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Zoë

(Encyclopedia) ZoëZoëzōˈē [key], c.978–1050, Byzantine empress (1028–50), daughter and successor of Constantine VIII. Zoë was first married when she was 50 years old at the request of her father to…

Center Stage

Director:Nicholas HynterWriter:Carol HeikkinenColumbia Pictures; PG-13; 113 minutesRelease:5/00Cast:Amanda Schull, Ethan Stiefel, Zoe Saldana Center Stage leaps around the lives of a…

Crossroads

Director:Tamra DavisWriter:Shonda RhimesParamount Pictures; PG-13; 97 minutesRelease:2/02Cast:Britney Spears, Anson Mount, Zoe Saldana Despite lascivious photo shoots and teasingly touted…

Romanus III

(Encyclopedia) Romanus III (Romanus Argyrus)Romanus IIIärˈjĭrəs [key], c.968–1034, Byzantine emperor (1028–34). An aged senator, he married Zoë and thus succeeded to the throne. A capricious ruler,…

Caldwell, Zoe

(Encyclopedia) Caldwell, Zoe (Zoe Ada Caldwell)Caldwell, Zoezō [key], 1933–2020, Australian theater actress. From the late 1950s she played many Shakespearean roles first with England's Royal…

Akins, Zoë

Akins, Zoë[1886-1958](1)Born at Humansville, Mo., Oct. 30, 1886. Educated at home and at Monticello Seminary, Godfrey, Ill. Miss Akins began her literary work by contributing poems and…

Zoe Caldwell

Zoe CaldwellactressBorn: 9/14/1933Birthplace: Australia Tony Award-winning stage actress known for her roles in both classical and modern productions. Her Broadway plays include The Prime of…

Basil II

(Encyclopedia) Basil II, c.958–1025, Byzantine emperor (976–1025), surnamed Bulgaroktonos [Bulgar slayer]. With his brother, Constantine VIII, he nominally succeeded his father, Romanus II, in 963,…

Jewsbury, Geraldine Endsor

(Encyclopedia) Jewsbury, Geraldine EndsorJewsbury, Geraldine Endsorj&oomacr;zˈbərē [key], 1812–80, English novelist. She is remembered as much for her friendship with the Carlyles and other…

Zoë Akins: The Wanderer

The WandererZoë AkinsThe ships are lying in the bay, The gulls are swinging round their spars; My soul as eagerly as they Desires the margin of the stars.So much do I love wandering, So…