Edward the Confessor (died 1066), the last king of the house of Wessex, ruled England from 1042 to 1066. Attracted to religion and to Norman culture, he was not a vigorous leader. He gained a reputation, not fully deserved, for sanctity and was...

For months, Spencer Martin spent his afternoons in the back of the family car on the long and boring drive from his Laguna Niguel home to the production offices and casting agencies of Hollywood.Each time the agent called with news of another audition, back into...