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Ralph Miller 2001 Deaths

Ralph MillerAge: 82 Hall of Fame men's college basketball coach at Oregon State, Iowa and Wichita State; his 657 career victories places him 17th on the Div. I all-time list at the time of…

Judith Miller, 2005 News

New York Times reporter, was sent to jail in July after she refused to testify before a grand jury about confidential sources she interviewed while researching the illegal disclosure of the…

Bode Miller, 2006 News

world champion skier, apologized for admitting on 60 Minutes in January that he had competed while hung over. While some found his admission upsetting, few were all that surprised. Miller,…

Zell Miller, 2004 News

Democratic senator from Georgia, delivered a vitriolic keynote address at the Republican National Convention in August, lambasting the Democratic nominee, Sen. John Kerry. “Our nation is…

Arthur Miller 2005 Deaths

Arthur MillerAge: 89 one of the most respected and talented American playwrights. His work often focused on morality and the pressures faced by families striving to achieve the American dream…

Ann Miller 2004 Deaths

Ann MillerAge: 81 athletic tap dancer who appeared in a string of films in the 1940s and 1950s, including Kiss Me Kate and On the Town. She made a splash with her 1979 comeback, Broadway's…

Aesop's Fables: The Charger and the Miller

by Aesop The Farmer and the StorkThe Grasshopper and the OwlThe Charger and the Miller A Horse, who had been used to carry his rider into battle, felt himself growing old and chose to work…

Penelope Ann Miller Biography

Penelope Ann MilleractressBorn: 1/13/1964Birthplace: Los Angeles Miller's performance in Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues (1988; she had previously appeared in the Broadway play) won critical…

Dodsley, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Dodsley, Robert, 1703–64, English publisher and author. He wrote occasional verses, and also several plays, including The King and the Miller of Mansfield (1737); a ballad opera, The…

anti-hero

(Encyclopedia) anti-hero, principal character of a modern literary or dramatic work who lacks the attributes of the traditional protagonist or hero. The anti-hero's lack of courage, honesty, or grace…