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Biographies: Models

ModelsPeople in the NewsRecent ObituariesBiographies by CategoryAlt, Carol, model Alves, Michelle, model Ambrosio, Alessandra, model Anderson, Pamela, model, actress Banks, Tyra, model Barros, Ana…

Birkbeck, George

(Encyclopedia) Birkbeck, George, 1776–1841, English educator. He established (1800–1804) in Glasgow a popular course of lectures for workingmen, which led to the founding of the Glasgow Mechanics'…

color-field painting

(Encyclopedia) color-field painting, abstract art movement that originated in the 1960s. Coming after the abstract expressionism of the 1950s, color-field painting represents a sharp change from the…

Brewer's: Brooks of Sheffield

An imaginary individual mentioned in David Copperfield. (See Harris, Mrs.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BroomBrook A B C D E F G H I J K L M…

Brewer's: Ice-brook

A sword of ice-brook temper. Of the very best quality. The Spaniards used to plunge their swords and other weapons, while hot from the forge, into the brook Salo [Xalon], near Bilbilis, in…

Albert Brooks Biography

Albert Brooks (Albert Einstein)actor, director, screenwriterBorn: 7/22/1947Birthplace: Los Angeles Although he has appeared in many films, including Broadcast News (1987), in which he played a…

Brooke Shields Biography

Brooke Shieldsactress, modelBorn: 5/31/1965Birthplace: New York City A model and actress who started her career by performing in an Ivory Soap commercial when she was just 11 months old. By…

Garth Brooks Biography

Garth Brooks(Troyal Garth Brooks)country singerBorn: 2/7/1962Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma Wildly popular Grammy Award-winning country singer who has attracted scores of rock and pop fans as…

Mel Brooks Biography

Mel Brooks(Melvin Kaminsky)actor, director, screenwriter, producerBorn: 6/28/1926Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Originally a stand-up comic, he later became a TV writer ( Your Show of Shows) and a TV…