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Entertainment industry people are people who work in the entertainment industry (also informally known as show business or show biz), which includes artists, such as actors, musicians and screenwriters, as well as businesspeople, such as agents, producers, and managers. Notable entertainment industry people For a complete list, please see: Entertainment industry people Profiles . Also see...
Nobel Prize in Literature On 27 November 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament, giving the largest share of his fortune to a series of prizes, the Nobel Prizes. As described in Nobel's will one part was dedicated to 'the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction'. Introduction Since 1901, the Nobel Prize for L...
Authors of great literature that teaches, elevates, inspires and ennobles mankind. Authors - alphabetical index, wikisource Selected authors by activity period: BCE Homer, Ὅμηρος Homēros (8th Century BCE ) Author of the Iliad and the Odyssey ; revered as the greatest ancient Greek epic poet. BCE ) Ancient Greek tragedian. Of his plays: [The Persians ; The Sup...
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame established in 1986 and located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, is dedicated to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential musicians, bands, producers, and others that have in some major way influenced the music industry, particularly in the area of rock and roll. Originally, there were four categories of induction: performers, non-per...
Project under construction ............ The great sculptors through the ages Classical Greek Sculpture • V - I centuries BCE Myron (mid 5th-century BCE ) One of the greatest sculptors of Early Classical Greek sculpture. Famous sculpture: the disc thrower known as Discobolus (c.425 BCE). Phidias (488-431 BCE ). One of the greatest sculptors of Classical Antiquity, and the greatest ...
-2011-11-23-12:11+GMT-winter-j Mu-UNDER CONSTRUCTIONS- projectleader: African-Americans in Arts EN: here you can add URL on the internet where we can find people who would be nice to find in geni too and to add to this project. .. PO or ES: Lucia, please do some translations, ok? introduction-etc. Hello Lucia, here you can write whatever you like to introduce your initiativ...
Notable Huguenots or people from Huguenot descent United States Arts & Entertainment James Agee , American screenwriter and Pulitzer prize winning author Earl W. Bascom, American rodeo cowboy, artist, and sculptor William Christopher, American actor Joan Crawford , American actress Davy Crockett , American folk hero Johnny Depp , American actor Philip Morin Freneau...
A National Artist of the Philippines is a title given to a Filipino who has been given the highest recognition for having made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts. Such Filipinos are announced, by virtue of a Presidential Proclamation, as National Artist or in Filipino, Gawad Pambansang Alagad ng Sining. They are then conferred membership in the Order of National Art...
The purpose of this project is to explore the ancestry of the four core members of the Beatles ( Ringo Starr --a.k.a. Richard Starkey), as well as their wives and close associates. If you are interested in joining this project, please contact one of the project collaborators. Discussions about Project . Current priorities: Extending the lineage of the core four members, hopefully ...
Rhythm and Blues (R&B) singers and groups since 1965 and 1970, many of which started in the United States. Wikipedia We have to give props to the musicians that made all this possible! Standing in the Shadows of Motown -- The Funk Brothers , Motown -- The Funk Brothers -- Film Documentary Soundtrack. In 1959, Berry Gordy gathered the best musicians from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues s...
“The Ballad Of The Sad Young Men,” lyrics by Fran Landesman Sing a song of sad young men / Glasses full of rye / All the news is bad again so / Kiss your dreams goodbye All the sad young men sitting in the bars / Knowing neon nights. missing all the stars / All the sad young men drifting through the town / Drinking up the night trying not to drown All the sad young men singing...