actorBorn: 12/7/1915Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York A distinguished actor with a 46-year career spanning both Hollywood and European movies, he also has appeared prolifically on television. He has…
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(Encyclopedia) planet [Gr.,=wanderer], a large nonluminous body of rock, gas, or ice that orbits the sun or another star, has a rounded shape due to gravity, and has cleared its orbit of smaller…
(Encyclopedia) Hill, Joe, 1879–1915, Swedish-American union organizer; b. Sweden, as Joel Hägglund, also called Joseph Hillström. He came to the United States in 1902 and worked as a miner and a…
actressBorn: 11/16/1970Birthplace: New York City Plimpton made her acting debut at age 11 in Rollover (1981). She delivered striking performances opposite Tommy Lee Jones in The River Rat (1984),…
actorBorn: 6/25/1982Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee Known for playing opposite seasoned actors, Brad Renfro's career started accidentally. While still in elementary school, Renfro was asked to…
(Nastassja Aglaia Nakszynski)actressBorn: 1/24/1960Birthplace: Berlin, Germany Best known for her title role in Tess (1979), this aloof, sultry actress made her film debut in False Moves (1975),…
(Encyclopedia) HathorHathorhăthˈôr [key], in Egyptian religion, celestial goddess of love and festivity. The personification of the sky, she was represented as a star-studded cow or as a woman with…
Bill Clinton: Whitewater, Paula Jones, and Monica Lewinsky by Ann-Marie Imbornoni and Tasha Vincent Clinton became the 42nd U.S. president following a turbulent political campaign that included…
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