screenwriter, directorBorn: 9/10/1958Birthplace: Spangler, Pennsylvania Having written a number of highly successful screenplays appealing to children and adults alike, including Gremlins (1984),…
Sample Term PapersWriting WellSample Term PapersTerm Paper #2Term Paper #3 Term Paper #1 Felix Mendelssohn by Charles Rozakis Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy was born on February 3, 1809…
actor, comedian, writerBorn: 3/14/1947Birthplace: Long Beach, New York Versatile comedic performer who has enjoyed such hits as the angst-ridden slapstick movie City Slickers (1991) and the…
actressBorn: 9/11/1950Birthplace: Chicago Former rock singer Madigan has garnered several stage and film credits, first coming to notice in Love Child (1982). In her next movie (Places in the Heart…
The Question: How come the middle names are listed for every U.S. President except Harry S. Truman? What does the "S" stand for? The Answer: You have hit on an…
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The Question: When and where was the first movie theater? The Answer: The first theater in the world exclusively devoted to showing motion pictures was the…
Teen readers across the country vote for the best from the American Library Association Harry Potter #1 on Teens' Top Ten Related Links Teen Read Week from the ALA…
Teen readers across the country vote for the best from the American Library Association Harry Potter #1 on Teens' Top Ten Related Links Teen Read Week from the ALA Teens'…
