(Philip Andre Rourke, Jr.)actorBorn: 9/16/1956Birthplace: Schenectady, New York The poor Miami neighborhood where Rourke was raised helped craft his tough looks and demeanor. His intensity was…
(Encyclopedia) Disney, Walt (Walter Elias Disney)Disney, Waltdĭzˈnē [key], 1901–66, American movie producer and pioneer in animated cartoons, b. Chicago. He grew up in Missouri, in the small town of…
teen pop sensationBorn: 12/2/1981Birthplace: Kentwood, La. The teen phenom burst onto the music scene with the 1999 release of her vaguely promiscuous single, “…Baby One More Time”. Spears entered…
(Encyclopedia) jumping mouse, rodent slightly larger than the common mouse, found in North America and N Asia, also called the kangaroo mouse. Its long hind legs and tail enable it to leap distances…
