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Cleveland Keith BENEDICT, Congress, WV (1935)

BENEDICT Cleveland Keith , a Representative from West Virginia; born in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., March 21, 1935; attended the public schools; graduated, The Hill School, Pottstown, Pa., 1953…

Chauncey Judd: Gunn's Barn

The Robbery Longmeadow Brook Gunn's Barn It was full sunrise the next morning, before the robbers, in Mr. Gunn's barn, awoke. The severe toil of the preceding night, coupled with the…

The 100 Best Characters in Fiction Since 1900

Book Magazine, now defunct, compiled a panel of 55 authors, literary agents, editors, and actors in 2002 to “rank the top one hundred characters in literature since 1900.”Jay Gatsby, The…

muckrakers

(Encyclopedia) muckrakers, name applied to American journalists, novelists, and critics who in the first decade of the 20th cent. attempted to expose the abuses of business and the corruption in…

Lorne Greene

Lorne GreeneactorBorn: 2/12/1915Birthplace: Ottawa, Canada Venerable actor with large physique and distinctive deep voice who is best known for his role as Ben Cartwright on the series…

Lorne Greene Biography

Lorne GreeneactorBorn: 2/12/1915Birthplace: Ottawa, Canada Venerable actor with large physique and distinctive deep voice who is best known for his role as Ben Cartwright on the series…

Mission to Mars

Director:Brian De PalmaWriters:Jim Thomas, John Thomas, Graham YostTouchstone Pictures; PG; 113 minutesRelease:3/00Cast:Gary Sinise, Don Cheadle, Tim Robbins There is intelligent life in…

Notable Women in Media

Oprah Winfrey Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models…