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Akio Morita Biography

Akio MoritaSony co-founderBorn: 1/26/1921Birthplace: Nagoya, Japan Japanese Sony co-founder who was a major influence in the globalization of business. The imaginative marketing wizard was…

Gwendoline Christie

English actress Gwendoline Christie is the blond warrior Brienne of Tarth in the television series Game of Thrones. A 2005 graduate of the Drama Centre London, she appeared in Terry Gilliam's The…

Stanislav Ianevski

Stanislav Ianevski had the small role of Viktor Krum in the 2005 film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The film was based on the fourth book in the Harry Potter series by author J.K. Rowling.…

Bilbo Baggins

Bilbo Baggins is the protagonist and titular character of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy novel, The Hobbit (originally titled The Hobbit, or There and Back Again). In Tolkien's "Middle Earth,"…

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen won acclaim as a member of Laurence Olivier's National Theater Company in the 1960s and later as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company. On film his best-known appearances have included…

Gary Gygax Biography

game inventorDied: March 4, 2008 (Lake Geneva, Wisconsin) Best Known as: creator of Dungeons & Dragons Gary Gygax was a pioneer in creating fantasy…

Peanut butter's inventor

The Question: Who invented peanut butter? The Answer: Nobody knows for sure, but it appears to date back as far as the ancient Incas. Peanut…

Books & Literature

Welcome to our collection of books and literature articles! Our collection features a wide range of literary works, including classic novels, contemporary fiction, poetry, plays, and non-fiction.…