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Andy MacPhail

Andy MacPhailBorn: Apr. 5, 1953Baseball Chicago Cubs president/CEO who was GM of 2 World Series champions in Minnesota (1987,91); won first title at age 34; son of Lee, grandson of Larry.…

Andy Varipapa

Andy VaripapaBorn: Mar. 31, 1891Bowler trick-shot artist; won consecutive All-Star match game titles (1947-48) at age 55 and 56.Died: Aug. 25, 1984Glenna Collett VareU - ZMo Vaughn

Margo Kaufman 2000 Deaths

Margo KaufmanAge: 46 writer whose columns, which mined humor out of everyday life, appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Cosmopolitan. She died of breast cancer. Died: Los…

Terrell

(Encyclopedia) TerrellTerrelltĕrˈəl [key], city (1990 pop. 12,490), Kaufman co., N Tex.; inc. 1883. In a farm area, cattle and horses are raised and there are nurseries; peaches, cotton, and wheat…

Lover, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Lover, Samuel, 1797–1868, Irish painter, novelist, and songwriter. Before turning to literature, Lover was a painter, and in 1828 he became a member of the Royal Hibernian Academy of…

Bolcom, William

(Encyclopedia) Bolcom, William (William Elden Bolcom), 1938–, American composer, b. Seattle, Wash. He attended the Univ. of Washington (B.A., 1958) and studied composition at Mills College and…

Andy Garcia Biography

Andy Garcia (Andres Arturo Garcia-Menendez)actorBorn: 4/12/1956Birthplace: Havana, Cuba Cuban-American actor whose smoldering good looks have helped establish him as a favorite Hollywood leading…

Andie MacDowell Biography

Andie MacDowell (Rosalie Anderson MacDowell)actress/modelBorn: 4/21/1958Birthplace: Gaffney, South Carolina Film actress and former Calvin Klein model, MacDowell got her start in films as Jane…

Andy Warhol Biography

Andy Warhol(Andrew Warhola)artist, film makerBorn: 8/6/1928(?)Birthplace: Pittsburgh,(?) Pennsylvania The consummate dispassionate observer and a founder of pop culture, Warhol made the Campbell Soup…

silk-screen printing

(Encyclopedia) silk-screen printing, multiple printing technique, also known as serigraphy, involving the use of stencils to transfer the design. Paint is applied to a silk or nylon screen and…