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Mazursky, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Mazursky, Paul (Irwin Lawrence Mazursky), 1939-2014, American film director, screenwriter, and actor, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Brooklyn…

Allison, James Patrick

(Encyclopedia) Allison, James Patrick, 1948–, American immunologist, b. Alice, Tex., Ph.D. Univ. of Texas, Austin, 1973. Allison was a researcher at the Univ. of Texas System Cancer Center in Houston…

Walton, Sam

(Encyclopedia) Walton, Sam (Samuel Moore Walton), 1918–92, American retailing executive, b. Kingfisher, Okla. After 17 years of operating franchise retail stores, he opened the first Wal-Mart…

Writers

  Achebe, Rousseau, Yourcenar, and more A-B | C | D-F | G-H | I-L | M-N | O-P | R-S | T-Z   Achebe, Chinua Adams, Henry Addison, Joseph Aesop Agee, James Agnon, S. Y. Alcott,…

Talk to Me

ABCMidseason replacementTuesday 9:30–10:00 p.m.; on hiatusCast:Kyra Sedgwick, Beverly D'Angelo, David Newsom, Nicole Sullivan, Michael J. Estime, and Peter Jacobsen Radio talk-show host Janey…

Farrah Fawcett

Name at birth: Ferrah Leni FawcettFarrah Fawcett played Jill Munroe in the original cast of the 1970s TV show Charlie's Angels, joining Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith in the titular trio of distaff…

Margaret Maultasch

(Encyclopedia) Margaret MaultaschMargaret Maultaschmoulˈtäsh [key] [Ger.,=pocket mouth], 1318–69, countess of Tyrol, called the Ugly Duchess, probably because of her unattractive appearance,…

A Night at the Roxbury

Director: John Fortenberry Writers: Steve Koren, Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan Paramount; PG-13; 83 minutes Release: 10/98 Cast: Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Loni Anderson,…

Nicholas VAN DYKE, Congress, DE (1770-1826)

Senate Years of Service: 1817-1823; 1823-1825; 1825-1826 Party: Federalist; Adams-Clay Federalist; Adams VAN DYKE Nicholas , a Representative and a Senator from Delaware; born in New Castle, Del…

Theodore Medad POMEROY, Congress, NY (1824-1905)

POMEROY Theodore Medad , a Representative from New York; born in Cayuga, N.Y., December 31, 1824; attended the common schools and Munro Collegiate Institute, Elbridge, N.Y.; was graduated from…