actorBorn: 5/14/1961Birthplace: London, England An actor who has primarily appeared in foreign and independent films such as The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover (1989) and Rosencrantz and…
actorBorn: 6/27/1975Birthplace: Santa Monica, California This young star of Pleasantville (1998) has already made a name for himself both onscreen and off. He has appeared in several critically…
actressBorn: 4/23/1955Birthplace: Perth, Australia A comic and dramatic actress, she won acclaim for her roles in Gillian Armstrong's My Brilliant Career (1979) and High Tide (1988) and in David…
actressBorn: 11/22/1961Birthplace: Mill Valley, California Competent actress, granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway and younger sister of actress/model Margaux Hemingway, Mariel was almost destined to…
(Encyclopedia) Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.vŏnˈəgət [key] 1922–2007, American novelist, b. Indianapolis. After serving in World War II, he worked as a police reporter and wrote short…
ROCKHILL, William, a Representative from Indiana; born in Burlington, N.J., February 10, 1793; attended the public schools; moved to Fort Wayne, Ind., in 1822; engaged in agricultural pursuits…
ROSE, Robert Lawson, (son of Robert Selden Rose and son-in-law of Nathaniel Allen), a Representative from New York; born in Geneva, N.Y., October 12, 1804; received a limited schooling; moved…
(Encyclopedia) Terbrugghen, HendrickTerbrugghen, Hendrickhĕnˈdrĭk tĕrbr&oobreve;gˈhən [key], 1588–1629, Dutch painter, a leading member of the Utrecht school. He was a pupil of the history…
(Encyclopedia) RoscommonRoscommonrŏskŏmˈən [key], county (1991 pop. 51,876), 951 sq mi (2,463 sq km), central Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Roscommon. A part of the central plain of Ireland…
