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Marina Sirtis Biography

Marina SirtisactressBorn: 3/29/1959Birthplace: London, England Sirtis attended the Guild Hall School of Music and Drama in her native England before heading for Hollywood. After months of…

Jim Valvano Biography

Jim Valvano Born: Mar. 10, 1946Basketball coach at N.C. State whose team upset Houston to win national title in 1983; in 19 seasons as a coach appeared in 8 NCAA tournaments; twice voted ACC…

Wilson, Edward Osborne

(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Edward Osborne, 1929–2021, American sociobiologist, b. Birmingham, Ala., Univ. of Alabama (B.S., 1949; M.S.,1950), Harvard Univ…

Emmett Kelly

Emmett KellyclownBorn: 12/9/1898Birthplace: Sedan, Kansas A clown who made his character of Weary Willie a living character in the circus scene. Through the 1930s, he developed the act with…

Roy Rogers Biography

Roy Rogers(Leonard Frank Sly)actor, singerBorn: 11/5/1911Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio Actor and singer who starred in more than 80 Westerns, earning the moniker “King of the Cowboys.” He…

Emmett Kelly Biography

Emmett KellyclownBorn: 12/9/1898Birthplace: Sedan, Kansas A clown who made his character of Weary Willie a living character in the circus scene. Through the 1930s, he developed the act with…

Roger Ebert Biography

Roger Ebertfilm criticBorn: 6/18/1942Birthplace: Urbana, Illinois Best known as co-host with Gene Siskel of the popular television programs Siskel & Ebert (1986–1999) and At the Movies (PBS,…

Georgie Tapps Biography

Georgie Tapps(Mortimer Ambrose Becker)tap dancerBorn: 11/6/1911Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York A tap dancer and choreographer, Tapps performed in films of the 1930s and 1940s, including 52nd Street (…

The Major and the Minor

Universal; $14.98Feature; NRDirector:Billy WilderCast:Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland Billy Wilder's delightful American debut (1942) stars the always crackerjack Ginger Rogers as a struggling…

Margaret Murie 2003 Deaths

Margaret MurieAge: 101 conservationist who championed the preservation of wilderness. Murie and her husband Olaus successfully campaigned for the creation of the Arctic National Wildlife…