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Burnette, Smiley

(Lester Alvin) actorBirthplace: Summum, Ill.Born: 1911Died: 1967

2007 NAACP Image Awards

MOTION PICTURE Outstanding Motion Picture: The Great Debaters Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Jurnee Smollett, The Great Debaters Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture:…

Guinness, Sir Alec

(Encyclopedia) Guinness, Sir AlecGuinness, Sir Alecgĭnˈəs [key], 1914–2000, English actor, b. London. After his stage debut in 1934, Guinness performed with John Gielgud's company and at the Old Vic…

2005 NAACP Image Awards

MOTION PICTURE Outstanding Motion Picture: Ray Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Kerry Washington, Ray Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Jamie Foxx, Ray Outstanding…

le Carré, John

(Encyclopedia) le Carré, Johnle Carré, Johnlə kärāˈ [key], pseud. of David John Moore Cornwell, 1931–2020, English novelist. He was a tutor at Eton College (1956–58), and subsequently worked for the…

2006 NAACP Image Awards

MOTION PICTURE Outstanding Motion Picture: The Pursuit of Happyness Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Keke Palmer, Akeelah and the Bee Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture:…

2003 NAACP Image Awards

MOTION PICTURE Outstanding Motion Picture: Antwone Fisher Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Angela Bassett, Sunshine State Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Denzel…

Clay, Cassius Marcellus

(Encyclopedia) Clay, Cassius Marcellus, 1810–1903, American politician and diplomat, b. Madison co., Ky. Although he came from a slaveholding family, Clay early came to abhor the institution of…

Atanasoff, John Vincent

(Encyclopedia) Atanasoff, John Vincent, 1903–1995, inventor of the digital computer, b. Hamilton, N.Y., grad. Univ. of Florida (B.S., 1925), Iowa State College (M.S., 1926), Univ. of Wisconsin (Ph.D…