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Tom HanksactorBorn: 7/9/1956Birthplace: Concord, California Academy Award-winning comic and dramatic actor who won consecutive Oscars for Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994). He also starred…Daryl Hannah Biography
Daryl HannahactressBorn: 12/3/1960Birthplace: Chicago Strikingly pretty actress who, literally, made a Splash (1984) with Tom Hanks in one of her earliest movies, and has also showed a nice…Timeline: Cartoons
Steamboat Willie Poster, Mickey Mouse's film debut Here are some key moments and events in the history and evolution of cartoons 1877 1928 1950 1960…Clancy, Tom
(Encyclopedia) Clancy, Tom (Thomas Leo Clancy, Jr.), 1947–2013, American popular novelist, b. Baltimore, grad. Loyola Univ. Maryland (B.A., 1969). While working as an insurance agent he wrote The…Durham, John George Lambton, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Durham, John George Lambton, 1st earl ofDurham, John George Lambton, 1st earl ofdûrˈ əm [key], 1792–1840, British statesman. A stormy liberal career in Parliament (1813–32), which…jay
(Encyclopedia) jay, common name for a number of birds of the family Corvidae (crows and jays), found in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. The best-known representatives in America are the blue jay,…Queensberry, John Sholto Douglas, 8th marquess of
(Encyclopedia) Queensberry, John Sholto Douglas, 8th marquess of, 1844–1900, British nobleman, originator of the code of rules that governs modern boxing. He served in the British army and navy and…Schmeling, Max
(Encyclopedia) Schmeling, Max (Maximilian Schmeling), 1905–2005, German boxer. He debuted as a professional fighter in 1924 and came to the United States in 1928. Two years later the methodical…George, Saint
(Encyclopedia) George, Saint, 4th cent.?, perhaps a soldier in the imperial army who died for the faith in Asia Minor. His life is cloaked in legends; Gibbon's identification of him with George of…Greider, Carol Widney
(Encyclopedia) Greider, Carol Widney, 1961–, American molecular biologist, b. San Diego, Calif., Ph.D. Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1987. Greider was a researcher and professor at the Cold Spring…Trending
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