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Eric Roberts Biography

Eric RobertsactorBorn: 4/18/1956Birthplace: Biloxi, Mississippi Older brother of actress Julia Roberts, Eric Roberts appeared on the stage as a child and starred in the 1989 Broadway production of…

2006 TD Banknorth U.S. Alpine Championships

(March 24–29, 2006, Sugarloaf, Maine)MenDownhill—1. Bode Miller, Bretton Woods, N.H.; 2. Daron Rahlves, Sugar Bowl, Calif.; 3. J. J. Johnson, Park City, UtahSuper G—1. Daron Rahlves, Sugar…

Ocean's Eleven

Director:Steven SoderberghWriter:Ted GriffinWarner Bros.; PG-13; 110 minutesRelease:12/01Cast:George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia Fueled by star power, suavity,…

Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss

(Encyclopedia) Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816–94, American politician and Union general in the Civil War, b. Waltham, Mass. After serving in the Massachusetts legislature (1849–53), Banks entered…

Rockefeller University

(Encyclopedia) Rockefeller University, philanthropic organization in New York City, founded 1901 as the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research by John D. Rockefeller for furthering medical…

Art Institute of Chicago

(Encyclopedia) Art Institute of Chicago, museum and art school, in Grant Park, facing Michigan Ave. It was incorporated in 1879; George Armour was the first president. Since 1893 the Institute has…

New Netherland

(Encyclopedia) New Netherland, territory included in a commercial grant by the government of Holland to the Dutch West India Company in 1621. Colonists were settled along the Hudson River region; in…

Bagehot, Walter

(Encyclopedia) Bagehot, WalterBagehot, Walterbăjˈət [key], 1826–77, English social scientist. After working in his father's banking firm, he edited (1860–77) the Economist (which had been founded by…