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Rube Goldberg
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- Famous Illustrators
- Famous Artists
Rube Goldberg
Illustrator, Journalist / 1883 - 1970
American cartoonist Rube Goldberg was best known for his work satirizing America's obsession with technology. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1948 for his editorial cartoon "Peace Today."
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Reinaldo Arenas
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- Hispanic Writers
- Famous Cancerians
- Famous Poets
Reinaldo Arenas
Poet / 1943 - 1990
Reinaldo Arenas was a Cuban poet, novelist and essayist who fled persecution under Fidel Castro and immigrated to the United States.
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Elizabeth Edwards
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- Famous People Involved in Sex Scandals
- Famous Cancerians
- Famous Lawyers
Elizabeth Edwards
Lawyer / 1949 - 2010
Lawyer Elizabeth Edwards supported her husband John Edwards' presidential campaigns even when he admitted to infidelity. She died of breast cancer in 2010.
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Thomas Nast
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- Fantastic Facial Hair
- Famous Libras
- Famous Illustrators
Thomas Nast
Illustrator, Journalist / 1840 - 1902
Thomas Nast is known as the “Father of the American Cartoon,” having created satirical art during the 19th century that critiqued slavery and crime.
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Thornton Wilder
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- Famous Military Veterans
- Famous Arians
- Famous Playwrights
Thornton Wilder
Author, Playwright / 1897 - 1975
Thornton Wilder is a multiple Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and playwright known for works like The Bridge of San Luis Rey, The Ides of March and Our Town.
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Robert Graves
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- Famous Leos
- Famous Literary Critics
- Famous People Named Robert
Robert Graves
Literary Critic, Author, Poet / 1895 - 1985
British poet Robert Graves is best known for writing his first volumes of poetry, primarily about war, while serving at the Western Front during World War I.
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