(Encyclopedia) Bodenheim, MaxwellBodenheim, Maxwellbōˈdənhīm [key], 1893–1954, American novelist and poet, b. Hermanville, Miss. His poetry, which incorporates many techniques of the imagists, is…
(Encyclopedia) AareAareärˈə [key] or AarAarär [key], longest river entirely in Switzerland, 183 mi (295 km) long, rising in the Bernese Alps and fed by several glaciers. The upper Aare emerges from…
(Encyclopedia) Bullinger, HeinrichBullinger, Heinrichhīnˈrĭkh b&oobreve;ˈlĭng-ər [key], 1504–75, Swiss Protestant reformer. After the death of Ulrich Zwingli in 1531, Bullinger became pastor of…
(Encyclopedia) Mosley, Sir Oswald ErnaldMosley, Sir Oswald Ernaldmōzˈlē [key], 1896–1980, British fascist leader. He entered (1918) Parliament as a Conservative, became (1922) an independent, and…
actorBorn: 6/26/1970Birthplace: Winnetka, Illinois In his premiere role as Jessica Lange's eldest son in Men Don't Leave, O'Donnell establish self in the regular-guy role. He later played Buddy…
actressBorn: 12/04/1964Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Tomei began her career on television, with roles on As the World Turns (1983–85) and A Different World (1987–88). She won an Academy Award for…
actorBorn: 3/21/1962Birthplace: New York City Actor who first became popular in teen comedies and action films during the 1980s, notably War Games (1983) and Ferris Beuller's Day Off (1986). The…
(Hume Blake)actorBorn: 7/18/1911Birthplace: London, Ontario, Canada Short and wiry, he starred on Broadway in A Delicate Balance, The Gin Game, and Foxfire. On film he appeared in Hitchcock's…
(Encyclopedia) JuraJuraj&oobreve;rˈə, Fr. zhüräˈ, Ger. y&oomacr;ˈrä [key], mountain range, part of the Alpine system, E France and NW Switzerland, occupying parts of the French region of…
Sarah Jessica Parker stars in Hocus Pocus
by Beth Rowen Hocus Pocus Rated PG This perennial Halloween favorite features three sisters (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica…
