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William HIGBY, Congress, CA (1813-1887)

HIGBY William , a Representative from California; born in Willsboro, N.Y., on August 18, 1813; attended a preparatory school in Westport, N.Y., and was graduated from the University of Vermont at…

John Clay DAVIES, Congress, NY (1920-2002)

DAVIES John Clay , a Representative from New York; born in Albany, N.Y., May 1, 1920; attended Camden (N.Y.) High School; attended the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Hamilton…

Ken Kesey Biography

Ken KeseywriterBorn: 9/17/1935Birthplace: La Junta, Colorado counterculture hero who was inspired to write his first novel, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, while working as a night attendant…

Tom Hulce

Tom HulceactorBorn: 12/6/1953Birthplace: Whitewater, Wisconsin Hulce burst into the American fim scene in 1978 with roles in two films, September 30, 1955 and the more famous (or infamous) Animal…

Tom Hulce Biography

Tom HulceactorBorn: 12/6/1953Birthplace: Whitewater, Wisconsin Hulce burst into the American fim scene in 1978 with roles in two films, September 30, 1955 and the more famous (or infamous) Animal…

Stephen Rea Biography

Stephen ReaactorBorn: 10/31/1943Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland The lugubrious character actor began his career in fringe theatre in Ireland and England. In 1980, with playwright Brian…

Andy Samberg

Andy Samberg is the writer and cast member of Saturday Night Live whose videos "Lazy Sunday" and "D--- in a Box" made him an Internet celebrity and budding movie star. Samberg grew up in California,…

Dian Fossey Biography

Dian Fosseyprimatologist and leading authority on mountain gorillasBorn: 1932Birthplace: San Francisco, Calif. Fossey took an early and avid interest in animals. She entered college as a…

The Mercy: Poems

Author: Philip Levine Publisher: Knopf Philip Levine is a poet for people who've forgotten poetry and slipped into the meter and cadence of 9-to-5. Refreshingly narrative, his poems tell…

Anne Rice

In 1976 Anne Rice published Interview With The Vampire, and within a decade the book became the best-known vampire novel since Bram Stoker's Dracula. After her death, the Associated Press said that…