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The Most Expensive Painting

The Question: I'm looking for the most expensive painting in the world. Who was it painted by and when? The Answer: According to Guinness World Records, the most…

Lisa Hutchens Biography

Lisa HutchensAge: 37 Union University (Jackson, Tenn.) women's basketball co-coach whose team was ranked second in Division I NAIA at the time of her death; graduated from the school in 1983…

Lisa Kudrow Biography

Lisa KudrowactressBorn: 7/30/1963Birthplace: Encino, California Television and film actress best known for her Emmy-winning role as New Age-y massage therapist Phoebe Buffay on NBC's hit Friends (…

Jay Livingston 2001 Deaths

Jay LivingstonAge: 86 pop composer and lyricist who, with Ray Evans, scored more than 80 films and won three Best Song Oscars for “Que Sera Sera,” “Buttons and Bows,” and “Mona Lisa.”…

Jay Livingston Biography

Jay Livingstonpop composer and lyricistBorn: 3/28/1915Birthplace: McDonald, Pennsylvania pop composer and lyricist who, with Ray Evans, scored more than 80 films and won three Best Song…

Neil Jordan Biography

Neil Jordan writer, director, screenwriter, producerBorn: 2/25/1950Birthplace: County Sligo, Ireland Neil Jordan worked as a laborer in London before founding the Irish Writers Co-operative in…

Nat King Cole Biography

Nat “King” Cole(Nathaniel Adams Coles)singer, composerBorn: 3/17/1919Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama Grammy Award-winning singer and composer known for his velvety voice and romantic ballads. He…

Bob Hoskins Biography

Bob HoskinsactorBorn: 10/26/1942Birthplace: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England After several small and forgettable roles in British films and television series, Hoskins's first starring role came…

Mayagüez

(Encyclopedia) MayagüezMayagüezmīägwāsˈ, mīäwāsˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 100,371), W Puerto Rico, on Mona Passage. It is a port of entry as well as a shipping and manufacturing center in an area where…