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Peter Lawford
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- The Rat Pack
- Ocean's Eleven Members
- Famous Virgoans
Peter Lawford
Film Actor / 1923 - 1984
Actor Peter Lawford ran with the Rat Pack, married a Kennedy, and was the last person to speak to Marilyn Monroe. He also made movies now and then.
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Peter Jackson
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- Best Director Oscar Winners
- Best Screenplay Oscar Winners
Peter Jackson
Director, Producer / 1961 -
New Zealand native Peter Jackson is best known as a director for his adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy, which has won 11 Oscars.
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Peter Frampton
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- Famous Taureans
- Famous Singers
- Famous Guitarists
Peter Frampton
Guitarist, Singer / 1950 -
English musician Peter Frampton began his career with the bands Humble Pie and The Herd. He is best known for his hit album Frampton Comes Alive!.
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Peter Falk
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- Celebrity Golfers
- Famous Virgoans
- Famous Actors
Peter Falk
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1927 - 2011
American actor Peter Falk is best known for his role as the television detective Lieutenant Columbo in the television series Columbo.
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Peter Jennings
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- Famous Leos
- Famous News Anchors
- Famous People Named Peter
Peter Jennings
News Anchor, Journalist / 1938 - 2005
A respected television journalist, Peter Jennings served as ABC's nightly news anchor from 1983 to 2005.
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Pete Rose
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- Baseball Nicknames
- Famous Arians
- Famous Baseball Players
Pete Rose
Baseball Player / 1941 -
American baseball star Pete Rose established a career record for hits before earning a lifetime suspension for gambling on the sport.
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profile name: Peter Frampton profile occupation: Guitarist, Singer
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profile name: Peter Falk profile occupation: Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor
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profile name: Peter Jackson profile occupation: Director, Producer
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profile name: Peter Jennings profile occupation: News Anchor, Journalist
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profile name: Pete Rose profile occupation: Baseball Player
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View groupEleanor Roosevelt began courting her father's fifth cousin, 20-year-old Harvard student Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in 1903. The couple got engaged in November, married on St. Patrick's Day 1905, and produced six children, five of whom survived infancy. In 1921, while vacationing in Campobello Island, New Brunswick, FDR contracted an illness that resulted in permanent paralysis of his legs. Another blow followed: FDR's affair with Eleanor's social secretary, Lucy Mercer. The marriage endured, however, and as President and First Lady, they used their influence to promote New Deal policies and advocate for civil rights.
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