(Encyclopedia) Caldecott, RandolphCaldecott, Randolphkôlˈdəkət [key], 1846–86, one of the most popular late 19th-century English book illustrators. Born in Chester, he moved (1872) to London, where…
(Encyclopedia) beziquebeziquebəzēkˈ [key], card game usually played with 128 cards by two players. Bezique developed in France and England in the 1860s and originally required only 64 cards; later…
(Encyclopedia) West, Paul Noden, 1930–2015, British-American writer, b. Eckington, Derbyshire, England, B.A. Univ. of Birmingham (1950), M.A. Columbia (1953). After serving in the Royal Air Force and…
Every July or August, thousands of Sri Lankans travel to the hill city of Kandy to watch dancers, acrobats, drummers, whip crackers, flame throwers and more than 100 elegantly decorated elephants…
actressBorn: 1/14/1967Birthplace: London, England The Shakespearean-trained actress made her screen debut as the religious and erotically obsessed Beth in Lars Von Trier's Breaking the Waves (1996…
director, producer, screenwriter, actorBorn: 1926Birthplace: Detroit It's hard to know how Hollywood could have survived without Corman. Hailed as “The king of the B movies,” his legacy is not so…
actressBorn: 11/21/1941Birthplace: London, England Best known for her portrayal of Phoebe Figalilly in the situation comedy The Nanny and the Professor (1970–71), Juliet Mills has never achieved…
Richard Patrick RussnovelistBorn: 1914Birthplace: Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire, England Fans of historical fiction are familiar with Patrick O'Brian's series of novels, centered on two…
actorBorn: 11/15/1940Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts If a military band plays, “Hail to the Chief,” when Sam Waterston steps off a plane, forgive the confusion. Waterston was the voice for…
(Tracy Marrow)rap musician, actorBorn: 2/16/1958Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey Ice-T's rap album credits include Rhyme Pays (1987), The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say (1989),…
