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Betti, Ugo

(Encyclopedia) Betti, UgoBetti, Ugo&oomacr;ˈgō bətˈtē [key], 1892–1953, Italian dramatist and poet. He was a judge by profession. His earliest published works were two volumes of poetry (1922 and…

Between Brothers

FoxThursday 8:30–9:00 p.m.Cast: Kadeem Hardison, Dondre Whitfield, Kelly Perrine, Tommy Davidson and Rachel Crawford The Gordon brothers are both attractive and successful, but that's about…

Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer 2004 Deaths

Marjorie Courtenay-LatimerAge: 97 South African naturalist who in 1938 discovered a coelacanth, a species of fish believed to have been extinct for 70 million years. Died: East London, South…

Floyd Patterson 2006 Deaths

Floyd PattersonAge: 71 legendary boxer who won the middleweight gold medal at the 1952 Olympics. In 1956 he knocked out Archie Moore and became the youngest heavyweight champ. Died: New Paltz…

Gail Goodrich Biography

Gail GoodrichBorn: April 23, 1943Basketball G starred at UCLA and won two national championships in 1964 and 1965 under legendary coach John Wooden's tutelage; won the NBA championship with…

Biographies: Archaeologists

ArchaeologistsPeople in the NewsRecent ObituariesBiographies by CategoryBelzoni, Giovanni Battista, Italian adventurer and antiquities dealer Bent, James Theodore, English explorer and…

Coca-Cola 600

Coca-Cola 600 Held over 400 laps on 1.5-mile oval at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Previously known as World 600 (1960-85). It has been Coca-Cola 600 since 1986 (in 2002, sponsors…

Robert Gore Biography

Robert Gore Born: 1937 Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah ePTFE—Gore invented a new form of polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) widely known by the…

Leopardi, Giacomo

(Encyclopedia) Leopardi, GiacomoLeopardi, Giacomojäˈkōmō lāōpärˈdē [key], 1798–1837, Italian poet and scholar, considered Italy's outstanding 19th-century poet. An intellectual prodigy, he taught…

Ellison, Ralph

(Encyclopedia) Ellison, Ralph (Ralph Waldo Ellison), 1914–94, African-American author, b. Oklahoma City, studied Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee Univ.). Originally a trumpet player and aspiring…