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Danny Aiello Biography

Danny AielloactorBorn: 6/20/1933Birthplace: New York, New York A top-notch character actor, he starred as Cher's jilted fiancé in Moonstruck (1987) and as a Brooklyn pizzeria owner in Do the Right…

Sandy Koufax

Sandy KoufaxBorn: Dec. 30, 1935Baseball LHP led NL in strikeouts 4 times and ERA 5 straight years; won 3 Cy Young Awards (1963,65,66) with LA Dodgers; MVP in 1963; 2-time World Series MVP (…

Sandy Koufax Biography

Sandy KoufaxBorn: Dec. 30, 1935Baseball LHP led NL in strikeouts 4 times and ERA 5 straight years; won 3 Cy Young Awards (1963,65,66) with LA Dodgers; MVP in 1963; 2-time World Series MVP (…

Edward Albee Biography

Edward AlbeeplaywrightBorn: 3/12/1928Birthplace: Washington D.C. Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist associated with the theater of the absurd and known for his biting dialogue…

Jim Kropfeld Biography

Jim Kropfeld Age: 58 three-time national champion driver in unlimited hydroplane racing; piloted Miss Budweiser to national titles in 1984, 1986 and 1987; suffered a broken neck in 1988…

Robert Randolph CASEY, Congress, TX (1915-1986)

CASEY Robert Randolph , a Representative from Texas; born in Joplin, Jasper County, Mo., July 27, 1915; moved with his parents to Houston, Tex., in 1930 and graduated from San Jacinto High School…

The Straight Story

Director:David LynchWriters:John Roach and Mary SweeneyWalt Disney Pictures; G; 110 minutesRelease:10/99Cast:Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Harry Dean Stanton David Lynch has made a G-…

games, theory of

(Encyclopedia) games, theory of, group of mathematical theories first developed by John Von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern. A game consists of a set of rules governing a competitive situation in which…

Lee, Fitzhugh

(Encyclopedia) Lee, Fitzhugh, 1835–1905, Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, b. “Clermont,” Fairfax co., Va.; nephew of Robert E. Lee. He campaigned against the Comanche in Texas…

Carey, Peter

(Encyclopedia) Carey, Peter, 1943–, Australian novelist, b. near Melbourne. Carey's combination of science fiction and fantasy motifs with a realistic style, displayed in the short stories in The Fat…