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Anne Poor (1918 - 2002)

Anne Poor (January 4, 1918 – January 12, 2002) was an American artist most known for her paintings and sketches created during World War II, while serving as an official art correspondent in the Unit...

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11/14/2015
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Anne Poor (1918 - 2002)

Anne Poor (January 4, 1918 – January 12, 2002) was an American artist most known for her paintings and sketches created during World War II, while serving as an official art correspondent in the Unit...

1/2/2024

Sally Mann (1951 - d.)

Sally Mann HonFRPS (born Sally Turner Munger; May 1, 1951) is an American photographer known for making large format black and white photographs of her immediate surroundings—her children, husband, r...

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Sally Mann (1951 - d.)

Sally Mann HonFRPS (born Sally Turner Munger; May 1, 1951) is an American photographer known for making large format black and white photographs of her immediate surroundings—her children, husband, r...

1/2/2024

Helen Frankenthaler MP (1928 - 2011)

American abstract expressionist painter. She was a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting. Frankenthaler (December 12, 1928 – December 27, 2011) was an American abstract expressi...

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10/23/2010
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Helen Frankenthaler MP (1928 - 2011)

American abstract expressionist painter. She was a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting. Frankenthaler (December 12, 1928 – December 27, 2011) was an American abstract expressi...

1/2/2024

Martha Rockwell (1944 - d.)

Martha Rockwell (born April 26, 1944) is a retired American cross-country skier and coach, who competed at the Winter Olympic Games in 1972 and 1976. She has been cited in the U.S. as a "pioneer" and...

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Martha Rockwell (1944 - d.)

Martha Rockwell (born April 26, 1944) is a retired American cross-country skier and coach, who competed at the Winter Olympic Games in 1972 and 1976. She has been cited in the U.S. as a "pioneer" and...

1/2/2024

Joan Chase Hinton (1921 - 2010)

"Joanie"

She was one of the Los Alamos main Atomic physicists that created the first atomic bomb along with Oppenheimer and they were promised by the US government that it would never be used against human life...

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8/24/2012
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Joan Chase Hinton (1921 - 2010)

"Joanie"

She was one of the Los Alamos main Atomic physicists that created the first atomic bomb along with Oppenheimer and they were promised by the US government that it would never be used against human life...

1/2/2024

James Tenney MP (1934 - 2006)

James Tenney (August 10, 1934 – August 24, 2006) was an American composer and music theorist. He made significant early musical contributions to plunderphonics, sound synthesis, algorithmic compositi...

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James Tenney MP (1934 - 2006)

James Tenney (August 10, 1934 – August 24, 2006) was an American composer and music theorist. He made significant early musical contributions to plunderphonics, sound synthesis, algorithmic compositi...

1/2/2024

Alec Wilkinson (1952 - d.)

Alec Wilkinson (born March 29, 1952) is an American writer who has been on the staff of The New Yorker since 1980. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer he is among the "first rank of" contemporary ...

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1/1/2024
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Alec Wilkinson (1952 - d.)

Alec Wilkinson (born March 29, 1952) is an American writer who has been on the staff of The New Yorker since 1980. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer he is among the "first rank of" contemporary ...

1/1/2024

Ted Mooney (1951 - 2022)

Edward Comstock Mooney (October 19, 1951 – March 25, 2022) was an American novelist and short story writer. He published four novels: Easy Travel to Other Planets (1981), Traffic and Laughter (1990),...

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Ted Mooney (1951 - 2022)

Edward Comstock Mooney (October 19, 1951 – March 25, 2022) was an American novelist and short story writer. He published four novels: Easy Travel to Other Planets (1981), Traffic and Laughter (1990),...

1/1/2024

Princess Yasmin Aga Khan (born December 28, 1949) is a Swiss-born American philanthropist known for raising public awareness of Alzheimer's disease. She is the second child of American movie actress...

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7/8/2007
12/31/2023
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Princess Yasmin Aga Khan (born December 28, 1949) is a Swiss-born American philanthropist known for raising public awareness of Alzheimer's disease. She is the second child of American movie actress...

12/31/2023

Anne Ramsey MP (1929 - 1988)

Ramsey (March 27, 1929 – August 11, 1988) was an American stage, television, and film actress. She is probably most famous for her roles as Mama Fratelli in The Goonies and as Mrs. Lift, Danny DeVito's...

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Anne Ramsey MP (1929 - 1988)

Ramsey (March 27, 1929 – August 11, 1988) was an American stage, television, and film actress. She is probably most famous for her roles as Mama Fratelli in The Goonies and as Mrs. Lift, Danny DeVito's...

