producerBorn: 1952Birthplace: Queens, New York With brother Bob, founded Miramax films in 1979, and their taste for intelligent, often demanding, cinema has brought the arthouse sensibility into…
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(Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell)actressBorn: 6/21/1921Birthplace: Bemidji, Minnesota Beautiful, dark-haired, big-boned actress with a direct personality, she is known as much for her lingerie…
CAMPAIGN 2000 | THE CANDIDATESElizabeth DoleBreaking down gender barriers by Beth Rowen Elizabeth Dole has been appointed by three presidents to high-level executive positions.This article…
actorBorn: 6/1/1953Birthplace: Denver, Colorado Television and film actor who started his career as a standup comic before landing the lead role on television's Home Improvement (1991–1999). His…
(Encyclopedia) community chest, cooperative organization of citizens and social welfare agencies in a city. Also known as a united fund, it has two purposes: to raise funds through an annual campaign…
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(Encyclopedia) Gilpin, William, 1813–94, U.S. army officer, politician, and businessman, b. Philadelphia, grad. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1833. He dropped out of West Point, but joined the army (1836)…
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