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Holly Hunter Biography

Holly HunteractressBorn: 3/20/1958Birthplace: Conyers, Georgia Academy- and Emmy Award-winning film and television actress. Often thought of as a Southern bundle of energy who can talk, talk, talk,…

Jessica Chastain

American actress Jessica Chastain won an Oscar as the star of The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Chastain was also nominated for a best actress Oscar for Zero Dark Thirty (2012) and best supporting actress for…

Dr. Seuss

Name at birth: Theodor Seuss GeiselDr. Seuss wrote and illustrated nearly 50 books of quirky children's verse during his lifetime, becoming one of the 20th century's most famous English-language…

Shepard Fairey

Name at birth: Frank Shepard FaireyShepard Fairey shot to national fame as the graphic artist behind a 2008 iconic poster of Barack Obama, a portrait labeled simply "HOPE" and in a style that could…

1984 Cannes Film Festival

Palme d'OrParis, Texas, Wim Wenders (Germany)Special Jury PrizeNaplo, Marta Meszaros (Hungary)Best ActorAlfredo Landa and Francisco Rabal, The Holy Innocents (Spain)Best ActressHelen Mirren,…

Christopher GORE, Congress, MA (1758-1827)

Senate Years of Service: 1813-1816 Party: Federalist GORE Christopher , a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., September 21, 1758; graduated from Harvard College in 1776; studied…

1952 Emmy Awards

Best Dramatic ProgramRobert Montgomery Presents (NBC)Best ActorThomas MitchellBest ActressHelen HayesMost Outstanding PersonalityBishop Fulton J. SheenBest Situation ComedyI Love Lucy (CBS)…

Russell Brand

Russell Brand is a British celebrity whose success spread from United Kingdom radio and television to big-time Hollywood movies such as Get Him to the Greek and on to a career as a comedian-…

Eddie Redmayne

Name at birth: Edward John David RedmayneEddie Redmayne is an English actor known for his many roles on screen in period pieces, including his Oscar-winning turn as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of…