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Ben Edwards Biography

Ben EdwardsAge: 82 prolific Broadway set designer whose career, which began in the 1930s, included work on scores of Broadway productions as well as TV shows and movies. He was honored with a…

Brewer's: Rare Ben

So Shakespeare called Ben Jonson, the dramatist. (1574-1637.) Aubrey says that this inscription on his tablet in the “Poets' Corner,” Westminster Abbey, “was done at the charge of Jack…

Brewer's: Ben Jochanan'

in the satire of Absalom and Achitophel, by Dryden and Tate, is meant for the Rev. Samuel Johnson, who suffered much persecution for his defence of the right of private judgment. A Jew […

Brewer's: Ben trovato

(Italian). Well found; a happy discovery or invention. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BenaiahBen Jochanan' A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q…

Ben Folds Five

Whatever and Ever Amen Sony/550 Music Guitar obsessed alterna-dweebs may have sneered when they first heard about a great young band built around a piano player, but anyone who listened…

Ben Harper Biography

Ben HarpermusicianBorn: 10/28/1969Birthplace: Pomona, California Though he has never had a hit album, Ben Harper's unique combination of elements of blues revivalism, Jimi Hendrix-influenced rock,…

Ben A. Jones

Ben A. JonesBorn: Dec. 31, 1882Horse racing Calumet Farm trainer (1939-47); saddled 6 Kentucky Derby champions, including 2 Triple Crown winners—Whirlaway in 1941 and Citation in '48.Died:…

Ben Raeburn Biography

Ben Raeburnpublisher Raeburn owned Horizon Press from 1953 to 1984 and published a roster of distinguished writers, including Irving Howe, Alfred Kazin, and Oriana Fallaci. He produced the…

Ben Stiller Biography

Ben Stiller actor, director, comicBorn: 11/30/1965Birthplace: New York City Stiller's talents in comedy were shown to advantage on Saturday Night Live (1989) and the Ben Stiller Show (1990),…

Ben Kingsley Biography

Ben Kingsley(Krishna Banji)actorBorn: 12/31/1943Birthplace: Yorkshire, England Academy Award-winning polished stage and movie actor whose films include Gandhi (1982), Betrayal (1983), Turtle Diary (…