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Chaplin, Charlie

(Encyclopedia) Chaplin, Charlie (Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin), 1889–1977, English film actor, director, producer, writer, and composer, b. London. Chaplin began on the music-hall stage and then…

viol

(Encyclopedia) viol, family of bowed stringed instruments, the most important ensemble instruments from the 15th to the 17th cent. The viol's early history is indefinite, but it is recognizable in…

Eskimo

(Encyclopedia) EskimoEskimoĕsˈkəmō [key], a general term used to refer to a number of groups inhabiting the coastline from the Bering Sea to Greenland and the Chukchi Peninsula in NE Siberia. A…

Al Gore, 2006 News

former vice president, wowed audiences at May's Cannes Film Festival with the premiere of his documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, about the dangers of global warming. Lampooned earlier in…

The Lion King <span class="date" >(1994)</span>

Directors: Roger Allers and Rob MinkoffVoices of: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, James Earl Jones, Whoopi Goldberg, Matthew Broderick and Jeremy Irons Disney's animated tale of the jungle wowed…

Mary Lillian Ellison Biography

wrestlerDied: Nov. 2, 2007 (Lexington, South Carolina) Best Known as: professional wrestler called the Fabulous Moolah Renowned professional wrestler called…

End Marks

Use a period after a declarative or imperative statement:I went to the library. Sign your name here.Use a question mark after a direct question or to indicate uncertainty:What is your name?…

Blake Lewis Biography

singerBorn: July 21, 1981Birthplace: Redmond, WashingtonBest Known as: Singer and beatboxer on American Idol, season 6 (2007) When Blake Lewis was in junior high, he…