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Paul Newman
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- Celebrity Enlistees
- Sparks On The Set
- Best Actor Oscar Winners
Paul Newman
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Race Car Driver, Entrepreneur / 1925 - 2008
Paul Newman came to be known as one of the finest actors of his time. He also started the Newman's Own food company, which donates all profits to charity.
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Charlton Heston
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- Best Actor Oscar Winners
- Honorary Oscar Recipients
- The Ed Sullivan Show Guests
Charlton Heston
Film Actor / 1923 - 2008
Charlton Heston was an American film actor best known for his roles in Antony and Cleopatra, The Ten Commandments, Ben Hur and Planet of the Apes (1968).
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Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger
Film Actor / 1979 - 2008
Heath Ledger was an Academy Award-winning, Australian actor best known for his roles in Brokeback Mountain and The Dark Knight. He died of an accidental prescription drug overdose in 2008.
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Mildred Loving
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- Famous Cancerians
- Famous Black Activists
- Famous Civil Rights Activists
Mildred Loving
Civil Rights Activist / 1939 - 2008
Mildred Loving was a Civil Rights activist in the 1960s. She and her husband successfully defeated Virginia's ban on interracial marriage.
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Yves Saint Laurent
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- Studio 54 Patrons
- Fashion Front Row
- Famous Leos
Yves Saint Laurent
Fashion Designer / 1936 - 2008
Yves Saint Laurent was best known as an influential European fashion designer who impacted fashion in the 1960s to the present day.
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Arthur Shawcross
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- Infamous Serial Killers
- Famous Military Veterans
- Famous Geminis
Arthur Shawcross
Serial Killer / 1945 - 2008
Serial killer Arthur Shawcross murdered 11 women from 1988 to 1990 in upstate New York, earning the nickname "The Genessee River Killer."
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