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Wilder, Billy

(Encyclopedia) Wilder, Billy, 1906–2002, American film director, producer, and writer, b. Sucha, Galicia (now Poland) as Samuel Wilder. He wrote for films in Berlin, fled the Nazis, and arrived in…

Bannock

(Encyclopedia) BannockBannockbănˈək [key], Native North Americans who formerly ranged over wide territory of the N Great Plains and into the foothills of the Rocky Mts. They were concentrated in S…

Virginia

Virginia State Information Capital: Richmond Official Name: The Commonwealth of Virginia Organized as a territory: Virginia was organized as a territory on July 13, 1787. Entered Union (rank):…

Chanel, Coco

(Encyclopedia) Chanel, Coco (Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel)Chanel, Cocoshənĕlˈ [key], 1883–1971, French fashion designer b. Saumur. She established a millinery shop in Deauville in 1909, founded her first…

Pierpont, Francis Harrison

(Encyclopedia) Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814–99, Union leader in Virginia during the American Civil War, “Father of West Virginia,” b. near Morgantown, Va. (now W.Va.). When Virginia seceded, he…

Boreman, Arthur Ingram

(Encyclopedia) Boreman, Arthur Ingram, 1823–96, first governor of West Virginia (1863–69), b. Waynesburg, Pa. A member (1855–61) of the Virginia house of delegates, Boreman opposed secession and…

Percy, George

(Encyclopedia) Percy, George, 1580–1631?, English colonial official in Virginia. He sailed to Virginia with the expedition of 1606–7 and was deputy governor (1609–10) after John Smith's return to…

2004 National Society of Film Critics Awards

Best Picture:Million Dollar BabyBest Actor:Jamie Foxx , Ray and CollateralBest Actress:Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake and Hilary Swank, Million Dollar BabyBest Supporting Actor:Thomas Haden…

2004 New York Film Critics Circle Awards

The winners of the 70th New York Film Critics Circle Awards were announced December 13, 2004Best Picture:SidewaysBest Actor:Paul Giamatti, SidewaysBest Actress:Imelda Staunton, Vera…