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Yul Brynner MP (1920 - 1985)

Yul Brynner: A Biography Family Photos Yuliy Borisovich Bryner , Yul Brynner Юлий Борисович Бринер, (July 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985) was a Russian stage and film actor. He was best known for hi...

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Anthony Perkins MP (1932 - 1992)

An shy, slender actor whose name became virtually synonymous with legendary screen Psycho Norman Bates despite numerous solid performances in films outside the Hitchcock originated series, Anthony Perk...

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Ani DiFranco MP

New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Ani DiFranco is an American singer, guitarist, poet, and songwriter. She has released more than 20 albums and is widely considered a feminist icon. DiFranco was born in Buffalo, New York, to Elizabet...

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Jodie Foster MP

Alicia "Jodie" Foster is an American actress, film director and producer. Foster began acting in commercials at three years old, and her first significant role came in the 1976 film Taxi Driver as th...

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Sally Ride MP (1951 - 2012)

Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut. Ride joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman to enter space. On her fir...

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Grace Jones MP

Grace Jones (born 19 May 1948) is a Jamaican-American singer, model and actress. Grace Jones (born May 19, 1952) is a Jamaican-American singer, model and actress. Jones started out as a model and bec...

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David Bowie MP

Manhattan and London

David Bowie was born David Robert Jones in Brixton, London on 8 January 1947.His mother, Margaret Mary "Peggy" (née Burns), of Irish descent, worked as a cinema usherette, while his father, Haywood Ste...

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Dana International MP

Sharon Cohen, aka Dana International, is arguably one of the most famous transsexual celebrities in the world . Her career began in 1992, and since then she has released eight albums and three addition...

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Sal Mineo MP (1939 - 1976)

Salvatore "Sal" Mineo, Jr. , born January 10, 1939, died February 12, 1976 American film and theatre actor, best known for his performance as John "Plato" Crawford opposite James Dean in the film Reb...

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Marcel Proust MP (1871 - 1922)

Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust , né à Auteuil le 10 juillet 1871 et mort à Paris le 18 novembre 1922. Marcel Proust est un écrivain français, dont l'œuvre principale s'intitule À la rech...

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William Courtenay, 9th Earl of Devon (1768 - 1835)

William "Kitty" Courtenay , 9th Earl of Devon (c. 1768 – 26 May 1835) The youngest son of William Courtenay, (de jure 8th Earl of Devon) 2nd Viscount Courtenay and his wife Frances Clack. He was bapt...

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Clifton Webb (1893 - 1966)

WEBB, CLIFTON (Nov. 19, 1893-Oct. 13, 1966), American singer, dancer, and actor, was born Webb Parmalee Hollenbeck in Indianapolis, Ind. In 1896 his family moved to New York City, and there, when he ...

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Bessie Smith MP (1894 - 1937)

Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was an American blues singer. Sometimes referred to as The Empress of the Blues, Smith was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1...

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Freddie Mercury MP (1946 - 1991)

Another One Bites The Dust Freddie's Last Interview Freddie Mercury - The Untold Story Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara (Gujarati: ફારોખ બલ્સારા‌), 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a...

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Herbert C. Hoover, 31st President of the USA MP (1874 - 1964)

Herbert was the 31st President of the United States. -------------------- Son of a Quaker blacksmith, Herbert Clark Hoover brought to the Presidency an unparalleled reputation for public service ...

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Grace Kelly, Princess consort of Monaco MP (1929 - 1982)

Wiki - Grace Patricia Kelly bio Internet Movie Databse - Grace Kelly Biography.com - Grace Kelly articles Biography Channel - Grace Kelly Biography Find A Grave - Grace Kelly

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Al Pacino MP

Alfredo James Pacino- Al Pacino (born April 25, 1940) is an American film and stage actor and director. His role as Frank Slade in Scent of a Woman won him the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1992 afte...

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Josh Groban MP

Joshua Winslow "Josh" Groban (born February 27, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and record producer. His four solo albums have been certified at least multi-platinum, and in 20...

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Sir Michael Caine, CBE MP

Surrey, UK

Sir Michael Caine, CBE (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite; 14 March 1933) is one of only two actors nominated for an Academy Award for acting (either lead or supporting) in every decade from the 1960s to...

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Glenn

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Giovanni Versace MP (1946 - 1997)

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Imelda Remedios Visitacion Romualdez MP

Imelda Romualdez Marcos is a powerful political and social figure in the Philippines. More here:

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis MP (1929 - 1994)

Married in St. Mary's Church, Newport, R.I. The reception was held at the Hammersmith Farm in a Victorian house. Wedding night at Waldorf- Astoria, N.Y.C., N.Y., and then honeymooned in Acapulco, Mexic...

