(Encyclopedia) Pyle, Howard, 1853–1911, American illustrator and writer, b. Wilmington, Del., studied at the Art Students League, New York City. His illustrations appeared regularly in Harper's…
First Olympic Appearance: 1900 by John Gettings and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? Only three countries in the history of the Summer Games have successfully defended a gold medal. The last time it…
(Christopher Hawkins)actorBorn: 8/18/1969Birthplace: New York City Slater made his first appearances as a child actor on the soap opera One Life to Live and on Broadway. His film debut was in The…
actorBorn: 5/6/1961Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky Film and television actor who briefly appeared in several television shows including E/R (1984), The Facts of Life (1985–86), and Roseanne (1988–…
singer, actorBorn: 12/8/1925Birthplace: New York City Popular singer and stage and film actor who started touring with his family's troupe, the Will Mastin Trio, at age three. He was a member of…
Disney animatorDied: April 14, 2008Best Known as: Disney animator Deathplace: Sequim, Washington Ollie Johnston was one of the nine core animator's for Walt…
actor, comedianBorn: 8/1/1933Died: 5/4/2009Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Portly comedic actor who appeared in a number of Mel Brooks' movies, including Blazing Saddles (1974), Silent Movie (1976…
(Paris, France, May 24-June 7, 2009) Find the men's and women's winners of the 2009 French Open, including the names of final match participants and their final scores…
born Lucille Wood Smith but raised as Frances Octavia Smithsinger, actressBorn: 10/31/1912Birthplace: Uvalde, Tex actress, songwriter, and writer who starred with her husband, Roy Rogers, in…
(Melvin Kaminsky)actor, director, screenwriter, producerBorn: 6/28/1926Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Originally a stand-up comic, he later became a TV writer ( Your Show of Shows) and a TV series…
