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Reese Witherspoon Biography

Reese Witherspoon (Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon)actressBorn: 3/22/1976Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana Witherspoon made critically acclaimed television and feature film debuts in 1991, with…

Our Song

Director/Writer:Jim McKayIFC Films; R; 95 minutesRelease:5/01Cast:Melissa Martinez, Anna Simpson, Kerry Washington Despite its inauspicious title, Our Song is a compelling and original new…

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters(Shirley Schrift)actressBorn: 8/18/1920Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri This one-time roommate of Marilyn Monroe went on to carve out her own considerable niche in Hollywood. Winters…

Shelley Winters Biography

Shelley Winters(Shirley Schrift)actressBorn: 8/18/1920Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri This one-time roommate of Marilyn Monroe went on to carve out her own considerable niche in Hollywood. Winters…

1929–1930 Academy Awards

There were two Oscar ceremonies held at Los Angeles's Ambassador Hotel in 1930. This one, held on Nov. 3 honored films released in 1930. The other, held on April 3, honored films released in…

Notting Hill

Director:Roger MichellWriter:Richard CurtisUniversal; PG-13; 123 minutesRelease:5/99Cast:Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Rhys Ifans Julia Roberts playing a famous Hollywood actress putting the…

Friedman, Milton

(Encyclopedia) Friedman, MiltonFriedman, Miltonfrēdˈmən [key], 1912–2006, American economist, b. New York City, Ph.D. Columbia, 1946. Friedman was influential in helping to revive the monetarist…

Wilderness campaign

(Encyclopedia) Wilderness campaign, in the American Civil War, a series of engagements (May–June, 1864) fought in the Wilderness region of Virginia. Early in May, 1864, the Northern commander in…

performance art

(Encyclopedia) performance art, multimedia art form originating in the 1970s in which performance is the dominant mode of expression. Perfomance art may incorporate such elements as instrumental or…

Stephen Báthory

(Encyclopedia) Stephen BáthoryStephen Báthorybäˈtôrĭ [key], Pol. Stefan Batory, 1533–86, king of Poland (1575–86), prince of Transylvania (1571–75), son of Stephen Báthory (1477–1534). He was elected…