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Joan Allen

actressBorn: 8/20/1956Birthplace: Rochelle, Illinois Film and stage actress whose film credits include Face/Off (1997), The Ice Storm (1997), The Crucible (1996), Nixon (1995), and Searching for…

Jeff Bridges

actorBorn: 12/4/1949Birthplace: Los Angeles As the son of Lloyd Bridges and younger brother of Beau, Jeff has been a camera hound since he was an infant, appearing in The Company She Keeps (1950)…

Treat Williams

actorBorn: 12/1/1951Birthplace: Rowayton, Connecticut A veteran actor, Williams's career spans 20 years and some 50 roles on the big and small screen. He burst onto the scene in the 1970s, scoring…

tetanus

(Encyclopedia) tetanustetanustĕtˈnəs, –ənəs [key] or lockjaw, acute infectious disease of the central nervous system caused by the toxins of Clostridium tetani. The organism has a widespread…

Portage

(Encyclopedia) PortagePortage[1,] [2] pôrˈtəj; [3] pôrˈtĭj [key]. 1 Town (1990 pop. 29,060), Porter co., NW Ind., a suburb of Gary, on Lake Michigan; inc. 1959. The town, which was once surrounded by…

Modern Olympic Symbols and Traditions

Flames, doves, oaths, and more   Closing ceremonies in Nagano, Japan. Related Links 2014 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern OlympicsEncyclopedia:…

1998 MTV Video Awards

MTV Video Awards: Technical Nominees prev | cinematography | direction | choreography | special effects | art direction | editing CINEMATOGRAPHY "Criminal"Fiona AppleHarris Svides "Push It"…

The Bounty

A 1789 mutiny which led to a modern-day colony on Pitcairn Island Source: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Fifth Edition Copyright © 1993, Columbia University Press. The Bounty was the British…

Robert Freeman SMITH, Congress, OR (1931)

SMITH, Robert Freeman, a Representative from Oregon; born in Portland, Multnomah County, Oreg., June 16, 1931; attended public schools in Burns, Oreg.; B.A., Willamette University, Salem, Oreg…