(Encyclopedia) Griffith, D. W. (David Llewelyn Wark Griffith), 1875–1948, American movie director and producer, b. La Grange, Ky. Griffith was the first major American film director. He began his…
Going on a road trip? The St. Louis Arch, Statue of Liberty and Golden Gate Bridge are great tourist sites. But if you prefer offbeat destinations, check out these roadside attractions…
(Encyclopedia) Dahl, RoaldDahl, Roaldrōˈäl [key]Dahl, Roald däl [key], 1916–90, British writer known for inventive, often macabre children's books and horror-tinged adult fiction. Dahl spurned a…
Katharine WashburnAge: 57 editor, essayist, and translator who, with John S. Major, compiled World Poetry: An Anthology of Verse from Antiquity to Our Time (1998), a 1,338–page tome that…
Arnie WeinmeisterAge: 77 outstanding defensive tackle who starred on N.Y. Giants teams of the 1950s; career began with N.Y. Yankees of the All-America Football Conference in 1948; joined the…
Director/Writer:David LynchUniversal Focus; R; 146 minutesRelease:10/01Cast:Laura Harring, Naomi Watts, Justin Theroux From Lost Highway to Straight Story to his latest, Mulholland Drive,…
