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Kids Talkin’ About Death

Distributor: National Film Board of Canada A variety of children from different backgrounds react to an…

The Death of Annie Oakley

The Question: How did Annie Oakley die? The Answer: Annie Oakley (born: Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee), the legendary trick rifle shooter, and her husband…

Members of Congress: Idaho, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Idaho Member Name Birth-Death AINSLIE, George 1838-1913 BENNETT, Thomas Warren 1831-1893 BORAH,…

Ben Raeburn

publisher Raeburn owned Horizon Press from 1953 to 1984 and published a roster of distinguished writers, including Irving Howe, Alfred Kazin, and Oriana Fallaci. He produced the complete works of…

Mystery Initials

Full names of famous authorstracked down by Holly Hartman Ever wonder what the two R's stand for in J. R. R. Tolkien? Curious about whether S. E. Hinton is a man or a woman? It used to be common…

Nanci Griffith

musician, songwriterBorn: 7/6/1953Birthplace: Austin, Texas Singer-songwriter whose intelligent rendering of folk and “rockabilly” music has created a small legion of dedicated fans. Griffith has…

Judy Blume

(Judy Sussman)writerBorn: 2/12/1938Birthplace: Elizabeth, New Jersey Blume began writing stories for her own children, but quickly became the definitive author of books on the many adventures and…

Lee Hazlewood Biography

songwriterDied: August 4, 2007 (Henderson, Nevada) Best Known as: songwriter who wrote "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" Songwriter with many hits including…

Lan Samantha Chang

writerBorn: 1965Birthplace: Appleton, Wisconsin The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Chang left Wisconsin at 18 to attend college at Yale University, where—after trying pre-med and pre-law classes—…

Roy Rogers

(Leonard Frank Sly)actor, singerBorn: 11/5/1911Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio Actor and singer who starred in more than 80 Westerns, earning the moniker “King of the Cowboys.” He signed with Republic…