actorBorn: 5/14/1961Birthplace: London, England An actor who has primarily appeared in foreign and independent films such as The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover (1989) and Rosencrantz and…
(Encyclopedia) Lewiston. 1 City (1990 pop. 28,082), seat of Nez Perce co., NW Idaho, at the Wash. line and at the junction of the Snake and Clearwater rivers; founded 1861. It is the commercial and…
(Encyclopedia) Fry, Christopher, 1907–2005, English dramatist, b. Bristol as Christopher Fry Harris. Like his friend and mentor, T. S. Eliot, he was one of the few 20th-century dramatists to write…
(Encyclopedia) Wilkins, Roger, 1932–2017, American government official, civil-rights activists, journalist, and educator, b. Kansas City, Mo., grad. Univ. of Michigan (B.A., 1953; LL.B. 1956); nephew…
singer, songwriterBorn: 4/9/1932Birthplace: Tiptonville, Tennessee In 1955 country-rock artist Perkins recorded his song “Blue Suede Shoes,” which achieved gold record status in 1956 and was later…
actorBorn: 3/29/1908Birthplace: Bristol, England Son of silent-film actor Roy Redgrave, Michael Redgrave had a prodigious career in theater and film, including acting, directing, and producing. His…
actorBorn: 9/1/1920Birthplace: Los Angeles Early in his career, the Oscar-nominated actor vowed to never take a speaking role. He kept his promise for many years, appearing in scores of films as…
WHITE, Compton Ignatius, Jr., (son of Compton Ignatius White), a Representative from Idaho; born in Spokane, Wash., December 19, 1920; attended the public schools of Clark Fork, Idaho, and…
(Encyclopedia) North Las Vegas, city (1990 pop. 47,707), Clark co., SE Nev., a residential suburb of Las Vegas; inc. 1946. Tourism is the economic mainstay of this growing suburb. The city's…
(Encyclopedia) Crawford, William Harris, 1772–1834, American statesman, b. Amherst co., Va. (his birthplace is now in Nelson co.). He moved with his parents to South Carolina and later to Georgia.…
