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Sharon Stone Biography

Sharon Stoneactress; modelBorn: 3/10/1958Birthplace: Meadville, Pennsylvania After working as a Ford model in the 1970s, Stone's movie career began with a nonspeaking part in Stardust Memories (1980…

Stone Temple Pilots Biography

Stone Temple Pilotsrock band Vocalist Scott Weiland and bass player Robert DeLeo met at a concert in 1988 and recruited guitarist Dean DeLeo and drummer Eric Kretz to form Stone Temple Pilots in San…

John Ericsson

John Ericsson Born: 1803Birthplace: Vermland, Sweden Propeller—Ericsson's propeller—still the main form of marine propulsion 150 years later—replaced the inefficient and vulnerable steam-…

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

(Encyclopedia) Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807–82, American poet, b. Portland, Maine, grad. Bowdoin College, 1825. He wrote some of the most popular poems in American literature, in which he…

Knights of the Golden Circle

(Encyclopedia) Knights of the Golden Circle, secret order of Southern sympathizers in the North during the Civil War. Its members were known as Copperheads. Dr. George W. L. Bickley, a Virginian who…

Murdoch, Dame Iris

(Encyclopedia) Murdoch, Dame Iris (Dame Jean Iris Murdoch)Murdoch, Dame Irismûrˈdŏk [key], 1919–99, British novelist and philosopher, b. Dublin, Ireland, grad. Oxford (1942). In 1948 she was named…

Biographies: U.S. Military Leaders

U.S. Military Leaders Douglas MacArthur See also People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Military Personnel Veterans Memorial Day Veterans Day America's Wars: U.S.…

Bicentennial Man

Director:Chris ColumbusWriter:Nicholas KazanTouchstone/Columbia; PG-13; 132 minutesRelease:12/99Cast:Robin Williams, Embeth Davidtz, Sam Neill, Oliver Platt Based on an Isaac Asimov short-…

Gun Shy

Director/Writer:Eric BlakeneyHollywood Pictures; R; 102 minutesRelease:2/00Cast:Liam Neeson, Oliver Platt, Jose Zuniga, Sandra Bullock In Gun Shy Liam Neeson plays an aging DEA agent who's…

Willem Dafoe Biography

Willem Dafoe (William Dafoe, Jr.)actorBorn: 7/22/1955Birthplace: Appleton, Wisconsin Serious-minded actor known for taking offbeat and challenging parts, most notably the lead role in Martin…