actor, comedian, playwrightBorn: 8/14/1945Birthplace: Waco, Texas Emmy and Grammy Award-winning actor, comedian and playwright known for his broad physical comedy and nice-guy screen appeal. The…
(Encyclopedia) Lamar, Lucius Quintus CincinnatusLamar, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatusl&oomacr;ˈshəs kwĭntəs sĭnˌsĭnătˈəs [key], 1825–93, American statesman, b. Putnam co., Ga. He practiced law in…
(Encyclopedia) Saint-BrieucSaint-BrieucsăN-brēöˈ [key], town (1990 pop. 47,370), capital of Côtes-d'Armor dept., NW France, on the Gouet River near its mouth on the Bay of Saint-Brieuc, an arm of the…
pop singerBorn: 5/16/1966Birthplace: Gary, Indiana Grammy Award-winning pop-funk singer whose soft, sexy singing often takes a back-seat to her athletic, energetic dancing and artistic videos. Her…
actorBorn: 3/20/1970Birthplace: New York City While launching his career in television, this actor played comedy clubs in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. He appeared on Murphy Brown (1988), NYPD Blue (…
playwright, novelistBorn: 4/13/1906Birthplace: Foxrock, County Dublin, Ireland With the production of En attendent Godot (1952, Waiting for Godot) in Paris in 1954, Beckett became one of the most…
(Garry Kent Masciarelli)director, screenwriter, producer, actorBorn: 11/13/1934Birthplace: Bronx, New York Marshall has achieved great success as a writer and producer for television. He cowrote…
(Encyclopedia) Auray Auray ôrāˈ [key], town , Morbihan dept., NW France, in Brittany, on the Auray River estuary. Oysters are bred, food is canned, and furniture is…
(Encyclopedia) Étampes, Anne de Pisseleu, duchesse d'Étampes, Anne de Pisseleu, duchesse d'än də pēslöˈ düshĕsˈ dātäNpˈ [key], 1508–1580?, official mistress of Francis I of France from 1526.…
(Encyclopedia) VendéeVendéeväNdāˈ [key], department (1990 pop. 509,356), W France, on the Bay of Biscay, in Poitou. The offshore islands of Noirmoutier and Yeu are included in the department. Largely…
