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Warshel, Arieh

(Encyclopedia) Warshel, Arieh, 1940–, Israeli-American chemist, b. Kibbutz Sde Nahum (in what is now Israel), Ph.D. Weizmann Institute, 1969. He has been a professor at the Univ. of Southern…

Wayne, John

(Encyclopedia) Wayne, John, 1907–79, American movie actor, b. Winterset, Iowa, as Marion Michael Morrison. An enduringly popular movie star from his debut in 1930, Wayne combined the toughness…

Popular Kids' Names

The top boys' and girls' names, from 1900-2015 by Elaine Rho Related Links Most Common Names of Twins Most Common Names of Twin Girls Most Common Names of Twin Boys Most Popular…

Project Runway: Season Four

Prom dresses and wrestling outfits were among the many challenges in this season by Mark Hughes Project Runway Quizzes Project Runway Quiz…

Project Runway: Season One

Notable challenges included designing a dress from items in a supermarket and imagining fashion from the year 2050 by Mark Hughes Heidi Klum Project Runway Quizzes…

Pam Grier

actressBorn: 5/26/1949Birthplace: Winston-Salem, North Carolina The Hollywood gods finally were good to Pam Grier in 1997, who finally got a complete role after years of toiling in women-in-chains…

John Landis

writer, director, producerBorn: 8/3/1950Birthplace: Chicago Lambasted by critics and revered by fans, John Landis began his outrageous Hollywood ascent while still a teenager, working as a mailboy…

Kirk Douglas

(Issur Danielovitch)actorBorn: 12/9/1916Birthplace: Amsterdam, New York One of the top male stars of post-World War II Hollywood, he is best known for the driving intensity he brought to his…

Swan and Dolphin Hotels

Orlando, Fla.Designed in 1990 by Michael Graves by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected Swan and Dolphin Hotels as one of America…

William HARRISON, Jr., Congress, MD

HARRISON, William, Jr., a Delegate from Maryland; born in Maryland, birth date unknown; member of the Continental Congress, 1786; engaged in shipbuilding at St. Michaels, Talbot County, Md.,…