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Fred Gwynne Biography

Fred GwynneactorBorn: 7/10/1926Birthplace: New York City Fred Gwynne is best known as the amiable Herman Munster in the television series The Munsters (1964–66). But the long-faced, deep-…

Fred Savage Biography

Fred Savage actorBorn: 7/9/1976Birthplace: Highland Park, Illinois As a juvenile actor, Savage made his film debut in The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) and is best known for his starring role as…

Fred Astaire Biography

Fred Astaire(Frederick Austerlitz)dancer, actorBorn: 5/10/1899Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska Dancer and actor who appeared with dancing partner Ginger Rogers in several romantic comedies that elevated…

Fred MacMurray Biography

Fred MacMurrayactorBorn: 8/30/1908Birthplace: Kankakee, Illinois Originally a traveling-band saxophonist, MacMurray began work in the silent films of the late 1920s. His long list of film credits,…

Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory

(Encyclopedia) Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory, astronomical observatory located 35 mi (56 km) S of Tucson, Ariz., at an altitude of 8,500 ft (2,590 m). It is operated jointly by the Smithsonian…

Entertainment News from March 2001

1A strike by the Writers Guild of America looks imminent. Talks between the Writers Guild of America and the television and film industry break down. The sticking point is residuals writers…

Richards, Gordon

(Encyclopedia) Richards, Gordon, 1904–86, British jockey. He began as a stable apprentice in 1919. From the mid-1920s until his retirement in 1954, he was the championship jockey of England 26 times…

Rheinsberg

(Encyclopedia) RheinsbergRheinsbergrīnsˈbĕrk [key], town, Potsdam dist., NE Germany. It is a tourist and manufacturing center. The rococo palace in Rheinsberg was the residence (1736–40) of Crown…