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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on February, 12, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the number of real time Astrotheme users' clicks for a celebrity. You can either access the photo and detailed natal chart by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the comprehensive horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Back to the Calendar · Home · 45,435 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,435 Celebrities
139 celebrities or events were found for February, 12. Add to favourites (103 fans)Biography of Silvia Saint
Silvia Saint (born February 12, 1976) is a Czech pornographic actress. In 1996, she was Penthouse Pet of the Year in the Czech edition of the magazine, and between 1997 and 2001, she appeared in over 200 pornographic movies. Before entering into the pornography arena, Silvia studied management and was employed as a manager of a large hotel in the Czech city of Zlin. She was Penthouse Pet of the Year in 1996 (Czech edition), and after her introduction to the American porn industry, in 1997, and again in 1998 (U.S. edition). Pornographic film career: Her first movie was shot in Prague for Private Media, and was a great success co-starring with Bradley Raby. From there, she moved across the Atlantic where she has spent over three years on U.S. soil. Much of her work includes anal sex a... Add to favourites (98 fans)Biography of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was President of the United States from March 4, 1861 to April 15, 1865. As an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery and a political leader in the western states, he won the Republican Party nomination in 1860 and was elected president later that year. Lincoln helped preserve the United States by leading the defeat of the secessionist Confederacy in the American Civil War. He introduced measures that resulted in the abolition of slavery, issuing his Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and promoting the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1865. Lincoln's leadership qualities were evident in his close supervision of the victorious war effort, especially in his selection of Ulysses S. Grant and other top ... Add to favourites (80 fans)Biography of Christina Ricci
Christina Ricci (born February 12, 1980) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated American actress. Ricci made her acting debut at age 10, starring with Cher and Winona Ryder in the 1990 film Mermaids, followed by a small role in 1992's The Hard Way. Her breakout role was as the dark 12-year-old Wednesday Addams in the successful The Addams Family film (1991) and its sequel, Addams Family Values (1993), where she received commercial attention and critical praise. As an adult, Ricci began appearing in more mature roles after 1997's The Ice Storm, going on to successfully emerge out of her status as a child star, starring in a string of critically acclaimed independent films, such as The Opposite of Sex (1998), for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a... Add to favourites (34 fans)Biography of Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was already eminent as an English naturalist when he proposed and provided evidence for the theory that all species have evolved over time from one or a few common ancestors through the process of natural selection. The fact that evolution occurs became accepted by the scientific community and the general public in his lifetime, while his theory of natural selection came to be widely seen as the primary explanation of the process of evolution in the 1930s, and now forms the basis of modern evolutionary theory. In modified form, Darwin's theory remains a cornerstone of biology, as it provides a unifying explanation for the diversity of life. Darwin developed his interest in natural history at Edinburgh University while studying fir... Biography of Daphné Roulier
French journalist and TV host. Wife of Antoine de Caunes, journalist, producer, screenwriter and film director.... Biography of Pierrette Bres
Pierre Bres is a French journalist, horse specialist.... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Jesse Spencer
Jesse Gordon Spencer (born 12 February 1979 (birth time source: Sy Scholfield, Astrodatabank)) is an Australian actor. Early life and education Jesse Spencer was born in Melbourne, Australia. He has two brothers, Tarney (an oculo-plastic surgeon) and Luke (an orthopaedic surgeon), and a sister, Polly (currently an intern in medicine). His father Rodney Spencer is a general practitioner, who along with his wife, Robyn, founded the right-wing political party, Australians Against Further Immigration. Spencer attended Canterbury Primary School, Malvern Central School and Scotch College. Whilst at Scotch he auditioned for the long-running soap opera, Neighbours. He continued to work toward his VCE qualification whilst working on the show and graduated in 1997. He has also revealed in a ... Biography of Darren Aronofsky
Darren Aronofsky (born February 12, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York (birth time source: email)) is an American film director, screenwriter and film producer. Early life Aronofsky was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City to Abraham "Abe" Aronofsky and Charlotte, both school teachers. His father taught science and was a dean at Bushwick High School. He graduated from Edward R. Murrow High School, during which he was selected to attend Camp Rising Sun, the Louis August Jonas Foundation's international summer scholarship program. Upon graduating early, he backpacked around the Middle East, Europe and Guatemala for six months and, in 1987, entered Harvard University where he studied anthropology, live action film and animation. His senior thesis film, Supermarket Sweep, starred his f... Biography of Corinne Benizio
Corinne Benizio is a French humorist and actress born February 12, 1962 in Dugny, Seine-Saint-Denis. Filmography Cabaret Paradis de Shirley et Dino (2006), avec Shirley et Dino, Michel Vuillermoz, Christian Hecq, Riton Liebman...... Biography of Josh Brolin
