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Lanford Wilson Biography

Lanford WilsonplaywrightBorn: 4/13/1937Birthplace: Lebanon, Missouri Prolific playwright whose works center on dynamic characters, often plagued by psychological problems. In 1969, he co-…

August Wilson Biography

August Wilsonplaywright, poet, writerBorn: 4/27/1945Birthplace: Pittsburgh Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, poet and writer whose work focused on the struggles of African…

Brian Wilson Biography

Brian WilsonmusicianBorn: 6/20/1942Birthplace: Hawthorne, California Founding member of the Beach Boys and main songwriter, arranger, and producer for the group during its heyday; between…

Cassandra Wilson Biography

Cassandra WilsonsingerBorn: 12/4/1955Birthplace: Jackson, Mississippi With such albums as Songbook (1985), Blue Skies (1988), and Blue Light Til Dawn (1993), many critics call her the finest…

Luke Wilson Biography

Luke WilsonactorBorn: 9/21/1971Birthplace: Dallas, Texas When brothers Owen and Luke Wilson left their Dallas childhood home for the University of Texas, they had no idea they were on the way…

Owen Wilson Biography

Owen Wilsonactor, screenwriterBorn: 11/18/1968Birthplace: Dallas, Texas When brothers Owen and Luke Wilson left their Dallas childhood home for the University of Texas, they had no idea they…

Houston, David Franklin

(Encyclopedia) Houston, David FranklinHouston, David Franklinhy&oomacr;ˈstən [key], 1866–1940, American cabinet officer and educator, b. Monroe, N.C., grad. South Carolina College, 1887, M.A.…

Wilson, Robert Butler, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Robert Butler, Jr., 1973–, American economist, b. Geneva, Nebr., D.B.A. Harvard, 1963. A faculty member at the Stanford Graduate School of Business since 1964 (emeritus from…

Uncle Sam

(Encyclopedia) Uncle Sam, name used to designate the U.S. government. The origins of the term are unclear. The term was believed to have arisen in the War of 1812, when it seems to have been used at…

Davis, Viola

(Encyclopedia) Davis, Viola, 1965-, African-American actress and producer, b. St. Matthews, S.C., Rhode Island College (B.A., 1988), Juilliard (1993,…