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Simone de Beauvoir

(Simone-Lucie-Ernestine-Marie-Bertrand de Beauvoir)writer, feministBorn: 1/9/1908 Birthplace: Paris, France Best known for the classic feminist treatise, Le Deuxième Sexe (1949, The Second Sex), de…

Home Run Hysteria

The Contenders Home run records seem to be the only ones that can cause such a frenzy. For example, Oakland star Rickey Henderson is on pace to break Ruth's all time record for walks in a…

Ireland: Presidents

Presidents Timothy Sullivan, Frank Fahy, and Conor Alexander Maguire, presidential commission (1937–1938)   Douglas Hyde (1938–1945)   Sean T. O'Kelly (…

Literature: Ask the Fact Monster Questions

More Questions Jump to a category: Animals Arts & Entertainment Astronomy Awards Calendar Civics Countries Food & Drink Geography Health & Humanity Inventors & Inventions…

Ollie Johnston Biography

Disney animatorDied: April 14, 2008Best Known as: Disney animator Deathplace: Sequim, Washington Ollie Johnston was one of the nine core animator's for Walt…

Lila Meade Valentine

activistBorn: 2/4/1865Birthplace: Richmond, Va. Valentine campaigned actively for women's rights, higher public health standards, and improved public education. She was a founding member and…

Marlo Thomas

actressBorn: 11/21/1937Birthplace: Deerfield, Mich. Emmy Award-winning actress who is best known for her role as one of television's first independent women, Ann Marie, on That Girl (1966–71). She…

Norma Shearer

(Edith Norma Shearer)actressBorn: 8/10/1900Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Academy Award-winning actress considered the First Lady of the Screen during the early days of Hollywood, Shearer won…

Annie Potts

actressBorn: 10/28/1952Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee This comic actress, who first made her mark as the loopy office coordinator in Ghostbusters (1984), has had an active career in television.…

Stephen Frears

directorBorn: 6/20/1941Birthplace: Leicester, England Known for his mordant sense of humor, he became a leading director of the 1980s with a string of critical successes including My Beautiful…