Charles Kuralttelevision news reporter, producer, writerBorn: 9/10/1934Birthplace: Wilmington, North Carolina The recipient of thirteen Emmy Awards, Charles Kuralt began his illustrious career as a…
Charles Grodinactor, producerBorn: 4/21/1935Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania A comedian who has played both romantic cads and evil villains with a straight face, Charles Grodin's diverse screen…
Charles Bronson(Charles Buchinsky)actorBorn: 11/3/1921Birthplace: Ehrenfield, Pennsylvania He is best-known for his portrayals of steely eyed, impassive tough guys, as the harmonica-playing…
(Encyclopedia) Charles VIII, 1470–98, king of France (1483–98), son and successor of Louis XI. He first reigned under the regency of his sister Anne de Beaujeu. After his marriage (1491) to Anne of…
(Encyclopedia) Westmorland, Charles Neville, 6th earl ofWestmorland, Charles Neville, 6th earl ofnĕvˈĭl, wĕstˈmərlənd [key], 1543–1601, English nobleman. A Roman Catholic by birth and connected with…
(Encyclopedia) Longueuil, Charles le Moyne, sieur deLongueuil, Charles le Moyne, sieur deshärl lə mwän, syör də lôNgöˈyə [key], 1626–85, French colonial leader in Canada, founder of a famous Canadian…
(Encyclopedia) Halifax, Charles Montagu, earl ofHalifax, Charles Montagu, earl ofhălˈəfăks [key], 1661–1715, English statesman. He and Matthew Prior were coauthors of a parody of John Dryden's The…
(Encyclopedia) Finney, Charles Grandison, 1792–1875, American evangelist, theologian, and educator, b. Warren, Conn. Licensed to the Presbyterian ministry in 1824, he had phenomenal success as a…
(Encyclopedia) Palikao, Charles Guillaume Cousin-Montauban, comte dePalikao, Charles Guillaume Cousin-Montauban, comte deshärl gēyōmˈ k&oomacr;zăNˈ-môNtōbäNˈ kôNt də pälēkäōˈ [key], 1796–1878,…
