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Margaret of Valois

(Encyclopedia) Margaret of ValoisMargaret of Valoisvälwäˈ [key], 1553–1615, queen of France and Navarre, daughter of King Henry II of France and of Catherine de' Medici. She was known as Queen Margot…

flagellants

(Encyclopedia) flagellantsflagellantsflăjˈələnts, fləjĕlˈənts [key], term applied to the groups of Christians who practiced public flagellation as a penance. The practice supposedly grew out of the…

Yekaterinburg

(Encyclopedia) Yekaterinburg or EkaterinburgYekaterinburgboth: yĭkäˌtĭrēmb&oobreve;rkˈ [key], formerly SverdlovskYekaterinburgsvyĭrdlôfskˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 1,365,000), capital of the…

The Haunting

Director:Jan De BontDreamWorks; 117 minutes; PG-13Release:7/99Cast:Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lili Taylor, Liam Neesonadapted from a Shirley Jackson novel Catherine Zeta-Jones and Lili Taylor can'…

Kate Hudson Biography

Kate HudsonactressBorn: 4/19/1979Birthplace: Los Angeles The vivacious actress, the daughter of Goldie Hawn and comedian-singer Bill Hudson, has inherited her mother's infectious charm,…

John Hughes Biography

John Hugheswriter, directorBorn: 2/18/1950Birthplace: Lansing, Michigan Having begun his career writing for the National Lampoon magazine, it seemed a logical step for Hughes to then write…

Michael Keaton Biography

Michael Keaton(Michael John Douglas)actorBorn: 9/9/1951Birthplace: Coraopolis, Pennsylvania Film actor best known for his comedic roles in movies such as Mr. Mom (1983), and his two films as Batman…

The Musketeer

Director:Peter HyamsWriter:Gene QuintanoUniversal Pictures; PG-13; 106 minutesRelease:9/01Cast:Catherine Deneuve, Tim Roth, Mena Suvari Whatever happened to “all for one and one for all?”…