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Holly, Buddy

(Encyclopedia) Holly, Buddy, 1936–59, American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, b. Lubbock, Tex., as Charles Hardin Holley. He performed country…

Haarlem

(Encyclopedia) Haarlem Haarlem härˈləm [key], city, capital of North Holland prov., W Netherlands, on the Spaarne…

Group Theatre

(Encyclopedia) Group Theatre, organization formed in New York City in 1931 by Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford, and Lee Strasberg. Its founders, who had worked earlier with the Provincetown Players,…

Linklater, Richard Stuart

(Encyclopedia) Linklater, Richard Stuart, 1960–, American screenwriter, director, and actor, b. Houston. He dropped out of college and worked on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, then moved to Austin…

Kirby, Jack

(Encyclopedia) Kirby, Jack, 1917–94, American comic-book artist famous for the strongly drawn, brilliantly colored, and surprisingly human superheroes and villains he created or co-created, b. New…

Breslin, Jimmy

(Encyclopedia) Breslin, Jimmy (James Earl Breslin), 1928–2017, American journalist, b. Queens, N.Y. A reporter, columnist, and author, he was a tough and witty voice for working-class New Yorkers. He…

Selena Quintanilla Perez

singerBorn: 4/16/1971Birthplace: Lake Jackson, Tex. Selena was born into a musical family. Her father, Abraham Quintanilla, played in the band Los Dinos (The Boys) and taught his children to sing…

Louisa May Alcott

The writer of Little Women   Louisa May Alcott More Fun Stuff Little Women Characters Hangman Little Men Characters Hangman   Biography Louisa May Alcott Biography Mostly…