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Zelenskiy, Volodymyr Oleksandrovych

(Encyclopedia) Zelenskiy, Volodymyr Oleksandrovych, 1978–, Ukrainian political leader and entertainer, president of Ukraine (2019–). He earned a law degree from Kiev National Economic Univ. but…

Warner Brothers

(Encyclopedia) Warner Brothers, American movie studio executives and producers. Sons of poor E European Jewish immigrants, the brothers were Harry Morris (1881–1958), Albert (1884–1967), Samuel Louis…

Spark, Dame Muriel

(Encyclopedia) Spark, Dame Muriel, 1918–2006, Scottish novelist, b. Muriel Sarah Camberg. She lived in Edinburgh, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), London, New York, and Rome, and spent her last years in…

Anya Taylor-Joy

The spotlight fell on young actress Anya Taylor-Joy in 2020, when she carried the television series The Queen’s Gambit as Beth Harmon, a chess playing orphan. First scouted as a model in New York,…

Julius Barnathan Biography

Julius Barnathantelevision executiveBorn: 1/22/1927Birthplace: New York City In his nearly 40-year career with ABC he held a number of important positions and was noted especially as director of…

Nick Cannon

Nick Cannon is a comedian, rapper, actor and TV executive, known as the host of Wild N' Out (2005-present), America's Got Talent (2009-16) and The Masked Singer (2019-21). Cannon is also famous for…

George Schaefer 1997 Deaths

George Schaeferproducer, director In his career that spanned six decades, Schaefer directed almost 100 television productions, including more than 50 “Hallmark Hall of Fame” presentations.…

E.L. James

E.L. James is the pen name of Erika Leonard, the author of the best-selling book 50 Shades of Grey. Leonard, a television production executive in London, originally wrote the story as fan fiction…

Maurice Sendak

Maurice Sendak wrote and drew Where the Wild Things Are, a children's book first published in 1963. Sendak grew up in Brooklyn, the child of Polish immigrants, and worked as an illustrator of comics…

Judy Davis Biography

Judy DavisactressBorn: 4/23/1955Birthplace: Perth, Australia A comic and dramatic actress, she won acclaim for her roles in Gillian Armstrong's My Brilliant Career (1979) and High Tide (1988) and in…