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Debbie Allen Biography

Debbie Allenactor, producer, director, choreographerBorn: 1/16/1950Birthplace: Houston, Texas Debbie Allen found fame as the demanding dance teacher Lydia Grant in the film Fame (1980), a…

Forrest (Phog) Allen

Forrest (Phog) AllenBorn: Nov. 18, 1885Basketball college coach 48 years; directed Kansas to NCAA title (1952); 746 wins.Died: Sept. 16, 1974Muhammad AliA - CBobby Allison

Joan Allen Biography

Joan Allen actressBorn: 8/20/1956Birthplace: Rochelle, Illinois Film and stage actress whose film credits include Face/Off (1997), The Ice Storm (1997), The Crucible (1996), Nixon (1995), and…

Gracie Allen Biography

Gracie AllenactressBorn: 7/20/1902Birthplace: San Francisco Actress who was the scatterbrained half of Hollywood's beloved husband-and-wife comedy team. Her husband, George Burns, was her straight…

Steve Allen Biography

Steve Allencomedian, actor, authorBorn: 12/26/1921Birthplace: New York City Grammy Award-winning comedian, actor, author and musician best known for his intelligent, informal comic style. He was the…

Tim Allen Biography

Tim Allen actor Born: 6/1/1953 Birthplace: Denver, Colorado Television and film actor who started his…

Woody Allen Biography

Woody Allen(Allen Stewart Konigsberg)writer, actor, playwrightBorn: 12/1/1935Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Academy Award-winning film director, writer, actor and playwright whose films range from…

Giving Pledge Participants

The United States is home to roughly 40% of the world's billionaires. About 10% of America's richest citizens have committed to participate in the Giving Pledge and donate…

Caesar, Sid

(Encyclopedia) Caesar, Sid (Isaac Sidney Caesar), 1922–2014, American comedian, one of the stars of the “golden age of live television,” b. Yonkers, N.Y. While performing in a World War II military…

Van Allen radiation belts

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Van Allen radiation belts: The solar wind, a stream of protons, electrons, and ions coming from the sun, gives the belts their asymmetrical shape. Van Allen radiation belts,…