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F. Scott Fitzgerald
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- Famous Harlem Residents
- Imbibers
- Famous Irish-Americans
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Author / 1896 - 1940
American short-story writer and novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald is known for his turbulent personal life and his famous novel The Great Gatsby.
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David Alfaro Siqueiros
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- Famous Capricorns
- Famous Painters
- Famous Artists
David Alfaro Siqueiros
Painter / 1896 - 1974
David Alfaro Siqueiros was a Mexican painter and muralist whose work reflected his Marxist ideology.
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Jean Piaget
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- Famous Leos
- Famous Psychologists
- Famous Biologists
Jean Piaget
Psychologist, Biologist / 1896 - 1980
Psychologist Jean Piaget identified stages of mental development, called Schema, and established the fields of cognitive theory and developmental psychology.
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Wallis Simpson
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- Numerous Nuptials
- Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson
- Famous Geminis
Wallis Simpson
Duchess / 1896 - 1986
American socialite Wallis Simpson became the mistress of Edward, Prince of Wales. Edward abdicated the throne to marry her, a period known as the Abdication Crisis.
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Ethel Waters
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- Gap-Toothed Grinners
- Elementals
- The Ed Sullivan Show Guests
Ethel Waters
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress, Singer / 1896 - 1977
Ethel Waters was a blues and jazz singer and dramatic actress whose singing, based in the blues tradition, featured her full-bodied voice and slow vibrato.
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Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin
Songwriter / 1896 - 1983
Lyricist Ira Gershwin wrote for popular musicals like Porgy and Bess in the 1920s and '30s. He was in the first writing team to win a Pulitzer for songwriting.
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