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Mordecai Richler 2001 Deaths
Mordecai RichlerAge: 70 Canadian novelist and critic whose unflinchingly sarcastic yet brilliant works were typically set within the Canadian Jewish community. He reserved his most potent…William Steig 2003 Deaths
William SteigAge: 95 cartoonist and children's book writer who contributed 1,600 drawings to the New Yorker and 117 covers. His work was often personal and symbolic, depicting characters in…Clash by Night <span class="date" >(1952)</span>
Turner; $19.98; NRDirector: Fritz LangCast: Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, Paul Douglas, Marilyn Monroe, Keith Andes and J. Carrol Naish Stanwyck portrays tough gal Mae Doyle, a wayward woman…A Streetcar Named Desire <span class="date" >(1951)</span>
Director: Elia KazanCast: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Vivien Leigh and Kim Hunter This definitive adaptation of Tennessee Williams's play takes a dark look at daily life in a steamy New…Mountains
Mountains exist on all the continents of the earth. Many of the world's mountains lie in two great belts. The Circum-Pacific chain, often called the Ring of Fire, runs from the west coast of…Joanne Woodward
Joanne WoodwardactressBorn: 2/27/1930Birthplace: Thomasville, Georgia Academy Award-winning actress whose films include The Three Faces of Eve (1957) and The Glass Menagerie (1987), which was…Joanne Woodward Biography
Joanne WoodwardactressBorn: 2/27/1930Birthplace: Thomasville, Georgia Academy Award-winning actress whose films include The Three Faces of Eve (1957) and The Glass Menagerie (1987), which was…Charles Fuller Biography
Charles FullerplaywrightBorn: 3/5/1939Birthplace: Philadelphia Fuller co-founded the Afro-American Arts Theatre in Philadelphia, his hometown, in 1967. The Perfect Party (1969) was the first…Douglas Adams Biography
Douglas AdamsauthorBorn: 3/11/1952Birthplace: Cambridge, England British author who wrote the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series of books, which was adapted for television and stage…Sir Alec Guinness 2000 Deaths
Sir Alec GuinnessAge: 86 versatile British stage, television, and film actor known for his gifts of mimicry and characterization. His broad range of performances, widely hailed as flawless…