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Martha Plimpton

actressBorn: 11/16/1970Birthplace: New York City Plimpton made her acting debut at age 11 in Rollover (1981). She delivered striking performances opposite Tommy Lee Jones in The River Rat (1984),…

Keith Funston

(George Keith Funston) business executive, college president Born: 1910Birthplace: Waterloo, Iowa After graduating from Trinity College (Hartford, Connecticut), and Harvard Business School, he…

Brian Keith

(Robert Brian Keith, Jr.)actorBorn: 11/14/1921Birthplace: Bayonne, New Jersey After appearing in silent films as a child actor and trying his hand at a stage career, Brian Keith made his film debut…

Keith Richards

musician, songwriterBorn: 12/18/1943Birthplace: Dartford, England As the lead guitarist for The Rolling Stones, Richards is famous for both his blues chords and his debauchery. Richards helped…

Keith, William

(Encyclopedia) Keith, William, 1838–1911, American painter, b. Scotland. In 1851 he came to New York City, where he learned wood engraving and did illustrations for Harper's Weekly. He moved to San…

Haring, Keith

(Encyclopedia) Haring, KeithHaring, Keithhârˈĭng [key], 1958–90, American artist, b. Kutztown, Pa. He moved to New York City in 1975 and studied at the School of Visual Arts (1978–79). Fascinated…

Jarrett, Keith

(Encyclopedia) Jarrett, Keith , 1945- , American jazz pianist and composer, b. Allentown, Pa. A child prodigy on the piano, Jarrett was exposed to…

Campbell, Keith

(Encyclopedia) Campbell, Keith, 1954–2012, British cell biologist, b. Birmingham, England, Ph.D. Univ. of Sussex, 1986. In 1991 he joined the Edinburgh Research Station of Animal Physiology and…

Keith, George Keith Elphinstone, Viscount

(Encyclopedia) Keith, George Keith Elphinstone, Viscount 1746–1823, British admiral. After serving as a captain in the American Revolution and early French Revolutionary Wars, he was appointed (1795…