(Encyclopedia) Fisher, Carrie Frances , 1956-2016, American actress and author, b. Burbank, Ca. Fisher’s parents were singer Eddie Fisher and actress/…
(Encyclopedia) BattenbergBattenbergbătˈənbûrg [key], German princely family, issued from the morganatic union of Alexander, a younger son of Louis II, grand duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Countess…
The Prize Each winner of a Nobel Prize, which can go to individuals and institutions (peace prize winners must be individuals), takes home a medal, a diploma and cash, which varies each year and…
musician, songwriter, composerBorn: 8/12/1949Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland Mark Knopfler is best known as the songwriter, lead guitarist, and singer for the band Dire Straits, which first gained…
actressBorn: 10/21/1956Birthplace: Beverly Hills, California Daughter of entertainers Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds , and one of the most visible actresses in her generation for her role as…
(Phoebe Katz)actressBorn: 7/16/1963Birthplace: New York City Originally a top teen model, she later moved into feature films aimed at teenage audiences, including Paradise (1982), Fast Times at…
(Encyclopedia) Merthyr TydfilMerthyr Tydfilmûrˈthər tĭdˈvĭl [key], town (1981 pop. 38,893) and county borough, 43 sq mi (111 sq km), S Wales. Located on the Taff River, the town is connected to…
(Encyclopedia) Lupescu, MagdaLupescu, Magdamägˈdä l&oomacr;pĕˈsk&oomacr; [key], 1896?–1977, wife of Carol II of Romania. Her given name was Elena. Carol renounced (1925) his succession to the…
(Encyclopedia) Linacre or Lynaker, ThomasLinacre or Lynaker, Thomasboth: lĭˈnəkər [key], 1460?–1524, English humanist and physician. He took the degree of doctor of medicine at the Univ. of Padua,…
(Encyclopedia) Margaret Maid of Norway, 1283–90, queen of Scotland (1286–90), daughter of Eric II of Norway and granddaughter of Alexander III of Scotland. In 1284 the nobles of Scotland recognized…
