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Bob Russell Biography

Bob Russell(Bob Roltner)entertainerBorn: 1908Birthplace: Passaic, New Jersey After appearing in Broadway musicals of the 1920s, Russell helped conceptualize many early television shows,…

Theresa Russell Biography

Theresa Russell(Theresa Paup)actressBorn: 3/20/1957Birthplace: San Diego, California After a career in modeling that began at age 12, this seductive and daring actress made her film debut in The Last…

Lynne Russell Biography

Lynne RussellTV news anchor Russell attended the University of Colorado, where she majored in nursing. In 1971 she became program director and host of an interview show at WKAT-TV in Miami.…

Russell Banks Biography

Russell BankswriterBorn: 3/28/1940Birthplace: Newton, Mass. Banks's hardscrabble working-class childhood in New Hampshire and Eastern Massachusetts has played a major role in shaping his writing. The…

Russell Crowe Biography

Russell Crowe actorBorn: 4/7/1964Birthplace: New Zealand New Zealand-born actor best known in the U.S. for his starring roles in the Academy Award-winning film L.A. Confidential (1997) and the…

Keri Russell Biography

Keri RussellactressBorn: 3/23/1976Birthplace: Fountain Valley, California Best known for her title role in the new WB series Felicity (1998–2002), Russell has been on the fringes of stardom for years…

Russell Baker Biography

Russell BakerwriterBorn: 1925Birthplace: Loudoun County, Virginia Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the New York Times. In 1993, he replaced Alistair Cooke as host of PBS's Masterpiece…

Harthacanute

(Encyclopedia) HarthacanuteHarthacanutehärˈthăkən&oomacr;t [key], Hardicanute, or HardecanuteHarthacanuteboth: härˈdĭkən&oomacr;t [key], d. 1042, king of Denmark (1035–42) and of the English…

Ickes, Harold LeClaire

(Encyclopedia) Ickes, Harold LeClaireIckes, Harold LeClaireĭkˈēz [key], 1874–1952, American statesman, b. Blair co., Pa. As a Chicago newspaper reporter and later as a lawyer, he became interested in…

Magnus I

(Encyclopedia) Magnus I (Magnus the Good), 1024–47, king of Norway (1035–47) and Denmark (1042–47), son of Olaf II. He was recalled from exile in 1035 by the former opponents of Olaf when they…