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Burne-Jones, Sir Edward

(Encyclopedia) Burne-Jones, Sir Edward, 1833–98. English painter and decorator, b. Birmingham. Expected to enter the Church, he went to Exeter College, Oxford, where he met William Morris, who became…

Jones, James Earl

(Encyclopedia) Jones, James Earl, 1931–, American actor, b. Tate co., Miss. Jones made his stage debut at the Univ. of Michigan and appeared thereafter for seven years with the New York Shakespeare…

Selznick, David O.

(Encyclopedia) Selznick, David O., 1902–65, American film producer, b. Pittsburgh. He worked for studios in Hollywood before founding Selznick International Pictures in 1936. Selznick's most famous…

Lucas, George W., Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Lucas, George W., Jr., 1944–, American film director, producer, and writer, b. Modesto, Calif. Although Lucas's first film, THX-1138 (1970), was not successful, his next two, American…

Star Wars: Quizzes and Actors

Quizzes, movie reviews, and actors   Movie poster for the Star Wars prequel, The Phantom Menace   Quizzes Star Wars: Episodes 1–3 (for beginners) What planet did Queen Amidala rule?…

1997 NBA All-Star Game

East, 132-120 47th NBA All-Star Game. Date: Feb. 9, at Gund Arena in Cleveland; Coaches: Doug Collins, Detroit (East) and Rudy Tomjanovich, Houston (West); MVP: Glen Rice, Charlotte (25…

Henson, Jim

(Encyclopedia) Henson, Jim (James Maury Henson), 1936–90, American puppeteer, creator of the Muppets, b. Greenville, Miss., grad. Univ. of Maryland (A.B., 1960). In 1954 he got his first job as a…

Bowie, David

(Encyclopedia) Bowie, David, 1947–2016, British rock-and-roll singer and songwriter who successfully, merged rock, art, and fashion, b. London as David Robert Jones. After singing with five different…

2000 NBA All-Star Game

West, 137-126 49th NBA All-Star Game. Date: Feb. 13, at The Arena in Oakland, Calif.; Coaches: Jeff Van Gundy, New York (East) and Phil Jackson, LA Lakers (West); Co-MVPs: Tim Duncan (33…

1998 NBA All-Star Game

East, 135-114 48th NBA All-Star Game. Date: Feb. 8, at Madison Square Garden in New York City; Coaches: Larry Bird, Indiana (East) and George Karl, Seattle (West); MVP: Michael Jordan,…