Josh J. Brolin (born February 12, 1968 in Santa Monica, California) is an American film and television actor. The son of actor James Brolin, he has been married to actress Diane Lane since 2004. Career Josh Brolin started his career in TV movies and guest spots on TV shows before getting a more notable role as Brand Walsh in the Richard Donner-directed movie The Goonies (1985). He was then offered the role of Tom Hanson in the series 21 Jump Street but turned it down to star in the series Private Eye (1987), which lasted half a season. The role of Hanson instead went to Johnny Depp. Brolin guest-starred in an episode of the show in its first season. Brolin is perhaps best known for his role as Wild Bill Hickok in the ABC western TV series The Young Riders, which lasted three seasons... Biography of Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (born February 12, 1980) or JCF is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the French Open in 2003, and in September that year he became the 21st player to hold the World No. 1 ranking. He has also been a runner-up at two other Grand Slams during his career. His nickname is "Mosquito" due to his speed and wiry, strong physique. Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Weight 72 kg (158 lb) Tennis career Born in Onteniente, Ferrero came to prominence in 1998 making final of the Roland Garros juniors losing to Fernando Gonzalez finishing the year ranked the number 17 junior. He made his professional debut in 1999, making an immediate splash by reaching the semi-finals of his first tour event in Casablanca. He ma... Biography of Tenzin Ösel Rinpoche
Tenzin Ösel Rinpoche was born in 1985 in Bubion, Granada, to Spanish parents who had been students of Lama Thubten Yeshe. Fourteen months later the Dalai Lama concurred with suggestions to the effect that he was the tulku (i.e. Tibetan Buddhist reincarnation) of Lama Yeshe. Biography Born Osel Hita Torres, "Lama Ösel" is the son of Maria Torres and Francisco Hita; and the fifth of six siblings: Yeshe, Harmonia, Lobstang, and Dolma (all older); and (younger brother) KunKyen. As a teenager Lama Ösel studied both Western and traditional Tibetan subjects at Sera Monastery in South India. However, in order to attain a western education, he studied at St. Michaels University School, a private high school in Victoria, British Columbia to complete a grade-12 education. He has taken monastic v... Biography of Chynna Phillips
Chynna Gilliam Phillips (born February 12, 1968, Los Angeles) is an American singer and actress, best known for being a member of Wilson Phillips and for being the daughter of The Mamas & the Papas' band members John and Michelle Phillips. Wilson Phillips In the late 1980s, Phillips formed the trio Wilson Phillips with her childhood friends Carnie and Wendy Wilson. The group released their self-titled debut album in 1990, and a second album, Shadows and Lights, in 1992. In 1993, Chynna left the band to start a solo music career. Solo & Acting Career In 1995, Phillips released her debut solo album, Naked And Sacred. A song from the album, '"I Live for You", was featured in the film 1996 Striptease. However, the album was a commercial flop, selling a mere 22,000 copies in the... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Ray Manzarek
Raymond Daniel Manzarek or Manczarek (b. February 12, 1939, Chicago, Illinois) is an American musician, singer, producer, movie director, writer, co-founder and keyboardist of The Doors from 1965 to 1973, and the Doors of the 21st century (renamed Riders on the Storm) since 2001. Early life Ray Manzarek is of Polish descent and is a Catholic. Manzarek attended and graduated from St. Rita High School in Chicago and majored in economics at DePaul University. In 1962-65, he studied in the Department of Cinematography at UCLA, where he met another film student named Jim Morrison. Forty days after finishing film school, thinking they had gone their separate ways, they met by chance. Morrison said he had written some songs, and Manzarek expressed an interest in hearing them, whereupon Morris... Biography of Arsenio Hall
Arsenio Hall (February 12, 1956) is an American comedian, talk show host, and actor. He is best known for his talk show The Arsenio Hall Show and stint as host of Star Search. The source for his time of birth is Stephen Przybylowski, Astrodatabank. The son of a Baptist minister, Hall performed as a magician when he was a child. Hall attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, where he was on the speech team with future actress Nancy Cartwright and future news anchor Leon Harris. He then transferred to Kent State University. He later moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. During this time, he became good friends with Eddie Murphy. Hall was the original voice of Winston Zeddemore in the cartoon, The Real Ghostbusters from 1986-1987. In 1988, he costarred in... Biography of Anna Pavlova
Anna Pavlovna Pavlova (Russian: А́нна Па́вловна Па́влова) (12 February 1881 –23 January 1931) was a famous Russian ballerina of the late 19th and the early 20th century. Her name along with that of Nijinsky is synonymous with the art of ballet. Pavlova is a legend largely remembered for her famous dance The Dying Swan and because she was the first ballerina to travel around the world and bring ballet to people who had never seen it. Life Pavlova was born two months premature on 12 February 1881 in Ligovo, a suburb (now neighbourhood) of St. Petersburg, then the capital of the Russian Empire. Her mother was an impoverished laundress named Lyubov Pavlova. The ... Biography of Simon MacCorkindale
Simon Charles Pendered MacCorkindale (12 February 1952 – 14 October 2010) was an English actor, director and producer. After a career in theatre, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, MacCorkindale starred in a variety of films and serials, including Quatermass (1979), Death on the Nile (1978), The Riddle of the Sands (1979), The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) and Jaws 3-D (1983). Through the rest of 80s and early 1990s, he starred in several television shows, among them the short-lived series Manimal as the lead character Dr. Jonathan Chase in 1983, as well as longer-running roles in Falcon Crest and Counterstrike. MacCorkindale also directed and produced numerous stage and TV productions. In 2002 he joined the cast of the BBC medical drama Casualty as Harry Harper, remaining in the role for ... Biography of Edouard Pignon
Édouard Pignon, born February 12, 1905 in Bully-les-Mines (Pas-de-Calais), died May 14, 1993 in La Couture-Boussey (Eure), was a French painter.... Biography of Lou Andreas-Salomé
Lou Andreas-Salomé (born Louise von Salomé or Luíza Gustavovna Salomé, Луиза Густавовна Саломе; 12 February 1861 – 5 January 1937) was a Russian-born psychoanalyst and author. Her diverse intellectual interests led to friendships with a broad array of distinguished western luminaries, including Nietzsche, Wagner, Freud, and Rilke. Life Early years Lou Salomé was born in St. Petersburg to an army general and his wife. Salomé was their only daughter; she had five brothers. Although she would later be attacked by the Nazis as a "Finnish Jewess," her parents were actually of French Huguenot and Northern German descent. Seeking an education beyond a typical wo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean Effel
