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When mom's a movie star, the kids are likely to follow Martin Scorsese Related Links Mother's Day Young Adults Living at Home Child Care for Children Under Six Years Old…

Karan, Donna

(Encyclopedia) Karan, Donna, 1948–, American fashion designer, b. Forest Hills, N.Y., as Donna Faske. Daughter of a tailor and a garment saleswoman, she started to design clothes as a teenager and…

Clarence, Lionel, duke of

(Encyclopedia) Clarence, Lionel, duke of, 1338–68, third son of Edward III of England. His marriage (1352) to Elizabeth de Burgh gained him the title and lands of the earl of Ulster. Governor of…

Howard, Catherine

(Encyclopedia) Howard, Catherine, 1521?–1542, fifth queen consort of Henry VIII of England. She was the daughter of Lord Edmund Howard and the niece of the powerful Thomas Howard, 3d duke of Norfolk…

Roelas, Juan de las

(Encyclopedia) Roelas or Ruelas, Juan de lasRoelas or Ruelas, Juan de lashwän dā läs rōāˈläs, r&oomacr;āˈläs [key], c.1558–1625, Spanish painter of the school of Seville. He is sometimes called…

Francis II, duke of Brittany

(Encyclopedia) Francis II, 1435–88, duke of Brittany. He succeeded (1458) his uncle Arthur III. In his struggle with the French crown for the independence of his duchy, Francis entered (1465) the…

Tenison, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Tenison, ThomasTenison, Thomastĕnˈĭsən [key], 1636–1715, English churchman, archbishop of Canterbury (1695–1715). In 1680 he became rector of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London; there he…

Freeway

Director/Writer: Matthew Bright Director of Photography: John Thomas Music: Danny Elfman Production Designer: Pam Warner Producers: Chris Hanley and Brad Wyman Roxie; R…

Cranmer, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Cranmer, ThomasCranmer, Thomaskrănˈmər [key], 1489–1556, English churchman under Henry VIII; archbishop of Canterbury. A lecturer at Jesus College, Cambridge, he is said to have come…

Lane, Franklin Knight

(Encyclopedia) Lane, Franklin Knight, 1864–1921, U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1913–20), b. near Charlottetown, P.E.I., Canada. Raised in California, he later studied law and practiced in San…