actorBorn: 4/3/1959Birthplace: Saratoga Springs, New York Emmy–winning actor best known as Frasier Crane's neurotic younger brother Niles on Frasier (1993–), Pierce is also active on the stage and…
actressBorn: 12/19/1972Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York With roles in such films as Fear (1996), Public Enemy No. 1 (HBO, 1996), and Hugo Pool (1997; directed by Robert Downey, Sr.), and in the…
screenwriterBorn: May 13, 1957Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia Alan Ball graduated from Florida State University in 1980 with a degree in theater arts. After college, he…
(Encyclopedia) Whiting, William Henry Chase, 1825–65, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Biloxi, Miss. He served in the U.S. army until Feb., 1861, when he resigned and entered the…
actressBorn: 2/22/1975Birthplace: Los Angeles The latest in the line of Barrymore actors, Drew was initially cast in cute little-girl roles, most notably in E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982) at…
WEXLER, Robert, a Representative from Florida; born in Queens, Queens County, N.Y., January 2, 1961; graduated from Hollywood Hills High School, Hollywood, Fla.; B.A., University of Florida,…
(Encyclopedia) Youth, Isle of, Span. Isla de la Juventud, island and special municipality (1989 est. pop. 71,500), 1,180 sq mi (3,056 sq km), off SW Cuba, from which it is separated by the Batabanó…
(Encyclopedia) Terry, Alfred Howe, 1827–90, American general, b. Hartford, Conn. A lawyer, he led a regiment of Connecticut volunteers at the first battle of Bull Run in the Civil War. Made a…
(Encyclopedia) San AngeloSan Angelosăn ănˈjəlō [key], city (1990 pop. 84,474), seat of Tom Green co., W Tex., where two forks join to form the Concho River; laid out 1869, inc. 1903. It is an…