Jean Effel, real name François Lejeune (12 February 1908 Paris – 10 October 1982 Paris) was French painter, caricaturist, illustrator and journalist. Mostly he considered himself to be journalist and political commentator. His pseudonym is created by his initials F. L. Life Graduated in art, music and philosophy. In despite of all efforts and wishes of his father to take over his merchant trade, Effel chose path of a professional artist. Often he drew for French newspaper l'Humanité and his is also author of illustrations of Jean de La Fontaine fables. Paintings cycle The creation of the world is considered to be his greatest work (picturized in 1957 by director E. Hofman). Whole cycle has five books Le Ciel et la Terre (Sky and earth), Les Plantes et Animaux (Plants and animals)... Biography of Mia Frye
Mia Frye, born February 12, 1965 in New York, is an American choreographer and singer. She lives in France since she is 12. Discography 1984 : I'm the one Filmography 1990 : Nikita de Luc Besson 1997 : Le Cinquième Élément de Luc Besson, apparition. 2000 : The Dancer de Fred Garson 2004 : Podium de Yann Moix 2006 : Le Dahlia noir de Brian De Palma... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bill Russell
William Felton "Bill" Russell (born February 12, 1934 in Monroe, Louisiana) is a retired American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A five-time winner of the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and a twelve-time All-Star, the 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Russell was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that won eleven NBA Championships during Russell's thirteen-year career. Along with Henri Richard of the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens, Russell holds the record for the most championships won by an athlete in a North American sports league. Before his professional career, Russell led the University of San Francisco to two consecutive National Collegiate Athletic Association championships (1955, 1956). He al... Biography of Michael Ironside
Michael Ironside (born February 12, 1950) is a Canadian character actor. He has also worked as a voice actor, producer, film director, and screenwriter in movie and television series in various Canadian and American works. He is best known for playing villains, "tough guy" heroes and amputees, though he has also portrayed sympathetic characters. Ironside is a method actor who keeps in character between takes. Early life Ironside was born Frederick Reginald Ironside in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Patricia June (née Passmore), a homemaker, and Robert Walter Ironside, who worked in maintenance as a street lighting technician and laborer. He attended the Ontario College of Art in Toronto and wrote a play at the age of fifteen, "The Shelter", winning the first prize in a university contest... Biography of Judy Blume
Judy Blume (born February 12, 1938) is a popular American author. She has written many novels for children and young adults. She was born and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Blume received a B.S. degree in Education in 1961 from New York University (NYU). Career Blume's novels for middle schoolers were among the first to tackle such controversial matters as racism (Iggie's House), menstruation (Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret), divorce (It's Not the End of the World), bullying (Blubber), masturbation (Deenie; Then Again, Maybe I Won't) and teenage sexuality (Forever). Fans of Blume's novels have praised her use of real-life settings, ambivalent endings and gentle humor. Her allegedly ambiguous treatment of moral issues made her at one time a regular target of school library censo... Biography of Joseph Wresinski
Born into poverty, Fr. Joseph Wresinski (1917-1988) established major landmarks throughout his life in the fight against the worst forms of poverty, in collaboration with the very poor themselves and other partners. He also developed a blueprint for a civilisation without exclusion based on his work in the field of human activity, a civilisation with the contributions of all people, and for the benefit of all. He founded the International Movement ATD Fourth World in 1957. He authored the report Grande pauvreté et précarité économique et sociale (Chronic Poverty and Lack of Basic Security), which was commissioned by the French Economic and Social Council, and later adopted by this Council, of which he was a member. This report paved the way for substantial work undertaken by the United ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joe Don Baker
Joe Don Baker (born February 12, 1936) is an American film actor, perhaps best known for his role as real-life Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser in the American film classic Walking Tall. Life and career Baker was born in Groesbeck, Texas, the son of Edna (née McDonald) and Doyle Charles Baker. He got his start in acting as an uncredited character in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, but his real beginnings came when he scored the role of Steve McQueen's younger brother in the film Junior Bonner, directed by Sam Peckinpah. He later starred in the hugely successful 1973 film Walking Tall, directed by Phil Karlson. (Baker also starred in the auteur's final film, "Framed", two years later.) Baker was offered a cameo in the remake (which had nothing to do with Sheriff Buford Pusser) but declined... Biography of Christine Elise
Christine Elise (born February 12, 1965) is an American film and television actress. Elise was born Christine Elise McCarthy in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of artists. She graduated from the prestigious Boston Latin School in 1983. Elise had a recurring role in the final season of China Beach which she has often cited as her best professional experience. She starred as "Kyle" in the 1990 film Child's Play 2. She also had recurring roles on Beverly Hills 90210 and ER. She appeared in the TV movie Vanishing Point with Viggo Mortensen, who requested her for the role. They met on another project, Boiling Point, though her role was largely written out. She also had a recurring role on In the Heat of the Night. Under her birth name of Christine McCarthy, she has also been pursuing ... Biography of Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy (born February 12, 1987 in Pau, France) is a French professional tennis player. In 2005 he won the Wimbledon boys' singles title, and was also the losing finalist in the U.S. Open boys' singles, losing to Ryan Sweeting. In 2006 he made his Grand Slam debut, benefitting of a wild card entry into the French Open, where he beat Jonas Björkman in straight sets in Round 1 before losing in 4 sets to David Ferrer in the 2nd Round.... Biography of Angelo Branduardi
