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The Daytrippers
Director/Writer: Greg MottolaDirector of Photography:John InwoodEditor:Anne McCabeMusic:Richard MartinezProduction Designer:Bonnie J. BrinkleyProducers:Nancy Tenenbaum and Steven…Addams, Jane
(Encyclopedia) Addams, Jane, 1860–1935, American social worker, b. Cedarville, Ill., grad. Rockford College, 1881. In 1889, with Ellen Gates Starr, she founded Hull House in Chicago, one of the first…Recipients of Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., created its Honors awards in 1978 to recognize the lifetime achievements of selected American…Stuart Little
Director:Rob MinkoffWriters:M. Night Shyamalan and Greg BrookerColumbia Pictures; PG; 92 minutesRelease:12/99Cast:Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, Jonathan Lipnicki; voices of Michael J. Fox and…Coltrane, John
(Encyclopedia) Coltrane, John Coltrane, John kōltrānˈ, kōlˈtrān [key], 1926–67, American jazz musician, b. Hamlet, N.C…Mercer, Johnny
(Encyclopedia) Mercer, Johnny (John Herndon Mercer)Mercer, Johnnymûrˈsər [key], 1909–76, American lyricist and songwriter, b. Savannah, Ga. Mercer, who was one of American popular music's most…Bradford, William, 1590–1657, governor of Plymouth Colony
(Encyclopedia) Bradford, William, 1590–1657, governor of Plymouth Colony, b. Austerfield, Yorkshire, England. As a young man he joined the separatist congregation at Scrooby and in 1609 emigrated…Toombs, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Toombs, Robert, 1810–85, American statesman, Confederate leader, b. Wilkes co., Ga. A successful lawyer in Georgia, he entered politics as a Whig, serving in the state legislature and…Benjamin, Judah Philip
(Encyclopedia) Benjamin, Judah Philip, 1811–84, Confederate statesman and British barrister, b. Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, of Jewish parents. His family moved (c.1813) to Wilmington, N…Layton
(Encyclopedia) Layton, city (1990 pop. 41,784), Davis co., N Utah, between the Wasatch Range and Great Salt Lake. In an irrigated farm area served by the Weber basin project, it produces fruits and…