HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES -- In the world of daytime dramas, actress Jane Elliot is a legend. She's appeared on nine different soap operas over the course of 60 years, but is best known for her ...

Jane Austen only completed six novels during her lifetime. Four were published while she was alive, and two were published posthumously. Yet, 250 years later, we can’t stop adapting those same six ...

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In 1811, Thomas Egerton, who primarily printed military texts, published a novel about two sisters and their widowed mother, “Sense and Sensibility.” It was written anonymously, “by a lady.” More than ...

It might look like a scene from yet another Jane Austen production, but this is no set. The British town of Bath recently held a celebration of the author 250 years after her birth. This historic ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Hungarian Nobel Prize laureate László Krasznahorkai delivered a rare lecture in Stockholm, presenting ...

Few figures in history have done more to change our understanding of the natural world. We celebrate Jane Goodall’s remarkable life with rare images from the National Geographic archives. Ethologist, ...

The actress, 74, shares her healthy wake-up routine for PEOPLE's My Good Morning series Daniele Venturelli/Getty Jane Seymour has been on location in Ireland for several months filming the fifth ...

Jane Goodall’s memorial at Washington National Cathedral brought together scientists, diplomats, activists, and children for a service rooted in gratitude rather than grief, reflecting a life that ...

Jane Seymour has always been proactive about her health. In a new interview with People magazine, the "Harry Wild" actress, 74, opened up about acknowledging a major "wake-up call" when it comes to ...

After more than four decades on Wisconsin airwaves, Jane Matenaer announced that she's retiring from radio. Matenaer shared the "big, special" news Nov. 3 on her show, “Matenaer On Air," which is on ...