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Social Worker

What is this job like? Social workers help people overcome problems and make their lives better. They might work with people who are homeless, sick, or having family problems. Or they might help…

Literature: Ask the Fact Monster Questions

More Questions Jump to a category: Animals Arts & Entertainment Astronomy Awards Calendar Civics Countries Food & Drink Geography Health & Humanity Inventors & Inventions…

Punctuation: Quotation Marks: Quote/Unquote

Quotation Marks: Quote/UnquotePunctuationPunctuation MattersPeriod, Question Mark, Exclamation Mark: The End of the LineThe Comma: A Major PlayerThe Semicolon: Love Child of the Comma and the…

Christopher Bowman Biography

figure skaterDied: January 9, 2008 (North Hills, California) Best Known as: former United States figure skating champion A two-time United States figure skating…

Peter Viertel Biography

writerDied: Nov. 4, 2007 (Marbella, Spain) Best Known as: Hollywood screenwriter and novelist Author and screenwriter who produced proactive works of fiction and…

Roddy McDowall

(Roderick McDowall)actorBorn: 9/17/1928Birthplace: London, England A child star whose success continued through adulthood, McDowall played boyhood roles in How Green Was My Valley (1941), My…

Pee-Wee Herman

(Paul Reubens, Paul Reubenfeld)actor, comedian, writerBorn: 8/27/1952Birthplace: Peekskill, New York Reubens launched his career while performing with an improvisational comedy troupe where he…

George Kennedy

actorBorn: 2/18/1925Birthplace: New York City This character actor began his career on stage and radio as a child and became a familiar face to American audiences in television and film during the…

Michael Dorris

anthropologist, writerBorn: 1/30/1945Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky Noted as the founder (1972) of the Native American Studies program at Dartmouth College, he was also known for his award-…