Angelo Branduardi (born February 12, 1950), is an Italian pop singer and composer who scored relevant success in Italy and European countries such as France, Germany and Holland. Branduardi was born in Cuggiono, a small town in the province of Milan, but early moved with the family to Genoa. He was educated as a classical violinist in the local school of music. At the age of 18 he composed the music for the Confessioni di un malandrino (Hooligan's Confession) by Sergei Yesenin. He is married to Luisa Zappa, who wrote the lyrics for many of his songs. They have two daughters, Sarah and Maddalena, both musicians. Works The beginnings Angelo's first album was never released, and resulted from a co-operation with Maurizio Fabrizio, composer and gifted performer. The first rele... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eugène Atget
Eugène Atget (12 February 1857 ‑ 4 August 1927) was a French photographer noted for his photographs documenting the architecture and street scenes of Paris. Personal life Born outside the French city of Bordeaux, he was orphaned at seven and raised by his uncle. In the 1870s, after finishing his education, Atget briefly became a sailor and cabin boy on liners in the Transatlantic. After shipping on several voyages, Atget became an actor, more specifically, a bit player, for a second-rate repertory company, but without much success. He retained his bohemian affection for the working person and worried about the petty tradespeople and merchants threatened by modernization and the rise of big Paris department stores. He was said to be short-tempered and eccentric and in his 50s ... Biography of Franco Zeffirelli
Franco Zeffirelli (born Gianfranco Corsi on February 12, 1923), is an Italian film director. He is also an opera director, designer and producer of opera, theatre, film and television. Internationally, he is known for having directed the 1968 film version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet for which he was nominated to receive an Academy Award. His 1977 television mini-series Jesus of Nazareth also won acclaim and is still shown on Easter weekend in many countries. Zeffirelli was born and grew up in Florence, under the auspices of the British expatriate community and was particularly involved with the so-called Scorpioni who inspired his semi-autobiographical 1999 film Tea With Mussolini. During World War II, he fought as a partisan before he met up with the British soldiers of the... Biography of Ehud Barak
Ehud Barak (born Ehud Brog on 12 February 1942) is an Israeli politician, former Prime Minister, and current Minister of Defense, deputy prime minister and leader of Israel's Labor Party. Barak served as the 10th Prime Minister of Israel from 1999 to 2001. After losing the 2001 election, Barak embarked on a business career. On 12 June 2007 he completed a political comeback by winning the Labor Party leadership election. He was appointed as Minister of Defense, replacing outgoing party leader Amir Peretz. Prior to his political career he served as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces. Following a highly decorated career he was appointed the 14th Ramatkal (Head of General Staff) of the IDF. Biography Barak was born on 12 February 1942 in Jerusalem. He is the eldest of four sons... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Scot Pollard
Scot L. Pollard (born February 12, 1975 in Murray, Utah) is a retired American professional basketball player. In a ten-year NBA career, he played for five teams, spending the bulk of his career with the Sacramento Kings and the Indiana Pacers. Pollard was known both for his defensive play and his unique hairstyles. Basketball career Pollard played high school basketball for three years at Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, California before moving to Kennewick, Washington to play for Kamiakin High School. After graduating from Kamiakin, he attended the University of Kansas, where he graduated in 1997. While playing NCAA basketball, Pollard finished sixth in Jayhawks history among free throw shooters with 358, fourth in rebounds with 850, and second in blocked shots with 218. ... Biography of Maud Adams
Maud Adams (born February 12, 1945) is a Swedish actress known for her roles as two different Bond girls in two James Bond films, The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) and as the title character in Octopussy (1983). She was also an extra in A View to a Kill (1985). Early life Adams was born Maud Solveig Christina Wikström in Luleå, Sweden, the daughter of Thyra, a government tax inspector, and Gustav Wikström, a comptroller. She was discovered in 1963 in a shop by a photographer who asked to take her picture, a picture he submitted to the Miss Sweden contest arranged by the magazine Allers. Adams won this contest and from there her modelling career took off. Career Adams moved to Paris and later to New York City to work for Eileen Ford, at this time she was one of the highest paid ... Biography of Auguste Perret
Auguste Perret (12 February 1874 - 25 February 1954) was a French architect and a world leader and specialist in reinforced concrete construction. In 2005 his post-WWII reconstruction of Le Havre was declared by UNESCO one of the World Heritage Sites. He was born in Ixelles, Belgium. He was the brother of the architect Gustave Perret. He worked on a new interpretation of the neo-classical style. He continued to carry the banner of nineteenth century rationalism after Viollet-le-Duc. His efforts to utilize historical typologies executed in new materials were largely eclipsed by the younger media-savvy architect Le Corbusier, Perret's one-time employee, and his ilk. From 1940 Perret taught at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He won the Royal Gold Medal in 1948 and the AIA Gold Medal in 195... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joanna Kerns
Joanna Kerns (born February 12, 1953) is an American actress and director best known for her role as Maggie Seaver on the family situation comedy Growing Pains from 1985-1992. Early life Kerns was born Joanne Crussie DeVarona in San Francisco, California. Her mother, Martha Louise (née Smith), was from mexico and was a clothing store manager, and her father, David Thomas DeVarona, was half mexican and was an insurance agent. Her older sister, Donna de Varona is a famed Olympic gold medal swimmer. Their aunt is silent film actress Miriam Cooper. Career Kerns has appeared in numerous television movies. She has also directed episodes of television shows including Dawson's Creek, Titans, Scrubs, Private Practice, Psych, Grey's Anatomy, Privileged, ER, Ghost Whisperer, and Army Wives... Biography of Julius Streicher
