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Selected Fashion Designers and Models

Oleg Cassini See also Notable Women Designers and Models People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Fashion Timeline What is Haute Couture? History of Costume Fashion and…

Marriner, Sir Neville

(Encyclopedia) Marriner, Sir Neville, 1924–2016, British conductor, b. Lincoln, England, grad. Royal College of Music, London (1946), studied Paris Conservatory. A violinist, he taught at the Royal…

Lawrence Kasdan

director, screenwriter, producerBorn: 1/14/1949Birthplace: Miami Beach, Florida Lawrence Kasdan earned a master's degree in education and worked as an advertising copywriter before selling his…

Cloris Leachman

actressBorn: 4/30/1926Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa Leachman's skills as an actress range from comedy to high drama. In The Last Picture Show (1971), her portrayal of a lonely housewife received…

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(Encyclopedia) name. Personal identifying names are found in every known culture, and they often pass from one language to another. Hence the occurrence of Native American place names throughout the…

Entertainment Bios — T

George TakeiVivienne TamTomoyuki TanakaJessica TandyGeorgie TappsQuentin TarantinoBrandon TartikoffDerek TaylorElizabeth TaylorLili TaylorNiki TaylorJames TaylorJonathan Taylor ThomasTim…

Elias BROWN, Congress, MD (1793-1857)

BROWN, Elias, a Representative from Maryland; born near Baltimore, Md., on May 9, 1793; attended the common schools; presidential elector on the ticket of Monroe and Tompkins in 1820 and on…

Hallam, Lewis

(Encyclopedia) Hallam, LewisHallam, Lewishălˈəm [key], c.1714–1756, Anglo-American actor and manager of the first professional theatrical company in the United States. He arrived from England with…

Presidential Trivia

Who was the only bachelor to lead the nation? by Borgna Brunner Presidents Who Were Related to Each Other John Adams was the father of John Quincy Adams. James Madison and…

John NELSON, Congress, MD (1791-1860)

NELSON, John, (son of Roger Nelson), a Representative from Maryland; born in Frederick, Frederick County, Md., June 1, 1791; graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.,…