industrial lead during the past two centuries has altered natural biogeochemical cycles of lead.
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