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Troy Donahue

Merle JohnsonactorBorn: 1/27/1936Birthplace: New York City Popular blond-haired, blue-eyed teen heartthrob from the TV series Hawaiian Eye (1960–62) and Surfside Six (1962–63). Donahue made the…

Wesley Snipes

actor, producerBorn: 7/31/1962Birthplace: Orlando, Florida Snipes attended New York's High School for the Performing Arts and made his film debut in Wildcats (1986). His other movies include Mo'…

Robert De Niro

actorBorn: 8/17/1943Birthplace: New York City Academy Award-winning actor known for his demanding, tough-guy roles in Martin Scorsese films. His films include The Godfather Part II (1974), Raging…

U.S. Constitution Quizzes

  The Legislative Branch (Article I)The Excutive and Judicial Branches (Articles II and III)States, Amendments, Ratification (Articles IV–VII)Amendments 1–10 (the Bill of…

Carloman, d. 884, king of the West Franks

(Encyclopedia) Carloman, d. 884, king of the West Franks (France), son of King Louis II (Louis the Stammerer). He became joint ruler with his brother Louis III in 879. His reign was disturbed by…

Apostrophe

Indicates the possessive case of singular and plural nouns, indefinite pronouns, and surnames combined with designations such as Jr., Sr., and II: my sister's husband, my three sisters' husbands,…

Stephen Ambrose

military historian and writerBirthplace: Whitewater, Wisconsin Born: 1/10/1936 Ambrose prolifically produced best-selling, authoritative war chronicles and biographies. His books, which focused…

Eli Wallach

actorBorn: 12/7/1915Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York A distinguished actor with a 46-year career spanning both Hollywood and European movies, he also has appeared prolifically on television. He has…

Meg Tilly

(Margaret Tilly)actressBorn: 2/14/1960Birthplace: Texada Island, British Columbia Tilly first trained as a dancer and made a brief appearance as such in the film Fame (1980). She rose to fame…

Mary Steenburgen

actressBorn: 2/8/1953Birthplace: Newport, Arkansas This appealing, versatile actress won an Academy Award for her role in Melvin and Howard (1980). She also appeared in Ragtime (1981), A Midsummer'…