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John Jackson McSWAIN, Congress, SC (1875-1936)

McSWAIN John Jackson , a Representative from South Carolina; born on a farm near Cross Hill, Laurens County, S.C., May 1, 1875; attended the public schools; was graduated from Wofford College…

Andrew Jackson HUNTER, Congress, IL (1831-1913)

HUNTER Andrew Jackson , a Representative from Illinois; born in Greencastle, Putnam County, Ind., December 17, 1831; moved with his parents to Paris, Edgar County, Ill., in 1832; attended the…

Fred Ward Biography

Fred WardactorBorn: 12/30/1942Birthplace: San Diego, California Ward is a recognizable TV and movie actor, making 43 appearances since got his start playing a truck driver in Ginger in the Morning (…

My Son the Fanatic

Director: Udayan Prasad Writer: Hanif KureishiRelease: 7/99Cast: Om Puri, Rachel Griffiths, Akbar Kurtha Novelist-screenwriter Hanif Kureishi demonstrates his usual postcolonial wit in My…

Beautiful Creatures

Director: Bill Eagles Writer: Simon Donald Universal Focus; R; 86 minutes Release: 4/01 Cast: Rachel Weisz, Susan Lynch Beautiful Creatures is a new British film that…

Andy Warhol Biography

Andy Warhol(Andrew Warhola)artist, film makerBorn: 8/6/1928(?)Birthplace: Pittsburgh,(?) Pennsylvania The consummate dispassionate observer and a founder of pop culture, Warhol made the Campbell Soup…

Mills, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Mills, Robert, 1781–1855, American architect of the classic revival period, b. Charleston, S.C. From 1800 to 1820 he worked as an architect in Washington, Philadelphia, and Baltimore,…

Natchez Trace

(Encyclopedia) Natchez Trace, road, from Natchez, Miss., to Nashville, Tenn., of great commercial and military importance from the 1780s to the 1830s. It grew from a series of Native American trails…