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Bartolomeu Dias
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- Famous People Who Died in Accidents
- Famous Explorers
- Famous Portuguese People
Bartolomeu Dias
Explorer / 1450 - 1500
Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias led the first European expedition round the Cape of Good Hope in 1488.
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Fanny Brice
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- Oscar-Winning Portrayals
- Famous Scorpios
- Famous Actresses
Fanny Brice
Film Actress, Comedian, Singer, Radio Personality / 1891 - 1951
Fanny Brice was a popular American singing comedienne who was long associated with the Ziegfeld Follies. She was portrayed by Barbara Streisand in Funny Girl.
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Mary Pickford
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- Sparks On The Set
- Silent Screen Stars
- Best Actress Oscar Winners
Mary Pickford
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Producer, Screenwriter / 1892 - 1979
Mary Pickford was a legendary silent film actress and was known as "America’s sweetheart." She was a founder of United Artists and helped establish the Academy.
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Joséphine de Beauharnais
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- Napoleon and Josephine
- Famous People Involved in Sex Scandals
- Famous Lefties
Joséphine de Beauharnais
Empress / 1763 - 1814
Joséphine de Beauharnais was Napoleon Bonaparte’s wife and a French empress, whom Napolean replaced with another wife when she was unable to bear him a son.
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Humphry Davy
- In these groups:
- Famous Sagittarians
- Famous Inventors
- Famous Chemists
Humphry Davy
Inventor, Chemist / 1778 - 1829
Humphry Davy was a British chemist best known for his contributions to the discoveries of chlorine and iodine. He is noted for suggesting the anesthetic use of nitrous oxide in human surgery.
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John Barrymore
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- Imbibers
- Silent Screen Stars
- Famous Aquarians
John Barrymore
Film Actor, Theater Actor / 1882 - 1942
American actor John Barrymore, called “The Great Profile,” is remembered for his roles as a debonair leading man and for his interpretations of Shakespeare.
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profile name: Bartolomeu Dias profile occupation: Explorer
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profile name: Mary Pickford profile occupation: Film Actress, Theater Actress, Producer, Screenwriter
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profile name: Joséphine de Beauharnais profile occupation: Empress
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profile name: Fanny Brice profile occupation: Film Actress, Comedian, Singer, Radio Personality
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profile name: Humphry Davy profile occupation: Inventor, Chemist
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profile name: John Barrymore profile occupation: Film Actor, Theater Actor
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