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2013 Grammy Awards

The 56th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2014. See a partial list of the winners below. If you want to view a complete list…

O'Keeffe, Georgia

(Encyclopedia) O'Keeffe, GeorgiaO'Keeffe, Georgiaōkēfˈ [key], 1887–1986, American painter, b. Sun Prairie, Wis. After working briefly as a commercial artist in Chicago, O'Keeffe abandoned painting…

Janet Leigh

(Jeanette Helen Morrison)actressBorn: 7/6/1927Birthplace: Merced, California At first cast in routine ingénue roles, Leigh became a capable leading lady, especially compelling in her performances…

James Mason

actorBorn: 5/15/1909Birthplace: Huddersfield, England A gifted and accomplished actor, Mason first performed on stage and in film in England, where in the 1940s he became the country's most popular…

Brian De Palma

director, screenwriterBorn: 9/11/1940Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey Contemporary film director who has been, at times, as controversial as he has been successful. With movies such as Carrie (1976…

Royal Titles: How to get your own

How To Get Your Own Royal Title Even if you're not Prince Charles, don't lose hope by David Johnson RELATED LINKS Queen Mum Turns 100!Royal Family TreeKingdoms and Monarchs of…

villein

(Encyclopedia) villeinvilleinvĭlˈən [key] [O.Fr.,=village dweller], peasant under the manorial system of medieval Western Europe. The term applies especially to serfs in England, where by the 13th…

Bacon, Sir Nicholas

(Encyclopedia) Bacon, Sir Nicholas, 1509–79, English jurist. Called to the bar in 1533, he was made attorney of the court of wards and liveries in 1546 and, although a staunch Protestant, held this…