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Benicio Del Toro Biography
Benicio Del ToroactorBorn: 2/19/1967Birthplace: Santurce, Puerto Rico Intense actor who has recently made the jump from intriguing supporting performances to more featured roles in Excess…Diana, Princess of Wales 1997 Deaths
Diana, Princess of WalesBritain's goodwill ambassador Diana captivated the world with her natural poise and charm. For years she battled the tabloid press and the intrusive paparazzi that…Ken Kesey 2001 Deaths
Ken KeseyAge: 66 writer and counterculture hero who was inspired to write his first novel, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, while working as a night attendant in the psychiatric ward of a…The Cider House Rules
Director:Lasse HallstromWriter:John IrvingMiramax Films; PG-13; 125 minutesRelease:12/99Cast:Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Michael Caine, Erykah Badu Novelist John Irving adapted his…Grace Hopper Biography
Grace Hopperrear admiral; computer scientistBorn: 12/9/1906Birthplace: New York City Dr. Grace Murray Hopper was one of the earliest computer programmers and a leader in the field of software…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, May 20, 1804
Day 15 Day 17 Clark, May 20, 1804 Sunday 20th May A Cloudy morning rained and hard wind from the ____ last night, The letter George lost yesterday found by a Country man, I gave the party…Percy Bysshe Shelley: To Emilia Viviani
by Percy Bysshe Shelley From the Arabic: An ImitationThe FugitivesTo Emilia Viviani Published, (1) by Mrs. Shelley, "Posthumous Poems", 1824; (2, 1) by Dr. Garnett, "Relics of Shelley",…2001 National Book Critics Circle Awards
Fiction: Austerlitz, W. G. Sebald (Random House)General Nonfiction: Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper, Nicholson Baker (Random House)Biography or Autobiography: Boswell's…Le Nozze di Figaro <br/>(The Marriage of Figaro)
Music:Wolfgang Amadeus MozartLibretto:Lorenzo da Ponte, based on the poem by Pierre BeaumarchaisPremiere:Vienna, May 1, 1786 The Marriage of Figaro recounts the further comic adventures of…Pierce Brosnan Biography
Pierce BrosnanactorBorn: 5/16/1953Birthplace: Navan, Meath, Ireland Irish-born actor whose starring role in the American TV detective series Remington Steele (1982–87) made him a popular sex…