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Jonathan Pryce

actorBorn: 6/1/1947Birthplace: Holywell, Wales The black-clad man who graced the 1994 Infiniti TV ads with his elegant diction, Pryce won a Tony Award for his Broadway debut in Comedians (1977). He…

Flattery, Cape

(Encyclopedia) Flattery, Cape, NW Wash., at the entrance to Juan de Fuca Strait; discovered in 1778 by Capt. James Cook. A lighthouse and the reservation of the Makah people are on the cape, where…

Maranhão

(Encyclopedia) MaranhãoMaranhãomərənyouNˈ [key], state (1996 pop. 5,218,442), 126,897 sq mi (328,663 sq km), NE Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is São Luís (also known as Maranhão).…

Lord Killanin

Michael MorrisOlympic Committee president, journalistBorn: 7/30/1914Birthplace: London, England sixth president of the International Olympic Committee who guided the organization through the…

Rául LABRADOR, Congress, ID (1967)

(1967- ) LABRADOR, Rául, a Representative from Idaho; born in Carolina, San Juan County, Puerto Rico, December 8, 1967; B.A., Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1992; J.D., University of…

Bryan Adams

singer, songwriterBorn: 11/5/1959Birthplace: Kingston, Ontario, Canada Though he achieved commercial success with both his third and fourth albums—Cuts Like a Knife (1983) and Grammy-nominated…

Pedro R. PIERLUISI, Congress, PR (1959)

PIERLUISI, Pedro R., a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; born in San Juan, P.R., April 26, 1959; B.A., Tulane University, New Orleans, La., 1981; J.D., George Washington University,…

Herrera y Reissig, Julio

(Encyclopedia) Herrera y Reissig, JulioHerrera y Reissig, Julioh&oomacr;ˈlyō ārāˈrä ē rāsēkˈ [key], 1875–1910, Uruguayan poet. He belonged to a family prominent in public affairs but withdrew…

Manolete

(Encyclopedia) ManoleteManoletemänōlāˈtā [key], 1917–47, Spanish matador, b. Córdoba. Christened Manuel Rodríguez y Sánchez, he was the son and grandson of matadors, who both also had the nickname…