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Gus Van Sant

Gus Van Sant is an independent filmmaker whose forays into mainstream movies have included Good Will Hunting (1997), Finding Forrester (2000) and Milk (2008). He made a name for himself on the…

Katharine Graham Biography

Katharine Grahamnewspaper, magazine publisherBorn: 6/16/1917Birthplace: New York, N.Y. Katharine Meyer graduated from the University of Chicago in 1938 and was a reporter at the San Francisco…

Roger Shimomura Biography

Roger Shimomurapainter, performance artistBorn: 6/26/1939Birthplace: Seattle, Wash. Shimomura was born in Seattle's Central District. His first few years were spent interned with his family…

2001 Womens College Basketball Tournament

WNIT (Mar. 28 at Albuquerque, N.M.): Final— Ohio St. def. New Mexico, 62-61. NCAA Division II (Mar. 24 at Rochester, Minn.): Final— Cal Poly-Pomona def. North Dakota, 87-80. NCAA Division…

Fires and Explosions

Worst U.S. Forest Fires Whether you're talking about forest fires or kitchen fires, factory explosions or arson, when fires get out of control, the damage can be devastating. 1666…

John Joseph ALLEN, Jr., Congress, CA (1899-1995)

ALLEN John Joseph, Jr. , a Representative from California; born in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., November 27, 1899; attended the public schools; while a student in college enlisted during the…

Dante's Peak

Director:Roger DonaldsonWriter: Leslie BohemDirector of Photography:Andrzej BartkowiakEditor:Howard SmithMusic:John FrizzellProduction Designer:Dennis WashingtonProducers:Gale Anne Hurd and…

Margaux Hemingway

Margaux Hemingway(Margot Hemingway)actress, modelBorn: 2/19/1955Birthplace: Portland, Oregon Striking model-turned-actress, she was the granddaughter of novelist Ernest Hemingway. She grew up…

Margaux Hemingway Biography

Margaux Hemingway(Margot Hemingway)actress, modelBorn: 2/19/1955Birthplace: Portland, Oregon Striking model-turned-actress, she was the granddaughter of novelist Ernest Hemingway. She grew up…