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Samuel Adams
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- Famous Libras
- Famous People Named Samuel
Samuel Adams
Political Leader / 1722 - 1803
American Revolutionary Samuel Adams organized the Boston Tea Party and signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
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Gene Autry
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- Cowboy Country Singers
- Country Legends
- Notable Wild West Film Actors
Gene Autry
Film Actor, Television Actor, Guitarist, Singer / 1907 - 1998
Actor Gene Autry, or the "Singing Cowboy," starred in Western movies from the 1930s to the early 1960s. He won two Grammy Hall of Fame Awards for his work.
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August Wilson
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- Famous Black Writers
- Famous Taureans
- Famous People Named Wilson
August Wilson
Playwright / 1945 - 2005
Playwright August Wilson won two Pulitzer Prizes for his plays Fences (1987) and The Piano Lesson (1990).
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Rock Hudson
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- Celebrity Enlistees
- Famous Military Veterans
- Name Changers
Rock Hudson
Film Actor / 1925 - 1985
Noted for his exceptional good looks and comedic film performance, Rock Hudson was an iconic actor who, later in life, contracted and died from the AIDS virus.
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Marcel Duchamp
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- Famous Leos
- Famous People Born in 1887
- Famous People Born on July 28
Marcel Duchamp
1887 - 1968
French artist Marcel Duchamp, associated with the Dadaist and Surrealist movements, broke down boundaries between works of art and everyday objects. -
Harriet Nelson
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- TV Moms: 1950s
- Name Changers
- Famous Cancerians
Harriet Nelson
Film Actress, Television Actress / 1909 - 1994
As housewife and mother on the hit series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Harriet Nelson became one of television's best-loved characters during the 1950s.
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