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Stanwyck, Barbara

(Encyclopedia) Stanwyck, Barbara, 1907–90, American stage, film, and television actress, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Ruby Stevens. She started as a chorus girl, was in the Ziegfeld Follies (1923–24) and…

Davis, Bette

(Encyclopedia) Davis, BetteDavis, Bettebĕtˈē [key], 1908–89, American film actress, b. Lowell, Mass., as Ruth Elizabeth Davis. One of the most durable stars of the American screen, she made her debut…

baby boom

(Encyclopedia) baby boom, a period in which the birthrate is significantly higher than in other periods, especially the post–World War II period in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New…

Mitochondrial Eve

(Encyclopedia) Mitochondrial Eve, in genetics, a theoretical female ancestor of all living people; see Eve, in genetics.

Queler, Eve

conductorBirthplace: New York CityBorn: 1/1/36

Eve's Bayou

Director/Writer: Kasi LemmonsDirector of Photography:Amy VincentEditor:Terilyn A. ShropshireMusic:Terence BlanchardProduction Designer:Jeff HowardProducers:Caldecot Chubb and Samuel L.…

Eve (Music)

Ruff Ryders/Interscope The first lady of the Ruff Ryders, the queen of Philadelphia, Eve's take-no-prisoners brand of tough talkin' rap has turned her into such a superstar that now she's…

Eve Arden

Eve Arden(Eunice Quedens)actressBorn: 4/30/1908Birthplace: Mill Valley, California Best known for her portrayals of wisecracking, world-weary women, she earned an Academy Award nomination for Best…

Spock, Benjamin McLane

(Encyclopedia) Spock, Benjamin McLane, 1903–98, American author and pediatrician, b. New Haven, Conn., educ. Yale (B.A., 1925) and Columbia Univ. College of Physicians and Surgeons (M.D., 1929). In…

Tabor, Horace Austin Warner

(Encyclopedia) Tabor, Horace Austin WarnerTabor, Horace Austin Warnertāˈbər [key], 1830–99, American prospector, known as Silver Dollar Tabor, b. Holland, Vt. From the Matchless Mine at Leadville,…