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The Greatest Love Stories Quiz

Love is a universal language that transcends time and culture. Whether it's the story of Romeo and Juliet or Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, we can all relate to the thrill, joy, and heartbreak that…

American Ballet Theatre

(Encyclopedia) American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the foremost international dance companies of the 20th and 21st cents. It was founded in 1937 as the Mordkin Ballet and reorganized as the Ballet…

David Diamond 2005 Deaths

David DiamondAge: 89 prolific, meticulous composer who wrote 10 string quartets, 11 symphonies, and several concertos. He composed music for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, and…

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare is the grand literary figure of the Western world. During England's Elizabethan period he wrote Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, MacBeth, and dozens of other plays which continue to…

1969 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In,” 5th DimensionAlbum of the YearBlood, Sweat and Tears, Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)Song of the Year“Games People Play,” Joe South,…

Sir John Gielgud 2000 Deaths

Sir John GielgudAge: 96 British stage actor who specialized in portraying Shakespearean characters but also excelled as a character actor. His performance as Hamlet, first given in 1929 and…

Peter Tchaikovsky

Russian composer Peter (Pyotr) Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote some of the most-recognized melodies in classical music, and his ballet The Nutcracker endures as a winter holiday favorite. Peter Tchaikovsky…

Norma Shearer

Norma Shearer(Edith Norma Shearer)actressBorn: 8/10/1900Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Academy Award-winning actress considered the First Lady of the Screen during the early days of Hollywood,…

Brian Dennehy Biography

Brian DennehyactorBorn: 7/9/1939Birthplace: Bridgeport, Connecticut A burly actor often cast as a tough guy or villain, he began appearing in movies in the late 1970s. His film credits…

Norma Shearer Biography

Norma Shearer(Edith Norma Shearer)actressBorn: 8/10/1900Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Academy Award-winning actress considered the First Lady of the Screen during the early days of Hollywood,…