(Encyclopedia) DeLillo, DonDeLillo, Dondəlĭlˈō [key], 1936–, American novelist, b. New York City, grad. Fordham (1958). DeLillo is an accomplished prose stylist with a dark vision and mordant wit. In…
The 83rd Academy Award Best Director Nominees Read biographies of the Best Director nominees. Can you name what three Brad Pitt films that David Fincher has directed? What did Darren Aronofksy…
REYBURN, William Stuart, (son of John Edgar Reyburn), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., December 17, 1882; attended the Hill School, Pottstown, Pa.; was graduated…
(Encyclopedia) apocalypseapocalypseəpŏkˈəlĭps [key] [Gr.,=uncovering], genre represented in early Jewish and in Christian literature in which the secrets of the heavenly world or of the world to come…
DRAYTON, William, a Representative from South Carolina; born in St. Augustine, Fla., December 30, 1776; attended preparatory schools in England; returned to the United States in 1790 and…
lawyer and juristBorn: 9/14/1921Birthplace: New Haven, Conn. As a prominent civil rights attorney, Motley won nine of the ten cases she argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, including the 1962 case…
Here are the results for the 2009 National Society of Film Critics Awards, given out January 2, 2010. Best Picture: The Hurt Locker Best Actor: Jeremy Renner…
MALLORY, Francis, a Representative from Virginia; born at âPoplars,â near Hampton, Elizabeth City County, Va., on December 12, 1807; attended the common schools and Hampton Academy;…
Senate Years of Service: 1861-1867Party: RepublicanHARRIS, Ira, (grandfather of Henry Riggs Rathbone), a Senator from New York; born in Charleston, Montgomery County, N.Y., May 31, 1802;…
SCUDDER, Townsend, (nephew of Henry Joel Scudder), a Representative from New York; born in Northport, Suffolk County, N.Y., July 26, 1865; attended preparatory schools in Europe; was graduated…
