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2010 GLAAD Media Awards

Here are the winners of the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Outstanding Comedy Series: Glee (Fox…

Newman, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Newman, Paul, 1925–2008, American actor, b. Cleveland, Ohio. After performing in a Broadway play (1952–53) and in television dramas, Newman became a versatile film actor and a major…

Agnew, Spiro Theodore

(Encyclopedia) Agnew, Spiro TheodoreAgnew, Spiro Theodorespērˈō [key], 1918–96, 39th Vice President of the United States (1969–73), b. Baltimore. Admitted to the bar in 1949, he entered politics as a…

Laban

(Encyclopedia) LabanLabanlāˈbăn [key], in the Bible, father of Leah and Rachel and uncle of Jacob. The Nuzi tablets contain the stories of Laban and Jacob.

Field, Rachel

(Encyclopedia) Field, Rachel, 1894–1942, American writer, b. New York City, educated at Radcliffe. Her books for children include The Cross-Stitch Heart and Other One-Act Plays (1927), Hitty: Her…

Sara

(Encyclopedia) Sara or Sarah, in the Bible, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. With Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah, she was one of the four Hebrew matriarchs. Her name was originally Sarai [Heb.,=…

Rachel Ward Biography

Rachel Ward actressBorn: 9/12/1957Birthplace: Cornwell Manor, England Ward was nominated in 1982 for the New Star of the Year Golden Globe award for portraying Dominoe in the Burt Reynolds cop…

Rachel Gurney Biography

Rachel GurneyactressBorn: 3/5/1920Birthplace: Eton, Bucks, England, U.K. British actress who played the elegant upper-class Lady Marjorie Bellamy on the 1970s television show Upstairs,…

Rachel Fuller Brown

Rachel Fuller BrownBorn: 1898Birthplace: Springfield, Mass. Nystatin—Hazen and Brown: Nystatin was the world's first non-toxic anti-fungal antibiotic. It cured fungal infections of the skin,…

Rachel Hunter Biography

Rachel Huntermodel, television hostBorn: 9/9/1969Birthplace: New Zealand Rachel Hunter turned to modeling at the age of 17. She was soon seen regularly on the covers of fashion magazines,…