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Lisa Marie Presley Biography

Lisa Marie Presleydaughter of The KingBorn: 2/1/1968Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee The only child of Elvis, Lisa Marie Presley was born a celebrity and is the sole heir to his estate,…

Eva Marie Saint Biography

Eva Marie SaintactressBorn: 7/4/1924Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey Saint's film career was launched with her remarkable performance as Marlon Brando's girlfriend in On the Waterfront (1954), for…

Mary Lou Retton Biography

Mary Lou RettonBorn: Jan. 24, 1968Gymnast won gold medal in women's All-Around at the 1984 Olympics; also won 2 silvers and 2 bronzes.Pee Wee ReeseR - TButch Reynolds

Mary-Louise Parker Biography

Mary-Louise ParkeractressBorn: 8/2/1964Birthplace: Ft. Jackson, S.C. Often confused with that other Parker, Sarah Jessica, Mary Louise, the part-Swedish daughter of a military officer and…

Mary J. Blige Biography

Mary J. Blige hip-hop singerBorn: 1971Birthplace: Bronx, New York Raised in New York's housing projects, her singing talent fueled her interest in music, and she began to do solo performances…

The Koran/Sura XIX. — Mary

Sura XIX.[291] — MaryMecca — 98 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful KAF. HA. YA. AIN. SAD.[292] A recital of thy Lord's mercy to his servant Zachariah; When he called…

Mary Higgins Clark Biography

Mary Higgins ClarknovelistBorn: 12/24/1931Birthplace: New York City A writer of short stories and radio scripts, she later turned to writing suspense novels with Where Are the Children (1975…

Lauren, Ralph

(Encyclopedia) Lauren, RalphLauren, Ralphlôrˈən, lərĕnˈ [key], 1939–, American fashion designer, b. New York City as Ralph Lipschitz. He began his career by creating neckties under the name Polo for…

transformational-generative grammar

(Encyclopedia) transformational-generative grammar, linguistic theory associated with Noam Chomsky, particularly with his Syntactic Structures (1957), and with Chomsky's teacher Zellig Harris.…

Rotary International

(Encyclopedia) Rotary International, organization of business and professional people, founded (1905) by Paul Percy Harris, a Chicago lawyer. Beginning with one club in Chicago, it spread to other…