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Frank McCourt Biography

Frank McCourtwriter, teacherBorn: 1931Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Publishing phenomenon whose 1996 account of his miserable Irish childhood, Angela's Ashes, remained on the New York Times…

Frank Capra Biography

Frank CapradirectorBorn: 5/18/1897Birthplace: Palermo, Sicily Academy Award-winning director known for his films that depict the triumph of the little guy. His films include It Happened One Night (…

Frank Sinatra Biography

Frank Sinatrasinger, actorBorn: 12/12/1915Birthplace: Hoboken, New Jersey Academy and Grammy Award-winning singer and actor who matured from the bobby-soxers' heartthrob to one of the most…

Frank Zappa Biography

Frank Zapparock musicianBorn: 12/21/1940Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland Grammy Award-winning rock musician remembered for his complex, virtuosic musical satires. He formed The Mothers of Invention…

River Forest

(Encyclopedia) River Forest, residential village (1990 pop. 11,669), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago, on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1880. It is the seat of Dominican Univ. and Concordia Univ…

George Miller 2003 Deaths

George MillerAge: 61 stand-up comedian who appeared on Late Night with David Letterman 56 times, more than any other comic. Died: Los Angeles, March 5, 2003Doug MichelsM - QPaul Monash…

Jason Miller 2001 Deaths

Jason MillerAge: 62 playwright and actor who won a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for That Champion Season. He directed the 1982 film adaptation of the play. He received an Oscar…

Ann Miller 2004 Deaths

Ann MillerAge: 81 athletic tap dancer who appeared in a string of films in the 1940s and 1950s, including Kiss Me Kate and On the Town. She made a splash with her 1979 comeback, Broadway's…

Judith Miller, 2005 News

New York Times reporter, was sent to jail in July after she refused to testify before a grand jury about confidential sources she interviewed while researching the illegal disclosure of the…

Bode Miller, 2006 News

world champion skier, apologized for admitting on 60 Minutes in January that he had competed while hung over. While some found his admission upsetting, few were all that surprised. Miller,…