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2010 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Awards ranging from journalism to fiction to music Related Links Joseph Pulitzer Biography Book, Magazine,…

Barrie, J. M.

(Encyclopedia) Barrie, J. M. (Sir James Matthew Barrie)Barrie, J. M.bârˈē [key], 1860–1937, Scottish playwright and novelist. He is best remembered for his play Peter Pan (1904), a supernatural…

Alicia Keys

singer, songwriterBorn: 1981Birthplace: New York City The classically trained singer and pianist burst onto the music scene in 2001 with the release of her debut album, Songs in A Minor, which…

Corea, Chick

(Encyclopedia) Corea, Chick (Armando Anthony), 1941-2021, American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader, b. Chelsea, Ma. Corea’s father was a…

Rhett, Robert Barnwell

(Encyclopedia) Rhett, Robert Barnwell, 1800–1876, American politician, b. Beaufort, S.C. His family changed its name from Smith to Rhett (after a colonial ancestor) in 1837. A lawyer, he was a state…

Layton

(Encyclopedia) Layton, city (1990 pop. 41,784), Davis co., N Utah, between the Wasatch Range and Great Salt Lake. In an irrigated farm area served by the Weber basin project, it produces fruits and…

Fess Parker Biography

actorBorn: 8/16/1924Died: 3/18/2010Best Known as: Davy Crockett in the Walt Disney television series Born Fess Elisha Parker II, the man who inspired an undeniable…

Entertainment Bios — D

Willem DafoeRoald DahlTimothy DaltonMatt DamonClaire DanesRodney DangerfieldJeff DanielsBlythe DannerTed DansonArthur C. DantoBobby DarinMarion DaviesBette DavisDonald DavisGeena DavisJudy…

Hancock, Herbie

(Encyclopedia) Hancock, Herbie (Herbert Jeffrey Hancock), 1940- , American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader, b. Chicago, Il., Grinnell College…

Borg, Björn

(Encyclopedia) Borg, BjörnBorg, Björnbyörn bôrg, bôrˈyə [key], 1956–, Swedish tennis player. As a teenage star he led (1975) Sweden to its first Davis Cup victory. One of the most successful modern…