Name at birth: Hilaire-Germaine-Edgar DegasEdgar Degas was a French painter and sculptor who is best known for his depictions of ballet dancers. Although closely associated with the Impressionist…
Name at birth: Hilaire-Germaine-Edgar DegasEdgar Degas was a French painter and sculptor who is best known for his depictions of ballet dancers. Although closely associated with the Impressionist…
Michael Moore's 1989 documentary Roger & Me made him rich and famous and put him in the spotlight as a champion of the common folk against corporate greed. Michael Moore was raised near Flint,…
Drew Barrymore was seven years old when she snagged a plum role in Steven Spielberg's hit film E.T. (1982). Yet she was already a member of the famous Barrymore acting clan; her great-uncle Lionel…
Comedian Zach Galifianakis hit it big in 2009 with his scene-stealing performance in the hit comedy The Hangover. A native of North Carolina, he got his start in in New York's comedy scene in the…
What is this job like? Reporters gather information and write news stories. These stories appear in newspapers and magazines. Some reporters appear on television and radio. To get information,…
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(Encyclopedia) Jones, Robert Edmond, 1887–1954, American scene designer, b. Milton, N.H. With his design in 1915 for The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife, a new era of scene design began in the United…
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Nicolas Roeg was the English film director and cinematographer best known for atmospheric and unsettling dramas like Walkabout (1971), Don't Look Now (1973) and The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976).…
