actorBorn: 11/4/1969Birthplace: Uvalde, Texas Film actor best known for his jump from relative obscurity to having a starring role in the John Grisham movie A Time to Kill (1996). After graduating…
(Encyclopedia) oilbird, common name for an owllike, cave-dwelling bird, Steatornis caripensis, belonging to the family Steatornithidae. It spends its days in dark caves, maneuvering by means of a…
(Encyclopedia) parakeet or parrakeet, common name for a widespread group of small parrots, native to the Indo-Malayan region and popular as cage birds. Parakeets have long, pointed tails, unlike the…
(Encyclopedia) StraussStraussstrous, Ger. shtrous [key], family of Viennese musicians. Johann Strauss, 1804–49, learned to play the violin against his parents' wishes. In 1819 he joined the dance…
publicist, writerBorn: 5/7/1932Birthplace: Liverpool, England Taylor was the Beatles' press agent for a number of years. He traveled with the group on their 1964 world tour, ghostwrote the…
(Encyclopedia) Millet, Francis DavisMillet, Francis Davismĭlāˈ [key], 1846–1912, American illustrator, painter, and journalist, b. Mattapoisett, Mass. He had been a drummer boy in the Civil War…
(Encyclopedia) Morris, Wright (Wright Marion Morris), 1910–98, American writer, b. Central City, Nebr. He was for many years professor of English at San Francisco State College (now San Francisco…
(Encyclopedia) Daniel, Samuel, 1562?–1619, English poet and historian. He was tutor to William Herbert, 3d earl of Pembroke, and later to Lady Anne Clifford. Eventually he found favor with James I,…
