actor, screenwriterBorn: 5/5/1940Birthplace: New York City His rugged face and a gravely voice, combined with his edgy characters, have earned Lance Henriksen a reputation as one of the best…
(Pamela Anderson)model, actressBorn: 7/1/1967Birthplace: Ladysmith, British Columbia Canada Having graced the cover of Playboy magazine no less than six times, the buxom blonde turned her fancy to…
actressBorn: 2/25/1966Birthplace: New York City Leoni is best known for her role on the television series The Naked Truth (1995–98 ). A college dropout, she got her start in acting when a friend…
(William Patrick Muldoon, III)actor, modelBorn: 9/27/1969Birthplace: San Pedro, California Posing for the “Men of USC” calendar during the late 1980s prompted Patrick Muldoon to begin modeling.…
actorBorn: 4/16/1965Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany Film and television actor, comedian, director and producer. Appearing in comedy clubs and on cable TV, Lawrence was first noticed by Spike Lee…
Animals live only where they can survive. Koalas, for example, eat only the leaves of certain eucalyptus trees, so they must live in Australia, where these trees grow. All of the animals listed…
CUNNINGHAM, Randall (Duke), a Representative from California; born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 8, 1941; B.A., University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., 1964; M.A.,…
(Encyclopedia) Heathcote, CalebHeathcote, Calebhēthˈkōt [key], 1666–1721, merchant and public official in colonial New York, b. England. He arrived in New York in 1692. He became a member of the…
(Encyclopedia) Grey, Charles Grey, 2d Earl, 1764–1845, British statesman. Elected to Parliament in 1786, he was one of those appointed to manage the impeachment of Warren Hastings. From 1792 he was a…