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Leibovitz, Annie

(Encyclopedia) Leibovitz, AnnieLeibovitz, Annielēbˈəvĭts [key], 1949–, American photographer, b. Waterbury, Conn., as Anna-Lou Leibovitz. A celebrated portrait photographer, she began contributing…

Kosinski, Jerzy

(Encyclopedia) Kosinski, JerzyKosinski, Jerzyjrˈzē kəzĭnˈskē [key], 1933–91, American writer, b. Łódź, Poland. He taught at the Univ. of Łódź before emigrating to the United States in 1957. In his…

Smith, Zadie

(Encyclopedia) Smith, Zadie, 1975–, British writer. The biracial daughter of an English father and Jamaican mother, Smith burst on the literary scene in 2000 with her first novel, White Teeth, the…

Jann Wenner

Jann Wenner is the publishing tycoon best known as the guy who started Rolling Stone magazine. After growing up on the East Coast, Janner attended the University of California in Berkeley until 1966…

Jennifer Aniston

When the sitcom Friends hit the airwaves in 1994, Jennifer Aniston quickly became the show's first breakout star as the goofy and sexy Rachel. Her distinctively curvy haircut became a popular craze…

Carla Bruni Biography

Carla Bruni(Carla Bruni Tedeschi)modelBorn: 12/23/1967Birthplace: Turin, Italy Italian-born international runway model, Bruni's high-profile affairs with rock stars Mick Jagger and Eric…

Gail Collins Biography

Gail Collinsnewspaper columnist, writerBorn: 11/25/1945Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio Gail Gleason earned a BA in journalism from Marquette University in 1969, and an MA in government from the…

Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain was a rough-and-tumble chef famous for his television shows about cooking and travel, and for his bestselling 2000 book, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly…

Chelsea Clinton

Chelsea Clinton is the daughter of former U.S. president Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State and former First Lady Hillary Clinton. Chelsea Clinton was 12 when Bill Clinton was elected…