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Rene Balcer
Director, Producer, Journalist, Screenwriter / 1954 -
Canadian René Balcer is a former journalist and documentary filmmaker best known for producing and writing for the hit television series Law & Order.
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(1954-)
Director, Producer, Journalist, Screenwriter
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Brendan Behan
Journalist, Author, Playwright / 1923 - 1964
Bredan Behan was a rebellious Irish author of plays and short stories noted for his earthy satire and powerful political commentary.
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(1923-1964)
Journalist, Author, Playwright
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Jim J. Bullock
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Television Personality / 1955 -
Jim J. Bullock is an American actor best known for his starring role in the 1980's sitcom Too Close for Comfort. He struggled to come out as gay and HIV positive.
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(1955-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Television Personality
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J.M. Coetzee
Author / 1940 -
J.M. Coetzee is an author concerned with the conflicts and experiences of apartheid South Africa. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003.
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(1940-)
Author
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Ronald Colman
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Warrior / 1891 - 1958
Ronald Colman was an Academy Award-winning British actor.
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(1891-1958)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Warrior
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Charlie Day
Film Actor, Television Actor / 1976 -
Charlie Day is an American actor best known for his role as Charlie Kelly on the TV show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
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(1976-)
Film Actor, Television Actor
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Mia Farrow
Film Actress / 1945 -
Mia Farrow is an American actress who starred in Rosemary's Baby. She dated Woody Allen for more than a decade before the relationship ended in scandal.
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(1945-)
Film Actress
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William Henry Harrison
U.S. President, U.S. Representative / 1773 - 1841
William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the United States (1841) and the first to die in office.
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(1773-1841)
U.S. President, U.S. Representative
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Ciaran Hinds
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1953 -
On the big screen, actor Ciaran Hinds is best known for his work in period dramas. He made his debut as one of the medieval knights in 1981’s Excalibur.
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(1953-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor
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Carole King
Environmental Activist, Songwriter, Pianist, Singer / 1942 -
American singer and songwriter Carole King has written or co-written over 400 songs that have been recorded by more than 1,000 artists.
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(1942-)
Environmental Activist, Songwriter, Pianist, Singer
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Judith Light
Theater Actress, Television Actress / 1949 -
Actress Judith Light has successfully tackled daytime dramas, prime time sitcoms and the New York stage. She played Angela Bower on the sitcom Who’s the Boss? and a witty alcoholic in the Broadway production Other Desert Cities.
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(1949-)
Theater Actress, Television Actress
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Amy Lowell
Scholar, Journalist, Poet / 1874 - 1925
Amy Lowell was a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet from the prominent Lowell family of Boston. Her work is labeled "Imagism."
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(1874-1925)
Scholar, Journalist, Poet
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Thomas H. Moorer
Military Leader, Political Leader / 1912 - 2004
Thomas H. Moorer was a U.S. Navy admiral and naval aviator who later served as chief of naval operations (1967-70), and then as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1970-4).
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(1912-2004)
Military Leader, Political Leader
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Walter Page
Bassist / 1900 - 1957
Walter Page was a pioneer of the Southwestern jazz style and a star of the Count Basie band during its greatest period.
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(1900-1957)
Bassist
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Joe Pesci
Film Actor / 1943 -
Character actor Joe Pesci appeared alongside Robert De Niro in the film Raging Bull. This was the beginning of a long line of supporting roles for Pesci.
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(1943-)
Film Actor
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Norman Shumway
Surgeon / 1923 - 2006
Surgeon Norman Shumway performed the first human heart transplant in 1968.
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(1923-2006)
Surgeon
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Travis Tritt
Songwriter, Singer / 1963 -
Travis Tritt is a country music performer known for his bluesy, rock-and-roll-inspired songs.
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(1963-)
Songwriter, Singer
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Ernest Tubb
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer, Disc Jockey / 1914 - 1984
Country music songwriter and performer Ernest Tubb’s radio program, Midnight Jamboree, helped launch the careers of the Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley.
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(1914-1984)
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer, Disc Jockey
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Alice Walker
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Author / 1944 -
Alice Walker is a Pulitzer Prize-winning, African-American novelist and poet most famous for authoring The Color Purple.
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(1944-)
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Author
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Zhang Ziyi
Film Actress / 1979 -
Zhang Ziyi is a celebrated film actress known for starring in films like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Rush Hour 2, 2046 and Memoirs of a Geisha.
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(1979-)
Film Actress