dancer, actressBorn: 7/1/1931Birthplace: Boulogne-Billancourt, France Caron had been dancing with the Ballet des Champs-Elysees since she was sixteen when she was cast opposite Gene Kelly in An…
Painters, sculptors, and photographers
Read the brief and informative biographies of notable artists, from Pablo Picasso and Mary Cassatt to Vincent Van Gogh and Georgia O'Keeffe…
WHO WERE THE FIRST PHILOSOPHERS? IS PHILOSOPHY LIKE RELIGION? WHAT IS LOGIC? WHY DOES TRUTH MATTER? WHAT IS FREE WILL? WHAT IS ETHICS? THE STATUE OF LIBERTY FIND OUT MOREPhilosophy comes from the…
(Encyclopedia) undineundineəndēnˈ, ŭnˈdēn [key], in folklore, female water sprite who could acquire a soul by marrying a human being. If, however, her lover proved unfaithful, she had to return to…
(Encyclopedia) BollandistsBollandistsbŏlˈəndĭsts [key], group of Jesuits in Belgium, named for their early leader, Jean Bolland, a Flemish Jesuit of the 17th cent. They were charged by the Holy See…
producerBorn: 12/11/1912Birthplace: Magenta, Italy A producer of numerous Italian and English-language films, Ponti worked with accomplished directors such as Fellini (La Strada, 1954; nominated…
(Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon)actressBorn: 3/22/1976Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee Witherspoon made critically acclaimed television and feature film debuts in 1991, with appearances in Wildflower…
(Sean “Diddy” Combs) producer, musicianBorn: 11/4/1969Birthplace: New York City Influential music producer who, at a very young age, launched the careers of such rap artists as Notorious B.I.G. and…
actorBorn: April 7, 1934Birthplace: EdinburghDied: Feb. 9, 2007 (London) A versatile actor and a founding member of the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1960,…
