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Boucicault, Dion

(Encyclopedia) Boucicault, DionBoucicault, Dionb&oomacr;ˈsĭkō [key], 1822?–1890, Anglo-Irish dramatist and actor. At 19 he had success with his play London Assurance at Covent Garden, London. In…

Mimi Rogers

actressBorn: 1/27/1956Birthplace: Coral Gables, Florida Early in her acting career Rogers appeared on TV shows such as Hill Street Blues (1981) and The Rousters (1983–84). She costarred in the…

Gwyneth Paltrow

actressBorn: 9/27/1972Birthplace: Los Angeles Paltrow made her feature film debut in Steven Spielberg's, Hook (1991). But it was her appearance in the mini-series, Cruel Doubt, alongside her mother…

Court, Margaret Smith

(Encyclopedia) Court, Margaret Smith, 1942–, Australian tennis player. Playing tennis from age eight, she rose to prominence in the early 1960s. Ranked first in world standings six times beginning in…

standard time

(Encyclopedia) standard time, civil time used within a given time zone. The earth is divided into 24 time zones, each of which is about 15° of longitude wide and corresponds to one hour of time.…

Entertainment Bios — O

OasisKate O'Beirne Merle OberonPatrick O'BrianConan O'BrienCarroll O'ConnorChris O'DonnellRosie O'DonnellSandra OhMaureen O'HaraGary OldmanLena OlinSir Laurence OlivierEdward James OlmosAshley and…

Professional Tennis

The Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open tournaments make up tennis's “Grand Slam.”In 1985, Germany's Boris Becker won the first of his three Wimbledon tournaments at age 17.As an…

Mary Teresa NORTON, Congress, NJ (1875-1959)

NORTON, Mary Teresa, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Jersey City, N.J., March 7, 1875; attended parochial schools and the Jersey City High School; was graduated from Packard Business…

Origin of Athlete Nicknames

Do you have a nickname? How did you get it? Many athletes' nicknames have nothing to do with their sports. Nicolai “Old One Leg” Andrianov…

People Who Died in 2015

Biographies Deaths of 2015 See also 2014 Deaths 2013 Deaths 2012 Deaths 2011 Deaths More Deaths Related Links 2015 Current Events Biographies by Category Arts and Entertainment…