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Ben Folds Five Biography

Ben Folds Fivealternative rock group Formed in 1994 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this trio's trademark is the unexpected. Though the group shares its name with founder Ben Folds, there are…

Amadeo Peter Giannini Biography

Amadeo Peter GianninibankerBorn: 5/6/1870Birthplace: San Jose, Calif. Leaving school at age 13, he worked for 18 years in his step-father's produce business before becoming a partner and…

Mariah Carey

RainbowColumbia On her recent albums, multi-platinum diva Mariah Carey has shied away from showcasing the distinctive and incredibly high-pitched squeal that was once such a vital part of her…

John Woo

John Woo made his reputation as an action film director in Hong Kong during the 1980s, but since 1992 has worked in Hollywood directing big-budget thrillers such as Face/Off (1997, with John Travolta…

Tawakkol Karman

Tawakkol Karman is the Yemeni political activist who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with two other female activists in 2011. She and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee (both of Liberia) were…

Tim Conway

Name at birth: Thomas Daniel ConwayComedian Tim Conway won six Emmy awards in his long career, four of them for his work as the silliest cast member of The Carol Burnett Show during the 1970s. Tim…

The Muse

Director:Albert BrooksWriters:Albert Brooks and Monica JohnsonUSA/October Films; PG-13; 97 minutesRelease:8/99Cast:Albert Brooks, Sharon Stone, Andie MacDowell, Jeff Bridges, Mark Feuerstein…

Blue Streak

Director:Les MayfieldWriters:Michael Berry, John Blumenthal, and Stephen W. CarpenterColumbia Pictures; PG-13; 93 minutesRelease:9/99Cast:Martin Lawrence, Luke Wilson Miles Logan (Martin…

The Corruptor

Director: James Foley Writer: Robert Pucci New Line Cinema; R; 111 minutes Release: 3/99 Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Mark Wahlberg, and Ric Young Hong Kong action star Chow Yun…

Walter B. HUBER, Congress, OH (1903-1982)

HUBER Walter B. , a Representative from Ohio; born in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, June 29, 1903; associated with the Summit County prosecuting attorney 1936-1944; elected as a Democrat to the…