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Keel, Howard

(Harold Clifford Leek)singer, actorBirthplace: Gillespie, Ill.Born: 1919Died: 2004

Simon Birch

Director/Writer:Mark Steven JohnsonBuena Vista; PG; 110 minutesRelease:9/98Cast:Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt, David Strathairn, Dana Ivey, Jim Carrey and Jan…

Michel Mirowski

Michel MirowskiBorn: 1924Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland Implantable defibrillator—Heilman, Langer, Mower, and Mirowski: This team of doctors developed the implantable defibrillator, an internal…

Tobey Maguire Biography

Tobey MaguireactorBorn: 6/27/1975Birthplace: Santa Monica, California This young star of Pleasantville (1998) has already made a name for himself both onscreen and off. He has appeared in several…

Sandra Bernhard Biography

Sandra Bernhard actress comedianBorn: 6/6/1955Birthplace: Flint, Michigan   After a career as a Beverly Hills pedicurist and “in-your-face” stand-up comedy, she landed the coveted role of Masha…

Annie Oakley and Frank Butler

Skilled rifle shots who inspired an American musical by David Johnson Annie Oakley (Phoebe Anne "Annie" Oakley Mozee) of Darke County, Ohio, was a tomboy from the start, and soon became…

Chris Isaak Biography

Chris Isaak musician, actorBorn: 6/26/1956Birthplace: Stockton, California Although he bristles at being labeled a “retro” act, Chris Isaak's mournful, melancholy ballads, full of ache and…

Some Milestones in U.S. Diplomatic History

Source: U.S. State Department Benjamin Franklin was the first U.S. diplomat. He was appointed in 1776 to help gain French support for American independence and later became minister to France (…

1952 Men's Bobsled Medalists

Event   Time 2-Man GER (Andreas Ostler & Lorenz Nieberl) 5:24.54 4-Man GER (Andreas Ostler, Friedrich Kuhn, Lorenz Nieberl, Franz Kemser) 5:07.84   Alpine Skiing…