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Michael E. McMAHON, Congress, NY (1957)

McMAHON Michael E. , a Representative from New York; born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., September 12, 1957; graduated from Monsignor Farrell High School, Staten Island, N.Y.; B.A., New…

Stanley Fish Biography

Stanley Fishliterary theoristBorn: 4/19/1939Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island American literary theorist known for his writings about the role of the reader in literature. After receiving…

Shirley Povich 1998 Deaths

Shirley PovichAge: 92 Washington Post columnist who's first byline appeared in 1923 and last appeared the day he died; logged more than 15,000 columns over his 75-year career covering sports…

Douglas Engelbart

Douglas EngelbartBorn: 1925Birthplace: near Portland, Oregon X-Y position indicator for a display system: the mouse—Douglas Engelbart envisioned a computer that would work in the modern…

2002 Deaths: A - F

Jack Henry AbbottJohn AgarBob AkinStephen AmbroseWalter AnnenbergKenneth ArmitageBuck BakerNorman “Buddy” BakerJoaquín BalaguerDavid W. BarryAlice BauerMildred BensonDave BergMilton…

Orange County

Director:Jake KasdanWriter:Mike WhiteParamount Pictures; PG-13; 83 minutesRelease:1/02Cast:Colin Hanks, Schuyler Fish, Catherine O'Hara Orange County romps through suburbia's stock landscape…

Linda Fiorentino Biography

Linda Fiorentino (Clorinda Fiorentino)actressBorn: 3/9/1960Birthplace: Philadelphia Regularly cast among well-known actors, this dark, sexy leading lady proved she had what it takes in movies…

Spenser, Edmund

(Encyclopedia) Spenser, Edmund, 1552?–1599, English poet, b. London. He was the friend of men eminent in literature and at court, including Gabriel Harvey, Sir Philip Sidney, Sir Walter Raleigh, and…

Georgian architecture

(Encyclopedia) Georgian architecture. It includes several trends in English architecture that were predominant during the reigns (1714–1830) of George I, George II, George III, and George IV. The…

The Dreamlife of Angels

Director:Erick ZoncaWriters:Roger Bohbot and Erick ZoncaSony Pictures Classics; R; 113 minutesRelease:4/99Cast:Élodie Bouchez, Natacha Régnier, Gregoire Colin The critics at last year' Cannes…