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Antonin Artaud
Theater Actor, Playwright, Poet / 1896 - 1948
Antonin Artaud was a French actor, costume designer and writer who revolutionized drama with his idea of a Theater of Cruelty.
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(1896-1948)
Theater Actor, Playwright, Poet
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Philip Barry
Theater Actor, Playwright / 1896 - 1949
Philip Barry is an American playwright best known for writing comedies of life. His most famous play is The Philadelphia Story.
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(1896-1949)
Theater Actor, Playwright
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André Breton
Philosopher, Artist, Literary Critic, Editor, Publisher, Journalist, Author, Poet / 1896 - 1966
André Breton was a French writer, editor and critic who was a key figure in the Dada and Surrealist art movements.
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(1896-1966)
Philosopher, Artist, Literary Critic, Editor, Publisher, Journalist, Author, Poet
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Louis Bromfield
Journalist, Author / 1896 - 1956
Louis Bromfield was a novelist and essayist who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1926 for his novel Early Autumn.
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(1896-1956)
Journalist, Author
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George Burns
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Radio Personality, Television Personality / 1896 - 1996
George Burns was a comedian who worked in vaudeville, radio, film and television. His long-time performance partner and wife was comedienne Gracie Allen. Burns lived until age 100.
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(1896-1996)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Radio Personality, Television Personality
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W.H. Carothers
Chemist / 1896 - 1937
A chemist, W.H. Carothers worked for DuPont and with his research laid the foundation for the synthetic fiber industry.
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(1896-1937)
Chemist
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Oscar Charleston
Baseball Player / 1896 - 1954
Oscar Charleston played in the Negro National League and later managed several teams. He’s considered one of the best players in the history of the league.
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(1896-1954)
Baseball Player
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Howard Dietz
Songwriter / 1896 - 1983
Howard Dietz was a songwriter and the creator of the famous MGM lion mascot.
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(1896-1983)
Songwriter
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Jimmy Doolittle
General, Pilot / 1896 - 1993
American aviator and army general Jimmy Doolittle led an air raid on Tokyo and other Japanese cities four months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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(1896-1993)
General, Pilot
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John Dos Passos
Journalist, Author / 1896 - 1970
John Dos Passos was a major novelist of the postwar “lost generation.” His U.S.A. book trilogy includes The 42nd Parallel, 1919 and The Big Money.
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(1896-1970)
Journalist, Author
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Mamie Eisenhower
U.S. First Lady / 1896 - 1979
Mamie Eisenhower was first lady of the United States when her husband, Dwight Eisenhower, was president from 1953 to 1961.
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(1896-1979)
U.S. First Lady
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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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(1896-1940)
Author
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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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(1896-1983)
Songwriter
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Howard Hawks
Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1896 - 1977
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Howard Hawks directed Only Angels Have Wings, Sergeant York, Scarface, Bringing Up Baby and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
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(1896-1977)
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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Léonide Massine
Ballet Dancer, Choreographer / 1896 - 1979
Léonide Massine was a ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer. He joined the Ballets Russes in 1914 and produced his first ballet, Midnight Sun, in 1915.
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(1896-1979)
Ballet Dancer, Choreographer
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André Masson
Painter / 1896 - 1987
André Masson was a French painter and graphic artist associated with Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism.
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(1896-1987)
Painter
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Florence Mills
Dancer, Singer / 1896 - 1927
Performer Florence Mills captivated audiences during the Jazz Age and Harlem Renaissance. She performed on Broadway in 1922’s Plantation Revue.
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(1896-1927)
Dancer, Singer
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Imre Nagy
Prime Minister, Government Official / 1896 - 1958
Prime Minister of Hungary Imre Nagy withdrew Hungary from the Warsaw Pact and led Hungarians against the Soviets in the Hungarian Uprising of 1956.
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(1896-1958)
Prime Minister, Government Official
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Liam O'Flaherty
Author / 1896 - 1984
Liam O'Flaherty was a novelist and short story writer and a leading writer of the Irish literary renaissance.
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(1896-1984)
Author
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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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(1896-1980)
Psychologist, Biologist
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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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(1896-1986)
Duchess
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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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(1896-1974)
Painter
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Virgil Thomson
Critic, Songwriter, Conductor / 1896 - 1989
Virgil Thomson was a composer, conductor and musical critic known for his work in opera.
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(1896-1989)
Critic, Songwriter, Conductor
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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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(1896-1977)
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress, Singer