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Malcolm, Janet

(Encyclopedia) Malcolm, Janet 1934-2021, American journalist and author, b. Prague, Czechoslovakia, as Jana Klara Wienerova, Univ. of Michigan (B.A…

2000 Tony (Antoinette Perry) Awards

The Tony Awards, honoring distinguished achievement in Broadway theater, were presented on June 4, 2000.Play: CopenhagenMusical: ContactRevival—Play: The Real ThingRevival—Musical: Kiss Me,…

Poetry Month | Notable Poets

// Cite   Auden, Byron, Chaucer, and more     A-B | C-D | E-H | J-M | N-R | S-T | U-Z   Amiri Baraka   Abu Nuwas Addison, Joseph Aidoo, Ama Ata Aiken, Conrad…

Gosse, Sir Edmund William

(Encyclopedia) Gosse, Sir Edmund WilliamGosse, Sir Edmund Williamgŏs [key], 1849–1928, English biographer and critic. He was lecturer in English literature at Trinity College, Cambridge (1884–90) and…

Aaron Brown Biography

Aaron BrownAge: 53 starting defensive end on the 1970 Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and former Green Bay Packer; was killed when struck from behind by a motorist after walking home…

Charles Brown Biography

Charles BrownAge: 76 blues singer and pianist whose smooth, sophisticated style influenced the development of lounge blues. A member of Johnny Moore and the Three Blazers, he sang the hit “…

Vanessa Brown Biography

Vanessa BrownAge: 71 actress and writer whose career began with a role in the Broadway show Watch on the Rhine at the young age of 13. She went on to act in several films and television shows…

Dennis Brown Biography

Dennis BrownAge: 42 Jamaican reggae singer who established his popularity in the 1970s at the age of 12. The “Crown Prince of Reggae” earned a Grammy nomination in 1995 for his album Light My…

Kirk Browning Biography

television directorDied: February 10, 2008 (Manhattan, New York) Best Known as: television director of "Live From Lincoln Center" Kirk Browning started out…

Roger Brown Biography

Roger BrownAge: 54 former Indiana Pacers guard who never played college basketball; at age 25 was the Pacers first player signed upon joining the ABA in 1967; led Pacers to three ABA…