Most Recent Articles from St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture

• Jodie Foster 

  Actress Jodie Foster earned a reputation as a precocious, complicated preteen in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976) and went on...

  01/29/02 by Christina Lane · More from publication

• Redd Foxx 

  Born John Elroy Sanford in St. Louis, Missouri in 1922, Redd Foxx became one of America's most beloved comedic figures in the 1970s....

  01/29/02 by Joyce Linehan · More from publication

• Arlene Francis 

  During her long career as one of television's most versatile hostesses, Arlene Francis was the quintessence of wit and charm. Beginning her...

  01/29/02 by Ron Simon · More from publication

• Connie Francis 

  In the late 1950s and early 1960s, singer Connie Francis reigned as America's top-selling female vocalist and the female counterpart to...

  01/29/02 by Pat H. Broeske · More from publication

• Aretha Franklin 

  As the career of singer, songwriter, and pianist Aretha Franklin makes evident, the black church--its ministers, its...

  01/29/02 by Willie Collins · More from publication

• Bonnie Franklin 

  An actress and dancer best known for her portrayal of Ann Romano--TV's first "Ms."--on Norman Lear's sitcom One Day at a Time, Bonnie...

  01/29/02 by Karen Lurie · More from publication

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