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2010 Academy Awards

The 2010 Academy Awards were presented on February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners are in bold. Best Picture Black Swan   The…

Russell, Henry Norris

(Encyclopedia) Russell, Henry Norris, 1877–1957, American astronomer, b. Oyster Bay, N.Y., grad. Princeton, 1897. In 1902 he went to Cambridge, England, to study. He returned to Princeton in 1905,…

Russell, Ken

film directorBirthplace: Southhampton, EnglandBorn: 7/3/27

Russell, Leon

pianist, singerBirthplace: Lawton, Okla.Born: 4/2/41

Brewer's: Russel

A common name given to a fox, from its russet colour. Dann Russel, the fox, stert up at cones, And by the garget hente Chaunteclere And on his bak toward the wood him here. Chaucer: The…

Russell Baker

Russell BakerwriterBorn: 1925Birthplace: Loudoun County, Virginia Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the New York Times. In 1993, he replaced Alistair Cooke as host of PBS's Masterpiece…

Bill Russell

Bill RussellBorn: Feb. 12, 1934Basketball C won titles in college (with San Francisco in 1995,56), Olympics (1956) and pros; 5-time NBA MVP (1958,61,62,63,65); led Boston to 11 titles from…