Search

Search results

Displaying 431 - 440

Bridgette Wilson-Sampras Biography

actorBorn: September 25, 1973Birthplace: Gold Beach OregonBest Known as: Veronica, Adam Sandler's teacher in Billy Madison, also the wife of tennis champion Pete Sampras…

Herbert A. Simon 2001 Deaths

Herbert A. SimonAge: 84 polymath who won several awards, including the 1978 Nobel Prize in Economics, for his theory on decision making and his groundbreaking research and work on artificial…

Mark Smith 2001 Deaths

Mark SmithAge: 41 former Illinois basketball standout, who along with teammate Eddie Johnson formed the from 1978-81 and led the Illini to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 18 years;…

Pramoedya Ananta Toer 2006 Deaths

Pramoedya Ananta ToerAge: 81 leftist Indonesian novelist whose four novels, known collectively as the Buru Quartet, part of which he wrote while imprisoned, chronicle Indonesia's struggle for…

Rosemary Verey 2001 Deaths

Rosemary VereyAge: 82 highly respected British garden designer and author who helped to popularize ornamental vegetable gardens. She designed gardens for Elton John and Prince Charles. Tens…

George Cukor

George CukordirectorBorn: 7/7/1899Birthplace: New York City Academy Award-winning film and stage director known for his high quality, classy films, which include The Philadelphia Story (1940),…

George Cukor Biography

George CukordirectorBorn: 7/7/1899Birthplace: New York City Academy Award-winning film and stage director known for his high quality, classy films, which include The Philadelphia Story (1940),…

Tom Wilkinson Biography

Tom WilkinsonactorBirthplace: Leeds, England British character actor who long acted in supporting roles, often portraying emotionally troubled men, before gaining international notice as a…

Dennis Conner

Dennis ConnerBorn: Sept. 16, 1942Sailing 3-time America's Cup-winning skipper aboard Freedom (1980), Stars & Stripes (1987) and the Stars & Stripes catamaran (1988); only American…

Leonard Baskin 2000 Deaths

Leonard BaskinAge: 77 figurative sculptor and graphic artist known for his work that conveyed a sense of urgency and drama. Mortality was a common theme in his art, and he created a bas…