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Belichick, Bill

(Encyclopedia) Belichick, Bill (William Stephen Belichick), 1952–, American professional football coach, b. Nashville, Tenn. The son of a college coach, he played football at Wesleyan Univ. He held…

Wright, Richard

(Encyclopedia) Wright, Richard, 1908–60, American author. An African American born on a Mississippi plantation, Wright struggled through a difficult childhood and worked to educate himself. He moved…

Smothers Brothers

(Encyclopedia) Smothers Brothers, American comedians, musicians, and TV hosts. Tom (b. February 2, 1937,as Thomas Smothers) and Dick (b. November 20,…

William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Director:Baz LuhrmannWriters:Craig Pearce and Baz LuhrmannEditor: Jill BilcockMusic:Nellee HooperProduction Designer:Catherine MartinProducers:Gabriella Martinelli and Baz LuhrmannTwentieth…

Highsmith, Patricia

(Encyclopedia) Highsmith, Patricia, 1921–95, American novelist, b. Fort Worth, Tex., as Mary Patricia Plangman, grad. Barnard College (B.A. 1942). She first traveled to Europe in 1949 and moved there…

Close, Glenn

(Encyclopedia) Close, Glenn, 1947–, American actress, b. Greenwich, Conn. She began her career in the theater, debuting on Broadway in Love for Love (1974), winning an Obie for the off-Broadway The…

Walker, Kara Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Walker, Kara Elizabeth,1969–, American artist, b. Stockton, Calif., grad. Atlanta College of Art (B.F.A., 1981), Rhode Island School of Design (M.F.A., 1994). Walker is best known for…

Benton, Thomas Hart, American painter

(Encyclopedia) Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889–1975, American regionalist painter, b. Neosho, Mo.; grandnephew of Sen. Thomas Hart Benton and son of Rep. Maecenas E. Benton. In 1906 and 1907 he attended…

Ob

(Encyclopedia) ObObôp [key], river, c.2,300 mi (3,700 km) long, W Siberian Russia. With the Irtysh River, its chief tributary, it is c.3,460 mi (5,600 km) long and is the world's fourth longest river…

HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom), Congress, IA (1939)

Senate Years of Service: 1985- Party: Democrat HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom), a Representative and Senator from Iowa; born in Cumming, Warren County, Iowa, November 19, 1939; attended the public…