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Aldous Huxley

Aldous Huxley was an English writer whose most famous work is the 1932 novel Brave New World. Born into a family of distinguished intellectuals on both sides of the family, he graduated from Oxford…

Björk

Name at birth: Björk GudmundsdottirBjörk is Iceland's most famous progressive pop personality, the exotic and modern singer/songwriter who did the song "Human Behavior," a nightclub hit in 1993. At…

Bacon, Francis, English philosopher and statesman

(Encyclopedia) Bacon, Francis, 1561–1626, English philosopher, essayist, and statesman, b. London, educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and at Gray's Inn. He was the son of Sir Nicholas Bacon,…

Frederik Pohl

Frederik Pohl was a prolific writer and editor of science fiction and the winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula awards, best known as the author of The Space Merchants (with Cyril Kornbluth) and Gateway…

Bob Hope Biography

Bob Hope(Leslie Townes Hope)actor, comedianBorn: 5/29/1903Birthplace: Eltham, England American film, radio and television comedian known for his topical jokes, quick delivery and long career…

The 73rd Annual Drama League Awards

The Drama League announced the 2007 award winners May 11, 2007.Distinguished Production of a Play The Coast of Utopia Distinguished Production of a Musical…

1975 National Book Awards

Arts and LettersMarcel Proust, Roger ShattuckThe Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher, Lewis ThomasBiographyThe Life of Emily Dickinson, Richard B. SewallChildren's BooksM. C. Higgins…

Robert Benchley

Humorist Robert Benchley was a theater critic, essayist, and entertainer whose witty essays on the small trials of daily life made him the Dave Barry of his day. Robert Benchley grew up in Worcester…

Brook Farm

(Encyclopedia) Brook Farm, 1841–47, an experimental farm at West Roxbury, Mass., based on cooperative living. Founded by George Ripley, a Unitarian minister, the farm was initially financed by a…