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Edward Lewis 2004 Deaths

Edward LewisAge: 86 geneticist who won a 1995 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his “discoveries concerning the genetic control of early embryonic development” in humans. Died: San Marino, Calif.,…

Annie Leibovitz Biography

Annie LeibovitzphotographerBorn: 1949 Annie Leibovitz is a photographer of celebrities who has become a celebrity herself. At age 23 she became chief photographer for Rolling Stone magazine,…

Lucile Petry Leone Biography

Lucile Petry LeoneAge: 97 founded the Cadet Nurse Corps, a government program that funded nursing training for women during World War II. More than 100,000 women enrolled in the program,…

Kauai

(Encyclopedia) KauaiKauaikouˌwīˈ [key], circular island (1990 pop. 51,177), 549 sq mi (1,422 sq km), 32 mi (52 km) in diameter, N Hawaii, separated from Oahu island to the southeast by Kauai Channel…

Fisher, M. F. K.

(Encyclopedia) Fisher, M. F. K. (Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher), 1908–92, American culinary writer, b. Albion, Mich. Raised in California, Fisher lived in France for three years, where she was inspired…

Evanston

(Encyclopedia) Evanston. <1> Residential city (2020 pop. 78,110), Cook co., NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; settled 1826, inc. 1892. A largely…

Bastard out of Carolina

Out of Carolina Productions; rental pricingFeature; RDirector: Angelica HoustonCast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jena Malone and Laura Dern This powerful adaptation of Dorothy Allison's bestseller…

Jamie Lee Curtis Biography

Jamie Lee CurtisactressBorn: 11/22/1958Birthplace: Los Angeles Film and television actress who rose from the dubious distinction of being the “Queen of Crud” to star in several successful comedies.…

Tony Curtis Biography

Tony Curtis(Bernard Schwartz)actorBorn: 6/3/1925Birthplace: Bronx, New York In films from the 1940s, he first gained acclaim for his portrayal of the seedy and ruthless publicity agent Sidney Falco…