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Rhea Perlman

actressBorn: 3/31/1948Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Emmy Award-winning television and film actress best known for her role as the pugnacious waitress Carla Tortelli on Cheers (1982–93). Her films…

Julie Christie

actressBorn: 4/14/1941Birthplace: Chukua, Assam, India Academy Award-winning actress (Darling, 1965) who was a leading star of the 1960s and 1970s. Her films include Dr. Zhivago (1965), Shampoo (…

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2000 Olympics: Modern Pentathlon

Five events in one day—shooting (4.5mm air pistol), fencing (one-touch epée), swimming (200m freestyle), horse riding (450m stadium course with 12 jumps), and running (3,000m cross country). Men:…

Elliott Merrick

(Elliott Tucker Merrick III)writerBorn: 1906Birthplace: Montclair, New Jersey In the 1940s, Merrick gained popularity as a writer of books set in Labrador and northern Vermont. The best-selling…

Saul Chaplin

(Saul Kaplan)composer, songwriter, arranger, producerBorn: 2/19/1912Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Working in films from the 1930s to the 1980s, he won an Academy Award for Best Music for An…

Prince William | Royal Biographies

  by David Johnson Prince William and his younger brother, Prince Henry (Source:AP) Related Links Royal Family Tree Queen Elizabeth II King Charles III Prince Henry Quiz:…

Royal Delivery

Royal Delivery The world watches and welcomes Prince William and Catherine's first born, a boy named George Alexander Louis. Related Links Prince William and Kate…

Goldie Hawn

actressBorn: 11/21/1945Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Considered one of the few bankable actresses in Hollywood for her ability to produce hits, Hawn's long career has seen her progress from the…

2014 Newbery Medal and Honor Books

The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children…