Julius Streicher (February 12, 1885 – October 16, 1946) was a prominent Nazi prior to and during World War II. He was the publisher of the Nazi Der Stürmer newspaper, which was to become a part of the Nazi propaganda machine. His publishing firm released three anti-Semitic books for children, including the 1938 Der Giftpilz (The Poison Mushroom), one of the most widespread pieces of propaganda, which purported to warn about insidious dangers Jews posed by using the metaphor of an attractive yet deadly mushroom. After the war, he was convicted of crimes against humanity and executed. Early life Streicher was born in Fleinhausen, Bavaria, one of nine children of the teacher Friedrich Streicher and his wife Anna (née Weiss). He worked as an elementary school teacher until joining the Germ... Biography of Joan Mitchell
Joan Mitchell (February 12, 1925 - October 30, 1992) was a ‘Second Generation’ Abstract Expressionist painter. Along with Lee Krasner, Grace Hartigan, and Helen Frankenthaler she was one of the few female painters of her era to gain critical and public acclaim. Her paintings can be seen in major museums and collections across America and Europe. Background Mitchell was born in 1925 in Chicago, Illinois. In 1942 she enrolled at Smith College, later transferring to The Art Institute of Chicago in 1944. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the Art Institute in 1947 and an MFA in 1950. She also studied at Hans Hofmann’s school in New York and traveled in France, Spain, and Italy. By the early 1950s, she was regarded as a leading artist in the New York School. In her early years... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Cotton Mather
Cotton Mather (February 12, 1663 – February 13, 1728). A.B. 1678 (Harvard College), A.M. 1681; honorary doctorate 1710 (University of Glasgow), was a socially and politically influential New England Puritan minister, prolific author, and pamphleteer. Cotton Mather was the son of influential minister Increase Mather. He is often remembered for his connection to the Salem witch trials. TJ IS THE AWESOMEST PERSON BUT HE IS A DUMMY BUMMY literary works made him one of the most influential religious leaders in America. Mather set the nation's "moral tone," and sounded the call for second and third generation Puritans, whose parents had left England for the New England colonies of North America to return to the theological roots of Puritanism. The most important of these, Magnalia Christi ... Biography of Douglas Harding
Douglas Edison Harding (1909 - 2007) was an English mystic, philosopher, and author of many books. Developer of a modern method of meditation that enables participants to actually see who they really are. His method involves leading subjects in a series of experiments that reverse attention. This allows the subject to enjoy the experience of unity with the universe. Harding was born in Lowestoft on 12 February 1909. He was raised in the Exclusive Plymouth Brethren, but was excommunicated at the age of 21. He died in Nacton on 11 January 2007. Books The Hierarchy of Heaven and Earth Look for Yourself On Having No Head, Zen and the Rediscovery of the Obvious Head Off Stress Religions of the World To Be and Not To Be The Trial of the Man who said he was God The Little... Biography of Lorne Greene
Lorne Hyman Greene O.C., LL.D. (February 12, 1915 – September 11, 1987) was a Canadian actor, best known in the United States for his roles on two American television programs: the long-running western Bonanza and the shorter-lived cult classic science fiction program Battlestar Galactica. Greene was born Lyon Chaim Green in Ottawa, Ontario to Russian Jewish immigrants, Daniel and Dora Green. Lorne Green began acting while attending Queen's University in Kingston, where he also acquired a knack for broadcasting with the Radio Workshop of the university's Drama Guild on the campus radio station CFRC. He gave up on a career in chemical engineering and, upon graduation, found a job as a radio broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). He was assigned as the principal n... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Voutch (artist)
Voutch, born February 12, 1958 in Courbevoie, is a French cartoonist. Bibliography For children La planète bizarre (1999) Pourquôôââ (2000) Prix Sorcières 2001 (tout-petits) La petite grenouille qui avait mal aux oreilles (2006) Le roi de la grande savane (2006) Humor Tout s'arrange, même mal (1997) Le grand tourbillon de la vie (1998) Le pire n'est même pas certain (1999) L'amour triomphe toujours (2000) Personne n'est tout blanc (2002) Chaque jour est une fête (2004) Le futur ne recule jamais (2006) Le doute est partout (2007) External links http://www.voutch.com/ http://www.psychologies.com/humour-voutch.cfm (Dessins en ligne sur le site Psychologies.com)... Biography of Natalie Albino
Nicole and Natalie Albino (born February 12, 1981 (source: Imdb)) are identical twin sisters who sing under the stage name "Nina Sky". Early life and career Albinos' parents moved to New York from Puerto Rico and were divorced when the girls were younger. They were born in Queens and grew up in both Queens and Roosevelt Island sections of New York. Because their stepfather worked as a DJ, the twins were influenced by different types of music. When the sisters were only 7 years old, they wrote their first song, "Sisters", and by the time they were 10, they already knew that they wanted to become singers. The twins' parents were very supportive of their daughters' ambitions. Their stepfather even gave them guitar and drum lessons. They were taken to auditions and, on some occasions... Biography of Daniele Masala
Daniele Masala (born February 12, 1955) is an Italian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion. Olympics Masala participated on the Italian team which won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and he also received the individual gold medal. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul he received a team silver medal.... Biography of Marcel Gili
Marcel Gili, born February 12, 1914 in Thuir, died December 10, 1993 in Paris, was a French sculptor, painter and teacher in "École des Beaux-Arts Supérieur de Paris".... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fraser Heston
