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Finiguerra, Maso

(Encyclopedia) Finiguerra, Maso or TommasoFiniguerra, Maso or Tommasomäˈzō, tōm–mäˈzō fēnēgwĕrˈrä [key], 1426–64, Florentine goldsmith and engraver during the Renaissance. In the 1450s he joined with…

King, Carole

(Encyclopedia) King, Carole, 1942-, American singer-songwriter, b. New York, N.Y., as Carole Joan Klein. King enjoyed two separate careers; in the…

Giottino

(Encyclopedia) GiottinoGiottinojōt-tēˈnō [key], early Florentine painter of the school of Giotto. He is supposed to have lived in the first half of the 14th cent. and has been variously identified as…

Taylor, James Vernon

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, James Vernon, 1948-, American singer-songwriter, b. Boston, Ma. Taylor was born in Boston but raised in Chapel Hill, N.C. As a…

Gilligan, Carol

(Friedman)psychologistBirthplace: New York CityBorn: 11/28/36

Carole King

Name at birth: Carole KleinCarole King's vibrant and sentimental album Tapestry (1971) hit number one in the nation, won four Grammys and stayed on the charts for nearly six years. Carole King was…

Carol Burnett

Carol Burnett hosted one of the most popular comedy shows on television, The Carol Burnett Show, from 1967 to 1978. A "variety hour" that was mostly comedy, the show featured the red-headed and…

Carole Lombard

Name at birth: Jane Alice PetersCarole Lombard was a top Hollywood star of 1930s screwball comedies -- and the wife of box office idol Clark Gable -- when she was killed in a plane crash in Nevada in…

Carol Channing

Carol Channing's fame comes from two smashing successes on Broadway: as Lorelei in 1949's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and as Dolly in 1964's Hello, Dolly! She didn't get the film roles for either part (…