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Roger Corman Biography

Roger Cormandirector, producer, screenwriter, actorBorn: 1926Birthplace: Detroit It's hard to know how Hollywood could have survived without Corman. Hailed as “The king of the B movies,” his…

Keenan Wynn

Keenan Wynn(Francis Xavier Aloysius Wynn)actorBorn: 7/27/1916Birthplace: New York City A prolific actor, Wynn's career spanned 52 years and 168 roles in movies and television. His best-known…

Keenan Wynn Biography

Keenan Wynn(Francis Xavier Aloysius Wynn)actorBorn: 7/27/1916Birthplace: New York City A prolific actor, Wynn's career spanned 52 years and 168 roles in movies and television. His best-known…

Pearl Jam Biography

Pearl Jamalternative rock band One of several Seattle-based grunge bands, Pearl Jam found a following during the 1990s. The group's first album, Ten (1991), established the band with songs…

papal election

(Encyclopedia) papal election, election of the pope by the college of cardinals meeting in secret conclave in the Sistine Chapel not less than 15 nor more than 18 days after the death of the previous…

Didion, Joan

(Encyclopedia) Didion, Joan Didion, Joan dĭdˈēŏn [key], 1934–2021, American writer, b. Sacramento, Calif., Univ. of…

Saint Columban

It is no wonder that this saint's emblem is the bear, as he seems to have had a knack for causing trouble by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Columban (540?–615) Also known as St.…

Yeats, W. B.

(Encyclopedia) Yeats, W. B. (William Butler Yeats), 1865–1939, Irish poet and playwright, b. Dublin. The greatest lyric poet Ireland has produced and one of the major figures of 20th-century…

Roman Catholic Pontiffs

Here is a list of all the popes, from St. Peter to Francis I.     Reigned Name Birthplace From To St. Peter Bethsaida 42? 67? St. Linus Tuscia c. 67 76 St…

The Gregorian Reform

The Julian calendar is phased out   Related Links History of the Calendar History of the Lunar Calendar History of the Egytpian Calendar History of the Roman (Julian) Calendar…