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Entertainment News from July 1999

1Ally McBeal star Calista Flockhart puts the media in its place, telling its members obsessed with her weight to “kiss my skinny white ass,” on her appearance on David Letterman's Late Show.…

Jones, George Glenn

(Encyclopedia) Jones, George Glenn, 1931–2013, American country music singer and guitarist, b. Saratoga, Tex. Influenced by Roy Acuff and Hank Williams, he began recording in 1954; among his early…

Ronstadt, Linda

(Encyclopedia) Ronstadt, Linda (Linda Maria Ronstadt), 1946–, American singer, b. Tucson, Ariz. She is known for the clarity and strength of her soprano voice and for the range of song genres in…

Entertainment News from March 1998

2Two New Zealand playwrights file a lawsuit in Los Angeles claiming that the year's most profitable film, The Full Monty, is based on their 1987 play, Ladies Night. Andrew McCarten and…

Entertainment News from April 1998

1Howard Stern and CBS announce the shock jock will host a late-night show to rival Saturday Night Live, with a combination of guests, comedy sketches and, of course, tasteless Stern pranks.…

James Millander HANKS, Congress, AR (1833-1909)

HANKS James Millander , a Representative from Arkansas; born in Helena, Phillips County, Ark., February 12, 1833; attended the public schools, the college at New Albany, Ind., and Jackson College…

Grand Ole Opry

(Encyclopedia) Grand Ole Opry, weekly American radio program featuring live country and western music. The nation's oldest…

Bonds, Barry Lamar

(Encyclopedia) Bonds, Barry Lamar, 1964–, American baseball player, b. Riverside, Calif. Bonds grew up surrounded by baseball; his father, Bobby Bonds, was a San Francisco Giants outfielder (1968–74…