(Encyclopedia) Du Pont, Pierre Samuel, 1870–1954, American industrialist, b. Wilmington, Del., grad. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1890. Du Pont worked as a chemist with the family's company…
(Encyclopedia) Athelney, Isle ofAthelney, Isle ofăthˈəlnē [key], small area formerly surrounded by marshland, Somerset, SW England. King Alfred took refuge from the Danes there in 878 and founded a…
(Encyclopedia) Actors Studio, The, organization founded 1947 in New York City by the directors Cheryl Crawford, Elia Kazan, and Robert Lewis to train professional actors. Long directed (1948–82) by…
actor, musician, producerBorn: 10/31/1963Birthplace: Alexandria, Virginia Television and film actor who has long been lauded for his respectable performances in both independent and commercial…
(Clorinda Fiorentino)actressBorn: 3/9/1960Birthplace: Philadelphia Regularly cast among well-known actors, this dark, sexy leading lady proved she had what it takes in movies such as After Hours (…
(Encyclopedia) apology [Gr.,=defense], literary work that defends, justifies, or clarifies an author's ideas or point of view. Unlike the ordinary use of the word, the literary use neither implies…
TIAHRT, Todd, a Representative from Kansas; born in Vermillion, Clay County, S.Dak., June 15, 1951; attended South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, S.Dak.; B.A., Evangel…
BROOKS, Edwin Bruce, (cousin of Edmund Howard Hinshaw), a Representative from Illinois; born in Newton, Jasper County, Ill., September 20, 1868; attended the public schools, and was graduated…
HAYMOND, Thomas Sherwood, a Representative from Virginia; born near Fairmont, Monongalia County, Va. (now West Virginia), January 15, 1794; attended private schools and the College of William…