(Encyclopedia) BielBielbēl [key] or BienneBiennebyĕn [key], city (1990 est. pop. 52,020), Bern canton, NW Switzerland, at the northeast end of the Lake of Biel. A watchmaking center, Biel also…
actressBorn: 6/7/1909Birthplace: London, England This accomplished, versatile actress won acclaim on Broadway, winning her first Tony as the original Blanche du Bois in A Streetcar Named Desire (…
novelist, poet, and performance artistBorn: 1949Birthplace: Manila, Philippines A novelist, poet, and performance artist, Hagedorn emigrated from the Philippines when she was 14 years old. She was…
actressBorn: 4/20/1949Birthplace: Cloquet, Minnesota Academy Award-winning film, television and stage actress who began to blossom in the early 80s with her roles in Tootsie (1982) and Frances (…
actressBorn: 3/25/1965Birthplace: Nelsonville, Ohio A versatile performer, she has acted in feature films such as L.A. Story (1991), Extreme Measures (1996) Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), Miami…
(Encyclopedia) Mitford, Nancy, 1904–73, English novelist and biographer, b. London. She managed a London bookshop during World War II and moved to Paris in 1945. Mitford and her five celebrated and…
WEIS, Jessica McCullough, a Representative from New York; born Jessica McCullough, in Chicago, Ill., July 8, 1901; attended the Franklin School, Buffalo, N.Y.; graduate of Miss Wrightâs…
