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Travis

rock band Glaswegian rock quartet Travis gained popularity as part of the late '90s “back-to-basics” movement in British pop triggered by rival Oasis' dominance of record charts worldwide. Beatles…

National Poetry Month

  Featured Biography Marianne Moore American poet Notable Poets » Akhmatova - Byron Catullus - Dunbar Eliot - Hughes Jarrell…

Marsalis, Wynton

(Encyclopedia) Marsalis, WyntonMarsalis, Wyntonmärsălˈĭs [key], 1961–, American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer, b. New Orleans. Born into a distinguished jazz family, he studied classical music…

Lucille Lortel

actor, theatre producerBorn: 12/16/1900Birthplace: Manhattan major figure in off-Broadway theater who was involved in producing about 500 plays. The former actress devoted her life to helping…

Jakob Dylan

singer, songwriter, musicianBorn: 12/9/1969 The youngest child of legendary singer/songwriter Bob Dylan, he attended art school before putting together his band, The Wallflowers, in the early 1990s…

Bruce Lee

(Lee Yuen Kam)martial-arts actorBorn: 11/27/1940Birthplace: San Francisco American star of Hong Kong martial-arts films who was a martial-arts instructor to celebrities before beginning his…

Amy Winehouse

  Troubled singer who revitalized the British music scene and paved the way for others dies. by Jennie Wood   Amy Winehouse in June 2007 Photo Credit: Rama…

Christian Sirano

Born: November 18, 1985Birthplace: Annapolis, MarylandBest Known as: the “FIERCE” designer and winner of Project Runway Season 4Christian Sirano has been designing costumes for competitions…

Christy Turlington

modelBorn: 1/2/1969Birthplace: San Francisco At the age of 16, Turlington became a Ford model, going on to grace the cover of Italian Vogue and to attain supermodel status. Contracts with Calvin…

Hilly Kristal Biography

nightclub ownerDied: Aug. 28, 2007 (New York City) Best Known as: founder of CBGB Kristal founded CBGB, the famous nightclub in Manhattan’s Lower East Side…