(Thomas Connery)actorBorn: 8/25/1930Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland Academy Award-winning, genially handsome film actor whose name became synonymous with James Bond, the imperturbable superspy…
actor, musician, composerBorn: 7/16/1948Birthplace: Panama City, Panama A popular salsa musician, he turned to acting in the 1980s, making his feature film debut in Crossover Dreams (1985), for…
(Coy Luther Perry III)actorBorn: 10/11/1966Birthplace: Fredericktown, Ohio After a rocky start in soaps (Loving 1987–88 and Another World), Perry landed the role of Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills…
composerBorn: 4/13/1942Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island An incredibly prolific composer, he first earned critical acclaim for scoring Vittorio de Sica's Oscar-winning The Garden of the Finzi-…
(Louis Bert Lindley, Jr.)actor, cowboyBorn: 6/29/1919Birthplace: Kingsburg, California Pickens worked as a rodeo star before landing his first movie role in the western Rocky Mountain (1950). His…
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(Encyclopedia) GolanGolangōˈlən [key], in the Bible, refuge city, located in the tribal territory of Manasseh E of the Jordan; it was also a levitical city. Golan gives its name to the rocky plateau…
(Encyclopedia) Uinta MountainsUinta Mountainsy&oomacr;ĭnˈtə [key], range of the Rocky Mts. extending c.120 mi (190 km) E from NE Utah to SW Wyoming. It rises to Kings Peak (13,528 ft/4,123 m),…
(Encyclopedia) Saint Vincent, Cape, Port. Cabo de São Vicente, high and rocky promontory at the southwestern extremity of Portugal. Several historic sea battles were fought nearby, the most notable…
puppeteerBorn: 9/24/1936Birthplace: Greenville, Mississippi A life-long puppet lover, Henson was instrumental in developing one of America's longest-running and best-loved children's television…
