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Tony Roper 2000 Deaths

Tony RoperAge: 35 Craftsman Truck Series driver killed in a crash during a race at Texas Motor Speedway; made his first start in the truck series during its debut season in 1995; winless in…

Michele Alboreto 2001 Deaths

Michele AlboretoAge: 44 Italian Formula One driver who found success on the endurance race circuit; won 1997 Le Mans 24 Hours with the TWR Porsche team; won 2001 12 Hours of Sebring race with…

Auto Racing Summary

Indianapolis 500NASCAR Nextel Cup ChampionsIndyCar/CART/Champ Car ChampionsFormula 1/World Grand Prix Driver ChampionsSee also: Timeline of Auto Racing TragediesAuto RacingThrough The Years…

Richard Dreyfuss Biography

Richard DreyfussactorBorn: 10/29/1947Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Energetic actor whose youthful looks belie the fact that he won a Best Actor Oscar 20 years ago (for The Goodbye Girl, 1978), and…

furniture

(Encyclopedia) furniture, properly such movables as chairs, tables, and beds; it is extended to include draperies, rugs, mirrors, lamps, and other furnishings. In its gradual evolution from periods…

Joanne Dru

Joanne Dru(Joanne LaCock)actressBorn: 1/27/1923Birthplace: Logan, West Virginia Actress who made her mark as the leading lady of such classic westerns as Red River (1948), She Wore a Yellow…

Joanne Dru Biography

Joanne Dru(Joanne LaCock)actressBorn: 1/27/1923Birthplace: Logan, West Virginia Actress who made her mark as the leading lady of such classic westerns as Red River (1948), She Wore a Yellow…

fingerprint

(Encyclopedia) fingerprint, an impression of the underside of the end of a finger or thumb, used for identification because the arrangement of ridges in any fingerprint is thought to be unique and…

Scorsese, Martin

(Encyclopedia) Scorsese, Martin Scorsese, Martin skôrsāˈzē, –sĕzˈē [key], 1942–,…