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Rube Goldberg
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- Famous Cancerians
- 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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Harry Hamlin
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- TV Lawyers
- Cast of Dancing with the Stars
- Famous Scorpios
Harry Hamlin
Film Actor, Television Actor / 1951 -
Actor Harry Hamlin starred in the television series L.A. Law as lawyer Michael Kuzak for five seasons and was voted People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive in 1987.
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Carl Sagan
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- Famous Scorpios
- Famous Astronomers
- Famous Scientists
Carl Sagan
Astronomer / 1934 - 1996
Carl Sagan was one of the most well-known scientists during the 1970s and ‘80s. He studied extraterrestrial intelligence and advocated for nuclear disarmament. -
LeVar Burton
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- Star Trek Stars
- Famous Aquarians
- Famous Actors
LeVar Burton
Film Actor, Television Actor, Television Personality / 1957 -
LeVar Burton is an actor known chiefly for his work in the TV miniseries Roots and the series Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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Agnes DeMille
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- Famous Virgoans
- Famous Ballet Dancers
- Famous Choreographers
Agnes DeMille
Ballet Dancer, Choreographer, Journalist / 1905 - 1993
American dancer and choreographer Agnes DeMille further developed the narrative aspect of dance in her choreography of musical plays and ballets.
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Henry Cowell
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- Famous People Involved in Sex Scandals
- Famous Pisceans
- Famous Pianists
Henry Cowell
Songwriter, Pianist / 1897 - 1965
Henry Cowell was an American pianist and experimental composer whose music influenced John Cage.
profile name: Rube Goldberg profile occupation: Illustrator, Journalist
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profile name: Carl Sagan profile occupation: Astronomer
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profile name: LeVar Burton profile occupation: Film Actor, Television Actor, Television Personality
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profile name: Harry Hamlin profile occupation: Film Actor, Television Actor
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profile name: Agnes DeMille profile occupation: Ballet Dancer, Choreographer, Journalist
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profile name: Henry Cowell profile occupation: Songwriter, Pianist
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