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Pleasantville (Film)

Director/Ross: Gary Ross New Line; PG-13; 116 minutes Release: 10/98 Cast: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, J.T. Walsh, Don Knotts, Marley Shelton, Jane…

The Anniversary Party

Directors/Writers:Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan CummingFine Line Features; R; 115 minutesRelease:6/01Cast:Jennifer Jason Leigh, Alan Cumming, Parker Posey, Gwyneth Paltrow The Anniversary…

King, Larry

(Encyclopedia) King, Larry, 1933-2021, American journalist, radio, and television personality, b. Lawrence Harvey Zeiger, Brooklyn, N.Y. After…

Jones, Casey

(Encyclopedia) Jones, Casey, 1864–1900, American locomotive engineer celebrated in ballad and song, probably b. Jordan, Fulton co., Ky. His real name was John Luther Jones, but at the age of 17 he…

Lean, Sir David

(Encyclopedia) Lean, Sir David, 1908–91, English film director, producer, and scriptwriter, b. Croyden, England. He entered the film industry in the 1920s, and had become one of Britain's most…

Monk, Meredith Jane

(Encyclopedia) Monk, Meredith Jane, 1942–, American dancer, choreographer, composer, singer, director, and filmmaker, b. Lima, Peru, grad. Sarah Lawrence College, 1964. A major figure in the avant-…

The Wedding Planner

Director:Adam ShankmanWriters:Michael Ellis and Pamela FalkColumbia Pictures; PG-13; 105 minutesRelease:1/01Cast:Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras Not to be…

Champlain, Samuel de

(Encyclopedia) Champlain, Samuel deChamplain, Samuel deshămplānˈ, Fr. sämüĕlˈ də shäNplăNˈ [key], 1567–1635, French explorer, the chief founder of New France. After serving in France under Henry of…

Columban, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Columban, SaintColumban, Saintkəlŭmˈbən [key], c.540–615, Irish missionary to the continent of Europe, also called Columbanus. He was trained in the abbey at Bangor. He and 12…

Groton

(Encyclopedia) Groton Groton grŏtˈən [key]. <1> Town (2020 pop. 38,411), New London co., SE…