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2012
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'Cursed' Series Host Dr. David Marsh Examines Cursed Cars
October 19, 2012 by Dr. David MarshIf you haven’t seen our new series 'Cursed,' which airs on Fridays at 10/9c, you’re missing out on a spine-tingling good time. Just to give you a sampling of the kinds of stories you may hear on the show, host and curse expert Dr. David Marsh shares with...
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- Famous Dukes
- Famous People Named Franz
Franz Ferdinand
Duke / 1863 - 1914
Franz Ferdinand's assassination on June 28, 1914, at the hand of a Serbian terrorist group the "Black Hand," led to the beginning of World War I.
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- Automobile Accident Victims
- Celebrities and Their Fast Cars
- Famous Dropouts
James Dean
Film Actor / 1931 - 1955
Actor and cultural icon James Dean starred in East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant. He was killed in a tragic car accident at age 24.
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Elvis Presley: Can't Help Falling Out of Love
October 11, 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...
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- Pucker Uppers
- Celebrity Enlistees
Elvis Presley
Film Actor, Singer / 1935 - 1977
Musician and actor Elvis Presley endured rapid fame in the mid-1950s—on the radio, TV and the silver screen—and continues to be one of the biggest names in rock 'n' roll.
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- Elvis and Priscilla Presley
- Pucker Uppers
- Famous Lookalikes
Priscilla Presley
Film Actress, Television Actress, Entrepreneur / 1945 -
Priscilla Presley is an American businesswoman and actress, best known for marrying Elvis Presley, with whom she had daughter Lisa Marie Presley.
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Remembering Bela Lugosi, The Classic Dracula
October 18, 2012 by Kim Gilmore"I am Dracula...I bid you welcome."
Bela Lugosi, the Hungarian-born actor, became Dracula in the eyes of moviegoers through infamous lines like these. Lugosi's...
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- Creepy Actors
- Vampires
- Famous Dropouts
Bela Lugosi
Actor / 1882 - 1956
Count Dracula was Actor Bela Lugosi's most famous role. Lugosi played him in stage productions and in the 1931 Universal Pictures film Dracula.
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Abraham Lincoln: The Presidential Beard
October 15, 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...
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R.L. Stine Talks New Book, 'Red Rain'
October 10, 2012 by Jackie NashBeloved horror author R.L. Stine, who became famous for his scary kids' series in the 1990s, is still giving us Goosebumps. Fans who have grown up with Stine's popular...
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- Sci-Fi and Fantasy Writers
- Famous Leos
- Famous Poets
Ray Bradbury
Author, Poet / 1920 - 2012
American fantasy and horror author Ray Bradbury is best known for his novels Fahrenheit 451, The Illustrated Man and The Martian Chronicles.
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- Celebrity Enlistees
- Famous Military Veterans
- Famous Capricorns
Rod Serling
Anti-War Activist, Television Personality, Author, Screenwriter / 1924 - 1975
Emmy Award–winning television and film writer Rod Serling created and hosted the sci-fi fantasy series The Twilight Zone and co-wrote Planet of the Apes.
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- Famous Sagittarians
- Famous Illustrators
- Famous Artists
James Thurber
Illustrator, Author / 1894 - 1961
James Thurber was an American cartoonist best known for his contributions to The New Yorker magazine.
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Breaking News: Arlen Specter, Former U.S. Senator, Dies at 82
October 14, 2012 by Jackie NashArlen Specter, a longtime U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, died on October 14, 2012, at his home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from complications of non-Hodgkins lymphoma—a type of cancer that he had been battling since 2005. He was 82 years old.
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- Famous Lawyers
Arlen Specter
Lawyer, U.S. Representative / 1930 - 2012
Arlen Specter was Philadelphia District Attorney and was elected to the senate five times. He helped initiate the reauthorization of the Patriot Act.
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- Famous Irish-Americans
- Famous Military Veterans
- The Kennedy Family
John F. Kennedy
Civil Rights Activist, U.S. President, U.S. Representative / 1917 - 1963
John F. Kennedy, the 35th U.S. president, negotiated the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and initiated the Alliance for Progress. He was assassinated in 1963.
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- Famous Fathers
- Nobel Peace Prize Winners
- Famous Lefties
Barack Obama
Lawyer, U.S. President, U.S. Representative / 1961 -
Barack Obama is the 44th and current president of the United States, and the first African American to serve as U.S. president. First elected to the presidency in 2008, he won a second term in 2012.
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- Famous Moms
- Influential Women of Washington
- U.S. First Ladies
Michelle Obama
Lawyer, U.S. First Lady / 1964 -
Michelle Obama is a lawyer, Chicago city administrator and community outreach worker, as well as the wife of U.S. President Barack Obama and the 44th first lady.
