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Wright, Judith

(Encyclopedia) Wright, Judith (Judith Arundell Wright), 1915–2000, Australian poet. After graduating from the Univ. of Sydney, she worked variously as a clerk, secretary, and statistician. She is…

Robinson, Sugar Ray

(Encyclopedia) Robinson, Sugar Ray, 1920–89, American boxer, b. Detroit as Walker Smith, Jr. He began boxing after three years of high school in New York City. Having won all his amateur fights (…

23rd Lambda Literary Awards

The 23rd Annual Lambda Literary Awards are for books published in 2010. Bisexual Fiction: The Lunatic, the Lover…

National League Roster

Starters (fan vote) CMike PiazzaNY Mets 1BMark McGwireSt. Louis 2BJay BellArizona SSBarry LarkinCincinnati 3BMatt WilliamsArizona OFSammy SosaChicago OFLarry WalkerColorado OFTony Gwynn*…

The 100 Best Characters in Fiction Since 1900

Book Magazine, now defunct, compiled a panel of 55 authors, literary agents, editors, and actors in 2002 to “rank the top one hundred characters in literature since 1900.”Jay Gatsby, The…

Bouchard, Lucien

(Encyclopedia) Bouchard, LucienBouchard, LucienlüsyăNˈ b&oomacr;shärˈ [key], 1938–, French-Canadian separatist leader, b. Quebec. A lawyer and a political ally of Brian Mulroney, Bouchard served…

2000 NAACP Image Awards

MOTION PICTUREOutstanding Motion Picture: The Best ManOutstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Nia Long, The Best ManOutstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Denzel Washington, The…

Game 2

Date: June 7, 2002; Attendance: 18,997; Time: 2:29; Officials: Steve Javie, Bennett Salvatore, Don Vaden. 1 234FNew Jersey21221822—83LA Lakers27222829—106 FG FT Reb New JerseyMin M-A M-A…

Cumberland Gap

(Encyclopedia) Cumberland Gap, natural passage through the Cumberland Mts., near the point where Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee meet. The gap was formed by the erosive action of a stream that once…