DeForest
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DeForest, also spelled De Forest and deForest, may refer to:
- Calvert DeForestCalvert DeForestCalvert Grant DeForest , also known by his character Larry "Bud" Melman, was an American actor and comedian, best known for his appearances on Late Night with David Letterman and the Late Show with David Letterman.-Early life:Little has been published about his early life...
(1921-2007), a United States actor and comedian, best known for his appearances on David Letterman's shows - DeVry UniversityDeVry UniversityDeVry University and DeVry Institute of Technology are divisions of DeVry Inc , a proprietary, for-profit higher education organization that is also the parent organization for Keller Graduate School of Management, Ross University, American University of the Caribbean, Apollo College, Western...
, formerly called the DeForest Training School, a private, for profit university system in the United States - De Forest, WisconsinDe Forest, WisconsinDeForest, originally part of the town of Windsor, is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Yahara River. The population was 7,368 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Name:...
, a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States along the Yahara River - Henry deForestHenry deForestHenry Wheeler De Forest was an American railroad executive.He was chair of the executive committee of the Southern Pacific Railroad from 1925 to 1928, and chair of its board of directors from 1929 to 1932....
, a United States railroad executive who served as chair for the Southern Pacific Railroad's board of directors - Jessé de ForestJessé de ForestJessé de Forest was the leader of a group of Walloon Huguenots who fled Europe due to religious persecutions. Jessé de Forest emigrated to the New World, where he planned to found New-Belgium...
, leader of a group of WalloonsWalloonsWalloons are a French-speaking people who live in Belgium, principally in Wallonia. Walloons are a distinctive community within Belgium, important historical and anthropological criteria bind Walloons to the French people. More generally, the term also refers to the inhabitants of the Walloon...
who fled Europe due to religious persecutions - John William De ForestJohn William De ForestJohn William De Forest was an American soldier and writer of realistic fiction, best known for his Civil War novel Miss Ravenel's Conversion from Secession to Loyalty.-Early life and career:...
(1826-1906), a United States soldier and writer of realistic fiction - Lee De ForestLee De ForestLee De Forest was an American inventor with over 180 patents to his credit. De Forest invented the Audion, a vacuum tube that takes relatively weak electrical signals and amplifies them. De Forest is one of the fathers of the "electronic age", as the Audion helped to usher in the widespread use...
(1873-1961), an American inventor with over 300 patents to his credit - DeForest KelleyDeForest KelleyJackson DeForest Kelley was an American actor known for his iconic roles in Westerns and as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy of the USS Enterprise in the television and film series Star Trek.-Early life:...
(1920-1999), an American actor, best known for playing Dr. Leonard McCoyLeonard McCoyLeonard "Bones" McCoy is a character in the Star Trek media franchise. First portrayed by DeForest Kelley in the original Star Trek series, McCoy also appears in the animated Star Trek series, seven Star Trek movies, the pilot episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and in numerous books,...
in the Star TrekStar TrekStar Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
tv series and films - Humphrey DeForest Bogart, a well-known, Oscar Award winning American actor