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Nellie Fox

Born: Dec. 25, 1927Baseball 2B batted .306 in 1959 to win the AL MVP award with the pennant-winning Chicago White Sox; led the league in fielding percentage six times, hits four times and triples…

Catherine Fox

Born: Dec. 15, 1977Swimming won gold medals at 1996 Olympics in Atlanta as a member of the women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay and 4x100-meter medley relay teams; 21-time All-American at Stanford;…

Samantha Fox

singer, modelBorn: 4/15/1966Birthplace: London, England A teen model, she was known in the U.K. as a “page 3 girl” for appearing in a British tabloid, which regularly featured topless models on…

Matthew Fox

actorBorn: 7/14/1966Birthplace: Crowheart, Wyoming Actor from the television series, Party of Five (1994– ) where he plays big brother Charlie Salinger to a young brood that has been tragically…

Chevy Chase

(Encyclopedia) Chevy Chase Chevy Chase chĕvˈē [key], town (2020 pop. 10,176), Montgomery co., W central Md., a…

Sonny Boy Williamson

(John Lee Williamson)blues singer, harmonica playerBorn: 3/30/1914Birthplace: Jackson, Tennessee One of the founding members of the post-War Chicago blues scene, Sonny Boy Williamson did more to…

Chevy Chase Biography

(Cornelius Crane Chase)actor, comedianBorn: 10/8/1943Birthplace: New York City Joined the Saturday Night Live crew in 1975 and amused audiences with his deadpan humor and outrageous stunts. A role…

fox terrier

(Encyclopedia) fox terrier, breed of long-legged terrier developed over several centuries in England. There are two varieties, the smooth and the wirehaired. The coat of the former is dense, short,…

Fox, Paula

(Encyclopedia) Fox, Paula, 1923–, American writer, b. New York City. Fox's six cooly acute novels reflect her own life, particularly her miserable childhood and its psychological aftermath. Poor…

Fox, Luke

(Encyclopedia) Fox or Foxe, Luke, 1586–1635, English explorer. As a master mariner, he set forth in 1631 to hunt for the Northwest Passage. He explored the southern shore of Hudson Bay, satisfied…