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Walt Whitman: Orange Buds by Mail from Florida

Orange Buds by Mail from FloridaA lesser proof than old Voltaire's, yet greater, Proof of this present time, and thee, thy broad expanse, America, To my plain Northern hut, in outside clouds…

Clayton More 1999 Deaths

Clayton MooreAge: 85 actor who played the eponymous character in 169 episodes of television's The Lone Ranger (1949–1957), as well as in two films. When his screen career ended, Clayton…

James J. Kim Biography

James J. KimentrepreneurBorn: 1936Birthplace: Korea Kim came to the United States in 1955 to study economics at the University of Pennsylvania. After teaching at Villanova University for six…

1956 Cannes Film Festival

Palme d'Or The Silent World, Jacques Yves Cousteau and Louis Malle (France) Special Jury Prize The Mystery of Picasso, Henri-Georges Clouzot (France) Best Actress Susan Hayward, I'll…

Brooklyn Decker

Brooklyn Decker is the popular model who appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in 2010. Brooklyn Decker is a blue-eyed blonde who "was discovered at age 16 in a mall and…

Jennifer Capriati

Tennis star Jennifer Capriati turned pro at age 13 and reached the semifinals of the 1990 French Open at age 14. The next year she became the youngest-ever women's semifinalist at Wimbledon, and in…

Kevin Smith

Name at birth: Kevin Patrick SmithAfter finishing film school Kevin Smith made the low-budget comedy hit Clerks (1994), a classic in the cinematic sub-genre of "slacker movies." His other movies,…

Thomas Kinkade

Thomas Kinkade was a wealthy and controversial mass-market artist of the late 20th and early 21st century. Thomas Kinkade called himself a "painter of light," specializing in sun-dappled meadows and…

Clayton Moore Biography

Clayton MooreJack Carlton MooreactorBorn: 9/14/1914Birthplace: Chicago actor who played the eponymous character in 169 episodes of television's The Lone Ranger (1949–1957), as well as in two films.…

May 2001 News and Events

WorldPope Visits Middle East (May 5 et seq.): John Paul II greeted in Syria by new president, Bashar al-Assad, who publicly accuses Israel of torturing and murdering Palestinians. U.S.…