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Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Jackie Joyner-KerseeBorn: Mar. 3, 1962Track & Field 2-time world champion in both long jump (1987,91) and heptathlon (1987,93); won heptathlon gold medals at 1988 and '92 Olympics and LJ…

John Grisham Biography

John GrishamnovelistBorn: 2/8/1955Birthplace: Jonesboro, Arkansas Author and attorney whose fast-paced, suspenseful courtroom dramas have sold millions and topped international bestseller…

Pittsburgh

(Encyclopedia) PittsburghPittsburghpĭtsˈbərg [key], city (1990 pop. 369,879), seat of Allegheny co., SW Pa., at the confluence of the Allegheny and the Monongahela rivers, which there form the Ohio…

Cunningham, Merce

(Encyclopedia) Cunningham, Merce (Mercier Philip Cunningham), 1919–2009, American modern dancer and choreographer, b. Centralia, Wash. Cunningham studied modern dance with Martha Graham and ballet at…

Biographies: Notable Actors

Notable Actors Isabella Rossellini See also Filmmakers and Directors African-American Actors Asian American Film & Television Personalities Hispanic-American Film, Television, and…

John Carpenter's Vampires

Director:John CarpenterWriter:Don JakobyColumbia; R; 107 minutesRelease:10/98Cast:James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee, Thomas Ian Griffith, Maximilian Schell and Tim GuineeBased on the…

Harriet Quimby Biography

Harriet Quimbyaviator Born: 1875Birthplace: Michigan Harriet’s earliest years were shadowy until the family surfaced in the San Francisco area. Harriet started out as an actress but a talent…

Hilary and Jackie

Director: Anand TuckerWriter: Frank Cottrell BoyceOctober; R; 121 minutesRelease:12/98Cast: Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths, David Morrissey and James Frain Stirring cello sonorities frame…

Notable Stage and Screen Actresses

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