(Demetria Guynes)actressBorn: 11/11/1962Birthplace: Roswell, New Mexico Film and television actress who played Jackie Templeton on General Hospital (1981–83) before she became a film star. Her…
actressBorn: 6/15/1964Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama Actress best known for her starring role as the fastidious roommate Monica Geller on the hit TV sitcom Friends (1994–2004). Cox got her first…
(Encyclopedia) Georgian Bay, large northeastern extension of Lake Huron, S Ont., Canada, separated from Lake Huron by Manitoulin Island and by the Bruce Peninsula; Lucas Channel is its chief…
comedian, actorBorn: 8/31/1972Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia Shortly after graduating from high school, Chris Tucker left his native Atlanta for the comedy clubs of Los Angeles. Soon he was a regular…
actressBorn: 2/10/1967Birthplace: Los Angeles The daughter of actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, she is a talented actress in her own right, having compiled a long list of serious acting credits at…
(Encyclopedia) Peter the Cruel, 1334–69, Spanish king of Castile and León (1350–69), son and successor of Alfonso XI. His desertion of his wife, Blanche of Bourbon, for María Padilla and his favors…
(Encyclopedia) Jenson or Janson, NicolasJenson or Janson, Nicolasboth: nēkôläˈ zhäNsôNˈ [key], d. c.1480, Venetian printer, b. France. Jenson studied printing with Gutenberg at Mainz for three years…
retailerBorn: 1857Birthplace: Vincennes, Ind. Began working in his father's retailing enterprise at age 13. With his seven brothers, formed the Gimbel Brothers chain of stores in Milwaukee (1889),…
(Encyclopedia) Mellon Foundation, officially the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, philanthropic trust formed (1969) through the merger of the Avalon Foundation (est. 1940 by Ailsa Mellon Bruce) and the…