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Ponzi, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Ponzi, Charles or Carlo, 1882–1949), Italian-American swindler. He came to the United States from his native Italy in 1903, then went in 1907 to Canada, where he was convicted of check…Rasputin, Grigori Yefimovich
(Encyclopedia) Rasputin, Grigori YefimovichRasputin, Grigori Yefimovichrăspy&oomacr;ˈtĭn, Rus. grĭgôˈrē yĭfēˈməvĭch rəsp&oomacr;ˈtyĭn [key], 1869–1916, Russian holy man and courtier, a…Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
(Encyclopedia) Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, in U.S. history, resolutions passed in opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts, which were enacted by the Federalists in 1798. The Jeffersonian…Coen Brothers
(Encyclopedia) Coen Brothers, American filmmakers Joel Coen, 1955–, and Ethan Coen, 1958–, both b. St. Louis Park, Minn. Joel studied at New York Univ. Film School (B.A., 1978), Ethan at Princeton (B…Zsigmond, Vilmos
(Encyclopedia) Zsigmond, Vilmos, 1930–2016, Hungarian-American cinematographer. As a film student in Budapest, he and fellow student (and later cinematographer) Laszlo Kovacs secretly filmed the…Bhagavad-Gita
(Encyclopedia) Bhagavad-GitaBhagavad-Gitabŭgˈəvəd-gēˈtə [key] [Skt.,=song of the Lord], Sanskrit poem incorporated into the Mahabharata, one of the greatest religious classics of Hinduism. The Gita (…The Man Who Wasn't There
Director:Joel CoenWriters:Joel and Ethan CoenUSA Films; R; 112 minutesRelease:11/01Cast:Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco Tell it to the media execs: A large part of…Funny Games
Director/Writer:Michael HanekeDirector of Photography:Jürgen JürgesEditor:Andreas ProchaskaMusic:George Frideric Handel, Pietro Mascagni, W.A. Mozart and John ZornProduction Designer:Chrisoph…Neil Simon's The Odd Couple II
Director:Howard DeutchWriter:Neil SimonDirector of Photography:Jamie AndersonEditor:Seth FlaumMusic:Alan SilvestriProduction Designer:Dan BishopProducers:Robert W. Cort, David Madden and Neil…Ellen DeGeneres Biography
Ellen DeGenerescomedienne, actressBorn: 1/26/1958Birthplace: Metairie, Louisiana Television and film actress whose coming out of the closet in real life and on her sitcom was one of the biggest…Trending
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