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The Gift

Director:Sam RaimiWriters:Billy Bob Thornton and Tom EppersonParamount Classics; R; 112 minutesRelease:1/01Cast:Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Keanu Reeves Director Sam Raimi, like the Coen…

Sandringham

(Encyclopedia) SandringhamSandringhamsănˈdrĭngəm [key], village, Norfolk, E England, near the Wash River. Sandringham House, with its large estate, was purchased in 1861 by Edward VII, then prince of…

Mallory, George Herbert Leigh

(Encyclopedia) Mallory, George Herbert LeighMallory, George Herbert Leighmălˈərē [key], 1886–1924, English mountain climber. After some spectacular ascents in the Alps, he participated in the Everest…

Engelmann, George

(Encyclopedia) Engelmann, GeorgeEngelmann, Georgeĕngˈəlmən [key], 1809–84, American physician and botanist, b. Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, educated at the universities of Heidelberg and Würzburg (M.D…

The Devil's Advocate

Director: Taylor HackfordWriters: Jonathan Lemkin and Tony GilroyDirector of Photography:Andrzej BartkowiakEditor:Mark WarnerMusic:James Newton HowardProduction Designer:Bruno RubeoProducers:…

Sweet November

Director:Pat O'ConnorWriter:Kurt VoelkerWarner Bros.; PG-13; 110 minutesRelease2/01Cast:Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron, Jason Isaacs February is limbo month at the movie theaters. Sequels (…

Charlotte, queen consort of George III of England

(Encyclopedia) CharlotteCharlotteshärˈlət [key] (Charlotte Sophia), 1744–1818, queen consort of George III of England. The niece of Frederick, duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, she was married to George…

Bannatyne, George

(Encyclopedia) Bannatyne, GeorgeBannatyne, Georgebănˈətīn [key], 1545–1608?, collector of Scottish poems. He compiled the Bannatyne MS (1568), the chief collection of Scottish verse of the 15th and…

Biographies: Notable Actors

Notable Actors Isabella Rossellini See also Filmmakers and Directors African-American Actors Asian American Film & Television Personalities Hispanic-American Film, Television, and…

Mill Springs

(Encyclopedia) Mill Springs, village, on the Cumberland River, S of Frankfort, SE Ky.; site of the opening battle of the Kentucky-Tennessee campaign of the Civil War and the first important Union…