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Esquiline

(Encyclopedia) Esquiline, hill: see Rome before Augustus and Roman Empire under Rome.

Clarence (Big House) Gaines

Born: May 21, 1924Basketball retired as coach of Div. II Winston-Salem after 1992-93 season with 828-447 record in 47 years; ranks 4th on all-time NCAA list behind Dean Smith (879). Adolph Rupp (…

Daniel Alden REED, Congress, NY (1875-1959)

REED, Daniel Alden, a Representative from New York; born in Sheridan, Chautauqua County, N.Y., September 15, 1875; attended the public schools in Sheridan and in Silver Creek, N.Y.; was…

Wiley MAYNE, Congress, IA (1917-2007)

MAYNE, Wiley, a Representative from Iowa; born in Sanborn, O’Brien County, Iowa, January 19, 1917; attended the public schools of Sanborn, Iowa; S.B., Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass., 1938…

N - Q

John Naber Bronko Nagurski James Naismith Joe Namath Ilie Nastase Martina Navratilova Cosmas Ndeti Earle (Greasy) Neale Primo Nebiolo Byron Nelson…

Movies and Film: Ten Fabulous French Films

Ten Fabulous French FilmsMovies and FilmFrench Film HistoryIt's Art, Stupid!A Century of Cinematic SplendorBefore the WarSurfing the "New Wave"The Eighties and NinetiesTen Fabulous French Films…

Noah Beery, Jr.

actorBorn: 8/10/1913Birthplace: New York City He appeared in the Howard Hawks-directed movies Sergeant York (1941) and Red River (1948). He also appeared in Walking Tall (1973) and in the…

The voice of Winnie the Pooh

The Question: Who was the voice of Winnie the Pooh? The Answer: Sterling Holloway was the original voice of Winnie the Pooh. Holloway died of…

Sacchi, Andrea

(Encyclopedia) Sacchi, AndreaSacchi, Andreaändrĕˈä säkˈkē [key], 1599–1661, Italian baroque painter, b. Rome. He studied in Rome and in Bologna under Francesco Albani. His masterpiece, an allegory of…

Farnese Palace

(Encyclopedia) Farnese Palace, in Rome, designed by Antonio da Sangallo (see under Sangallo) for Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (Pope Paul III). It was begun before 1514 and, after the architect's death…