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Two-Time All-Star MVP's

The Question: Has a player ever been named Most Valuable Player of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game more than once? The Answer: Since…

Frayn, Michael

(Encyclopedia) Frayn, Michael, 1933–, English playwright and novelist, b. London. After graduating from Cambridge he worked as a reporter and columnist for the Manchester Guardian and the Observer.…

My Louisiana Sky

Distributor:Hallmark Entertainment During the most “auspicious” summer of her life, Tiger Ann experiences loss and grief, a first kiss, a glimpse of sophisticated city life, family secrets and…

Jerry Masucci

music producerBirthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y. During a business trip to Havana, Masucci became fascinated with Latin music. In 1964 he cofounded Fania Records to cultivate the salsa sound, combining New…

Brian Dennehy

actorBorn: 7/9/1939Birthplace: Bridgeport, Connecticut A burly actor often cast as a tough guy or villain, he began appearing in movies in the late 1970s. His film credits include Semi-Tough (1977…

Emmett Kelly

clownBorn: 12/9/1898Birthplace: Sedan, Kansas A clown who made his character of Weary Willie a living character in the circus scene. Through the 1930s, he developed the act with various circuses…

Stevie Nicks

(Stephanie Lynn Nicks)singer, songwriterBorn: 5/26/4198Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona Singer songwriter known for her work in the 1970s with the band Fleetwood Mac. Later separated from the band to…

Other Selected Athletes

Lance Armstrong winning the 1999 Tour de France See also Lance Armstrong Notable Summer Olympians, A-Z Notable Winter Olympics Biographies, A-Z People in the News Recent Obituaries…

Koko Taylor Biography

musicianBorn: September 28, 1928Died: June 3, 2009 (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Best Known as: blues singer Born in Tennessee, the daughter of a sharecropper, Koko…

Cornwall, county, England

(Encyclopedia) Cornwall, county, SW England, administratively (since 2009) a unitary authority. Bodmin was the county seat, but the local government is…