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Glory Daze

Director/Writer:Rich WilkesDirector of Photography:Christopher TaylorEditor:Richard CandibMusic:Lia VollackProduction Designer:Alfred SoleProducers:Aaron M. Weinberg, William R. Woodward and…

Chinese Box

DirectorWayne WangWritersWayne Wang, Jean-Claude Carrière, Larry Gross and Paul TherouxDirector of Photography:Vilko FilacEditor:Christopher TellefsenMusic:Graeme RevellProduction Designer:…

Chris Tucker Biography

Chris Tuckercomedian, actorBorn: 8/31/1972Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia Shortly after graduating from high school, Chris Tucker left his native Atlanta for the comedy clubs of Los Angeles.…

What is a Rhodes Scholar?

The Question: What is a Rhodes Scholar? Who was Rhodes? The Answer: A Rhodes scholar is someone who has been awarded a Rhodes scholarship. The…

Robert Enoch WITHERS, Congress, VA (1821-1907)

Senate Years of Service: 1875-1881 Party: Democrat WITHERS Robert Enoch , a Senator from Virginia; born near Lynchburg, Campbell County, Va., September 18, 1821; attended private schools;…

Bruce Lee Biography

Bruce Lee(Lee Yuen Kam)martial-arts actorBorn: 11/27/1940Birthplace: San Francisco American star of Hong Kong martial-arts films who was a martial-arts instructor to celebrities before…

Hadid, Dame Zaha

(Encyclopedia) Hadid, Dame Zaha, 1950–2016, British architect, b. Baghdad, studied American Univ., Beirut (1968–71), Architectural Association School, London (grad. 1977). A partner in Rem Koolhaas's…

methadone

(Encyclopedia) methadonemethadonemĕthˈədōnˌ, –dŏnˌ [key], synthetic narcotic similar in effect to morphine. Synthesized in Germany, it came into clinical use after World War II. It is sometimes used…

Sun Yat-sen

(Encyclopedia) Sun Yat-senSun Yat-sens&oomacr;n yät-sĕn [key], Mandarin Sun Wen, 1866–1925, Chinese revolutionary. He was born near Guangzhou into a farm-owning family. He attended (1879–82) an…

1993 Cannes Film Festival

Palme d'OrThe Piano, Jane Campion (Australia/France)Farewell, My Concubine, Chen Kaige (China/Hong Kong)Grand PrixFaraway, So Close!, Wim Wenders (Germany)Best ActorDavid Thewlis, Naked (…