Fraser Clarke Heston (born February 12, 1955) is an American screenwriter, film producer and director. The son of actors Charlton Heston and Lydia Clarke, Fraser Clarke Heston was born in Los Angeles, California. Fraser Heston's filmography includes Alaska and Treasure Island. As a child, he also appeared as the infant Moses (his father played the grown Moses) in the Cecil B. DeMille epic The Ten Commandments. Credits Acting credit The Ten Commandments (1956) (as the infant Moses) Director credits Alaska (1996) Needful Things (1993) City Slickers (1991) (Pamplona, Spain crew), 2nd unit director Producer credits Mother Lode (1982) Screenplay credits Mother Lode (1982) The Mountain Men (1980)... Biography of Bangalore S. Rao
Bangalore S. Rao, born February 12, 1856 in Chicacole, died in March 1937, was an Indian author and professional astrologer.... Biography of André Bellec
André Bellec, born February 12, 1914 in Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique), died October 3, 2008 in Pontpoint (Oise), was a French singer, a member of the group Les Frères Jacques.... Biography of Steven Parent
Steven Earl Parent (February 12, 1951 - August 9, 1969) was a victim of the Charles Manson murders. Early life Parent was born in California to Wilfred Elmer, a construction superintendent and Juanita, a homemaker. Parent, along with his three younger siblings, was raised in the Los Angeles suburb of El Monte. Parent attended Arroyo High School in El Monte and spent his time listening to popular folk music and playing the guitar. Steven's main interest was electronics and mechanics, an interest that led to trouble with the law. Parent was arrested several times for stealing radios for the sole purpose of tearing them apart to understand how they worked. He spent time in a youth correctional facility for the crimes. While in custody, Parent tested at a near genius level for electroni... Biography of Ray Kurzweil
Raymond Kurzweil (pronounced /kɚtswaɪl/) (born February 12, 1948) is an inventor and futurist. He is involved in fields as diverse as optical character recognition (OCR), text-to-speech synthesis, speech recognition technology, and electronic keyboard instruments. He is the author of several books on health, artificial intelligence (AI), transhumanism, the technological singularity, and futurism. Life, inventions, and business career Early life Ray Kurzweil grew up in the New York City borough of Queens. He was born to secular Jewish parents who had escaped Austria just before the onset of World War II, and he was exposed via Unitarian Universalism to a diversity of religious faiths during his upbringing. His father was a musician and composer and his mother was a visual ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Étienne-Louis Boullée
Étienne-Louis Boullée (February 12, 1728 — February 4, 1799) was a visionary French neoclassical architect whose work greatly influenced contemporary architects and is still influential today. Life Born in Paris, he studied under Jacques-François Blondel, Germain Boffrand and Jean-Laurent Le Geay, from whom he learned the mainstream French Classical architecture in the 17th and 18th century and the Neoclassicism that evolved after the mid century. He was elected to the Académie Royale d'Architecture in 1762 and became chief architect to Frederick II of Prussia, a largely honorary title. He designed a number of private houses from 1762 to 1778, though most of these no longer exist; notable survivors include the Hôtel Alexandre and Hôtel de Brunoy, both in Paris. Together with Claude Nic... Biography of Eugène Chavant
Eugène Chavant (February 12 1894, Colombes, France) was the founder of the French resistance organisation France Combat in 1942 and a prominent member of the French resistance. His nom de guerre was Clement, hence the "dit Clement" on the memorial to him in Grenoble. He was a member of the CDLN (Departmental Committee for National Liberation) for the département of Isère during the war. He was also a decorated war hero of the First World War. Early life Eugène Chavant was born on the 12th of February 1894, at Colombe, Isère, the son of a shoe-maker. He was a student at the village school before becoming a mechanic in a factory, during which time he followed the distance-learning programme of the Ecole du Génie Civil which allowed him to become a master tradesman. World War 1 In 1... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rudolf Platte
Rudolf Platte, born Rudolf Antonius Heinrich Platte February 12, 1904 in Dortmund, and died December 18, 1984 in Berlin, was a German actor and musician. He married Marina Ried in 1932. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0686915/). # "Rummelplatzgeschichten" (1984) TV series (unknown episodes) # Wenn ich dich nicht hätte (1984) (TV) # Ein Mord liegt auf der Hand (1983) (TV) # "Jakob und Adele" (1983) TV series (unknown episodes) # "Der Alte" .... Boris Bolander / ... (3 episodes, 1978-1982) - Eine Frau ist verschwunden (1982) TV episode .... Eugen Amon - Die Lüge (1979) TV episode .... Willi Kampka - Marholms Erben (1978) TV episode .... Boris Bolander # Veronika Voss (1982) .... Alter Mann ... aka "Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss" - West Germany (orig... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maurice Yvain
Maurice Yvain, born February 12, 1891 in Paris and died July 27, 1965, was a French musician and composer. Selected songs By Mistinguett En douce (1920) Mon homme (1920) La Java (1922) J'en ai marre (1922) La Belote (1925) By Maurice Chevalier Dites-moi ma mère, dites-moi (1927) By Georges Milton Je t'emmène à la campagne (1928) Pouet-Pouet (1929) By Bréan Si tu ne veux pas payer d'impots (1920) For thater or movies Là-Haut (1923) avec Chevalier dans le rôle principal Pas sur la bouche Ta Bouche La Belle Marinière Cœur de lilas La Belle Équipe La Fausse Maîtresse avec Danielle Darrieux L'assassin habite au 21 Paris Béguin Miroir Chanson gitane... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Claude Nicot
Claude Nicot, born February 25, 1925 in Paris, died November 17, 2003 in Paris, was a French actor and film director. Filmography 1991 Marie Pervenche (1 épisode : "La folle journée du Général Despeck" , Gaston de Triolles) 1988 Les Enquêtes du commissaire Maigret (1 épisode : "Le chien jaune) 1981 Paris-Porto-Vecchio téléfilm (Pierre) 1979 Au théâtre ce soir série télévisée, 12 épisodes entre 1966 et 1979 : 1966 : "J'y suis, j'y reste" (Hubert) 1968 : "La duchesse d'Algues" (Henri) 1969 : "Many" (Henri) 1970 : "La mariée est trop belle" (Gilbert) 1970 : "Le Mari, la Femme et la Mort" (Kiki) 1973 : "Jean-Baptiste le mal aimé" (Boileau) 1976 : "Mon cœur balance" (Stef et Metteur en scène) 1976 : "Am-Stram-Gram" (Metteur en scène) 1976 : "Le cœur sous le paillas... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Martin Ziguélé
