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Tim Roth Biography

Tim Roth actorBorn: 5/14/1961Birthplace: London, England An actor who has primarily appeared in foreign and independent films such as The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover (1989) and…

The Big Bang: Origin of the Universe

Before the universe as we now know it existed, there was no space or time. The Big Bang and its associated theories try to explain or describe the moment of change from nothingness and no…

John Huston

John Huston directed some of the most famous movies of the 20th century, including the Humphrey Bogart classics The Maltese Falcon (1941), Key Largo (1948), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)…

Basic Planetary Data

Mercury Venus Earth MarsJupiterMean distance from Sun (millions of kilometers) 57.9 108.2 149.6 227.9 778.3Mean distance from Sun (millions of miles) 36.0 67.24 92.9 141.71 483.88Period of…

August 1997 News and Events

1997 News Month-By-MonthWorldIsrael Steps Up Pressure on Palestinians (Aug. 1): Arrests dozens in wake of suicide bombing in crowded market. Delays drastic action against Palestinian leaders.…

Forced Conservation

Avalanche forces Juneau, Alaska, residents to drastically cut back on energy consumption by Amy Fletcher Alaska Related Links U.S. Energy Sources Top Energy Producers and…

Carrie-Anne Moss

Carrie-Anne Moss played tough and tender Trinity in the Matrix movie series, starting with The Matrix (1999, with Keanu Reeves). A native of British Columbia, Carrie-Anne Moss broke into the…

Gore Vidal

Name at birth: Eugene Luther Gore Vidal, Jr.Gore Vidal was both author and celebrity for most of the second half of the 20th century. He joined the Navy at age 17, served during World War II, and…

Tim Burton

Tim Burton was an animator for Disney before being hired by Paul Reubens to direct Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985). The film was a quirky hit, and Burton went on to make the even quirkier hit…