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(Encyclopedia) RenéRenérənāˈ [key], 1409–80, king of Naples (1435–80; rival claimant to Alfonso V of Aragón and Ferdinand I of Naples), duke of Anjou, Bar, and Lorraine, count of Provence. He was…Saxe-Coburg
(Encyclopedia) Saxe-CoburgSaxe-Coburgsăks-kōbərg [key], Ger. Sachsen-Coburg, former duchy, central Germany. A possession of the Ernestine branch of the house of Wettin, it was given by Ernest the…Mather, Cotton
(Encyclopedia) Mather, CottonMather, Cottonmăᵺˈər [key], 1663–1728, American Puritan clergyman and writer, b. Boston, grad. Harvard (B.A., 1678; M.A., 1681); son of Increase Mather and grandson of…Valtellina
(Encyclopedia) ValtellinaValtellinavältāl-lēˈnä [key], Alpine valley of the upper Adda River, c.75 mi (120 km) long, in Lombardy, N Italy, extending from Lake Como to the Stelvio Pass. The main towns…Wendy Wasserstein 2006 Deaths
Wendy WassersteinAge: 55 Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist known for her plays about educated women torn between the desire for romance and for success and independence in post…Now and Again
CBSFriday 9:00–10:00 p.m.Cast:Eric Close, Margaret Colin, Heather Matarazzo, and Roger Singer Not to be confused with ABC's Once and Again, Now and Again is billed as an action-comedy-drama-…Gates McFadden
Name at birth: Cheryl Gates McFaddenGates McFadden played chief medical officer Beverly Crusher of the space ship Enterprise on TV's Star Trek: The Next Generation. McFadden's mix of cool…Clara Schumann
Name at birth: Clara Josephine WieckClara Schumann was a noted pianist and composer of the 19th century, a star of German Romanticism famous for her interpretations of compositions by Frédéric…James Garner
Name at birth: James BumgarnerHandsome and rascally, James Garner played amiable but crafty good guys in dozens of films and TV shows from the mid-1950s through the early 2000s. His greatest fame…Phoebe Cates
Phoebe Cates made a splash as poolside dreamgirl Linda Barrett in the 1982 movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Phoebe Cates was a child model and also a dancer who studied at the American School of…Trending
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