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The History of Horror Movies

Top of Page Source: iStockFor centuries, stories originating from folklore and religious beliefs have sought to channel the power of fear and disgust to provide entertainment. But it wasn’t until…

Mary Kay Ash Biography

Mary Kay Ashbusiness executiveBorn: 1915Birthplace: Hot Wells, Texas Founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, one of the largest beauty products firms in the United States, Ash sold a child psychology…

Dr. Joyce Brothers

Name at birth: Joyce Diane BauerDr. Joyce Brothers was a psychologist from New York who used mass media to become a celebrity in the 1960s, from TV shows and radio call-in programs to newspaper…

E. H. Gombrich Biography

E. H. Gombrichscientist, writerBorn: 3/30/1909Birthplace: Vienna, Austria Vienna-born polymath who wrote about subjects ranging from classical music to psychology to white ants. But he's best…

Elizabeth Olsen

Elizabeth Olsen made her big-screen splash in 2011, starring in the psychological thriller Martha Marcy May Marlene and the art house horror film Silent House. The younger sister of The Olsen Twins (…

Jonathan Demme Biography

Jonathan Demme director, producer, screenwriterBorn: 2/22/1944Birthplace: Baldwin, New York Having entered into feature-film making in the early 1970s, he is noted for the fast-paced, edgy style…

Athol Fugard Biography

Athol Fugardplaywright, actorBorn: 6/11/1932Birthplace: Middleburg, Cape Province, South Africa South Africa's premier playwright whose works, many which have been banned in his country,…

Lantana (Film)

Director:Ray LawrenceWriter:Andrew BovellLions Gate Films; R; 120 minutesRelease:12/01Cast:Anthony LaPaglia, Geoffrey Rush, Barbara Hershey Lantana is a taut character study that lures in the…

Advertising Art Director

Nicole Anderson Tell us about your work---what do you do? I work as part of a creative team of art directors and copywriters to…

RN Nurse (M. Behling)

M. Behling, RN Tell us about your work -- what do you do? Assess patient's condition, administer drugs as directed, alert physicians of any changes in the medical…