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J. K. Rowling, 2000 News
34, writer, thrilled fans around the world with the July release of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth volume in her best-selling series about a boy wizard. Even before its…Akio Morita 1999 Deaths
Akio MoritaAge: 78 Japanese Sony co-founder who was a major influence in the globalization of business. The imaginative marketing wizard was responsible for inventing the Walkman and making…Matthew Lewis
Matthew Lewis plays the nerdy wizard student Neville Longbottom in the big-budget movies based on the Harry Potter series of books. Matthew Lewis was only five when he landed a role in the TV drama…The NBA's Tallest Player
The Question: Who is the tallest person ever to have played in the NBA? The Answer: According to the NBA, Manute Bol and Gheorghe Muresan share that distinction…Thomas Edison
Name at birth: Thomas Alva EdisonThomas Edison was the best-known inventor of the early electrical age. His hundreds of inventions made him a giant public figure in American and around the world at…Titian
Tiziano Vecellio -- Titian -- was a sixteenth century Renaissance oil painter from Venice and one of the most influential artists in the history of western art. Although his early years are…Rupert Grint
Rupert Grint plays young wizard Ron Weasley in the popular film series based on the Harry Potter stories of J.K. Rowling. Weasley is Potter's redheaded sidekick at Hogwarts, the school for wizardry…Robert Bourque 2003 Deaths
Robert BourqueAge: 82 creator of Zoltan the Astrological Wizard, a mechanical fortune-telling contraption that amused customers at penny arcades before the dawn of the electronic age. Died:…Buddy Ebsen 2003 Deaths
Buddy EbsenAge: 95 actor who danced in films and on Broadway for decades before landing the role as Jed Clampett in 1962 on The Beverly Hillbillies. He was cast as the Tin Man in The Wizard…Jack Haley, Jr. 2001 Deaths
Jack Haley, Jr.Age: 67 Emmy Award–winning director and producer who helmed the 1974 all-star documentary That's Entertainment. He was once married to Liza Minnelli. His father, Jack Haley,…Trending
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