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Janet McTeer

actressBorn: 1962Birthplace: York, England An acclaimed British stage actress, McTeer made her big-screen debut in 1986's Half Moon Street. Although she appeared in several other films, including…

Debra Winger

(Mary Debra Winger)actressBorn: 5/17/1955Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio A brief appearance as Drusilla/Wonder Girl on the television series Wonder Woman (1976) and roles in forgettable fare like Thank…

Bille Burke

(Mary William Ethelbert Appleton)actressBorn: 8/7/1885Birthplace: Washington, D.C. The daughter of a singing clown in the Barnum & Bailey Circus, Burke began acting at a young age and starred…

Matt Dillon

actorBorn: 2/18/1964Birthplace: New Rochelle, New York Talented actor who was able to break the mold of teen idol and develop a career as a serious actor. Early in his career, Dillon was the object…

Laura Nyro

(Laura Nigro)singer, songwriter Born: 10/19/1947Birthplace: New York City Nyro was a child prodigy. Her song “And When I Die” was recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary when Nyro was just 17. Many of her…

Kathleen Turner

(Mary Kathleen Turner)actressBorn: 6/19/1954Birthplace: Springfield, Missouri Body Heat (1981), Turner's screen debut, was the first of a string of successful films in which she would perform in…

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…

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…

Ireland: Presidents

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

Edward H. Harriman

financier, railroad executiveBorn: 2/25/1848Birthplace: Hempstead, N.Y. He began his career on Wall Street, but became involved in railroads when he married Mary Averell, whose father was president…