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Nomzamo Nobandla Winnifred

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Coretta Scott King MP (1927 - 2006)

Coretta Scott King (April 27, 1927 – January 30, 2006) was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader. The widow of Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King helped lead the African-Americ...

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Cristiano Ronaldo MP

Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese footballer who has been considered one of the world's best football players. He currently plays as a winger or a forward for Real Madrid and serves as captain of the P...

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David Beckham MP

He is an English footballer who currently plays in midfield for Milan in Serie A, on loan from Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy. He is also an established member of the England national team...

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Rufus

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Justin Timberlake MP

Multi Grammy and Emmy winning American pop singer and aspiring actor Justin Timberlake came to fame as the frontman of pop boy band *NSYNC. In 2002, he released his debut solo album, Justified, which s...

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Gwen Stefani MP

Gwen Renée Stefani (pronounced /ˈɡwɛn stɛˈfɑːni/; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and fashion designer. Stefani is the lead vocalist for the rock band No...

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Mary Blige MP

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Isabella Rossellini MP

She is an Italian-Swedish actress, filmmaker, author, philanthropist, and model. Rossellini is noted for her 14-year tenure as a Lancôme model, and for her roles in films such as Blue Velvet and Death ...

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Prince MP

en.wikipedia - Prince Nelson... Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7, 1958), better known as simply Prince, is a singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He has been known under the unpronounceable symb...

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Yoko Ono MP

Yoko Ono is a Japanese American artist and musician originally coming to wider attention through her relationship with The Beatles' John Lennon. An avante-garde artist, her relationship, and subsequent...

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Stevie Nicks MP

Famed for her mystical chanteuse image, singer/songwriter Stevie Nicks (born Stephanie Lynn Nicks) enjoyed phenomenal success not only as a solo artist but also as a key member of Fleetwood Mac. Nick...

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Nicole

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Danielle

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Reba McEntire MP

Reba McEntire was born in McAlester, Oklahoma on March 28, 1955 to Clark Vincent McEntire and Jacqueline Smith (a sharecropper's daughter). She grew up near Chockie, Oklahoma, learning to ride in rodeo...

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LaToya Jackson MP

Winchester, NV, USA

Alternative current residence included Las Vegas, NV, USA

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Paris Hilton MP

Paris Whitney Hilton is an American socialite, heiress, media personality, model, singer, author, fashion designer and actress. Hilton is best known for her appearance on the television series The Si...

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Jake Gyllenhaal MP

Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal is the offspring of producer/writer Naomi Foner and director Stephen Gyllenhaal so it's not surprising that he's been acting since the age of ten. Gyllenhaal has appear...

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Sarah

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Sophie

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Kurt Cobain MP (1967 - 1994)

Kurt Donald Cobain (pronounced /koʊbeɪn/, /kʌbeɪn/; February 20, 1967 – c. April 5, 1994) was an American songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the rock band Nirvana. ...

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Kim Cattrall MP

Screen and stage actress Kim Cattrall was best known for her role as New York PR agent and femme fatale Samantha Jones on the hit HBO series "Sex and the City" (1998-2004). Prior to her lusty adventure...

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Beyoncé Knowles MP

New York, NY, USA

Beyonce's father is African-American, and her mother is of Creole descent (French, African and Native American). Beyonce's maternal grandparents were French-speaking Louisiana Creoles, and Beyonce's na...

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Victoria Beckham MP

She is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, occasional actress, fashion designer and businesswoman. During her rise to fame with the late 1990s girl pop group the Spice Girls, Beckham was dub...

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Philippina

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Meryl Streep MP

Meryl Streep is an American actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. She is widely regarded as one of the most talented and respected movie actors of the modern era. Streep has received...

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Lucy Lawless MP

Lucy Lawless, MNZM (born Lucille Frances Ryan; 29 March 1968) is a New Zealand actress and singer. She is best known for playing the title character of the internationally successful television series ...

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Rosie O'Donnell MP

Roseann "Rosie" O'Donnell (born March 21, 1962) is an American stand-up comedienne, actress, singer, author and media personality. She has also been a magazine editor and continues to be a celebrity bl...

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Katherine

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Christina Aguilera MP

Christina María Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is an American musician, who has contributed songs considerably to the pop genre. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestan...

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Courtney Love MP

Courtney Michelle Love (born Courtney Michelle Harrison; July 9, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Love is the lead vocalist, lyricist, and rhythm guitarist for alternative rock ban...

