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Raymond Chandler
Entrepreneur, Author, Screenwriter / 1888 - 1959
Detective fiction writer Raymond Chandler is best known for creating the private detective character Philip Marlowe, featured in The Big Sleep.
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(1888-1959)
Entrepreneur, Author, Screenwriter
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Bert Convy
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Singer, Game Show Host / 1933 - 1991
Bert Convy was an actor and game show host for many decades. In addition to theater, Convy was the host of Super Password and Win, Lose, or Draw.
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(1933-1991)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Singer, Game Show Host
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Leon Fleisher
Pianist / 1928 -
Pianist Leon Fleisher is best known for his compositions and performances of classical music.
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(1928-)
Pianist
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Woody Harrelson
Animal Rights Activist, Film Actor, Television Actor / 1961 -
Woody Harrelson is an actor know for his long-running role on TV's Cheers and his many film roles since.
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(1961-)
Animal Rights Activist, Film Actor, Television Actor
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Myra Hindley
Serial Killer / 1942 - 2002
Myra Hindley was an serial killer of small children, murders she committed in partnership with boyfriend Ian Brady.
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(1942-2002)
Serial Killer
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Philip Seymour Hoffman
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Director / 1967 -
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has gained recognition for his work in a series of successful films including Capote and Doubt.
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(1967-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Director
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Don Imus
Children's Activist, Philanthropist, Disc Jockey, Radio Talk Show Host, Writer / 1940 -
John Donald "Don" Imus is a radio personality famous for his "insult humor" as well as a philanthropist working to help children with cancer and other groups.
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(1940-)
Children's Activist, Philanthropist, Disc Jockey, Radio Talk Show Host, Writer
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Emil Jannings
Film Actor / 1884 - 1950
German actor Emil Jannings was a celebrated film star, winning the first Best Actor Oscar in 1929. Sadly, the advent of sound killed his career in the U.S.
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(1884-1950)
Film Actor
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Anthony Kennedy
Supreme Court Justice / 1936 -
Anthony Kennedy is an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court who was appointed by Ronald Reagan.
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(1936-)
Supreme Court Justice
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Alison Krauss
Songwriter, Music Producer, Singer / 1971 -
Alison Krauss is a multiple Grammy Award-winning singer songwriter who records country, bluegrass, folk and Americana.
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(1971-)
Songwriter, Music Producer, Singer
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Steve Lacy
Saxophonist / 1934 -
Steve Lacy was a jazz soprano saxophonist known for his work with Thelonius Monk and other jazz greats.
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(1934-)
Saxophonist
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Kelly Miller
Mathematician, Scientist / 1863 - 1939
African-American mathematician and scientist Kelly Miller was an important figure in the intellectual community of his time.
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(1863-1939)
Mathematician, Scientist
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Daniel Radcliffe
Film Actor, Theater Actor / 1989 -
Daniel Radcliffe is an English actor who rose to international stardom as Harry Potter in the series of films based on the hugely popular books by J.K. Rowling.
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(1989-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor
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Haile Selassie I
Emperor / 1892 - 1975
Emperor Haile Selassie I worked to modernize Ethiopia for several decades before famine and political opposition forced him from office in 1974.
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(1892-1975)
Emperor
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Hubert Selby Jr.
Academic, Author, Screenwriter / 1928 - 2004
Hubert Selby, Jr. was a writer from Brooklyn, NY, who wrote the novels Last Exit to Brooklyn and Requiem for a Dream, both of which were adapted into films.
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(1928-2004)
Academic, Author, Screenwriter
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Slash
Guitarist / 1965 -
Award-winning hard rock guitarist Slash played with Guns N’ Roses until 1996. He went on to form the band Velvet Revolver and release two solo albums.
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(1965-)
Guitarist
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Marlon Wayans
Film Actor, Comedian / 1972 -
Marlon Wayans is best known for his role in the Scary Movie series, and for being one of the Wayans siblings.
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(1972-)
Film Actor, Comedian
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Michelle Williams
Actress, Singer / 1980 -
Michelle Williams became a top pop music star as part of the band Destiny's Child. She has also enjoyed some success as a solo gospel music artist and an actress.
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(1980-)
Actress, Singer