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Joseph Mallord William Turner MP (1775 - 1851)

"JMW Turner"

Joseph Mallord William Turner , RA (baptised 14 May 1775 – 19 December 1851) "British Romantic landscape painter, water-colourist, and printmaker. Turner was considered a controversial figure in his da...

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Joseph Mallord William Turner MP (1775 - 1851)

"JMW Turner"

Joseph Mallord William Turner , RA (baptised 14 May 1775 – 19 December 1851) "British Romantic landscape painter, water-colourist, and printmaker. Turner was considered a controversial figure in his da...

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' Cranmer (2 July 1489 – 21 March 1556) was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI. He helped build a favourable case for Henry's...

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' Cranmer (2 July 1489 – 21 March 1556) was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI. He helped build a favourable case for Henry's...

9/26/2015

Andrew Jackson Higgins MP (1886 - 1952)

Andrew Jackson Higgins (28 August 1886 – 1 August 1952) was the founder and owner of Higgins Industries, the New Orleans-based manufacturer of "Higgins boats" (LCVPs) during World War II. The Higgins B...

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Andrew Jackson Higgins MP (1886 - 1952)

Andrew Jackson Higgins (28 August 1886 – 1 August 1952) was the founder and owner of Higgins Industries, the New Orleans-based manufacturer of "Higgins boats" (LCVPs) during World War II. The Higgins B...

6/12/2015

Margaret Sanger MP (1879 - 1966)

"Margeret Sanger"

Margaret Sanger was an American birth control activist, sex educator, writer, and nurse. Sanger popularized the term "birth control", opened the first birth control clinic in the United States, and est...

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Margaret Sanger MP (1879 - 1966)

"Margeret Sanger"

Margaret Sanger was an American birth control activist, sex educator, writer, and nurse. Sanger popularized the term "birth control", opened the first birth control clinic in the United States, and est...

6/11/2015

T. S. Eliot, Nobel Prize in Literature, 1948 MP (1888 - 1965)

"T.S. Eliot", "TS"

Wikipedia Biographical Summary:=="... Thomas Stearns Eliot (September 26, 1888 – January 4, 1965) was an American-born English poet, playwright, and literary critic, arguably the most important English...

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T. S. Eliot, Nobel Prize in Literature, 1948 MP (1888 - 1965)

"T.S. Eliot", "TS"

Wikipedia Biographical Summary:=="... Thomas Stearns Eliot (September 26, 1888 – January 4, 1965) was an American-born English poet, playwright, and literary critic, arguably the most important English...

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Jean-Paul Sartre MP (1905 - 1980)

Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was one of the leading figures in 20th century French philosophy. He was commonly known simply as Jean-Paul Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, n...

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Jean-Paul Sartre MP (1905 - 1980)

Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was one of the leading figures in 20th century French philosophy. He was commonly known simply as Jean-Paul Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, n...

6/11/2015

Richard Beatty Mellon MP (1858 - 1933)

Beatty Mellon (March 19, 1858 – December 1933), sometimes R.B., was a banker, industrialist, and philanthropist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (adjusted wealth $103 billion).He and his brother, Andrew W...

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Richard Beatty Mellon MP (1858 - 1933)

Beatty Mellon (March 19, 1858 – December 1933), sometimes R.B., was a banker, industrialist, and philanthropist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (adjusted wealth $103 billion).He and his brother, Andrew W...

6/11/2015

Truman Capote MP (1924 - 1984)

en.wikipedia.... ; findagrave... ; Truman Capote (pronounced /ˈtruːmən kəˈpoʊti/; September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) was an American author, many of whose short stories, novels, plays and nonfiction...

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Truman Capote MP (1924 - 1984)

en.wikipedia.... ; findagrave... ; Truman Capote (pronounced /ˈtruːmən kəˈpoʊti/; September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) was an American author, many of whose short stories, novels, plays and nonfiction...

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Emily Elizabeth Dickinson MP (1830 - 1886)

Elizabeth Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830 in the quiet community of Amherst, Massachusetts, the second daughter of Edward and Emily Norcross Dickinson. Emily, Austin (her older brother) and her...

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Emily Elizabeth Dickinson MP (1830 - 1886)

Elizabeth Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830 in the quiet community of Amherst, Massachusetts, the second daughter of Edward and Emily Norcross Dickinson. Emily, Austin (her older brother) and her...

6/11/2015

Moe Berg MP (1902 - 1972)

"Moe" Berg (March 2, 1902 – May 29, 1972) was an American catcher and coach in Major League Baseball who later served as a spy for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. Although he play...

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Moe Berg MP (1902 - 1972)

"Moe" Berg (March 2, 1902 – May 29, 1972) was an American catcher and coach in Major League Baseball who later served as a spy for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. Although he play...

