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Paul Bowles Biography

Paul BowlesAge: 88 maverick writer and composer who influenced a generation of Beat writers with his moody, dark stories and novels and his eccentric lifestyle. He's best known for his 1949…

Donald Hall Biography

American poetBorn: September 20, 1928Birthplace: New Haven, Conn. Former Poet Laureate of the U.S., Donald Hall is known for his descriptions of rural landscape --…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: A Dirge

by Percy Bysshe Shelley To Jane: 'The Keen Stars Were Twinkling'Lines Written in the Bay of LericiA Dirge Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Posthumous Poems", 1824. Rough wind, that moanest…

Harsh Realm

FoxFriday 9:00–10:00 p.m.; canceledCast:Scott Bairstow, D.B. Sweeney, Terry O'Quinn, Rachel Hayward, Max Martini, Samantha Mathis, and Sarah Jane Redmond The X-Files creator Chris Carter's…

Bette Davis Biography

Bette Davis(Ruth Elizabeth Davis)actressBorn: 5/5/1908Birthplace: Lowell, Massachusetts Academy Award -winning film and television actress known for her distinctive appearance and voice, as well as…

Roger Vadim 2000 Deaths

Roger VadimAge: 72 French director whose first film, And God Created Woman (1956), launched the career of then-wife Brigitte Bardot. One of France's pioneering New Wave directors, Vadim…

Demi Moore Biography

Demi Moore(Demetria Guynes)actressBorn: 11/11/1962Birthplace: Roswell, New Mexico Film and television actress who played Jackie Templeton on General Hospital (1981–83) before she became a…

2001 Deaths: G - L

Milton GablerGunther Gebel-WilliamsMarty GlickmanBoris GoldovskyE. H. GombrichTheodore GottleibKatharine GrahamMorris GravesLeon GrayJoseph GreenbergJane GreerJohn GuedelRachel GurneyEinar…

The Economist's Toolbox: Watch Out!

Watch Out!The Economist's ToolboxIntroductionNumbers Please: Economic DataWatch Out! When you are considering economic data and other numbers, for example financial data, watch out for the…