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Madam C.J. Walker
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- Million-Dollar Ideas
- Famous Black Inventors
- Groundbreaking Women
Madam C.J. Walker
Civil Rights Activist, Entrepreneur / 1867 - 1919
Madam C.J. Walker was the first American woman to become a self-made millionaire. Her business was worth more than $1 million at the time of her death.
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Charles Nelson Reilly
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- Famous Capricorns
- Famous Actors
- Famous Film Actors
Charles Nelson Reilly
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Director, Television Personality / 1931 - 2007
Charles Nelson Reilly was a Tony-Award winning actor also known for a variety of roles on TV programs, including The Ghost and Mrs. Muir and The Match Game.
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Robert Capa
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- Famous Lookalikes
- Name Changers
- Famous People Who Died in Accidents
Robert Capa
Photographer, Business Leader, Filmmaker / 1913 - 1954
Hungarian combat photographer Robert Capa is best known for redefining wartime photojournalism by insisting working in trenches, in the midst of combat.
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Henry Ossawa Tanner
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- Famous Black Artists
- Famous Cancerians
- Famous Painters
Henry Ossawa Tanner
Painter / 1859 - 1937
Henry Ossawa Tanner was an American painter who frequently depicted biblical scenes and is best known for the paintings "Nicodemus Visiting Jesus," "The Banjo Lesson" and "The Thankful Poor." He was the first African-American painter to gain international fame.
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Etan Patz
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- Famous Libras
- Famous People Who Were Murdered
- Famous People Born in 1972
Etan Patz
1972 - 1979
New York City resident Etan Patz disappeared in 1979, when he was 6 years old. Nearly 33 years later, in May 2012, New Jersey resident Pedro Hernandez confessed to the murder.
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Pedro Calderón de la Barca
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- Hispanic Writers
- Famous Capricorns
- Famous Poets
Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Playwright, Poet / 1600 - 1681
Pedro Calderón de la Barca was a poet and playwright of the Spanish Golden Age who is generally regarded as one of Spain's finest dramatists.
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