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October 2012
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iRemember: Honoring Steve Jobs' Legacy on His Death Anniversary
October 5, 2012 by Clarence HaynesToday marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Steve Jobs, whose technological innovations and shrewd business know-how have revolutionized how people see the world though media.
Biography.com takes a look at his life and the technological legacy...
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Steve Jobs
Entrepreneur / 1955 - 2011
Steve Jobs co-founded Apple Computers with Steve Wozniak. Under Job's guidance, the company pioneered a series of revolutionary technologies, including the iPhone and iPad.
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John Steinbeck and Paul Walker: The Grapes of the Fast and Furious
October 3, 2012 by Kayla AriasJohn Steinbeck was an award-winning author who's most remembered for his epic realist novel Grapes of Wrath. His doppelgänger, Paul Walker, is an actor known for...
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John Steinbeck
Author / 1902 - 1968
John Steinbeck was a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist whose book The Grapes of Wrath portrayed the plight of migrant workers during the Depression.
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Steel Magnolias Cast: Where Are They Now?
October 3, 2012 by Natana JulesUndeniably one of the most memorable movies of the 80s, Steel Magnolias taught us what it meant to have an unbreakable bond. The 1989 film adaptation of the esteemed...
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Julia Roberts
Actress / 1967 -
Julia Roberts is an Academy Award-winning actress, and one of the top box office earners in Hollywood.
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- Best Actress Oscar Winners
- Cast of Lincoln
- 2013 Oscar Nominees
Sally Field
Actress / 1946 -
Sally Field is an American actress best known TV and film roles such as Gidget, The Flying Nun, Smokey and the Bandit, Sybil and Places in the Heart.
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- Best Actress Oscar Winners
- Studio 54 Patrons
- Bewitching Women
Shirley MacLaine
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress, Dancer, Singer, Journalist / 1934 -
Shirley MacLaine is one of Hollywood's legendary leading ladies, known for a vast span of films that include The Apartment, Sweet Charity and Terms of Endearment.
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- Best Supporting Actress Oscar Winners
- Silver Foxes
- Famous Geminis
Olympia Dukakis
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress / 1931 -
Olympia Dukakis received a 1988 Academy Award for her supporting role as Cher’s mom in the film Moonstruck.
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- Beatty's Babes
- Famous Sagittarians
Daryl Hannah
Animal Rights Activist, Environmental Activist, Film Actress / 1960 -
Daryl Hannah is an actress with a wide variety of roles under her belt, from that of a mermaid in Splash to an assassin in Kill Bill: Vols 1 and 2
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- Country Legends
- Influential Female Musicians of the 1960s
- Bluegrass Musicians
Dolly Parton
Songwriter, Singer / 1946 -
Country music queen Dolly Parton is a cultural icon whose voluptuous figure and powerful voice made her popular on both stage and screen.
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Snoopy and the Apollo 10 Gang Go to Space
October 1, 2012 by Andrew CannizzaroThe producers at BIO.com review hundreds of photos of famous figures each week, from award-winning actors and popular singers, to headliners and scandal makers. While we're digging through these archives, we often come across amazing photos that we're...
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Charles Schulz
Illustrator, Writer / 1922 - 2000
Charles Schulz was a cartoonist best known for creating the one of the world's most successful comic strips, Peanuts.

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