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Robert Pastorelli 2004 Deaths

Robert PastorelliAge: 49 actor who played the screwball housepainter Eldin on the television series Murphy Brown. He also appeared in the films Dances with Wolves and Get Shorty. Died: Los…

Darren McGavin 2006 Deaths

Darren McGavinAge: 83 Emmy Award-winning actor who played the savvy reporter Carl Kolchak in the television series Kolchak: The Night Stalker and Candice Bergen's father in Murphy Brown. Died…

Nelly: Country Grammar

Country GrammarUniversal St. Louis had never been considered a modern mecca for hip-hop and rap, but thanks to this impressive debut by 20-year-old Nelly, the city's image may be about to…

Steve Martin Biography

Steve Martinactor, comedian, playwrightBorn: 8/14/1945Birthplace: Waco, Texas Emmy and Grammy Award-winning actor, comedian and playwright known for his broad physical comedy and nice-guy screen…

Gallic Wars

(Encyclopedia) Gallic WarsGallic Warsgălˈĭk [key], campaigns in Gaul led by Julius Caesar in his two terms as proconsul of Cisalpine Gaul, Transalpine Gaul, and Illyricum (58 b.c.–51 b.c.). Caesar's…

Louis IX, king of France

(Encyclopedia) Louis IX or Saint Louis, 1214–70, king of France (1226–70), son and successor of Louis VIII. His mother, Blanche of Castile, was regent during his minority (1226–34), and her regency…

Normandy campaign

(Encyclopedia) Normandy campaign, June to Aug., 1944, in World War II. The Allied invasion of the European continent through Normandy began about 12:15 a.m. on June 6, 1944 (D-day). The plan, known…

Merlin Olsen Biography

Professional football player, actorBorn: 9/15/1940Died: 3/11/2010Best Known as: Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Merlin Olsen grew up in Utah, where he played…