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Fulk

(Encyclopedia) FulkFulkfŭlk [key], 1092–1143, Latin king of Jerusalem (1131–43), count of Anjou (1109–29) as Fulk V, great-grandson of Fulk Nerra. He journeyed (1120) to the Holy Land as a pilgrim…

Marvin Gaye

singer, songwriterBorn: 4/2/1939Birthplace: Washington D.C. Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and instrumentalist who was one of Motown's most successful recording artists and is remembered…

Carl VINSON, Congress, GA (1883-1981)

VINSON, Carl, (grand-uncle of Samuel Augustus Nunn), a Representative from Georgia; born in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Ga., November 18, 1883; attended the Georgia Military College at…

Amalric I

(Encyclopedia) Amalric IAmalric Iəmălˈrĭk, ăˈməlrĭk [key] or Amaury IAmaury Iəmôˈrē, Fr. ämōrēˈ [key], c.1137–1174, Latin king of Jerusalem (1162–74); brother and successor of Baldwin III. He spent…

Denver Pyle

actor Born: 5/11/1920Birthplace: Bethune, Colorado Pyle often played characters redolent of the American West and the South. On TV he acted in The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–56), Tammy (…

LaFontaine, Sir Louis Hippolyte

(Encyclopedia) LaFontaine, Sir Louis HippolyteLaFontaine, Sir Louis Hippolyteləwēˈ ēpôlētˈ läfôNtĕnˈ [key], 1807–64, Canadian political leader, b. Lower Canada (now Quebec). A lawyer, he entered (…

Amanda Plummer

actressBorn: 3/23/1957Birthplace: New York City Plummer made a strong movie debut in Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981, with Burt Lancaster). She won a Tony Award for the lead role in Agnes…

Kim Basinger

actressBorn: 12/8/1953Birthplace: Athens, Georgia Former Breck shampoo girl turned actress, Basinger has often found her way into the spotlight. In 1989, she bought the town of Braselton Georgia,…