6/11/2015

Joan Crawford MP (1905 - 1977)

"Billie Cassin", "Cranberry", "Billie", "Tone"

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 sign...

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Joan Crawford MP (1905 - 1977)

"Billie Cassin", "Cranberry", "Billie", "Tone"

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 sign...

6/11/2015

Alfred Hitchcock MP (1899 - 1980)

"Hitch", "The Master of Suspense"

Nicknamed "Master of Suspense," Alfred Hitchcock was one of the best known directors never to have received an Oscar for directing. Suspicion (1941), Rear Window (1954), North By Northwest (1959), Psyc...

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Alfred Hitchcock MP (1899 - 1980)

"Hitch", "The Master of Suspense"

Nicknamed "Master of Suspense," Alfred Hitchcock was one of the best known directors never to have received an Oscar for directing. Suspicion (1941), Rear Window (1954), North By Northwest (1959), Psyc...

6/11/2015

Chico Marx MP (1887 - 1961)

"Chico"

Leonard "Chico" Marx was the eldest of the Marx Brothers. Marx used an Italian accent for his on-stage character; stereotyped ethnic characters were common with Vaudeville comedians. Chico was a talent...

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Chico Marx MP (1887 - 1961)

"Chico"

Leonard "Chico" Marx was the eldest of the Marx Brothers. Marx used an Italian accent for his on-stage character; stereotyped ethnic characters were common with Vaudeville comedians. Chico was a talent...

6/11/2015

Groucho Marx MP (1890 - 1977)

"Groucho"

an entertainer and comedian, Groucho Marx remains a well-known figure some 30 years after his death. Marx's grease-paint bushy eyebrows and mustache, and trademark cigar, made him immediately recogniza...

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Groucho Marx MP (1890 - 1977)

"Groucho"

an entertainer and comedian, Groucho Marx remains a well-known figure some 30 years after his death. Marx's grease-paint bushy eyebrows and mustache, and trademark cigar, made him immediately recogniza...

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Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was a Nobel-prize winning American playwright. More than any other dramatist, O'Neill introduced American drama to the dramatic realism p...

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Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was a Nobel-prize winning American playwright. More than any other dramatist, O'Neill introduced American drama to the dramatic realism p...

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Ernest Hemingway MP (1899 - 1961)

Ernest Hemingway was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. His economical and understated style—which included his iceberg theory—had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, whi...

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Ernest Hemingway MP (1899 - 1961)

Ernest Hemingway was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. His economical and understated style—which included his iceberg theory—had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, whi...

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John Wayne MP (1907 - 1979)

"Marion Mitchell", "John Wayne", "The Duke", "מיטשל Mitchell", "JOHN WAYNE", "John Wayne "The Duke""

Find a Grave John Wayne (born Marion Robert Morrison), nicknamed "Duke", was a legendary Hollywood actor who played a key role in establishing and popularizing the western genre in American cinema. He ...

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John Wayne MP (1907 - 1979)

"Marion Mitchell", "John Wayne", "The Duke", "מיטשל Mitchell", "JOHN WAYNE", "John Wayne "The Duke""

Find a Grave John Wayne (born Marion Robert Morrison), nicknamed "Duke", was a legendary Hollywood actor who played a key role in establishing and popularizing the western genre in American cinema. He ...

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Egbert Roscoe Murrow MP (1908 - 1965)

"Edward Roscoe Murrow", "Edward R. Murrow"

Edward Roscoe Murrow, KBE (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow April 25, 1908 – April 27, 1965) was an American broadcast journalist. He first came to prominence with a series of radio news broadcasts durin...

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Egbert Roscoe Murrow MP (1908 - 1965)

"Edward Roscoe Murrow", "Edward R. Murrow"

Edward Roscoe Murrow, KBE (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow April 25, 1908 – April 27, 1965) was an American broadcast journalist. He first came to prominence with a series of radio news broadcasts durin...

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Michael Landon MP (1936 - 1991)

"Michael Landon"

With a career that spanned three decades, Michael Landon is widely known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in Bonanza (1959–1973), Charles Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983), and J...

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Michael Landon MP (1936 - 1991)

"Michael Landon"

With a career that spanned three decades, Michael Landon is widely known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in Bonanza (1959–1973), Charles Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983), and J...

6/11/2015

W. C. Fields (1880 - 1946)

William Claude Dukenfield (January 29, 1880[1] – December 25, 1946), better known as W. C. Fields, was an American comedian, actor, juggler and writer.[2] Fields' comic persona was a misanthropic and h...

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W. C. Fields (1880 - 1946)

William Claude Dukenfield (January 29, 1880[1] – December 25, 1946), better known as W. C. Fields, was an American comedian, actor, juggler and writer.[2] Fields' comic persona was a misanthropic and h...

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