(Encyclopedia) letters, in literature, written messages, ranging from those addressed to the public and those sent from lover to lover, to business letters and thank-you notes. The common quality…
(Encyclopedia) Savannah, city (1990 pop. 137,560), seat of Chatham co., SE Ga., a port of entry on the Savannah River near its mouth; inc. 1789. A rail, fishing, and industrial center, it is a…
Olivia De HavillandactressBorn: 7/1/1916Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan The sister of actress Joan Fontaine, she is probably best remembered as the long-suffering Melanie in Gone With the Wind (1939). She…
The first Hispanic-American politicians, baseball players, and more
Government
Member of U.S. Congress: Joseph Marion Hernández, 1822, delegate from the Florida territory.…
LeVar BurtonactorBorn: 2/16/1957Birthplace: Landstuhl, West Germany West German-born actor best known for his role as Geordi LaForge in the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–94)…
Clive Barkerwriter, directorBorn: 10/5/1952Birthplace: Liverpool, England Barker represents one of popular fiction's rarest combinations, a best-selling author who is also praised by his peers as a…
John Goodman
actorBorn: 6/20/1952Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri
John Goodman's sizable frame won him a football scholarship and a stint as a bouncer while he pursued a stage career. In 1979 he…
Director:Peter Ho-sun ChanWriter:Maria MaggentiDreamWorks Pictures; 88 minutes; R Release:5/99Cast:Kate Capshaw, Blythe Danner, Tom Everett Scott, Tom Selleck, Ellen DeGeneres On the one hand…
Anne Heche
actress
Born: 5/25/1969
Birthplace: Aurora, Ohio
Rising actress who, for better or worse, is best known as comedian Ellen DeGeneres's former lover. Heche has had a number of eye-…
