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All About My Mother
Director/Writer:Pedro AlmodovarSony Pictures Classics; NR; 101 minutesRelease:11/99Cast:Cecilia Roth, Antonia San Juan, Penelope Cruz All About My Mother is a superb film from Spain's Pedro…Raul Julia Biography
Raul Julia(Raul Rafael Carlos Julia y Arcelay)actor, singerBorn: 3/9/1940Birthplace: San Juan, Puerto Rico The elegant and charismatic Raul Julia performed in musical theater in his native San Juan…Muir, John
(Encyclopedia) Muir, John, 1838–1914, American naturalist, b. Dunbar, Scotland, studied at the Univ. of Wisconsin. He came to the United States in 1849 and settled in California in 1868. In…Burnet, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Burnet, Thomas, c.1635–1715, English cleric and scientist, b. Croft, in Yorkshire, England. He was educated at Northallerton and Cambridge. Following travels in Europe, Burnet…Chula Vista
(Encyclopedia) Chula Vista Chula Vista ch&oomacr;ˈlə [key], city (2020 pop. 275,487), San Diego co., S Calif., on…San Jacinto
(Encyclopedia) San Jacinto, river, c.130 mi (210 km) long, rising in SE Texas as the West Fork and flowing S to Galveston Bay. Its chief tributary is Buffalo Bayou, and both the bayou and the lower…Santiago IGLESIAS, Congress, PR (1872-1939)
IGLESIAS Santiago , a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; born in La Coruña, Spain, February 22, 1872; attended the common schools; apprenticed as a cabinet maker; moved to Cuba and was…William Vaughn Moody: An Ode in Time of Hesitation
An Ode in Time of HesitationWilliam Vaughn MoodyIBefore the solemn bronze Saint Gaudens made To thrill the heedless passer's heart with awe, And set here in the city's talk and trade To the…Riesengebirge
(Encyclopedia) Riesengebirge: see Krkonoše, mountains.Karkonosze
(Encyclopedia) Karkonosze: see Krkonoše, mountains.