Performers in Boston
The atlas holds 5 people and 6 moments here, from 1868 to 2008. The most recorded lives are Judy Garland, Thomas Edison and Steve Jobs.
Notable people
Judy Garland
from 1949 to 1967
2 moments here
American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…
Thomas Edison
in 1868
1 moment here
American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…
Steve Jobs
in 1997
1 moment here
Steven Paul Jobs was an American entrepreneur, inventor, and executive who co-founded Apple, founded NeXT, and led Pixar.…
Douglas Adams
in 1984
1 moment here
English author, screenwriter and humourist best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.…
Carrie Fisher
in 2008
1 moment here
Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…
Moments
- 1868 Works as a Boston telegrapher Thomas Edison
- 1949 Hospitalization in Boston Judy Garland
- 1967 Free concert on Boston Common Judy Garland
- 1984 Visited Infocom's Boston offices Douglas Adams
- 1997 Return to Macworld as interim CEO Steve Jobs
- 2008 Wishful Drinking in Boston Carrie Fisher