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Jacob Lawrence
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- Famous Black Artists
- Famous Academics
- Famous Virgoans
Jacob Lawrence
Academic, Painter / 1917 - 2000
Jacob Lawrence was an American painter, and the most widely acclaimed African-American artist of the 20th century. He is best known for his Migration Series.
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Gwendolyn Brooks
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- Famous Black Writers
- Groundbreaking Women
- Famous Geminis
Gwendolyn Brooks
Poet / 1917 - 2000
Gwendolyn Brooks was a postwar poet best known as the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize, for her 1949 book Annie Allen.
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Loretta Young
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- Best Actress Oscar Winners
- Famous Capricorns
- Famous Actresses
Loretta Young
Actress / 1913 - 2000
Loretta young was a child actor who became one of Hollywood's leading ladies in the 1930s and 1940s.
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Edward Gorey
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- Fright Writers
- Famous Pisceans
- Famous Illustrators
Edward Gorey
Illustrator, Author, Screenwriter / 1925 - 2000
Edward Gorey was an American illustrator best known for his cartoons of Edwardian children coming to macabre ends. He work can be seen in the animated credits of PBS' Masterpiece Mystery.
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Tito Puente
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- Famous Harlem Residents
- Hispanic Musicians and Singers
- Famous Taureans
Tito Puente
Songwriter, Conductor / 1923 - 2000
Tito Puente was a musical pioneer, mixing musical styles with Latin sounds and experimenting in fusing Latin music with jazz.
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Big Pun
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- Musical Monikers
- Name Changers
- Famous Scorpios
Big Pun
Rapper / 1971 - 2000
Big Pun was a Latino hip-hop artist whose album Capital Punishment went to No. 1 on the R&B/hip-hop charts. He died in 2000 from obesity related heart failure.
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profile name: Loretta Young profile occupation: Actress
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profile name: Edward Gorey profile occupation: Illustrator, Author, Screenwriter
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profile name: Gwendolyn Brooks profile occupation: Poet
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profile name: Tito Puente profile occupation: Songwriter, Conductor
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profile name: Big Pun profile occupation: Rapper
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