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Moore, Brian

(Encyclopedia) Moore, Brian, 1921–99, Canadian-American novelist, b. Belfast, Northern Ireland. He emigrated to Canada in 1948, where he was a reporter for the Montreal Gazette. He later moved to the…

Bronfman, Edgar Miles, Sr.

(Encyclopedia) Bronfman, Edgar Miles, Sr. 1929–2013, Canadian-American business executive and philanthropist, b. Montreal, grad. McGill Univ. (1951). He was the eldest son of Samuel Bronfman, 1889–…

Kelsey, Frances Oldham

(Encyclopedia) Kelsey, Frances Oldham, 1914–2015, Canadian-American pharmacologist, b. Cobble Hill, British Columbia, as Frances Kathleen Oldham, grad. McGill Univ. (B.Sc. 1934, M.Sc. 1935), Univ. of…

Scholes, Myron Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Scholes, Myron Samuel, 1941–, Canadian-American economist, b. Timmins, Ont., Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1969. He was a professor at the Univ. of Chicago (1968–83) and at Stanford (…

Plummer, Christopher

(Encyclopedia) Plummer, Christopher (Arthur Christopher Orme), 1929-2021, Canadian-American actor, b. Toronto, Canada. Raised by his mother,…

Mitchell, Joni

(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, Joni, 1943–, Canadian-American songwriter, singer, guitarist, poet, and painter, b. MacLeod (now Fort Macleod), Alta., as…

Sarah Chalke

Canadian-American actress Sarah Chalke plays Dr. Eliot Reid, the loony, toothsome blonde from TV's Scrubs (with Zach Braff). On stage or in front of the camera since childhood, her break in Hollywood…

Nathan Fillion

Nathan Fillion is a Canadian-American actor known to TV audiences for his role as Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds in the short-lived but well-loved Joss Whedon series Firefly (2002-03). Nathon Fillion…

Art Page

Cite Find an art glossary, definitions of several art movements, biographies of notable artists and photographers, museum info, and more.   Great Museums Quiz Glossary of Art Movements…

American Folklore

Tall tales, folklorists, art, and more Discover the fun stories of American folklore, from tall tales to literary classics. Musical legends, key terms, and artists movements are also included.…