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Gene Kelly Biography

Gene Kellydancer, actorBorn: 8/23/1912Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Dancer and film and stage actor who was an innovator in musical films, bringing the exuberance and athleticism of…

Kelly McGillis Biography

Kelly McGillisactressBorn: 7/9/1957Birthplace: Newport Beach, California McGillis's first two movie performances, in Reuben, Reuben (1983) and Witness (1985), received critical praise. She next…

Emmett Kelly Biography

Emmett KellyclownBorn: 12/9/1898Birthplace: Sedan, Kansas A clown who made his character of Weary Willie a living character in the circus scene. Through the 1930s, he developed the act with…

R. Kelly Biography

R. Kelly(Robert Kelly)musician, songwriterBorn: 1969Birthplace: Chicago Grammy-winning musician and songwriter known for his songwriting prowess (he has written for Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson…

2003 People in the News

Abu Abbas,Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen),John Abizaid,Kofi Annan,Sami Al-Arian,Lance Armstrong,Peter Arnett,John Ashcroft,Tariq Aziz,José María Aznar,Steve Bechler,David Beckham,William Bennett,…

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…

Pescadores

(Encyclopedia) PescadoresPescadorespĕskədôrˈəz, –rəs [key], Mandarin Penghu or P'eng-hu, group of 64 small islands (2010 pop. 86,967), area c.50 sq mi (130 sq km), in Taiwan Strait, c.25 to 30 mi (40…

Denali

(Encyclopedia) Denali, formerly Mount McKinley, peak, 20,310 ft (6,190 m) high, S central Alaska, in the Alaska Range; highest point in North America. Permanent snowfields cover more than half the…

Fred Kelly 2000 Deaths

Fred KellyAge: 83 Broadway producer, director, choreographer, and dance teacher whose students included his brother Gene, Queen Elizabeth, and John Travolta. Despite his immense talent and…