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Gary Oldman Biography

Gary Oldman actor, directorBorn: 3/21/1958Birthplace: London, England Oldman is known for his mastery of accents and psychotic roles like Sid Vicious (Sid and Nancy, 1986) and assassin Lee…

Gary Soto Biography

Gary SotoWriterBorn: April 12, 1952Birthplace: Fresno, California Although his prolific career has included essays, plays, and ten books of poetry for adults, Gary Soto is best known as an…

Gary Hall, Jr.

Gary Hall, Jr.Born: September 26, 1974American Swimmer Won the 50m free event in the 2004 Athens Olympics. At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Hall won the 50m free and the 4x100m medley relay,…

East Chicago

(Encyclopedia) East Chicago, city (2020 pop. 26,370), Lake co., extreme NW Ind., on Lake Michigan, in the industrialized Calumet region…

Locke, Gary

(Encyclopedia) Locke, Gary, 1950–, American politician and government official, b. Seattle. The son and grandson of Chinese immigrants, he graduated from Yale (B.A., 1972) and Boston Univ. Law School…

Snyder, Gary

(Encyclopedia) Snyder, Gary, 1930–, American poet, b. San Francisco. Associated with the beat generation of the 1950s, he lived (1956–68) in Japan, where he trained as a Zen monk. His poetry,…

Cooper, Gary

(Encyclopedia) Cooper, Gary, 1901–61, American film actor, b. Helena, Mont., as Frank James Cooper. His first important starring role in A Farewell to Arms (1933) was followed by such films as Mr.…

Burton, Gary

(Encyclopedia) Burton, Gary, 1943- , American jazz vibraphone player, composer, and bandleader, b. Anderson, In. Burton is self-taught on the…

Becker, Gary Stanley

(Encyclopedia) Becker, Gary Stanley, 1930–2014, American economist. A professor at the Univ. of Chicago from 1968, he was awarded the 1992 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for extending the…

McCracken, James Eugene

(Encyclopedia) McCracken, James Eugene, 1926–88, American dramatic tenor, b. Gary, Ind. He was noted for his robust voice, his intense singing style, and his prominent vibrato. McCracken made his…