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Davies, Robertson

(Encyclopedia) Davies, Robertson (William Robertson Davies)Davies, Robertsondāˈvĭs [key], 1913–95, Canadian writer and editor. After receiving a B.Litt. from Oxford (1938), he joined the Old Vic…

Grant, Lee

(Lyova Haskell Rosenthal) actressBirthplace: New York CityBorn: 10/31/30

Amy Grant

Amy Grant was born in Georgia but spent much of her childhood in Nashville. She released her first Christian music album, Amy Grant, in 1978 -- the year she turned 18. She quickly became a successful…

Hugh Grant

A specialist at playing charming twits and warm-hearted rogues, Hugh Grant became an international star in the 1994 comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral. By that time, Grant was a ten-year veteran of…

Cary Grant

Name at birth: Archibald Alexander LeachCary Grant was a leading Hollywood box-office star for three decades, and remains the silver screen's definition of the quick-witted and debonair gent. Cary…

Bud Grant

Bud GrantBorn: May 20, 1927Football and Basketball only coach to win 100 games in both CFL and NFL and only member of both CFL and U.S. Pro Football Halls of Fame; led Winnipeg to 4 Grey Cup…

Julia Grant

Julia Boggs Dent Grant was the wife of President Ulysses S. Grant of the United States of America. She was raised on a plantation outside of St. Louis and met Ulysses Grant in 1843. He had been a…

John H. Watson, M.D.

John H. Watson, M.D. -- otherwise known as Dr. Watson -- is the loyal companion of detective Sherlock Holmes and the narrator of nearly all the Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Dr.…

Lubbock, Sir John

(Encyclopedia) Lubbock, Sir JohnLubbock, Sir Johnlŭbˈək [key], 1834–1913, English banker, statesman, and naturalist. As a member of Parliament from 1870, he introduced many reform bills, especially…