An American music duo consisting of guitarist, singer-songwriter Paul Simon
and singer Art Garfunkel (both born in 1941). They formed the group Tom & Jerry
in 1957 and had their first success with the minor hit "Hey, Schoolgirl". As
Simon & Garfunkel, the duo rose to fame in 1965, largely on the strength of
the hit single "The Sound of Silence". Their music was featured in the landmark
film The Graduate (1967), propelling them further into the public consciousness.
A 1991 American adventure buddy film co-produced and directed by Ridley Scott and written by
Callie Khouri. It stars Geena Davis as Thelma and Susan Sarandon as Louise, with Harvey Keitel,
Michael Madsen and Brad Pitt (in his major motion picture debut) in supporting roles. The film
became a critical and commercial success, receiving six Academy Award nominations and winning
one for Best Original Screenplay (Khouri). Both Sarandon and Davis were nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Actress.
The common name for edible salt and black pepper, a traditionally
paired set of condiments found on dining tables where European-
style food is eaten. The pairing of salt and pepper as table
condiments dates to seventeenth-century French cuisine, which
considered pepper the only spice (as distinct from herbs such as
fines herbes) which did not overpower the true taste of food.
They are typically found in a set of salt and pepper shakers,
often a matched set.