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Meg Ryan

(Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra)actressBorn: 11/19/1961Birthplace: Fairfield, Connecticut Having paid her New York University tuition bills by performing in commercials, Ryan abandoned the books her…

Mariana Trench

(Encyclopedia) Mariana Trench or Marianas Trench,Marianas Trench,mârˌēănˈəz [key], elongated depression on the Pacific Ocean floor, 210 mi (338 km) SW of Guam. It is the deepest known depression on…

Jane Curtin

comedienne, actressBorn: 9/6/1947Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts Emmy Award-winning television comedienne and actress who was a regular on Saturday Night Live during its heyday (1975–80). She…

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 (…

prostate cancer

(Encyclopedia) prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignancies in men in the United States, second only to skin cancer, and as a…

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…