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Brown, Helen Gurley

(Encyclopedia) Brown, Helen Gurley, 1922–2012, American writer and editor, b. Green Forest, Ark. A child of poverty, she became a successful advertising copywriter and wrote the best-selling Sex and…

Shannon, Sir James Jebusa

(Encyclopedia) Shannon, Sir James Jebusa, 1862–1923, English portrait and figure painter, b. Auburn, N.Y. To study art he moved (1878) to London, where he won recognition from English society and…

The Spice Girls

The Spice Girls' charisma, cheery pop tunes and "girl power" philosophy made them music's Next Big Thing in the 1990s. The British band was created in 1994 by two would-be managers who advertised…

Kiss the Girls

Director: Gary FlederWriter: David KlassDirector of Photography:Aaron SchneiderEditors:William Steinkamp and Harvey RosenstockMusic:Mark IshamProduction Designer:Nelson CoatesProducers:David…

Girl, Interrupted

Director:James MangoldWriters:James Mangold, Lisa Loomer, Anna PhelanColumbia Pictures; R; 120 minutesRelease:12/99Cast:Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Whoopi GoldbergBased on Susanna Kaysen's…

Spice Girls Biography

Spice Girlspop group This phenomenally successful girl group was formed in England in the mid-1990s when a group of housemates answered a newspaper ad. Victoria Adams, Melanie Brown, Emma…

Cullen, Countee

(Encyclopedia) Cullen, CounteeCullen, Counteekounˈtēˈ [key], 1903–46, American poet, b. New York City, grad. New York Univ. 1925, M.A. Harvard, 1926. A major writer of the Harlem Renaissance—a…

Girl Scouts

(Encyclopedia) Girl Scouts, recreational and service organization founded (1912) in Savannah, Ga., by Juliette Gordon Low. It was originally modeled after the Boy Scouts (see Scouts) and Girl Guides…

Low, Juliette Gordon

(Encyclopedia) Low, Juliette Gordon, 1860–1927, American founder of the Girl Scouts, b. Savannah, Ga., as Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon. From a prominent Southern family, she met Robert Baden-Powell…

Charlie Brown

Charlie Brown is the wishy-washy child hero of the newspaper comic strip Peanuts. Charlie Brown is a lovable loser who dreams of hitting the game-winning home run but usually strikes out. He first…