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The voice of Winnie the Pooh

The Question: Who was the voice of Winnie the Pooh? The Answer: Sterling Holloway was the original voice of Winnie the Pooh. Holloway died of…

Heiberg, Johan Ludvig

(Encyclopedia) Heiberg, Johan LudvigHeiberg, Johan Ludvigyōhănˈ l&oomacr;ᵺˈvē hīˈbâr [key], 1791–1860, Danish writer, director of the National Theater. In the play Christmas Fun and New Year's…

Medusa, in Greek mythology

(Encyclopedia) MedusaMedusaməd&oomacr;ˈsə [key], in Greek mythology, most famous of the three monstrous Gorgon sisters. She was once a beautiful woman, but she offended Athena, who changed her…

Olivia De Havilland

actressBorn: 7/1/1916Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan The sister of actress Joan Fontaine, she is probably best remembered as the long-suffering Melanie in Gone With the Wind (1939). She starred opposite…

Robert Plant

musician, singer, song writerBorn: 8/20/1948Birthplace: West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Robert Plant's voice helped establish Led Zeppelin as one of rock's legendary bands. Plant started…

Nastassja Kinski

(Nastassja Aglaia Nakszynski)actressBorn: 1/24/1960Birthplace: Berlin, Germany Best known for her title role in Tess (1979), this aloof, sultry actress made her film debut in False Moves (1975),…

serpent

(Encyclopedia) serpent, term sometimes used to designate the larger species of snakes in mythology and folklore, a name often applied to any sinuous, crawling creature, chiefly to a snake. No sea…

Animal Hall of Fame

Biggest Land mammal: African elephants weigh up to 14,000 pounds and can eat as much as 600 pounds of food a day! Their trunks contain as many as 100,000 different muscles. Marine…

Non-Native Species: Land Animals

by Mark Hughes Prev Next Africanized Honeybee Native to Africa, this honeybee was imported to Brazil in 1956 to breed with European honeybees in the hope that they would increase…

Gary Sinise

actor; directorBorn: 3/17/1955Birthplace: Chicago A founding member of Chicago's influential Steppenwolf Theatre Company, he is an award-winning stage actor and director who conquered film and…