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Rockne, Knute Kenneth
(Encyclopedia) Rockne, Knute KennethRockne, Knute Kennethn&oomacr;t, rŏkˈnē [key], 1888–1931, American football coach, b. Norway, B.S. Notre Dame, 1914. In 1893 he settled with his parents in…Tynan, Kenneth Peacock
(Encyclopedia) Tynan, Kenneth PeacockTynan, Kenneth Peacocktīˈnən [key], 1927–80, English drama critic, author, and theatrical executive, b. Birmingham, England. During the 1950s, while writing for…Kenneth Haas Biography
Kenneth HaasAge: 80 star two-way tackle who played at Missouri from 1937–39; captain of the 1939 team that played in the Orange Bowl; rejected an offer to play with the Detroit Lions, a…Kenneth H. Olsen
Kenneth H. OlsenBorn: 1926Birthplace: Stratford, Conn. Magnetic core memory—Olsen and his Digital Equipment Corporation developed the first successful minicomputer. Digital also developed the…Kenneth Branagh Biography
Kenneth Branaghactor, director, producerBorn: 12/10/1960Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland Having escaped the poverty of his childhood in Belfast, Branagh moved to London to study at the Royal…Picts
(Encyclopedia) Picts, ancient inhabitants of central and N Scotland, of uncertain origin. First mentioned (a.d. 297) by the Roman writer Eumenius as northern invaders of Roman Britain, they were…Orton, Joe
(Encyclopedia) Orton, Joe, 1933–67, English playwright, b. John Kingsley. After studying acting, he wrote farcical comedies noted for their cynical humor. His plays include The Ruffian on the Stair (…Leslie Cheung 2003 Deaths
Leslie CheungAge: 46 Chinese singer and actor who earned international notice for his role in 1993's Farewell, My Concubine. He was one of only a few Asian actors to play openly gay…Leslie Fiedler 2003 Deaths
Leslie FiedlerAge: 85 prolific literary critic who, in his book Love and Death in the American Novel, explored homoerotic themes in works by Mark Twain, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ernest Hemingway…Leslie Smith 2005 Deaths
Leslie SmithAge: 87 British toymaker who cofounded Lesney Products, the manufacturer of Matchbox cars. The first car debuted in 1952, and by 1962, Lesney was producing more than 50 million…Trending
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