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Kylie

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Janet Jackson MP

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Janet Jackson is the younger sister of the singing Jackson brothers, including the late "King of Pop" Michael Jackson. She released her first album in 1982; her career really took off with the 1986 alb...

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Joan

Los Angeles, United States

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Oprah Winfrey MP

Chicago, IL, USA

Oprah Winfrey Bio Book Club Oprah Winfrey (born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954) is an American television host, actress, producer, and philanthropist, best known for her self-titled, multi-aw...

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Ellen DeGeneres MP

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ellen DeGeneres (pronounced /dɨˈdʒɛnərəs/; born January 26, 1958) is an American stand-up comedian, television host and actress. She hosts the syndicated talk sh...

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Dolly Parton MP

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. She is one of the m...

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Diana Ross MP

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Diana Ross (born Diana Ernestine Earle Ross) is an American singer and actress. During the 1960s, she helped shape the Motown Sound as lead singer of The Supremes, before leaving the group for a solo c...

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Donna Summer MP (1948 - 2012)

LaDonna Adrian Gaines (born December 31, 1948), known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. Summer is a five-time Gr...

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Mama Cass Elliot (1941 - 1974)

Cass Elliot (September 19, 1941 – July 29, 1974), born Ellen Naomi Cohen and also known as Mama Cass, was an American singer and member of The Mamas & the Papas. After the group broke up, she released ...

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Audrey Hepburn MP (1929 - 1993)

Born in Ixelles, Belgium as Audrey Kathleen Ruston, Hepburn spent her childhood chiefly in the Netherlands, including German-occupied Arnhem, Netherlands, during the Second World War. She studied balle...

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Gloria Swanson MP (1899 - 1983)

Legendary actress Gloria Swanson is considered to be one of the biggest stars of the silent era as well as a fashion icon, especially under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille. In 1929, Swanson successfu...

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Gertrude Stein MP (1874 - 1946)

Gertrude Stein, the youngest of a family of five children, was born on February 3, 1874, in Allegheny, Pennsylvania (merged with Pittsburgh in 1907)[2] to well-educated German-Jewish parents, Daniel an...

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Alice Toklas MP (1877 - 1967)

Early life, relationship with Gertrude Stein She was born Alice Babette Toklas in San Francisco, California into a middle-class Jewish family and attended schools in both San Francisco and Seattle. F...

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Lawrence of Arabia MP (1888 - 1935)

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, CB, DSO (16 August 1888[5] – 19 May 1935), known professionally as T. E. Lawrence, was a British Army officer renowned especially for his liaison role during ...

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Florence Nightingale ("The Lady with the Lamp") MP (1820 - 1910)

Florence Nightingale Born 12 May 1820, Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Died 13 August 1910 (aged 90),Park Lane, London, United Kingdom. Profession: Nurse and Statistician. Institutions: Selimiye Ba...

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Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the USA MP (1809 - 1865)

For more information and photos of his burial place, click on : Abraham Lincoln Overview Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President Born: 12 February 1809 Birthplace: Near Hodgenville, Kentucky Died: ...

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Richard the Lionheart, King of England MP (1157 - 1199)

Richard I of England Richard Ier d'Angleterre dit Cœur de Lion Rikard I av England (Rikard Løvehjerte) -------------------- Richard I (September 8, 1157 – April 6, 1199) was King of England and...

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Alexander III the Great, King of Macedonia MP (-356 - -323)

Alexander III of Macedon , popularly known as Alexander the Great (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μέγας or Μέγας Ἀλέξανδρος, Mégas Aléxandros; 356–323 BC), was an Ancient Greeki[›] king (basileus) of Macedon who ...

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Leonardo da Vinci MP (1452 - 1519)

Leonardo da Vinci Most famous Works: Mona Lisa , The Last Supper , The Vitruvian Man Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian polymath : painter, sculptor, archi...

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Michelangelo MP (1475 - 1564)

Michelangelo Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer....

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Dame Elizabeth Taylor MP (1932 - 2011)

Considered one of the great actresses of Hollywood's golden years, as well as a larger-than-life celebrity, Elizabeth Taylor has starred in over fifty films, winning two Academy Awards. As much as her ...

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Chaz Bono MP

Chaz Salvatore Bono (born Chastity Sun Bono; March 4, 1969) is an American transgender advocate, writer, actor, and musician. Bono is the only child that American entertainers Sonny and Cher had togeth...

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Bette Midler MP

Bette Midler is an American singer, actress and comedian, also known (by her informal stage name) as The Divine Miss M. She has starred in films such as The Stepford Wives, The First Wives Club. During...

