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Lila Kedrova 2000 Deaths

Lila KedrovaAge: 82 Russian-born, Oscar-winning actress who portrayed Madame Hortense in 1964's Zorba the Greek. She won a Tony for her role in the stage version. Other film credits include…

Boris Trajkovski 2004 Deaths

Boris TrajkovskiAge: 47 former Methodist minister who was elected president of Macedonia in 1999. In 2001, he helped to prevent an uprising by minority Albanians by giving them broader rights…

Female Literary Figures

  Aidoo - Corelli | Dickinson - Luce | Mansfield - Rukeyser | Sackville - Yourcenar Anaïs Nin Biographies of Notable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists…

Tantra

(Encyclopedia) TantraTantratŭnˈtrə [key], in both Hinduism and Buddhism, esoteric tradition of ritual and yoga known for elaborate use of mantra, or symbolic speech, and mandala, or symbolic diagrams…

Fred Kelly 2000 Deaths

Fred KellyAge: 83 Broadway producer, director, choreographer, and dance teacher whose students included his brother Gene, Queen Elizabeth, and John Travolta. Despite his immense talent and…

Peter Ustinov 2004 Deaths

Peter UstinovAge: 82 singular writer, director, and actor whose intelligence and charming wit graced his books, plays, and films. He wrote the plays Romanoff and Juliet and The Unknown…

William Levi Dawson

William Levi Dawson American musician and conductorBorn: September 26, 1899 Birthplace: Anniston, Ala. William Levi Dawson attended the Tuskegee Institute at age 13, and after graduating in…

Rock Hudson

Name at birth: Leroy Harold Scherer, Jr.Rock Hudson was one of Hollywood's great handsome leading men of the 1950s and 1960s, when he was particularly known for his romantic comedies with Doris Day.…

2004–2005 Primetime Emmy Awards

Drama Series: Lost (ABC) Actor: James Spader, Boston Legal Actress: Patricia Arquette, Medium Supporting Actor: William Shatner, Boston Legal Supporting Actress: Blythe Danner, Huff Guest…

Daniel Day-Lewis Biography

Daniel Day-Lewis actorBorn: 4/29/1957Birthplace: London, England Gifted British actor, perhaps best known for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of the handicapped writer Christy Brown in My…