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Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts actressBorn: 10/28/1967Birthplace: Smyrna, Georgia   Academy Award-winning film actress known for her Southern charm and her commercially successful romantic comedies, which include…

Summer Sizzlers | June 2000

by Beth Rowen The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Another popular cartoon of the 1960s comes to the big screen, complete with a full line of merchandise tie-ins. The spies…

1962 Tony Awards

PlayA Man for All SeasonsMusicalHow to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingActor—PlayPaul Scofield, A Man for All SeasonsActress—PlayMargaret Leighton, Night of the IguanaSupporting or…

Capetians

(Encyclopedia) CapetiansCapetianskəpēˈshənz [key], royal house of France that ruled continuously from 987 to 1328; it takes its name from Hugh Capet. Related branches of the family (see Valois;…

2003 Nobel Prize Winners

Peace: Shirin Ebadi (Iran), for her work as a human rights activist and lawyer.Literature: J. M. Coetzee (South Africa).Physics: Alexei A. Abrikosov (Russia, U.S.), Anthony J. Leggett (UK, U.…

Entertainment Bios — J

Alan JacksonJanet JacksonJoe JacksonJoshua JacksonMichael JacksonPeter JacksonSamuel L. JacksonSir Derek JacobiRichard Jaeckel Mick JaggerJane's AddictionPaul JarricoJayhawksPeter JenningsWaylon…

Famous Firsts by African Americans

500 Notable African American Biographies A-Z List Civil Rights Leaders Figures in Abolitionism Government Officials Religious Leaders Scholars & Educators Scientists…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Biographical Sketch

Biographical SketchThe Emersons first appeared in the north of England, but Thomas, who landed in Massachusetts in 1638, came from Hertfordshire. He built soon after a house, sometimes railed…

Granjon, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Granjon, RobertGranjon, Robertgrănˈjən, Fr. rōbĕrˈ gräNzhôNˈ [key], fl. 1545–88, French designer of type and printer. He began his work in Paris and afterward worked in Lyons, Antwerp…

Herschbach, Dudley Robert

(Encyclopedia) Herschbach, Dudley RobertHerschbach, Dudley Roberthûrshˈbăk [key], 1932–, American chemist, b. San Jose, Calif., Ph.D. Harvard, 1958. In 1986, Herschbach shared the Nobel Prize in…