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Melvin Van Peebles

(Melvin Peebles)director, actor, writerBorn: 8/21/1932Birthplace: Chicago A pioneer in African American cinema, Van Peebles has directed, edited, and produced films and is also an actor and…

Ralph Fiennes

actorBorn: 12/22/1962Birthplace: Suffolk, England Handsome British leading man who burst onto the American scene as the evil concentration camp commander Amon Goeth in Steven Spielberg's Schindler…

Mise en scene

The Question: What does mise-en-scene mean? The Answer: Mise en scène (mee zahn SEN) is a twenty-dollar phrase that means either "the…

A More Perfect Union

Remarks of Senator Barack Obama   Barack Obama Related Links Notable Speeches by African Americans Campaign 2012…

Parts of Speech: Nouns: Prime-Time Players

Nouns: Prime-Time PlayersParts of SpeechGrammarNouns: Prime-Time PlayersVerbs: All the Right MovesConjunctions: The Ties That BindPrepositions: Good Things Come in Small PackagesAdjectives: Happy…

Hugh Grant

actorBorn: 9/9/1960Birthplace: London, England Handsome British leading man whose career took off like a rocket to only come crashing back down in a tawdry little scandal. Grant was one of…

Peter O'Toole

actorBorn: 8/2/1932Birthplace: Connemara, Ireland O'Toole has earned a string of 7 Oscar nominations and often plays visionary, otherworldly characters. Following an eminent career with the Royal…

Bill Hartack Biography

jockeyDied: Nov. 26, 2007 (Texas) Best Known as: champion jockey who won five Kentucky Derbys A champion jockey who won the Kentucky Derby five times during his…

Carl N. Karcher Biography

hamburger entrepeneurDied: January 11, 2008 (Anaheim, California) Best Known as: founder of Carl's Jr. Drive-in Barbecue in California Founder of one of the…

Steve McNair Biography

football playerBorn: February 14, 1973Died: July 4, 2009 (Tennessee, USA) Best Known as: football player Steve McNair played quarterback for the Tennessee Titans for 11 years. He was drafted by the…