Distributor:Weston Woods Studios, Inc. Duke Ellington's biography and legacy as “King of the Keys” is brought to life in the swing and sway of an edited soundtrack that features some of the…
Read about how inventors overcame harsh constraints in order to see their ideas come to life. by Ann Marie Imbornoni Madame C.J. Walker Related Links Black History Month…
(Encyclopedia) Shimazaki TosonShimazaki Tosonshēˈmäˈzäˈkē tōˈsōn [key], 1872–1943, Japanese poet and novelist. A pioneer in the establishment of a new Japanese verse form, Toson later turned his…
(Encyclopedia) colorization, motion picture, electronic process that uses computers to add color to black-and-white movies, creating new colored videotape versions. Invented by Canadians Wilson…
(Encyclopedia) Riess, Adam Guy, 1969–, American astrophysicist, b. Washington, D.C., Ph.D. Harvard, 1996. He has been an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md., since…
Born: May 8, 1893Golfer won 1913 U.S. Open as 20-year-old amateur playing on Brookline, Mass. course where he used to caddie; won U.S. Amateur twice; 8-time Walker Cup player. Died: Sept. 3, 1967
Born: Mar. 17, 1902 Won U.S. and British Opens plus U.S. and British Amateurs in 1930 to become golf's only Grand Slam winner ever; from 1922-30, won 4 U.S. Opens, 5 U.S. Amateurs, 3 British Opens…
film criticBorn: 6/19/1919Birthplace: Petaluma, Calif. famously influential movie critic whose acerbic wit, vast knowledge of the filmmaking process, and passion for film were widely imitated but…
(Encyclopedia) Hofmann, Hans, 1880–1966, American painter, b. Germany. After earning a considerable reputation as a teacher in Munich, Hofmann moved permanently to the United States in 1930. He…
