screenwriter, directorBorn: 9/10/1958Birthplace: Spangler, Pennsylvania Having written a number of highly successful screenplays appealing to children and adults alike, including Gremlins (1984),…
actressBorn: 6/21/1973Birthplace: Los Angeles Film actress known for her somewhat cocky attitude, decent acting, and her former relationship with actor Brad Pitt. After receiving an Oscar…
Lights! Camera! Learning! History lesson: Real heroes on film by Beth Rowen Patton George C. Scott as Old Blood and Guts This unforgettable biopic explores the hot-headed military genius…
What is this job like? Artists make art to express what they are feeling or thinking. They use many methods—drawing, painting, sculpting. They use an assortment of materials—different kinds of…
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blues musicianBorn: 8/22/1917Birthplace: Clarksdale, Miss. legendary blues musician whose somber lyrics and endless one-chord guitar riffs helped to define boogie blues. He has influenced bands ra.…
actor, director, producerBorn: 11/17/1944Birthplace: Neptune, New Jersey Film and television actor, director and producer who appeared in television's Taxi (1978–83) before moving to film. His…
director, screenwriterBorn: 7/13/1957Birthplace: Palm Springs, California Academy Award-winning film director and screenwriter whose early films, Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) and Say…
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