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Lamont, Thomas William

(Encyclopedia) Lamont, Thomas WilliamLamont, Thomas Williamləmŏntˈ [key], 1870–1948, American banker, b. Claverack, N.Y., grad. Harvard, 1892. Lamont entered (1903) the banking business in New York…

Maracaibo

(Encyclopedia) MaracaiboMaracaibomäräkīˈbō [key], city (1990 pop. 1,249,670), capital of Zulia state, NW Venezuela, at the outlet of Lake Maracaibo. It is Venezuela's second largest city, a…

Deborah Kerr Biography

actressDied: Oct. 16, 2007 (Suffolk, England) Best Known as: actress in "From Here to Eternity" English actress known for her genteel, tea-sipping screen persona…

Northern Pacific Railway

(Encyclopedia) Northern Pacific Railway, former American rail line, following the northern route from Duluth and St. Paul, Minn., to Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Oreg. The Northern Pacific RR…

Warren Beatty

(Henry Warren Beaty)director, actor, producer, writerBorn: 3/30/1937Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia Academy Award-winning director, actor, producer and writer known for his appealing physical…

Beadle, George Wells

(Encyclopedia) Beadle, George Wells, 1903–89, American geneticist, b. Wahoo, Nebr., grad. Univ. of Nebraska (B.S., 1926; M.S., 1927), Ph.D. Cornell, 1931. Beadle taught (1931–36) biology at the…

Pilobolus Dance Theater

(Encyclopedia) Pilobolus Dance TheaterPilobolus Dance Theaterpīläbˈələs [key], innovative modern dance company formed (1971) by Moses Pendleton, Jonathan Wolken, Lee Harris, and Robby Barnett from a…

Mark Harmon

actorBorn: 9/2/1951Birthplace: Burbank, California The son of football player Tom Harmon and actress mother Elyse Knox, it is no surprise that Harmon is a gifted athlete and a talented actor.…