(Encyclopedia) Graves, Michael, 1934–2015, American architect, b. Indianapolis, Ind., educated at the Univ. of Cincinnati and Harvard. He taught at Princeton from 1962 to 2002. Graves was a member of…
(Encyclopedia) Hitchens, Christopher Eric, 1949–2011, Anglo-American journalist and critic, b. Portsmouth, England, grad. Bailliol College, Oxford (1970). He wrote for the New Statesman, London Times…
Eric Bogosian
actor, playwright, monologuist
Born: 1953
Birthplace: Woburn, Massachusetts
As performance artist, he is known especially for his witty and satiric one-man shows chronicling…
(Encyclopedia) Moore, Michael, 1954–, American documentary filmmaker, author, and activist, b. Flint, Mich. A highly personal, populist, and frequently controversial and polarizing documentary…
Eric Stoltz
actor
Born: 9/30/1961
Birthplace: Whittier, California
Stoltz has a strong background in theater, and was nominated for a Tony for his Broadway debut in Our Town (1989). His film…
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(Encyclopedia) Howard, Michael, 1941–, British politician, leader of the Conservative party (2003–5), b. Llanelli, Wales, as Michael Hecht. The son of immigrants (his father changed the family name…
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