Martin Ziguélé (born February 12, 1957) is a Central African politician who was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 2001 to 2003. He placed second in the 2005 presidential election and is currently the President of the Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People (MLPC). Ziguélé was appointed as Prime Minister on 1 April 2001 by President Ange-Félix Patassé, replacing Anicet-Georges Dologuélé. He had previously lived in Lome, Togo for twenty years and was an executive member of the MLPC. He left office when rebel leader François Bozizé took power upon capturing the capital, Bangui, on 15 March 2003. Ziguélé was allowed to go into exile in France. Ziguélé was initially barred from running in the 2005 presidential election, along with six other candidates, ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gérard Zerbi
Gérard Zerbi, born February 12, 1950 in Marseille, was Chief of a specialized police unit, a French law officer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Perkins Barrymore
John Perkins Barrymore, born February 12, 1926, died in 1987, was an Americain actor, who claimed that he was the illegitimate son of actor John Barrymore.... Biography of Brian Robertson
Brian "Robbo" Robertson (born February 12, 1956) is a Scottish guitarist. Early life Robertson was born in Clarkston, Renfrewshire (now part of East Renfrewshire), where he was educated and became a musician. He studied cello and classical piano for eight years before switching to the guitar and drums. He played in gigs around his local area with bands like Dream Police, who later evolved into the Average White Band. Career In June 1974, Thin Lizzy were auditioning for a new guitarist and a try-out for Robertson was arranged. Aged 18, Robertson was taken on - and with Scott Gorham on the other lead guitar, formulated the twin-guitar harmony that made Thin Lizzy one of the most influential "guitar bands" in the music industry. During his time in the band Thin Lizzy scaled the heig... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of William Wegman
William Wegman (born February 12, 1943 in Holyoke, Massachusetts) is an artist best known for creating series of compositions involving dogs, primarily his own Weimaraners in various costumes and poses. Wegman reportedly originally intended to pursue a career as a painter. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from Massachusetts College of Art in 1965 and a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1967. While teaching at California State University, Long Beach, he acquired the first and most famous of the dogs he photographed, a Weimaraner he named Man Ray (after the artist and photographer). Man Ray later became so popular that the Village Voice named him "Man of the Year" in 1982. He named a subsequent dog Fay Ray (a pl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis Deibler
Louis Antoine Stanislas Deibler, born February 12, 1823 in Dijon and died September 6, 1904 in Paris, was a French executioner. He killed famous people as Prévost, Campi, Pranzini, Eyraud, Ravachol, Vaillant, Henry and Caserio. He is the father of Anatole Deibler, also executionner after him.... Biography of Max Beckmann
Max Beckmann (February 12, 1884 (birth time source: http://starfish-astrologie.blog.de/2013/02/12/max-beckmann-15524670/) – December 28, 1950) was a German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and writer. Although he is classified as an Expressionist artist, he rejected both the term and the movement. In the 1920s, he was associated with the New Objectivity (Neue Sachlichkeit), an outgrowth of Expressionism that opposed its introverted emotionalism. Life Max Beckmann was born into a middle-class family in Leipzig, Saxony. From his youth he pitted himself against the old masters. His traumatic experiences of World War I, in which he served as a medic, coincided with a dramatic transformation of his style from academically correct depictions to a distortion of both figure and spac... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Annette Crosbie
Annette Crosbie, OBE (born February 12, 1934) is a Scottish character actress. Crosbie was born in Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland, to Presbyterian parents who disapproved of her becoming an actress. Nevertheless, she joined the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School while still in her teens. Her big break came in 1970 when she was selected to play Catherine of Aragon in the major BBC television series, The Six Wives of Henry VIII. A few years later, Crosbie made a similar impact as another Queen, Victoria, in the ITV period drama, Edward the Seventh (1975). She played Cinderella's fairy godmother in The Slipper and the Rose, which was chosen as the Royal Film Première for 1976. In that motion picture, Crosbie sang the Sherman Brothers' song, "Suddenly It Happens". In Ralph Bakshi's animate... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gabrielle Chevalier
Gabrielle Chevalier, born February 12, 1945 in London, is a British astrologer and writer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Heinz Baumann
Heinz Baumann is a German actor, born on February 12, 1928 in Oldenburg, Germany. Filmography (source: http://akas.imdb.com/name/nm0062218/ ) 1983-2008 SOKO 5113 (TV series) Jürgen Sudmann – Die Akte Göttmann (2008) … Jürgen Sudmann – Die Zeit läuft ab (1998) … Jürgen Sudmann – Ausgetrickst (1998) … Jürgen Sudmann – Verraten und verkauft (1997) … Jürgen Sudmann – Vermißt (1997) … Jürgen Sudmann See all 83 episodes » 2007 Späte Aussicht (TV movie) Ottmar Hauschild 1993-2007 Adelheid und ihre Mörder (TV series) Ewald Strobel – Mord à la mode (2007) … Ewald Strobel – Tot in 17 Zügen (2007) … Ewald Strobel – Lebendige Leichen gibt es nicht (2007) … Ewald Strobel – Mord auf höchster Ebene (2007) … Ewald Strobel – Berufsrisiko (2007) … Ewald Strobel See all 65 episo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Forsyth Hardy
Forsyth Hardy, born February 12, 1910 in Bathgate, is a Scottish documentary maker, film critic and director.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lycette Darsonval
Alice Andrée Marie Perron, best known as Lycette Darsonval, born February 12, 1912 in Courances (Manche), died November 1, 1996, was a French dancer. Filmography 1942 : La Danse éternelle de René Chanas et Docteur François Ardoin (court métrage), avec Roland Petit Symphonie en blanc de René Chanas et Docteur François Ardoin (court métrage), avec Serge Peretti 1943 : Douce de Claude Autant-Lara, avec Odette Joyeux Vautrin de Pierre Billon, avec Madeleine Sologne Une journée à l'opéra de René Hervouin (court métrage), avec Serge Lifar 1949 : Paris capitale de la danse de Marcel Martin (court métrage), avec Micheline Grimoin 1950 : Montmartre de Jean-Claude Bernard (moyen métrage), avec Serge Golovine... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Costa-Gavras
