actorBorn: 3/22/1959Birthplace: Loma Linda, California Modine first broke into movies in 1983 with three films (Baby, It's You; Private School; Streamers) and then distinguished himself in a…
actorBorn: 9/30/1961Birthplace: Whittier, California Stoltz has a strong background in theater, and was nominated for a Tony for his Broadway debut in Our Town (1989). His film credits include Mask…
(Laura Nigro)singer, songwriter Born: 10/19/1947Birthplace: New York City Nyro was a child prodigy. Her song “And When I Die” was recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary when Nyro was just 17. Many of her…
physicistBorn: 1939Birthplace: Henan Province, China Daniel Tsui was born in a remote Chinese village to illiterate parents who were determined that their children would be educated. His sent him…
(Catherine Dorléac)actressBorn: 10/22/1943Birthplace: Paris, France She entered into films as a teenager and first gained attention in Jacques Demy's musical The Umbrella's of Cherbourg (1964).…
(Encyclopedia) lily of the valley, common name for either of the two species of Convallaria, spring-blooming perennials of the family Liliaceae (lily family). C. majalis, the species usually in…
(Encyclopedia) Ashton-Warner, Sylvia, 1905–84, New Zealand British novelist and educator, b. Stratford, New Zealand. For years a teacher of Maori children, Ashton-Warner developed many stimulating…
(Encyclopedia) Respighi, OttorinoRespighi, Ottorinoôttōrēˈnō rāspēˈgē [key], 1879–1936, Italian composer, studied with Rimsky-Korsakov and Max Bruch. He was director (1924–25) of the Conservatory of…
(Encyclopedia) Constitutional Union party, in U.S. history, formed when the conflict between North and South broke down the older parties. The Constitutional Union group, composed of former Whigs and…
(Encyclopedia) Tsui, Daniel Chee, 1938–, Chinese-American physicist, b. Henan, China, Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1967. He was a member of the technical staff at Bell Labs in Murray Hill, N.J., from 1968…
