(Encyclopedia) quince, shrub or small tree of the Asian genera Chaenomeles and Cydonia of the family Rosaceae (rose family). The common quince (Cydonia oblonga) is a spineless tree with edible fruits…
(Encyclopedia) York, house of, royal house of England, deriving its name from the creation of Edmund of Langley, fifth son of Edward III, as duke of York in 1385. The claims to the throne of Edmund's…
singer, songwriterBorn: 3/27/1970Birthplace: Long Island, New York Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter known for her seven-octave range and her popular gospel-influenced, dance-pop songs.…
poetBorn: 6/13/1865Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Nobel Prize-winning Anglo-Irish poet whose work interweaves mysticism, Irish history, love, and self-analysis. Yeat's books include The Rose (1893),…
actressBorn: 7/8/1951Birthplace: Los Angeles Academy Award-winning film and television actress best known for her role as Mae Rose in Prizzi's Honor (1985). Other film credits include Gardens of…
(Philip St. John Basil Rathbone)actorBorn: 6/13/1892Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa Rathbone was well established as a stage actor in London before moving to Hollywood in the late 1920s. He…
(Sealhenry Olumide Samuel)singer, songwriterBorn: 2/19/1963Birthplace: London, England Of Nigerian and Brazilian extraction, Seal looked into electrical engineering and designing leather clothes…
COOLEY, Wes, a Representative from Oregon; born in Los Angeles, Calif., March 28, 1932; graduated, University of Southern California, B.S. 1958; served in the United States Army 1952-1954;…
Record of the Year“The Days of Wine and Roses,” Henry ManciniAlbum of the YearThe Barbra Streisand Album, Barbra Streisand (Columbia)Song of the Year“The Days of Wine and Roses,” Henry Mancini and…
DOOLEY, Calvin M., a Representative from California; born in Visalia, Tulare County, Calif., January 11, 1954; B.S., University of California, Davis, Calif., 1977; M.A., Stanford University,…
