George Harrison The spiritual leader of the Beatles by Beth Rowen George Harrison, lead guitarist for the Beatles, died on November 29, 2001, at age 58. His death followed a long struggle…
(Lloyd Vernet Bridges, Jr.)actorBorn: 1/15/1913Birthplace: San Leandro, California Mostly a supporting actor, he appeared mainly in westerns and action movies as well as a couple of spoof-type…
In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented; AL is for representatives at large. All terms run from Jan. 2007 to Jan. 2009.
See also: Current and historical…
(Lloyd Vernet Bridges III)actorBorn: 12/9/1941Birthplace: Los Angeles The oldest son of actor Lloyd Bridges, Beau's movie credits include The Other Side of the Mountain (1975), Greased Lightning (…
(Virginia Davis)actressBorn: 1/21/1956Birthplace: Wareham, Massachusetts
Versatile actress whose career has ranged from thoughtful roles in movies such as Thelma & Louise (1991) and A…
(Encyclopedia) Pacquiao, Manny (Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao), 1978–, Phillipine boxer and politician, b. Mindanao. From his first professional win at age 16 he has gone on to win world titles in eight…
rock group Founded after the 1994 breakup of Uncle Tupelo and including four of that group's original members, Wilco (1994–present) has carried on in Uncle Tupelo's alternative-country-rock hybrid…
The 83rd Academy Award Best Actor Nominees Read biographies of the Best Actor nominees. Find out about all the nominees, from last year's winner Jeff Bridges to front-runner Colin Firth…
Born: Oct. 22, 1973Baseball OF became the 2nd player (Fred Lynn) to win AL Rookie of the Year and MVP in same year (2001); 1st Japanese- born position player to play in the majors; won 7…
Here are the best-selling children's books of all time (through the end of 2000), with author and year of initial publication, compiled by Publishers Weekly. OP means the book is no longer in print.…
