singer, songwriterBorn: 1981Birthplace: New York City The classically trained singer and pianist burst onto the music scene in 2001 with the release of her debut album, Songs in A Minor, which…
novelistBorn: 1/31/1923Birthplace: Long Branch, New Jersey Mailer has been prominent on the American literary scene for 50 years. His first novel, the World War II classic The Naked and the Dead (…
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…
The Question: I remember a line like "the uncertain glory of an April day" that described an elusive victory in battle. I thought it was from Julius Caesar…
(Encyclopedia) NamsosNamsosnämˈsōs [key], town (1995 pop. 12,300), Nord-Trøndelag co., W Norway, a port at the mouth of the Namsen River on the Namsenfjord. In World War II, Namsos was the scene (…
(Encyclopedia) TurquinoTurquinot&oomacr;rkēˈnō [key], peak, 6,560 ft (1,999 m) high, SE Cuba, in the Sierra Maestra range. It is the highest point on the island. The mountain, called Pico…
(Encyclopedia) Duck Lake, small lake, central Sask., Canada, SW of Prince Albert. It was the scene of the first encounter in Riel's Rebellion (see under Riel, Louis) in 1885. A large group of Métis (…
The Schools of Film ActingMovies and FilmArtists or Stars? The Aesthetics of ActingFilm Acting vs. Theater ActingThe Star SystemThe Schools of Film Acting"The Actor's Director": Priming the Prima…
actressBorn: 4/19/1979Birthplace: Los Angeles The vivacious actress, the daughter of Goldie Hawn and comedian-singer Bill Hudson, has inherited her mother's infectious charm, beauty, and the…
actor, comedianBorn: 9/24/1948Birthplace: Brantford, Ontario, Canada Comedian and actor who excelled with an often deadpan delivery and convincing sendups of the famous and ridiculous. Hartman…
