Distributor:Kiki & Associates, Inc. The life of French Impressionist Claude Monet and his paintings are highlighted in this animated video inspired by Mike Venezia’s Getting to Know the World’s…
(William Claude Rains)actorBorn: 11/10/1889Birthplace: London, England A character actor who began appearing on the stage as a child, Rains earned four Oscar nominations for his roles in Mr. Smith…
Born: 1916 Pulse Code Modulation. Oliver and Shannon developed the first high-speed digital transmission system based on coded electronic pulses, making digital telephone systems and compact discs…
Born: July 16, 1965Hockey RW member of Stanley Cup championship teams in Montreal (1986), New Jersey (1995, 2000) and Colorado (1996); playoff MVP with Devils in '95 and Colorado in 96; no relation…
directorBorn: 6/24/1930 Birthplace: Paris, FranceDied: 9/12/2010 (Paris, France) Master of the suspense film, Claude Chabrol, was born in Paris on June 24, 1930.…
Born: Aug. 30, 1943French alpine skier 2-time World Cup champion (1967-68); won 3 gold medals at 1968 Olympics in Grenoble; co-president of 1992 Winter Games in Albertville; president of…
restaurant ownerDied: January 7, 2008 (Paris, France) Best Known as: owner and director of Taillevent restaurant in Paris Owner of the famous Taillevent…
(Jean-Claude Van Varenberg)actorBorn: 10/18/1960Birthplace: Berchem-Sainte Agathe, Belgium As a teenager, Van Damme won the European Professional Karate Association's middleweight championship. He…
(Encyclopedia) Lanzmann, Claude, 1925–2018, French filmmaker and journalist, b. Paris. While his Jewish family was in hiding in rural France during World War II, Lanzmann joined the Resistance and…
