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Liddell Hart, Sir Basil Henry

(Encyclopedia) Liddell Hart, Sir Basil HenryLiddell Hart, Sir Basil Henrylĭˈdəl härt [key], 1895–1970, English author and military strategist, b. Paris. His education at Cambridge was interrupted by…

Rodgers, Richard Charles

(Encyclopedia) Rodgers, Richard Charles, 1902–79, American composer, b. New York City. Rodgers studied at Columbia and the Institute of Musical Art, New York City. He met both of his future…

Kevin Bacon Biography

Kevin Bacon actorBorn: 7/8/1958Birthplace: Philadelphia After his movie debut in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), he did a couple of stints on soaps Search For Tomorrow (1979) and The…

Kevin Costner Biography

Kevin Costneractor, directorBorn: 1/18/1955Birthplace: Los Angeles Academy Award-winning actor and director who often plays stoic but vulnerable heroes. His films include Bull Durham (1988), JFK (…

Kevin Kline Biography

Kevin KlineactorBorn: 10/24/1947Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri Academy and Tony Award-winning film and stage actor known for his comedic and musical roles. His films include The Big Chill (1983), A…

Kevin Spacey Biography

Kevin Spacey(Kevin Fowler)actor, directorBorn: 7/26/1959Birthplace: South Orange, New Jersey Known for playing offbeat characters in movies like The Usual Suspects (1995), for which he won a Best…

Kevin Sorbo Biography

Kevin Sorbo actorBorn: 9/24/1958Birthplace: Mound, Minnesota After many guest appearances on Dallas, Murder, She Wrote, and Cybill, among others, Sorbo landed the title role in a series of…

Hopewell

(Encyclopedia) Hopewell. <1> City (2020 pop. 1,922), Mercer co., central N.J.; inc. 1891. The area was settled in the early 1700s. One early…

Hart, Moss

(Encyclopedia) Hart, Moss, 1904–61, American dramatist, b. New York City, studied at Columbia. His first important play, Once in a Lifetime (1930), marked the beginning of a long collaboration with…

Channing, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Channing, Edward, 1856–1931, American historian, b. Dorchester, Mass.; son of William Ellery Channing (1818–1901). He was a prominent teacher at Harvard from 1883 until his retirement…