(Encyclopedia) Richards, Ann Willis, 1933–2006, American politician, b. Lakeview, Tex., as Dorothy Ann Willis. She began her career in politics in the early 1970s after having raised four children. A…
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(Encyclopedia) Finney, Albert, 1936–2019, English actor, studied Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, London. He debuted in the theater in 1956, and appeared on the London and New York stage throughout…
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LeAnn Rimes
country singerBorn: 8/28/1982Birthplace: Jackson, Mississippi
At age 8, Rimes was a two-week champion on Star Search (1990) and began her phenomenal rise to fame in her early teens.…
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(Encyclopedia) Wolfe, Tom (Thomas Kennerly Wolfe, Jr.), 1931–2018, American journalist and novelist, b. Richmond, Va., B.A. Washington and Lee Univ., 1951, Ph.D. Yale, 1957. He began his writing…
