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Inspector Gadget

Director:David KelloggWriters:Kerry Ehrin and Zak PennWalt Disney Pictures; 80 minutes; PGRelease:7/99Cast:Matthew Broderick, Rupert Everett, Joely Fisher The cartoon was watchable. Animated…

Peter Sellers Biography

Peter SellersactorBorn: 9/8/1925Birthplace: Southsea, England Inimitable, eccentric film actor who starred in the British comic radio series The Goon Show before making his mark as the…

inspector general

(Encyclopedia) inspector general, a government official tasked with independently overseeing an agency or department. Inspectors general are utilized by many countries, as well as regional and local…

Roberto Benigni Biography

Roberto Benigniactor, comedianBorn: 10/27/1952Birthplace: Tuscany, Italy A popular Italian star in Italy, Benigni became an international celebrity with Life Is Beautiful, a comedy based on the…

Santokhi, Chandrikapersad

(Encyclopedia) Santokhi, Chandrikapersad, 1959–, Surinamese political leader. Trained as a police officer in the Netherlands, he worked for the Suriname police force as an inspector, becoming chief…

Dexter, Colin

(Encyclopedia) Dexter, Colin (Norman Colin Dexter), 1930–2017, English mystery novelist, b. Stamford, Lincolnshire. He as a classics teacher in secondary schools until deafness forced him to find a…

Hincks, Sir Francis

(Encyclopedia) Hincks, Sir Francis, 1807–85, Canadian journalist and statesman, b. Ireland. Settling (1832) in York (now Toronto), he was soon drawn into the Reform party. In 1839 he became editor of…

Davis, Benjamin Oliver

(Encyclopedia) Davis, Benjamin Oliver, 1877–1970, American general, b. Washington, D.C. After studying (1897–98) at Howard Univ., Davis served as a lieutenant in the Spanish-American War and in 1899…

Keltie, Sir John Scott

(Encyclopedia) Keltie, Sir John Scott, 1840–1927, Scottish geographer. He was inspector of geographical education for the Royal Geographic Society, librarian, and secretary of the society. In 1880 he…

Graves, Alfred Percival

(Encyclopedia) Graves, Alfred Percival, 1846–1931, Irish poet. An inspector of schools, he was also twice president of the Irish literary society. He compiled several volumes of Irish music and…