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Philip Yordan 2003 Deaths

Philip YordanAge: 88 writer who won an Oscar for the screenplay to 1954's Broken Lance. He also wrote the breakthrough play Anna Lucasta, a Broadway play with an all-black cast. Died: San…

Black and Blue

Author:Anna QuindlenPublisher:Random House Quindlen jumped straight to the No. 5 spot on the best-seller list with this gripping story of a battered wife. Fran Bendetto is a nurse who leaves…

Leo Tolstoy Biography

Leo Tolstoynovelist, philosopherBorn: 9/9/1828Birthplace: Yasnaya Polyana, Russia Novelist and philosopher considered one of the greatest writers of all time. His pacifist beliefs were often…

Winter Olympics: 2006 Medal Standings

Medal standings by sport: Choose a sport...Alpine SkiingBiathlonBobsleighCross-Country SkiingCurlingFigure SkatingFreestyle SkiingIce HockeyLugeNordic…

Ike Turner Biography

musicianDied: Dec. 12, 2007 (San Marcos, California) Best Known as: musician, songwriter, producer, and ex-husband of Tina Turner Turner was an R…

Jodie Foster Biography

Jodie Foster(Alicia Christian Foster)actress, director, producerBorn: 11/19/1962Birthplace: Los Angeles Academy Award-winning actress, director and producer whose career in show business began when…

Notable Female Scientists

Annie Jump Cannon Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and…

Wives and Children of the Presidents

This table displays data about the spouses of U.S. Presidents, including the years of birth, death, and marriage, as well as the gender and number of children for each couple. See also The First…