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Harry Potter, Cast at Last
A young actor gets ready to enroll in Hogwarts by Holly Hartman This article was posted on January 20, 2000. (L to R) Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe, and Rupert Grint will star as Hermione,…Bond Street
(Encyclopedia) Bond Street, in Westminster, London, England, famous for its fashionable shops. Among the noted residents of Bond St. have been the authors Laurence Sterne, James Boswell, and Jonathan…Watson, John Broadus
(Encyclopedia) Watson, John Broadus, 1878–1958, American psychologist, b. Greenville, S.C. He taught (1903–8) at the Univ. of Chicago and was professor and director (1908–20) of the psychological…Harry Potter Movie Stars
Bringing the Potter books to the big screen by Shmuel Ross Daniel Radcliffe Related Links Order of the Phoenix Movie ReviewHarry Potter and the Goblet of FireQuiz: Order of the Phoenix…Gerard, James Watson
(Encyclopedia) Gerard, James WatsonGerard, James Watsonjərärdˈ [key], 1867–1951, U.S. ambassador to Germany (1913–17), b. Geneseo, N.Y. As ambassador, he handled many delicate negotiations, including…Emma Thompson Biography
Emma Thompsonactress, screenwriterBorn: 4/15/1959Birthplace: London, England Academy Award-winning film and television actress and screenwriter known for her intelligence and lively wit. Her films…behaviorism
(Encyclopedia) behaviorism, school of psychology which seeks to explain animal and human behavior entirely in terms of observable and measurable responses to environmental stimuli. Behaviorism was…Berkman, Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Berkman, AlexanderBerkman, Alexanderbĕrkˈmän, bûrkˈmən [key], 1870–1936, anarchist, b. Vilna (then in Russian Lithuania). He immigrated to the United States c.1887. Angered by the…Field, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Field, Michael, pseud. used by two English authors, Katherine Harris Bradley, 1846–1914, and her niece Edith Emma Cooper, 1862–1913, who collaborated on numerous literary works,…Crick, Francis Harry Compton
(Encyclopedia) Crick, Francis Harry Compton, 1916–2004, English scientist, grad. University College, London, and Caius College, Cambridge. Crick was trained as a physicist, and from 1940 to 1947 he…