12/31/2023

Alley Mills MP

"Alley Burrows"

"Alley" Mills (born May 9, 1951), also known as Alley Bean , is an American actress best known for her role as Norma Arnold, the mother in the coming-of-age series The Wonder Years , and her current ro...

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Alley Mills MP

"Alley Burrows"

"Alley" Mills (born May 9, 1951), also known as Alley Bean , is an American actress best known for her role as Norma Arnold, the mother in the coming-of-age series The Wonder Years , and her current ro...

12/31/2023

John H. Boyd (born October 22, 1981) is an American actor.He is best known for starring as Arlo Glass in the eighth and final season of the Fox espionage thriller 24 in 2010. He also co-starred in the ...

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2/5/2018
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John H. Boyd (born October 22, 1981) is an American actor.He is best known for starring as Arlo Glass in the eighth and final season of the Fox espionage thriller 24 in 2010. He also co-starred in the ...

12/31/2023

Judith Jones MP (1924 - 2017)

Judith Jones (née Bailey; March 10, 1924 – August 2, 2017) was an American writer and editor, best known for having rescued The Diary of Anne Frank from the reject pile. Jones also championed Julia C...

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Judith Jones MP (1924 - 2017)

Judith Jones (née Bailey; March 10, 1924 – August 2, 2017) was an American writer and editor, best known for having rescued The Diary of Anne Frank from the reject pile. Jones also championed Julia C...

12/31/2023

Judith Munk (1925 - 2006)

Judith Munk (April 10, 1925 – May 19, 2006) was an American artist and designer associated with Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She was inducted into the San Diego Women's Hall of Fame posthumou...

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Judith Munk (1925 - 2006)

Judith Munk (April 10, 1925 – May 19, 2006) was an American artist and designer associated with Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She was inducted into the San Diego Women's Hall of Fame posthumou...

12/31/2023

Carolyn Cassady (1923 - 2013)

Carolyn Elizabeth Robinson Cassady (April 28, 1923 – September 20, 2013) was an American writer and associated with the Beat Generation through her marriage to Neal Cassady and her friendships with J...

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Carolyn Cassady (1923 - 2013)

Carolyn Elizabeth Robinson Cassady (April 28, 1923 – September 20, 2013) was an American writer and associated with the Beat Generation through her marriage to Neal Cassady and her friendships with J...

12/31/2023

Bret Easton Ellis (born March 7, 1964) is an American author and screenwriter. Ellis was one of the literary Brat Pack and is a self-proclaimed satirist whose trademark technique, as a writer, is the...

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Bret Easton Ellis (born March 7, 1964) is an American author and screenwriter. Ellis was one of the literary Brat Pack and is a self-proclaimed satirist whose trademark technique, as a writer, is the...

12/30/2023

Barbara Howes (1914 - 1996)

Barbara Howes (May 1, 1914 New York City – February 24, 1996 Bennington, Vermont) was an American poet. Life She was adopted and raised in Chestnut Hill, attending Beaver Country Day School. She gr...

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Barbara Howes (1914 - 1996)

Barbara Howes (May 1, 1914 New York City – February 24, 1996 Bennington, Vermont) was an American poet. Life She was adopted and raised in Chestnut Hill, attending Beaver Country Day School. She gr...

12/30/2023

Kathleen Norris MP (1880 - 1966)

Thompson Norris (July 16, 1880, San Francisco, California – January 18, 1966, Palo Alto, California) was an American novelist and wife of fellow writer Charles Norris, whom she wed in 1909. Her brother...

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Kathleen Norris MP (1880 - 1966)

Thompson Norris (July 16, 1880, San Francisco, California – January 18, 1966, Palo Alto, California) was an American novelist and wife of fellow writer Charles Norris, whom she wed in 1909. Her brother...

12/30/2023

Jane Dudley MP (1912 - 2001)

Jane Dudley was an American modern dancer, choreographer, and teacher. Inspired by her mentor, choreographer Martha Graham, Dudley helped bring her movement inspired by social ills to the American Danc...

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Jane Dudley MP (1912 - 2001)

Jane Dudley was an American modern dancer, choreographer, and teacher. Inspired by her mentor, choreographer Martha Graham, Dudley helped bring her movement inspired by social ills to the American Danc...

6/5/2023

Holland Taylor MP

"Penny"

Holland Virginia Taylor (born January 14, 1943)[1] is an American actress. Biography She won the 1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Judge...

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Holland Taylor MP

"Penny"

Holland Virginia Taylor (born January 14, 1943)[1] is an American actress. Biography She won the 1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Judge...

5/23/2023