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All About My Mother

Director/Writer:Pedro AlmodovarSony Pictures Classics; NR; 101 minutesRelease:11/99Cast:Cecilia Roth, Antonia San Juan, Penelope Cruz All About My Mother is a superb film from Spain's Pedro…

Antonia Coello Novello Biography

Antonia Coello Novellophysician and former U.S. surgeon generalBorn: 8/23/1944Birthplace: Fajardo, Puerto Rico Novello served as surgeon general under President George H. W. Bush from 1990 to…

Cather, Willa Sibert

(Encyclopedia) Cather, Willa SibertCather, Willa Sibertsīˈbərt kăᵺˈər [key], 1873–1947, American novelist and short-story writer, b. Winchester, Va., considered one of the great American writers of…

Son My

(Encyclopedia) Son My: see My Lai incident.

Longford, Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Longford, ElizabethLongford, Elizabethlôngˈfərd [key], 1906–2002, British author. Born Elizabeth Harman, she married (1931) Frank Pakenham, later (1961) earl of Longford. She was…

My Lai incident

(Encyclopedia) My Lai incidentMy Lai incidentmē lī [key], a massacre of Vietnamese civilians by U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War. On Mar. 16, 1968, a unit of the U.S. army's Americal division, led by…

Nia Vardalos

Name at birth: Antonia Eugenia VardalosNia Vardalos is the writer and star of the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding, a low-budget, independently produced feature that became one of the biggest box…

flamenco

(Encyclopedia) flamenco, Spanish music and dance typical of the Romani (Gypsy), or gitano. Flamenco dancing is characterized by colorful costumes, intense and erotic movements, stamping of the feet (…

Four-H

(Encyclopedia) Four-H or 4-H, organization for boys and girls, generally from 8 to 18 years of age; some states offer programs for younger children, and there are also collegiate programs. 4-H…

My Giant

Director:Michael LehmannWriter:David SeltzerDirector of Photography:Michael CoulterEditor:Stephen SemelMusic:Marc ShaimanProduction Designer:Jackson De GoviaProducer:Billy CrystalSony…