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Cyd Charisse

(Tula Ellice Finklea) dancer, actress Born: 3/8/1921 Birthplace: Amarillo, Texas Died: 6/17/2008…

2014 Grammy Awards

The 57th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2015. See a partial list of the winners below. If you want to view a complete list…

Gilbert Harrison Biography

publisherDied: January 3, 2008 (Scottsdale, Arizona) Best Known as: owner and editor of The New Republic Former publisher of the liberal political and…

Charlie WILSON, Congress, OH (1943)

WILSON, Charlie, a Representative from Ohio; born in Martins Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio, January 18, 1943; B.G.S., Ohio University, 1980; Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science; business…

chapel

(Encyclopedia) chapel, subsidiary place of worship. It is either an alcove or chamber within a church, a separate building, or a room set apart for the purpose of worship in a secular building. A…

Cameron Diaz

actress, modelBorn: 8/30/1972Birthplace: San Diego, California Striking blonde actress who has parlayed a successful modeling career into big-screen success. After making the blockbuster film The…

Michael Crichton

writerBorn: 10/23/1942Birthplace: Chicago Writer best known for his creation of the award-winning TV drama ER (1994–present) and his popular novels, many of which have been made into Hollywood…

Liam Neeson

(William Neeson)actorBorn: 6/7/1952Birthplace: Ballymena, Northern Ireland After two unsuccessful attempts at university life, Liam Neeson began to act on the stage at the prestigious Belfast Lyric…

Guru Biography

rapperBorn: 7/17/1962 Died: 4/19/2010Best Known as: rapper in the duo Gang Starr Born Keith Elam, Guru began his career in the mid-1980s as MC Keithy E. After dropping…

Otis Theodore WINGO, Congress, AR (1877-1930)

WINGO, Otis Theodore, (husband of Effiegene Wingo), a Representative from Arkansas; born in Weakley County, Tenn., June 18, 1877; attended the public schools, Bethel College at McKenzie, Tenn…