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Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace) Biography

Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace)rapper Also known as Biggie Smalls, Wallace was one of the first East Coast rappers to embrace gangsta rap. He said his music helped him break away from…

John Schlesinger Biography

John SchlesingerdirectorBorn: 2/16/1926Birthplace: London, England Academy Award-winning film and television director whose Midnight Cowboy (1970) is the only X-rated film to win a best-picture…

Ray Liotta Biography

Ray LiottaactorBorn: 12/18/1954Birthplace: Union, New Jersey Liotta started his acting career in soap operas and then moved into film, playing opposite Melanie Griffith in Something Wild (1986) and…

Julian Sands Biography

Julian SandsactorBorn: 1/15/1958Birthplace: Otley, England This dashing blond actor made his first significant screen appearance as the photographer in The Killing Fields (1984). He rose to fame as…

Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children

Source: National Education Association (NEA). Web: www.nea.org/readacross/resources/catalist.html . This list was compiled from an online survey by the NEA in 1999. See also Kids' Top 100 Favorite…

Jack Parkinson Biography

Jack ParkinsonAge: 73 outstanding Kentucky basketball player who played under the legendary Adolph Rupp and earned All-American honors in 1946; left Kentucky for an 11–month stint in the…

Marlon Brando 2004 Deaths

Marlon BrandoAge: 80 Academy Award–winning actor considered a singular practitioner of Method acting. His inward-looking style and rough sex appeal established him as one of Hollywood's most…

Diane Ladd

Diane LaddactressBorn: 11/29/1942Birthplace: Meridian, Mississippi A former model and dancer at the famed Copacabana nightclub, this lithe blonde actress made her film debut in Something Wild (1961…

'N Sync Biography

'N Syncpop group The teen dance-pop boyband not only looks and sounds like the Backstreet Boys, it is also produced and managed by the same outfit. 'N Sync, which was formed in 1996, made a…