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Glendalough

(Encyclopedia) GlendaloughGlendaloughglĕnˈdəlōˌ [key], wooded valley, Co. Wicklow, E Republic of Ireland, W of Wicklow. It is noted for the ruins of several churches of the 11th and 12th cent. (part…

Kevin MCCARTHY, Congress, CA (1965)

MCCARTHY, Kevin, a Representative from California; born in Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif., January 26, 1965; attended Bakersfield College, Bakersfield. Calif., 1984-1985; B.S., California…

Kevin YODER, Congress, KS (1976)

YODER, Kevin, a Representative from Kansas; born in Hutchison, Reno County, Kans., January 8, 1976; B.A., University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans., 1999; J.D., University of Kansas, Lawrence,…

Kevin Patrick BRADY, Congress, TX (1955)

BRADY, Kevin Patrick, a Representative from Texas; born in Vermillion, Clay County, S. Dak., April 11, 1955; graduated from Rapid City Central High School, Rapid City, S. Dak; B.A., University…

Frank, Barney

(Encyclopedia) Frank, Barney, 1940–, American congressman, b. Bayonne, N.J., grad. Harvard (B.A., 1962; J.D., 1977). A liberal Democrat, he began his political career as chief assistant to Boston…

Bannon, Steve

(Encyclopedia) Bannon, Steve (Stephen Kevin Bannon), 1953–, American political strategist, financier, and media executive, b. Norfolk, Va. After serving as an officer in the U.S. navy (1976–83), he…

Abbott, Tony

(Encyclopedia) Abbott, Tony (Anthony John Abbott), 1957–, Australian political leader, b. London, England. His family moved to Australia in 1960. Educated at the Univ. of Sydney and, as a Rhodes…

Linda Fiorentino

(Clorinda Fiorentino)actressBorn: 3/9/1960Birthplace: Philadelphia Regularly cast among well-known actors, this dark, sexy leading lady proved she had what it takes in movies such as After Hours (…

Gillard, Julia Eileen

(Encyclopedia) Gillard, Julia EileenGillard, Julia Eileengĭˈlärd [key], 1961–, Australian political leader, b. Barry, Wales, B.A., LL.B. Univ. of Melbourne 1986. Gillard, who immigrated to Australia…

Maxwell, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Maxwell, Robert (Ian Robert Maxwell), 1923–91, British business executive, b. Czechoslovakia as Jan Ludwik Hoch. He grew up in a tight-knit Jewish community. After fleeing the Nazis in…