(Encyclopedia) Wilde, Oscar (Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde), 1854–1900, Irish author and wit, b. Dublin. He is most famous for his sophisticated, brilliantly witty plays, which were the first…
The 1999 Academy Awards were presented March 26, 2000 at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium.Best PictureAmerican Beauty, Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks, producers (DreamWorks SKG) The Cider House…
New ImpressionsAt three o'clock in the afternoon, all the fashionable world at Nice may be seen on the Promenade des Anglais—a charming place, for the wide walk, bordered with palms, flowers…
The National Women's Hall of Fame is the only national membership organization that honors and celebrates the achievements of American women. Founded in 1969 in Seneca Falls, New York,…
(Encyclopedia) Floyd, John Buchanan, 1807–63, U.S. Secretary of War (1857–60) and Confederate general, b. Smithfield, Va. After failing as a lawyer and cotton planter in Arkansas, he returned to…
(Encyclopedia) Tyson, Cecily,
1924-2021, American actress, b. East Harlem, N.Y. Of Caribbean heritage,
Tyson began working as a model while studying…
Thiebaud, Wayne
(Encyclopedia) Thiebaud, Wayne, 1920-2021, American artist, b. Mesa, Ariz., Sacramento State College (B.A., 1951; M.A., 1952). Thiebaud studied commercial art in high school, and during World…
(Encyclopedia) Gish, Lillian, 1896–1993, American stage and movie actress, b. Springfield, Ohio. In 1912 she began her film career with D. W. Griffith. A fragile, delicate beauty, Gish often played a…
A Merry ChristmasJo was the first to wake in the gray dawn of Christmas morning. No stockings hung at the fireplace, and for a moment she felt as much disappointed as she did long ago, when…
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