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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…

Jack Lemmon

Name at birth: John Uhler Lemmon IIIA two-time Oscar winner, Jack Lemmon often played struggling underdogs like the neurotic Felix Ungar in the 1968 movie The Odd Couple. Jack Lemmon attended Harvard…

Josh Hutcherson

Now known as Peeta from the movie The Hunger Games, Josh Hutcherson has been playing boy-next-door characters on TV and in the movies since he began his career in 2002 at the age of 9. With no…

Poem: The Hemlock

Poem 73 Poem 75 The Hemlock I think the hemlock likes to stand Upon a marge of snow; It suits his own austerity, And satisfies an awe That men must slake in wilderness, Or in the desert…

The Smashing Pumpkins

Machina: The Machines of GodVirgin Louder, wilder, and far more chilling than 1998's mellow disappointment Adore, The Smashing Pumpkin's latest flashes back to the guitar-crushing splendor…

Calvin DeWitt PAIGE, Congress, MA (1848-1930)

PAIGE Calvin DeWitt , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Southbridge, Worcester County, Mass., May 20, 1848; attended the public schools and was graduated from the high school;…

Poems: A Dream

by WilliamBlakeInfant JoyOn Another's SorrowA Dream Once a dream did weave a shade O'er my angel-guarded bed, That an emmet lost its way Where on grass methought I lay. Troubled…

Jack Lemmon 2001 Deaths

Jack LemmonAge: 76 beloved and versatile actor who excelled at both comic and dramatic roles. In many of his comedies, Lemmon portrayed an Everyman, prone to mishaps and pratfalls. He won two…

Gilda Radner Biography

Gilda RadnercomedienneBorn: 6/28/1946Birthplace: Detroit Emmy Award-winning television, film and stage comedienne who is best remembered for her appearances on Saturday Night Live (1975–80). Her…