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Vanessa Williams
Light-eyed, sultry Vanessa Williams was the first African-American to win the Miss America crown (1983). Williams was forced to turn in her tiara after Penthouse magazine published nude photos of…Jonathan Franzen
Winner of the National Book Award for The Corrections (2001), Jonathan Franzen is also known as the guy who snubbed Oprah Winfrey's television book club. A graduate of Swarthmore College (1981),…James Van Allen
James Van Allen was an American physicist who directed early exploration of the outer reaches of earth's atmosphere. Because of the discoveries he made in the magnetosphere, radiation fields that…Robert Moon 2001 Deaths
Robert MoonAge: 83 former postal inspector who lobbied for what is now known as the ZIP code for 20 years before it was finally adopted. In 1963 the post office launched the Zoning…Jerry Goldsmith 2004 Deaths
Jerry GoldsmithAge: 75 prolific composer who wrote hundreds of film scores and television theme songs, including music for the films Patton and Basic Instinct and television's The Twilight…Walt Whitman: Salut au Monde!, Part 2
Part 2Within me latitude widens, longitude lengthens, Asia, Africa, Europe, are to the east—America is provided for in the west, Banding the bulge of the earth winds the hot equator,…Damon Knight 2002 Deaths
Damon KnightAge: 79 science-fiction writer and editor whose darkly comic short story “To Serve Man” was adapted into a popular episode of The Twilight Zone. Knight was an early member of the…Maria Bailey Biography
Maria Baileyentrepreneur, writer, radio hostBorn: Jan. 20, 1964Birthplace: Miami, Florida An executive in the fields of publishing, marketing, and business development, Maria Bailey has…Amy Ryan
Amy Ryan had been on the New York stage for fifteen years when she "broke out" in films as the wretched mother from the 2007 thriller Gone Baby Gone. She began her professional career right out of…Harlan Ellison
Harlan Ellison was a writer of speculative fiction and television shows, known best for short works such as the story "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" and the Star Trek episode "The City on the…Trending
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