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Dr. John

Name at birth: Malcolm John Rebennack, Jr.Dr. John was the performing name of Malcolm "Mac" Rebennack, a behind-the-scenes musical legend and voodoo-spiced showman whose sound is forever linked to…

Plath, Sylvia

(Encyclopedia) Plath, Sylvia, 1932–63, American poet, b. Boston. Educated at Smith College and Cambridge, Plath published poems even as a child and won many academic and literary awards. Her first…

Roddy McDowall Biography

Roddy McDowall(Roderick McDowall)actorBorn: 9/17/1928Birthplace: London, England A child star whose success continued through adulthood, McDowall played boyhood roles in How Green Was My…

Fela Biography

Fela(Fela Anikulapo Kuti)singer, musician, composer, political activistBorn: 8/15/1938Birthplace: Abeokuta, Nigeria Forming his first band in 1961, he later toured and recorded in the United…

Reba McEntire Biography

Reba McEntirecountry singerBorn: 3/28/1955Birthplace: McAlester, Oklahoma Grammy Award-winning country and western singer who is considered the most popular and successful female performer…

Mary Steenburgen Biography

Mary Steenburgen actressBorn: 2/8/1953Birthplace: Newport, Arkansas This appealing, versatile actress won an Academy Award for her role in Melvin and Howard (1980). She also appeared in Ragtime…

The Best Man

Director/Writer:Malcolm D. LeeUniversal Pictures; R; 118Release:10/99Cast:Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut The latest Taye Diggs movie takes off from where The Wood left him, moving up a…

Spike Lee

Name at birth: Shelton Jackson LeeSpike Lee made a name for himself in 1986 with the hit independent film She's Gotta Have It, a frank comedy about the many lovers of an independent Brooklyn woman.…

The Sixth Sense

Director/Writer: M. Night Shyamalan Hollywood Pictures/Spyglass Entertainment; PG-13; 107 minutes Release: 8/99 Cast: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette The Sixth…