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Shirley Jackson
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Shirley Jackson
Author / 1916 - 1965
Writer Shirley Jackson is best known for her story “The Lottery," which suggests a sinister underside to small-town America, and The Haunting of Hill House.
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Patricia Neal
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- Famous Actresses
Patricia Neal
Film Actress, Theater Actress / 1926 - 2010
Patricia Neil was an American film and stage actress who is best known for her performances in The Day The Earth Stood Still and Breakfast at Tiffany's.
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Louise Brooks
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- Famous Actresses
Louise Brooks
Film Actress / 1906 - 1985
Louise Brooks was a silent-film actress known for bringing a sense of corrupt sensuality to her roles. -
Cannonball Adderley
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- Famous Saxophone Players
- Famous People Born in 1928
Cannonball Adderley
Saxophonist / 1928 - 1975
Jazz musician Cannonball Adderley played the alto saxophone with his own band and with Miles Davis in the ‘50s and ‘60s. -
Roger Fenton
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- Famous Photographers
- Famous Artists
Roger Fenton
Photographer / 1819 - 1869
Roger Fenton was a British photographer best known for his 1855 documentation of the ravages of the war in Crimea.
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Johnny Dodds
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- Famous People Born in 1892
Johnny Dodds
Musician / 1892 - 1940
African-American musician Johnny Dodds was noted as one of the most lyrically expressive of jazz clarinetists. He was part of King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band.
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