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J. K. Rowling, 2000 News

34, writer, thrilled fans around the world with the July release of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth volume in her best-selling series about a boy wizard. Even before its…

Year in Review 2001 | Music

By Kevin O'Hare Categories Best ArtistBest TrendHot ShotsAlbum of the YearNational SpiritBritney...Exhausted ArtistsLegendsRelated Links Recordings of 2001Music AwardsEntertainment…

Maria Martinez Biography

Maria Martinez(Maria Antonia Montoya)potterBorn: 1887Birthplace: San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico As a child of the Native American Tewa tribe, Maria was interested in pottery making, which…

Chris Columbus Biography

Chris Columbus screenwriter, directorBorn: 9/10/1958Birthplace: Spangler, Pennsylvania Having written a number of highly successful screenplays appealing to children and adults alike, including…

Michael Gambon Biography

Michael GambonactorBorn: Oct. 19, 1940Birthplace: Dublin Gambon joined Britain's National Theatre in 1963, and made his first film appearance in the 1965 Olivier Othello. His notable stage…

Aesop's Fables: The Father and His Daughters

by Aesop The Hound and the FoxThe Thief and the InnkeeperThe Father and His Daughters A Man had two Daughters, one of whom he gave in marriage to a gardener, and the other to a potter.…

Fred Churchill LEONARD, Congress, PA (1856-1921)

LEONARD Fred Churchill , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Elmer, Potter County, Pa., February 16, 1856; attended the public schools, the State normal school at Mansfield, Pa., and…

Review: Head Over Heels (2001)

Director: Mark Waters Writers: Ron Burch and David Kidd Universal Pictures; PG-13; 87 minutes Release: 2/01 Cast: Monica Potter, Freddie Prinze Jr., China Chow Suspense…

The Man Who Cried

Director/Writer:Sally PotterUniversal Focus; R; 100 minutesRelease:5/01Cast:Christina Ricci, Johnny Depp, Cate Blanchett A breathtaking World War II epic with a top-notch cast that touches…

Wedgwood, Josiah

(Encyclopedia) Wedgwood, Josiah, 1730–95, English potter, descendant of a family of Staffordshire potters and perhaps the greatest of all potters. At the age of nine he went to work at the plant…