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Waltari, Mika

(Encyclopedia) Waltari, MikaWaltari, Mikamēˈkə välˈtärē [key], 1908–79, Finnish author. Waltari wrote plays, detective stories, and travelogues, but is best known for his novels. After completing his…

Proxmire, William

(Encyclopedia) Proxmire, William (Edward William Proxmire), 1915–2005, U.S. senator (1957–89), b. Lake Forest, Ill. He worked in army counterintelligence during World War II and later entered…

Movies and Film: Exhibition(ists)

Exhibition(ists)Movies and FilmFilm Financing, Production, and DistributionProduction, Distribution, ExhibitionDistributionExhibition(ists)Stars' BucksIndependent Films TodayForeign FilmsSome Films…

Harlem Renaissance: Three Writers

The Harlem Renaissance Three writers and their contemporary counterparts by Jace Clayton For many young black writers and artists who gravitated to New York City's Harlem in the 1920s,…

Harlem Renaissance: Three Writers

The Harlem Renaissance Three writers and their contemporary counterparts by Jace Clayton For many young black writers and artists who gravitated to New York City's Harlem in the 1920s,…

Harlem Renaissance: Three Writers

The Harlem Renaissance Three writers and their contemporary counterparts by Jace Clayton For many young black writers and artists who gravitated to New York City's Harlem in the 1920s,…

Harlem Renaissance: Three Writers

The Harlem Renaissance Three writers and their contemporary counterparts by Jace Clayton For many young Black writers and artists who gravitated to New York City's Harlem in the 1920s, the…

Hispanic American Biographies, A-Z

  Biographies by Category: Athletes Film, Television, and Theater Personalities Leaders and Activists Musicians and Visual Artists Scientists Writers A-C…

Timeline: The Rolling Stones

Here are some key moments in the history and evolution of the Rolling Stones. 1940 1950 1962 1970 1975 1980 1990…

Al Sharpton, Jr.

civil rights activist and ministerBorn: Oct. 3, 1954Birthplace: New York, N.Y. A flamboyant and controversial African American political activist, Sharpton was fully ordained as a Pentocostal…