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Eartha Kitt MP (1927 - 2008)

Perhaps best known for her highly distinctive singing style, Eartha Kitt’s 1953 recording of "Santa Baby" is still a favorite today. In the 1960s, Kitt had a recurring role as Catwoman on TV's Batman ,...

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Lady Gaga MP

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga , is an American recording artist. She began performing in the rock music scene of New York City's Lower East Side in 2003 ...

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Doris Day MP

a.k.a. famous actress Doris Day: post World War II period brought out some of the finest musical entertainers in this century, but Doris Day not only enhanced her careerthrough her singing, but also wi...

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Debbie Reynolds (1932 - d.)

Entertainer Debbie Reynolds embodied the cheerful bounce and youthful innocence of the post World War II era, buoying the genre's good-natured hokum with her sincere charm and energy. One of a long lin...

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Dame Julie Andrews MP

Brentwood, Ca, United States

Dame Julia Elizabeth Andrews, DBE (née Wells; born 1 October 1935) is a British film and stage actress, singer, and author. She is the recipient of Golden Globe, Emmy, Grammy, BAFTA, People's Choice Aw...

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Lucille Ball MP (1911 - 1989)

Lucille Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an iconic American comedienne, film, television, stage and radio actress, model, film executive, and star of the landmark sitcom I Love Lucy , a four ...

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Joan Crawford MP (1905 - 1977)

Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur) was an American actress in film, television and theatre. Starting as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting on Broadway, Crawford was signed...

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Barbra Streisand MP

She is an American singer, actress, director and songwriter. She has won two Academy Awards, nine Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, and a Peabody ...

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Sir Noel Coward MP (1899 - 1973)

Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 1899 – 26 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of pe...

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Édith Piaf MP (1915 - 1963)

She was born Édith Giovanna Gassion, and was a French singer and cultural icon who became universally regarded as France's greatest popular singer. Early Life: Despite numerous biographies, much of...

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Tallaluah Bankhead MP (1902 - 1968)

Born to a prestigious family (her father became a prominent congressman), she made her Broadway debut in 1918 and achieved fame on the London stage in The Dancer (1923). Her vivid presence and throaty ...

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Ginger Rogers MP (1911 - 1995)

American stage and film dancer and actress Ginger Rogers along with Fred Astaire was the most legendary dancing team in film history; she was also a successful dramatic actress, even winning a Best Act...

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Mae West MP (1893 - 1980)

Mae West (1893–1980) was an American actress, playwright, screenwriter and sex symbol. For her contribution to the film industry, she has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1560 Vine Street in Hol...

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Isadora Duncan MP (1877 - 1927)

Photos Isadora Duncan (May 26, 1877 - September 14, 1927) was a dancer, considered by many to be the creator of modern dance. Born in the United States, she lived in Europe and the Soviet Union fro...

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Lena Horne MP (1917 - 2010)

Lena Mary Calhoun Horne was a singer, dancer, actress, and activist who had a wildly successful career as a nightclub performer and recording artist. She was one of the first African-Americans to sign ...

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Cary Grant MP (1904 - 1986)

CARY GRANT Archibald Alexander Leach, better known by his stage name Cary Grant, was an English–American actor. With his distinctive yet not quite placeable Mid-Atlantic accent, he was noted as perha...

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Marlene Dietrich (1901 - 1992)

Marlene Dietrich (German pronunciation: [maɐˈleːnə ˈdiːtʁɪç]; 27 December 1901 – 6 May 1992) was a German actress and singer. Dietrich remained popular throughout her long career by continually re-inve...

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Bette Davis MP (1908 - 1989)

Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television and theatre. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regard...

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Marlon Brando (1924 - 2004)

Marlon Brando, Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an Academy Award-winning American actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century. He is widely considered one of the greatest actors of all ...

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Marilyn Monroe MP (1926 - 1962)

OFFICIAL FAMILY WEBSITE: MarilynMonroeFamily.com Currently the paternity of Marilyn Monroe is unavailable. The legal father of Marilyn Monroe was Edward Martin Mortenson aka Martin Edward Mortenson. ...

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Liza Minnelli MP

Hollywood, California, United States

She is the daughter of actress and singer Judy Garland and Garland's second husband, film director Vincente Minnelli. In 1972, Liza Minnelli won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Cabare...

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Judy Garland MP (1922 - 1969)

Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years, Garland attained international stardom as an ...

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Diana, Princess of Wales MP (1961 - 1997)

Wikipdeia links: Afrikaans , العربية , Asturianu , Azərbaycanca , Bikol Central ,

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