Search

Search results

Displaying 101 - 110

Gil Kane 2000 Deaths

Gil KaneAge: 73 self-taught comic-book artist who, in the late 1950s and early '60s, reprised classic superheroes, such as Green Lantern and Atom, for DC Comics and Marvel. He later…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: April

by EmilyDickinsonThe BluebirdThe Sleeping FlowersApril April An altered look about the hills; A Tyrian light the village fills; A wider sunrise in the dawn; A deeper twilight on the lawn; A…

2003 Caldecott Medal and Honor Books

The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American picture book for children.Caldecott Medal for Best Picture Book: My Friend…

Lucy Lawless

Name at birth: Lucille Frances RyanThe TV show Xena, Warrior Princess, starring Lucy Lawless as a campy barbarian-with-a-bosom, was a surprise TV hit in 1996. (The Xena series began as a spinoff of…

James Patterson

One of the best selling authors in the world, James Patterson is known for writing dozens of mystery thrillers, including the Alex Cross series of detective stories. He's also known for using some of…

All-Time Top Grossing Kids Films

All-Time Top Grossing Kids* FilmsRankTitleStudioDomestic gross1Date opened1.Star Wars2Fox$460,998,0075/25/772.Shrek 2DreamWorks436,471,0365/19/043E.T. the Extra Terrestrial2Universal399,804,…

2004 Academy Awards

The 2004 Academy Awards were presented Feb. 27, 2005 at the Kodak Theatre.Best PictureThe Aviator Finding NeverlandMillion Dollar Baby Ray SidewaysBest Animated PictureThe Incredibles (Pixar…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: The Storm

by EmilyDickinsonThe MushroomThe SpiderThe Storm The Storm There came a wind like a bugle; It quivered through the grass, And a green chill upon the heat So ominous did pass We barred the…

Raul Julia

Name at birth: Raul Rafael Carlos Julia y ArcelayRaul Julia was the suave and exuberant Broadway actor who starred as Gomez in the blockbuster movie The Addams Family (1991) and its sequel, Addams…