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Tatum O'Neal

actressBorn: 11/5/1963Birthplace: Los Angeles This child star of the 1970s won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in Paper Moon (1973), in which she appeared with her father, Ryan O'Neal…

Ray Milland

(Reginald Truscott-Jones)actor, directorBorn: 1/3/1905Birthplace: Neath, Wales Milland played bit parts in films in the early 1930s. His career as leading man included popular hits such as The…

Planes: The Spirit of St. Louis

The plane that made Charles Lindbergh an instant hero by Gerry Brown Spirit of St. Louis Specs Length: 8.41 m (27 ft, 7 in.) Wingspan: 14.02 m (46 ft) Height: 2.99 m (9 ft, 10 in…

Yasmine Bleeth

model, actressBorn: 6/14/1968Birthplace: New York City Baywatch babe Yasmine Bleeth began her career as a model at only six months old when she was cast in a commercial for Johnson's Baby Shampoo.…

Kate Mulgrew

actressBorn: 4/29/1955Birthplace: Dubuque, Iowa Kate Mulgrew occupies a rare spot in the entertainment world, the captain's seat on the Federation starship Voyager. From 1995–2001, Mulgrew played…

Andy Garcia

(Andres Arturo Garcia-Menendez)actorBorn: 4/12/1956Birthplace: Havana, Cuba Cuban-American actor whose smoldering good looks have helped establish him as a favorite Hollywood leading man, usually…

Golden Legend, The

(Encyclopedia) Golden Legend, The, collection of saints' lives written in the 13th cent. by Jacobus da Varagine. Originally entitled Legenda sanctorum [readings in the lives of the saints], it soon…

Schlesinger, Arthur Meier

(Encyclopedia) Schlesinger, Arthur MeierSchlesinger, Arthur Meiershlĕsˈĭnjər [key], 1888–1965, American historian, b. Xenia, Ohio. After teaching at Ohio State Univ. and the State Univ. of Iowa, he…

Stephen Fry

actor, writerBorn: 8/24/1957Birthplace: London, England Fry first came to the attention of American audiences in A Fish Called Wanda (1988), then with his portrayal of the butler Jeeves in the…