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Wes Studi

actorBorn: 12/17/1947Birthplace: Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma Wes Studi is a full-blooded Cherokee who spoke only Cherokee until he went to school. After serving in Vietnam, he returned to Oklahoma…

Nathan Lane

(Joseph Lane)actor, singerBorn: 2/3/1956Birthplace: Jersey City, New Jersey Nathan Lane labored long on Broadway before beginning the transition to motion pictures and television. His list of…

2000 Olympics: Badminton

MEN Singles: 1. Ji Xinpeng, CHN def. 2. Hendrawan, INA (15-4, 15-13); 3. Xia Xuanze, CHN def. Peter Gade, DEN (15-13, 15-5). Doubles: 1. Tony Gunawan & Candra Wijaya, INA def. 2. Lee Dong-Soo…

Patricia Neal Biography

actressBorn: 1/20/1926Birthplace: Packard, Ky.Died: 8/8/2010 (Edgartown, Mass.) Born Patsy Louise Neal, the actress made her stage debut at age 15, won a Tony for her…

Hare, Sir David

(Encyclopedia) Hare, Sir David, 1947–, British playwright. Hare is a prominent member of the British theatrical left. A founder of the Portable Theatre and the Joint Stock, he became resident…

Nichols, Mike

(Encyclopedia) Nichols, Mike, 1931–2014, American actor and director, b. Berlin, Germany, as Mikhail Igor Peschkowsky. His family immigrated to the…

Penn, Arthur Hiller

(Encyclopedia) Penn, Arthur Hiller, 1922–2010, American director, brother of Irving Penn, b. Philadelphia; studied Black Mountain College and the Actors' Studio, Los Angeles. Penn, who often dealt…

Major, John, 1943–, British politician

(Encyclopedia) Major, John, 1943–, British statesman, b. John Major Ball. Raised in a working-class area of London, he was elected to Lambeth borough council (1968–71) and entered Parliament as a…

King, Carole

(Encyclopedia) King, Carole, 1942-, American singer-songwriter, b. New York, N.Y., as Carole Joan Klein. King enjoyed two separate careers; in the…

Ward, Douglas Turner

(Encyclopedia) Ward, Douglas Turner, 1930-2021, African-American actor, director, and playwright, b. Burnside, La., as Roosevelt Ward Jr. Ward’s…