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Biko, Steve

(Encyclopedia) Biko, Steve (Steven Biko) Biko, Steve bēˈkō [key], 1946–77, South African political leader. A medical…

Best Director Nominees

      Below are the nominees in the directing category. David O. Russell was also nominated in this category last year for Silver Linings Playbook. Martin Scorsese recevied his 8th directing…

Kathleen Kennedy

producerBorn: 1953 One of the most powerful women in Hollywood, Kathleen Kennedy started her big-screen career in 1979 as production assistant on Steven Spielberg's 1941. She soon moved up to full…

Ashkin, Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Ashkin, Arthur, 1922–2020, American physicist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Ph.D. Cornell, 1952. Ashkin worked for four decades at Bell Laboratories, retiring in 1992. Ashkin researched…

Salam, Abdus

(Encyclopedia) Salam, Abdus, 1926–96, Pakistani physicist. After attending Government College at Lahore, he received a Ph.D. from Cambridge (1952). He taught in Lahore for three years before…

Vince Vaughn

actorBorn: 3/28/1970Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota Vaughn had roles in Rudy (1993) and At Risk (1994) before making his breakthrough in Swingers (1996). That performance brought him attention…

Aerosmith

hard-rock band Grammy Award-winning hard-rock band known for its blues-influenced style, flamboyant stage presence and an amazing 1984 comeback. After a long battle with drugs and bad blood within…

Liv Tyler

(Liv Rundgren)actress; modelBorn: 7/1/1977Birthplace: Portland, Maine The daughter of model Bebe Buell and musician Steven Tyler, Liv began a modeling career in her teens and appeared in one of her…