NORRELL, Catherine Dorris, (wife of William Frank Norrell), a Representative from Arkansas; born in Camden, Ouachita County, Ark., March 30, 1901; attended high school in Monticello, Ouachita…
actressBorn: 1/1/1972Birthplace: Alton, England Convent-educated McCormack has risen quickly to stardom in film. After appearing in Loaded (1994), she played Mel Gibson's wife in the Oscar-winning…
Born: Dec. 15, 1977Swimming won gold medals at 1996 Olympics in Atlanta as a member of the women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay and 4x100-meter medley relay teams; 21-time All-American at Stanford;…
actressBorn: 1959Birthplace: Miami, Fla. Popular actress on the indie film scene until her role as the sexually direct Maxine in Spike Jonze's hit Being John Malkovich (1999) earned her an Academy…
Writer and educator Born: 1800 Beecher was a pioneer in health and physical education for American girls and women. She developed a widely used system of calisthenics that was designed to make…
actressBorn: 9/25/1969Birthplace: Swansea, Wales Best known for her stunning looks and for becoming Mrs. Michael Douglas, Zeta-Jones was a child star in her native Wales. An understudy at 15 in the…
science teacherBorn: 2/3/1953Birthplace: Norfolk, Va. Roberts was a seventh grade life science teacher at the W.E. Waters Middle School in Portsmouth, Va., from 1975 until 2004 when she moved to…
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(Encyclopedia) John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, philanthropic institution founded 1978 by John D. MacArthur (1897–1978), owner of a prominent insurance company and other businesses, and…