actorBorn: 12/21/1966Birthplace: London, England Sutherland made his film debut in Max Dugan Returns (1983) courtesy of his father, actor Donald Sutherland. He went on to become a member of the…
Charlotte Brontë's romantic heroine finds true love by David Johnson Charlotte Brontë's 1847 masterpiece, Jane Eyre, is perhaps the ultimate romantic novel. Jane Eyre was a plain, but…
actor, comedian, writerBorn: 3/30/1957Birthplace: New York City Emmy Award winner Paul Reiser found little success in his first attempts as a stand-up comedian, so he started working at his father'…
actressBorn: 10/3/1973Birthplace: Guelph, Ontario, Canada Canadian-born actress who earned national attention as Julia Salinger on the critically acclaimed TV drama, Party of Five (1994–present).…
(Encyclopedia) Moseley, Henry Gwyn JeffreysMoseley, Henry Gwyn Jeffreysmōzˈlē [key], 1887–1915, English physicist, grad. Trinity College, Oxford, 1910. He began his research under Ernest Rutherford…
actressBorn: 8/14/1959Birthplace: La Jolla, Calif. Harden is a respected film, stage, and television actress who is known for turning in consistently strong, nuanced performances. She began her…
actor, producerBorn: 3/26/1950Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Short won the lead role in the Toronto production of Godspell (1972–73), but his zany improvisations with the Second City comedy…
actressBorn: 7/30/1963Birthplace: Encino, California Television and film actress best known for her Emmy-winning role as New Age-y massage therapist Phoebe Buffay on NBC's hit Friends (1994–2004).…
(Encyclopedia) Lynen, FeodorLynen, Feodorfāōˈdôr lēˈnən [key], 1911–79, German biochemist, grad. Univ. of Munich (Ph.D. 1937). He began teaching at the Max Planck Institute for Cell Chemistry in…
(Encyclopedia) TrasimenoTrasimenoträzēmāˈnō [key], Lat. Trasimenus, lake, c.50 sq mi (130 sq km), in Umbria, central Italy, W of Perugia. It is also called Lake of Perugia. The shallow circular lake…
