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Famous People Who Died on October 1
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Richard Avedon
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- Fashion Front Row
- Famous Taureans
- Famous Photographers
Richard Avedon
Photographer / 1923 - 2004
American photographer Richard Avedon was best known for his work in the fashion world and for his minimalist, large-scale character-revealing portraits.
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Dorothy Arzner
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- Groundbreaking Women
- Famous Capricorns
- Famous Film Directors
Dorothy Arzner
Director / 1897 - 1979
Dorothy Arzner was a pioneer in the film industry, becoming one of the first women directors of feature films and the first woman to join the Directors Guild of America.
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E.B. White
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- Famous Children's Authors
- Famous Cancerians
- Famous People Named White
E.B. White
Writer / 1899 - 1985
Writer E. B. White was a contributor to The New Yorker, co-author of The Elements of Style, and the author of Charlotte's Web.
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Walter B. Cannon
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- Famous Libras
- Famous Neurologists
- Famous Physiologists
Walter B. Cannon
Neurologist, Physiologist / 1871 - 1945
Walter Cannon was a neurologist and physiologist and the first to use X-rays in physiological studies -
John Marin
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- Famous Capricorns
- Famous Illustrators
- Famous Painters
John Marin
Illustrator, Painter / 1870 - 1953
American painter and printmaker John Marin is especially known for his expressionistic watercolor seascapes of Maine and his views of Manhattan.
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Edwin Cohn
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- Famous Sagittarians
- Famous Scientists
- Famous People Born in 1892
Edwin Cohn
Scientist / 1892 - 1953
Scientist Edwin Cohn helped develop a method of separating blood plasma proteins, which provided lifesaving care to many soldiers during World War II.
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