(Encyclopedia) GanesaGanesagənāˈsə [key], b. 1507, d. after 1564, Indian astronomer. As a boy of 13 in a village N of Mumbai, Ganesa wrote a treatise on astronomy, the Grahalaghava, which has often…
WHERE ARE MOVIES MADE? WHAT DOES A DIRECTOR DO? HOW OLD IS CINEMA? BOLLYWOOD STUNTS ADAPTATIONS GENRES HOLLYWOODSPECIAL EFFECTSFIND OUT MORECinema is a hugely popular modern art form that uses…
television writer, directorBorn: 10/13/1957Birthplace: Bellflower, California Creator of television's The X-Files, which draws on America's obsession with the occult and paranormal. The program…
Slashing clawChasing down preyDeath by poisonFlesh-eating dinosaurs had different methods of attack that varied with their size, agility, and victims. Large predators crept up on giant herbivores…
actressBorn: 2/4/1971Birthplace: Laleham, England As the daughter of a film producer and an English actress, you might say that the beautiful lady had little choice but to become an actress. Her…
Animal Books The world beyond Charlotte's Web by Holly Hartman Since the days of Aesop's fables, animal stories have brought readers closer to the animal kingdom while…
DOOLITTLE, Dudley, a Representative from Kansas; born at Cottonwood Falls, Chase County, Kans., June 21, 1881; attended the public schools and the University of Kansas at Lawrence, being…
(Encyclopedia) KaukaunaKaukaunakôkôˈnə [key], city (1990 pop. 11,982), Outagamie co., E Wis., on the Fox River; settled 1793, inc. 1885. The city is a processing center for cheese and other dairy…
More Movies The Apostle Director/Writer: Robert Duvall Director of Photography: Barry Markowitz Editor: Stephen Mack Music: David Mansfield Production Designer: Linda Burton Producer: Rob…
