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Ailes, Roger Eugene

(Encyclopedia) Ailes, Roger EugeneAiles, Roger Eugeneālz [key], 1940–2017, American television executive and political adviser, b. Warren, Ohio, grad. Ohio Univ. (B.A., 1962). He worked in local…

Pacific Rim

(Encyclopedia) Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an…

voting

(Encyclopedia) voting, method of registering collective approval or disapproval of a person or a proposal. The term generally refers to the process by which citizens choose candidates for public…

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…

Moore, Michael

(Encyclopedia) Moore, Michael, 1954–, American documentary filmmaker, author, and activist, b. Flint, Mich. A highly personal, populist, and frequently controversial and polarizing documentary…

Mary Stuart 2002 Deaths

Mary StuartAge: 76 actress who played Joanne Gardner Barron Tate Vincente Tourneur on Search for Tomorrow and Meta Bauer on The Guiding Light. Died: New York City, Feb. 28, 2002Joe Strummer R…

1973 Cannes Film Festival

Palme d'OrScarecrow, Jerry Schatzberg (United States)The Hireling, Alan Bridges (United Kingdom)Special Jury PrizeThe Mother and the Whore, Jean Eustache (France)Best ActorGiancarlo Giannini…