British singer, composer, and pianist Elton John was one of the most popular entertainers of the late 20th century, famous for his flashy clothes and string of hit records. In his four-decade career Jo...

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Cher (pronounced /ˈʃɛər/; born Cherilyn Sarkisian on May 20, 1946) is an American recording artist, actress, director and record producer. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Awar...

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Originally born Madonna Louise Ciccone after her mother. On Madonna's first communion, they added Veronica to her middle name. At the age of six, Madonna was devastated when her mother died. She expl...

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James Dean was born February 8, 1931, in Marion, Indiana, to Winton and Mildred Dean. His father, a dental technician, moved the family to Los Angeles when Jimmy was five. He returned to the Midwest af...

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Maria Callas (Greek: Μαρία Κάλλας) (December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) An American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned opera singers of the 20th century. She combined an impressive be...

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Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna Archduchess of Austria von Habsburg-Lothringen By marriage Queen Consort of France - to Louis XVI Executed after the French Revolution 16. 10. 1793 Links: The ...

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Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) "I wanted to eat of the fruit of all the trees in the garden of the world..." He was a brilliant Irish writer, poet, wit,...

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Tennessee Williams (born Thomas Lanier Williams, March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983) was an American playwright who received many of the top theatrical awards for his works of drama. He moved to New ...

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H.D. (born Hilda Doolittle) (September 10, 1886 – September 27, 1961) was an American poet, novelist and memoirist known for her association with the early 20th century avant-garde Imagist group of poe...

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