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Zoo Weekly

Advertising and media

Zoo was a British softcore lad magazine published weekly by Bauer Media Group with periods of an Australian and South African editions. It was launched on 29 January 2004, and for a time was the UK's

My Weekly

Advertising and media

My Weekly is a magazine for women. Published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd of Dundee, Scotland. It tends to consist of short stories, reader contributions, knitting or sewing patterns, and celebrity

Us Weekly

Advertising and media

Us Weekly is a weekly celebrity and entertainment magazine based in New York City. Us Weekly was founded in 1977 by The New York Times Company, who sold it in 1980. It was acquired

Caspar Weinberger

Born Caspar Willard Weinberger, August 18, 1917, in San Francisco, CA; died of pneumonia, March 28, 2006, in Bangor, ME. U.S. Secretary of Defense. Caspar Weinberger was one of the major f...

Jennifer Weiner

Author and journalist Born Jennifer Agnes Weiner, March 28, 1970, in De Ridder, LA; daughter of Lawrence (a psychiatrist) and Fran (a teacher) Weiner; married Adam Bonin (an...

Mike Weir

Professional golfer Born Michael Richard Weir, May 12, 1970, in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada; son of Richard and Rowie Weir; married Bricia; children: Elle Marisa, Lily. ...

Rachel Weisz

Actress Born March 7, 1971, in London, England; daughter of Georg (an inventor) and Edith (a psychoanalyst) Weisz; children: a son (with Darren Aronofsky, a director). ...

Ezer Weizman

Born Ezer Weizmann, June 15, 1924, in Tel Aviv, Israel; died of respiratory infections, April 24, 2005, in Caesarea, Israel. Politician. For 50 years, as Israel's air force chief, defense ...

William Weldon

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Johnson & Johnson Born November 26, 1948, in New York, New York; son of a union stagehand and a costumer; married Barbara Dearborn; chi...

Orson Welles

Born: May 16, 1915 Kenosha, Wisconsin Died: October 10, 1985 Los Angeles, California American actor, writer, and director ...

Paul Wellstone

Born Paul David Wellstone, July 21, 1944, in Washington, DC; died in a plane crash, October 25, 2002, in Eveleth, MN. United States Senator. Paul Wellstone, a Democratic senator from Minne...

Seth Wescott

Snowboard cross athlete Born June 28, 1976, in Durham, NC; son of Jim Wescott (a college professor and coach) and Margaret Gould-Wescott (a college professor). Edu...

Dorothy West

During a long writing career that began when she was a teenager, Dorothy West (1907–1998) wrote two novels and numerous short stories, and worked as a magazine editor and newspaper...

Kanye West

Rap musician and record producer Born Kayne Omari West, June 8, 1977; son of Ray (a marriage counselor) and Donda (a professor) West. Education: Atte...

Kanye West

June 8, 1977 • Atlanta, Georgia Hip-hop artist, music producer Kanye West is a quadruple threat: producer, rapper, songwriter, and record executive. His albums have sol...

Wetherspoon

Consumer goods

J D Wetherspoon plc (branded variously as Wetherspoon or Wetherspoons, and colloquially known as Spoons) is a pub company operating in the United Kingdom a

Edith Wharton

Born: January 24, c. 1861 New York, New York Died: August 11, 1937 Paris, France American author Edith Wharton, Ameri...

WhatsApp

Computers and software

WhatsApp is an internationally available freeware, cross-platform centralized instant messaging (IM) and voice-over-IP (VoIP) service owned by American company&

Joss Whedon

Scriptwriter, television producer, and feature film director Born Joseph Hill Whedon, June 23, 1964, in New York, NY; son of Tom Whedon (a television scriptwriter) and Lee Stearns...

Christopher Wheeldon

Yeovil, Somerset, England Ballet choreographer, dancer Called ballet's hottest choreographer in 2004, Christopher Wheeldon has choreographed more than thirty ballets in...