(Encyclopedia) Soares, Mário (Mário Alberto Nobre Lópes Soares)Soares, Máriomäˈry&oobreve; swäˈrəsh [key], 1924–2017, Portuguese politician. Soares rose to prominence as a vocal critic of the…
singer, songwriterBorn: 2/4/1962Birthplace: Long Branch, New Jersey Raised in a suburb of Houston, Texas, he helped spark the surge in popularity of country music in the early 1990's. He released…
pop composer and lyricistBorn: 3/28/1915Birthplace: McDonald, Pennsylvania pop composer and lyricist who, with Ray Evans, scored more than 80 films and won three Best Song Oscars for “Que Sera Sera…
The Question:
I'm looking for the most expensive painting in the world. Who was it painted by and when?
The Answer:
According to Guinness World Records, the most valuable painting is the Mona…
(Encyclopedia) Gibson, William, 1948–, Canadian science fiction writer, b. Conway, S.C., moved to Canada in the 1960s. He first published short stories in sci-fi magazines; many are collected in…
pop singerBorn: 8/29/1958Birthplace: Gary, Indiana Grammy Award-winning pop singer and dancer known for his controversial behavior on- and offstage, his phenomenal commercial success and his big-…
(Diane Hall)actress, directorBorn: 1/5/1946Birthplace: Santa Ana, California Academy Award-winning actress and director known for her comic roles in Woody Allen films in which she often played…
writer, director, screenwriter, producerBorn: 2/25/1950Birthplace: County Sligo, Ireland Neil Jordan worked as a laborer in London before founding the Irish Writers Co-operative in 1974 and…
(Nathaniel Adams Coles)singer, composerBorn: 3/17/1919Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama Grammy Award-winning singer and composer known for his velvety voice and romantic ballads. He was the first…
