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Kaine, Tim
(Encyclopedia) Kaine, Tim (Timothy Michael Kaine), 1958–, U.S. politician, b. St. Paul, Minn., B.A. Univ. of Missouri, 1979, J.D. Harvard, 1983. After a clerkship, he was a lawyer in private practice…Spillane, Mickey
(Encyclopedia) Spillane, Mickey (Frank Morrison Spillane), 1918–2006, American mystery writer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. After contributing stories to comic books and pulp magazines, Spillane wrote his first…Tillerson, Rex Wayne
(Encyclopedia) Tillerson, Rex Wayne, 1952–, American business executive and government official, b. Wichita Falls, Tex., B.S. Univ. of Texas, Austin, 1975. He joined the Exxon Corp. in 1975 as a…The Designated Mourner
Director: David HareWriter: Wallace ShawnDirector of Photography:Oliver StapletonEditor:George AkersMusic:Richard HartleyProduction Designer:Bob CrowleyProducers:Donna Grey and David…Desportes, Alexandre-François
(Encyclopedia) Desportes, Alexandre-FrançoisDesportes, Alexandre-FrançoisälĕksäNˈdrə-fräNswäˈ dāpôrtˈ [key], 1661–1743, French painter. He is best known for his hunting scenes and paintings of…Bates, Henry Walter
(Encyclopedia) Bates, Henry Walter, 1825–92, English naturalist and explorer. In 1848 he went with A. R. Wallace to Brazil, where he explored the upper Amazon, returning in 1859 with some 8,000 new…Monocacy
(Encyclopedia) MonocacyMonocacymənŏkˈəsē [key], river, c.60 mi (100 km) long, rising in S Pa., and flowing S across Md. to join the Potomac River near Frederick, Md. On its banks, just E of Frederick…Gouthière, Pierre
(Encyclopedia) Gouthière, PierreGouthière, Pierrepyĕr g&oomacr;tyĕrˈ [key], 1732?–c.1813, French metalworker. The greatest artist of ornamental bronzes of the period of Louis XVI, he produced a…Lewis, Lennox
(Encyclopedia) Lewis, Lennox (Lennox Claudis Lewis), 1965–, British-Canadian boxer. Born in London, England, to Jamaican parents, Lewis had a troubled childhood and followed his mother to Canada at…Soderbergh, Steven
(Encyclopedia) Soderbergh, Steven (Steven Andrew Soderbergh), 1963–, American film director, b. Atlanta, Ga. After making short films and documentaries, he scored a commercial success with sex, lies…Trending
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