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Carlos Santana Biography

Carlos SantanamusicianBorn: 7/20/1947Birthplace: Autlan De Navarro, Mexico The guitar-playing legend's blend of blues, rock, and Afro-Cuban rhythms has kept him visible on the popular music front for…

Carlo Ponti Biography

Carlo PontiproducerBorn: 12/11/1912Birthplace: Magenta, Italy A producer of numerous Italian and English-language films, Ponti worked with accomplished directors such as Fellini (La Strada, 1954;…

Gesualdo, Carlo

(Encyclopedia) Gesualdo, CarloGesualdo, Carlokärˈlō jāz&oomacr;älˈdō [key], Prince of Venosa, c.1560–1613, Italian composer. Gesualdo's first musical work was published in 1585. His complex later…

Madoff, Bernard Lawrence

(Encyclopedia) Madoff, Bernard Lawrence Madoff, Bernard Lawrence māˈdôf [key], 1938–2021, American stockbroker,…

Goldoni, Carlo

(Encyclopedia) Goldoni, CarloGoldoni, Carlokärˈlō gōldôˈnē [key], 1707–93, Italian dramatist. He was enamored of comedy from childhood, having sketched his first comic drama at eight. He took a…

Pozzo di Borgo, Carlo Andrea

(Encyclopedia) Pozzo di Borgo, Carlo AndreaPozzo di Borgo, Carlo Andreakärˈlō ändrĕˈä pôtˈtsō dē bôrˈgō [key], 1764–1842. Corsican politician and diplomat in Russian service, b. Corsica. In the…

Eglevsky, André

(Encyclopedia) Eglevsky, AndréEglevsky, Andréändrāˈ ĕgˈlĕvskē [key], 1917–77, Russian–American dancer; b. Moscow. He trained in France and made his debut (1931) in London. Eglevsky danced (1939–42)…

June 2009 Current Events: Business/Science News

U.S. News | World News Here are the key events in business and science news for the month of June 2009. General Motors Files for Bankruptcy, Plans to Close 14 Plants (June 1): General Motors files…

Yvonne de Carlo Biography

actressDied: Jan. 8, 2007 (Los Angeles, California) Best Known as: actress who played Lily on "The Munsters" Actress who played Lily on the CBS television…

Carlos Ascanio 1998 Deaths

Carlos AscanioAge: 82 the only Venezuelan to play in America's Negro baseball leagues; played three months in 1946 with the New York Black Yankees where he earned the nickname “The Earthquake…