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Leslie Caron

Leslie Carondancer, actressBorn: 7/1/1931Birthplace: Boulogne-Billancourt, France Caron had been dancing with the Ballet des Champs-Elysees since she was sixteen when she was cast opposite…

Lisa Leslie

Lisa LeslieBorn: July 7, 1972Basketball C 2-time WNBA Finals MVP (2001-02) with the champion Los Angeles Sparks; 2001 regular season MVP; 3-time WNBA All-Star Game MVP (1999,2001-02); 3-time…

Leven, Alexander Leslie, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia) Leven, Alexander Leslie, 1st earl ofLeven, Alexander Leslie, 1st earl oflĕvˈən [key], 1580?–1661, Scottish general. He served in the Swedish army some 30 years, being knighted by…

Kenneth II

(Encyclopedia) Kenneth II, d. 995, Scottish king (971–995). The son of Malcolm I (reigned 943–54), he became king of the united Picts and Scots in 971 and immediately led a savage raid on the British…

Fiedler, Leslie

(Encyclopedia) Fiedler, Leslie, 1917–2003, American critic, b. Newark, N.J., grad. New York Univ. (B.A. 1938), Univ. of Wisconsin (Ph.D. 1941). In his best-known and most controversial work, Love and…

Kenneth Branagh

Name at birth: Kenneth Charles BranaghKenneth Branagh was 29 years old when he became an instant Hollywood celebrity as the writer, director and star of the 1989 film adaptation of William…

Kenneth Lonergan

Kenneth Lonergan has been a familiar presence in the New York theater scene since the 1990s, but he's more famous as the writer and director of the films You Can Count on Me and Manchester by the Sea…

Grahame, Kenneth

(Encyclopedia) Grahame, KennethGrahame, Kennethgrāˈəm [key], 1859–1931, English author. He was a secretary in the Bank of England from 1908 until 1918. His works, noted for their humor and charm,…