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Holly Robinson Peete

(Holly Robinson)actressBorn: 9/18/1964Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The daughter of Sesame Street's original Gordon, this actress came to notice in her various roles in television movies…

The 1998 Emmy Awards

50th Emmy Awards: Other Programs prev | variety, music & comedy | tv movie | non-fiction | children's | animated Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series Dennis Miller Live (HBO) Late…

Fanon, Frantz Omar

(Encyclopedia) Fanon, Frantz Omar Fanon, Frantz Omar fräNts ômärˈ fänôNˈ [key], 1925–…

Holt, Harold Edward

(Encyclopedia) Holt, Harold Edward, 1908–67, Australian political leader. After studying law, he entered politics and became associated with Robert Gordon Menzies. He held a number of cabinet offices…

Robert BURTON, Congress, NC (1747-1825)

BURTON, Robert, (uncle of Hutchins Gordon Burton), a Delegate from North Carolina; born near Chase City, Mecklenburg County, Va., October 20, 1747; attended private schools; moved to Granville…

Max Von Sydow

(Carl Adolf Von Sydow)actor, directorBorn: 4/10/1929Birthplace: Lund, Sweden Versatile character actor equally at home in Hollywood films, like Conan the Barbarian (1981), on TV as in Kojak: The…

Cook, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Cook, Thomas, 1808–92, English travel agent. In Leicester in 1841 he founded a travel agency under his name. The idea of the guided tour met with quick success, and by 1852 Cook had…