(Encyclopedia) Phillips, Wendell, 1811–84, American reformer and orator, b. Boston, grad. Harvard (B.A., 1831; LL.B., 1834). He was admitted to the bar in 1834 but, having sufficient income of his…
entrepreneur, adventurerBorn: 1950Birthplace: Sharnley Green, Surrey, England With little formal education, he began a mail-order business for discount records in 1969, then opened a retail store,…
(Roderick McDowall)actorBorn: 9/17/1928Birthplace: London, England A child star whose success continued through adulthood, McDowall played boyhood roles in How Green Was My Valley (1941), My…
actorBorn: 12/27/1948Birthplace: Chateauroux, France A hulking, charismatic leading man, he has become an enormously popular and prolific international star. He is perhaps best known to American…
(William Dafoe, Jr.)actorBorn: 7/22/1955Birthplace: Appleton, Wisconsin Serious-minded actor known for taking offbeat and challenging parts, most notably the lead role in Martin Scorsese's The Last…
Cool colors are made with blue, green, purple, or some combination of these. Cool colors might make you think of cool and peaceful things, like winter skies and still ponds.White Barn by Georgia O…
activist, writerBorn: 1959Birthplace: Los Angeles, California Winona LaDuke, active in American Indian environmental issues since her teen years, gained nationwide attention as vice presidential…
(Edward Albert Heimberger)actorBorn: 4/22/1906Birthplace: Rock Island, Illinois A stage, screen, and television actor whose film credits include Roman Holiday (1953) and I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955).…
