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La Marr, Barbara

La Marr was born Reatha Watson in central Washington state, but her parents moved to California when she was very young. She left home at the age of 14 and never returned, making a living a... [more]

LaBadie, Florence

LaBadie was born Florence Russ in New York (sources differ about the date). She was adopted by a prominent Canadian(?) attorney and his European wife, and raised in Canada and the USA. S... [more]

Laborteaux, Matthew

The Laborteaux (also spelled Labyorteaux) brothers are both adopted (I have no confirmation, but I believe they are also birth brothers). They have appeared together, but also ... [more]

Laborteaux, Patrick

The Laborteaux (also spelled Labyorteaux) brothers are both adopted (I have no confirmation, but I believe they are also birth brothers). They have appeared together, but also have exten... [more]

Lakhaji Tamachi Jadeja Sahib (under India - Princely States: 3)

Until the 19th century what is now India (like Europe) was a patchwork of over 650 princely states, like kingdoms, ranging from the small and relatively unimportant, to the large, immensely... [more]

Lakshman Singh II (under India - Princely States: 10)

Until the 19th century what is now India (like Europe) was a patchwork of over 650 princely states, like kingdoms, ranging from the small and relatively unimportant, to the large, immensely... [more]

Langston, John Mercer

Langston was born free, the son of a freed slave and a plantation owner, but he was orphaned by the age of five. He was then raised in both white and Black families and was well educated at... [more]

Langstone, Frank

Langstone was the fourth of five children. His father deserted the family while he was still young and his mother died in 1890, leaving his sister to raise the family. Young Frank was place... [more]

Lapotaire, Jane

Lapotaire was born to an unmarried woman and an unknown father and was a long-term foster child with an English widow, who had been her own birth mother's foster mother, from babyhood to 19... [more]

Laurent, Robert

Laurent was born and raised in Brittany until he was 12. One day he saw a visiting American painting and inspired to become an artist as well. Amazingly, the artist (Hamilton Easter Field) ... [more]