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The Full Monty

Director:Peter CattaneoWriter:Simon BeaufoyDirector of Photography:John de BormanEditors:David Freeman and Nicholas MooreMusic:Anne DudleyProduction Designer:Max GottliebProducer:Uberto…

Johnson Newlon CAMDEN, Congress, WV (1828-1908)

Senate Years of Service: 1881-1887; 1893-1895 Party: Democrat; Democrat CAMDEN Johnson Newlon , a Senator from West Virginia; born in Collins Settlement, Lewis County, Va. (now West Virginia),…

John Baker HOLLISTER, Congress, OH (1890-1979)

HOLLISTER John Baker , a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, November 7, 1890; attended the public schools and St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H.; was graduated from Yale University…

Andrew MOORE, Congress, VA (1752-1821)

Senate Years of Service: 1804-1804; 1804-1809 Party: Democratic Republican MOORE Andrew , a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born at 'Cannicello,' near Fairfield, Rockbridge (formerly…

James Bennett McCREARY, Congress, KY (1838-1918)

Senate Years of Service: 1903-1909 Party: Democrat McCREARY James Bennett , a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born in Richmond, Madison County, Ky., July 8, 1838; attended the common…

William H. Macy Biography

William H. MacyactorBorn: 3/13/1950Birthplace: Miami, Florida Macy's acting career began somewhat inauspiciously doing voice-overs for commercials. He had trained under David Mamet at Goddard…

Bacon, Francis, English philosopher and statesman

(Encyclopedia) Bacon, Francis, 1561–1626, English philosopher, essayist, and statesman, b. London, educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and at Gray's Inn. He was the son of Sir Nicholas Bacon,…

False Decretals

(Encyclopedia) False DecretalsFalse Decretalsdĭkrēˈtəlz [key], collection of documents, partly spurious, treating of canon law. It was composed between 847 and 852 probably in France, either at Reims…

canning

(Encyclopedia) canning, process of hermetically sealing cooked food for future use. It is a preservation method, in which prepared food is put in glass jars or metal cans that are hermetically sealed…