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David McCallum

Actor David McCallum was a 1960s TV sex symbol thanks to his performance as Russian superspy Illya Kuryakin in the semi-spoof TV series The Man From U.N.C.L.E. In the 2000s television audiences knew…

Iain Banks

Name at birth: Iain Menzies BanksIain Banks wrote literary novels such as The Wasp Factory and science fiction novels such as those in The Culture series. Banks was born and raised in Scotland, a…

Wheelock, Eleazar

(Encyclopedia) Wheelock, EleazarWheelock, Eleazarĕlēāˈzər hwēˈlŏk [key], 1711–79, American clergyman, founder of Dartmouth College, b. Windham, Conn., grad. Yale, 1733. He became (1735) the pastor of…

Duncan Smith, Iain

(Encyclopedia) Duncan Smith, Iain, 1954–, British political leader, b. Edinburgh. Educated at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, he served in the Scots Guards from 1975 to 1981, leaving the army…

clan

(Encyclopedia) clan, social group based on actual or alleged unilineal descent from a common ancestor. Such groups have been known in all parts of the world and include some that claim the parentage…

Howard, Michael

(Encyclopedia) Howard, Michael, 1941–, British politician, leader of the Conservative party (2003–5), b. Llanelli, Wales, as Michael Hecht. The son of immigrants (his father changed the family name…

K-Pax

Director:Iain SoftleyWriter:Charles LeavittUniversal Pictures; PG-13; 118 minutesRelease:10/01Cast:Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Alfre Woodard Ambiguity can be a hard thing to fake. Films that…

2000 Men's Olympic Sailing Medalists

Finn: 1. Iain Percy, GBR (35 pts); 2. Luca Devoti, ITA (46); 3. Fredrik Loof, SWE (47). Mistral: 1. Christoph Sieber, AUT (38 pts); 2. Carlos Espinola, ARG (43); 3. Aaron McIntosh, NZE (48). 470:…

Small Faces

Hallmark/Evergreen; rental pricingFeature; RDirector: Gillies MacKinnonCast: Iain Robertson, Joseph McFadden, J. S. Duffy and Laura Fraser Newcomer Robertson is a discovery as a 13 year old…

Middleweight

1867–72 Tom Chandler1872–81 George Rooke1881–82 Mike Donovan11884–91 Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey1891–97 Bob Fitzsimmons21908 Stanley Ketchel,Billy Papke1908–10 Stanley Ketchel31913 Frank…