Born: 1950Birthplace: St. Louis, Mo. Microcomputer with bus control means for peripheral devices—The work of these IBM scientists is what allows IBM and IBM-compatible computer components to…
actor, producerBorn: 3/31/1935Birthplace: Los Angeles The chisel-chinned, boyish star of TV's Dr. Kildare (1961–66), he later appeared in leading roles in a number of TV specials and miniseries,…
(Louis Bert Lindley, Jr.)actor, cowboyBorn: 6/29/1919Birthplace: Kingsburg, California Pickens worked as a rodeo star before landing his first movie role in the western Rocky Mountain (1950). His…
(Thomas Connery)actorBorn: 8/25/1930Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland Academy Award-winning, genially handsome film actor whose name became synonymous with James Bond, the imperturbable superspy…
(Encyclopedia) Lean, Sir David, 1908–91, English film director, producer, and scriptwriter, b. Croyden, England. He entered the film industry in the 1920s, and had become one of Britain's most…
2013 Notable Books for Children Books Inside and Out Types of Literature A Guide to Library Books: The Dewey Decimal System Kids' Top 100 Favorite Books Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children The…
actressBorn: 4/19/1979Birthplace: Los Angeles The vivacious actress, the daughter of Goldie Hawn and comedian-singer Bill Hudson, has inherited her mother's infectious charm, beauty, and the…
(Michael Shalhoub; Omar El-Sharif)actorBorn: 4/10/1932Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt Already a star of Egyptian films, Sharif came to international prominence for his role in Lawrence of Arabia (…
Born: 1957Birthplace: Jefferson City, Tenn. Microcomputer with bus control means for peripheral devices—The work of these IBM scientists is what allows IBM and IBM-compatible computer components…
actressBorn: 8/23/1949Birthplace: Fort Wayne, Indiana Originally a TV producer and host, Long broke into film acting in the early 1980s, notably in Night Shift (1982) with Henry Winkler and Michael…