Costa-Gavras, (short for Constantinos Gavras or Κώνσταντινος Γαβράς) born 12 February 1933 is a Greek-born French filmmaker, best known for films with overt political themes, most famously the fast-paced thriller, Z (1969). Most of his movies were made in French; starting with Missing (1982), several were made in English. Early life Gavras was born in Loutra Iraias (Λουτρά Ηραίας), Arcadia. His family spent the Second World War in a village in the Peloponnese, and moved to Athens after the war. His father had been a member of the left-wing EAM branch of the Greek Resistance, and was imprisoned after the war as a suspected communist. His... Biography of Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth (February 12, 1884 – February 20, 1980) was the oldest child of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States. She was the only child of Roosevelt and his first wife, Alice Hathaway Lee. Alice led an unconventional and controversial life. Despite her love for her legendary father, she proved to be almost nothing like him. Her marriage to Representative Nicholas Longworth (Republican-Ohio), a party leader, was shaky. She spurned Christianity. She was alleged to be unfaithful in marriage. In the late 1960s, she considered becoming "an honorary homosexual". She temporarily became a Democrat during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, and proudly boasted in a 60 Minutes interview with Eric Sevareid broadcast February 17, 1974, that she was a "... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hans Koller
Hans (Antonio Hans Cyrill) Koller (February 12, 1921 – December 22, 2003) was one of the best known Austrian Jazz musicians and an abstract painter. Koller was born in Vienna. A saxophone prodigy, he immediately impressed the faculty of the Vienna Music Academy upon his arrival at the age of 14. Within a few years he was playing professionally in swing and dance bands. In 1941 Koller was drafted into the Nazi army and spent most time as prisoner of war in a US-American camp. Following his release in 1946 he founded a band called the Hot Club Vienna. Later Koller performed with Horst Winter's band before moving to Germany, where he came into his own individual style. After some time working in drummer Freddie Brocksieper's septet, Koller formed his quartet with pianist Jutta Hipp, bas... Biography of Nicole Albino
Nicole and Natalie Albino (born February 12, 1981 (source: Imdb)) are identical twin sisters who sing under the stage name "Nina Sky". Early life and career Albinos' parents moved to New York from Puerto Rico and were divorced when the girls were younger. They were born in Queens and grew up in both Queens and Roosevelt Island sections of New York. Because their stepfather worked as a DJ, the twins were influenced by different types of music. When the sisters were only 7 years old, they wrote their first song, "Sisters", and by the time they were 10, they already knew that they wanted to become singers. The twins' parents were very supportive of their daughters' ambitions. Their stepfather even gave them guitar and drum lessons. They were taken to auditions and, on some occasions... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel de Saint-Pierre
Michel de Grosourdy, marquis de Saint-Pierre, best known as Michel de Saint-Pierre, born February 12, 1916 in Blois, died June 19, 1987 in Saint-Pierre-du-Val, Eure, was a French journalist and author. Works Novels Ce Monde ancien, 1948, Fayard La Mer a boire, 1951, Calmann-Lévy - Grand prix de la Société des gens de lettres Les Aristocrates, 1955, La Table Ronde Prix de la Sélection des Libraires de France, Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française). Cet ouvrage a fait l'objet d'un film de Denys de la Patellière du même nom en (1955), avec comme acteur principal Pierre Fresnay. Les Écrivains, 1957, Calmann-Lévy Les Murmures de satan, 1959, Calmann-Lévy Les Nouveaux Aristocrates, 1961, Calmann-Lévy Dieu vous garde des femmes, 1961, Denoël (Grand prix de la Nouvelle) ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Harry K. Thaw
Harry Kendall Thaw (February 12, 1871 - February 22, 1947) was the son of coal and railroad baron William Thaw. He is best known for murdering the architect Stanford White at Madison Square Garden in 1906 in a jealous rage. Early life Thaw was born on February 12, 1871 to Pittsburgh coal and railroad baron William Thaw. Violent and paranoid from a very young age (his mother claimed his problems had started in the womb), he spent his childhood bouncing from private school to private school in Pittsburgh, never doing well and described by teachers as unintelligent and a troublemaker. Still, as the son of William Thaw, he was granted admission to the University of Pittsburgh, where he was to study law, though he apparently did little studying. After a few years he used his name and soci... Biography of Sarah Lancaster
Sarah Beth Lancaster (born February 12, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for her roles of Rachel in Saved by the Bell: The New Class and Madison Kellner on Everwood. She also had a recurring guest role on NBC's Scrubs as JD's love-interest, Lisa the Gift-Shop Girl, and played Marjorie in ABC's TV series What About Brian. In 2005 she starred in the TV movie Living With the Enemy with Mark Humphrey. Currently, Lancaster is co-starring in the NBC comedy-spy series Chuck, as the lead character's sister, Ellie. Biography Lancaster was born and raised in Overland Park, Kansas, alongside her younger brother Daniel; parents Barbara and Michael were a homemaker and a real estate agent, respectively. Eventually, Michael's job moved the Lancaster family to Mission Viejo, California,... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael Elphick (producer-director)
Michael Elphick, born February 12, 1942 in Haberfield, is an Australian producer and director (source: Vic Shaw).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Toranosuke Takagi
Toranosuke Takagi, known simply as Tora Takagi (高木 虎之介; born February 12, 1974 in Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese race car driver. Early career Takagi was heavily influenced by his father, a Touring car driver. In the early 1980s he began racing karts, competing in his first championship kart race in 1987. After winning several All Japan National Kart A2 series races, Takagi ended his kart racing career in 1991 and began racing Formula Toyota in 1992. In 1993, he began competing in All Japan Formula Three, finishing 10th in his rookie season. Formula One competition During his performance in a 1994 race he drew the attention of Satoru Nakajima, a well-known Japanese Formula One driver, whereupon he joined the Nakajima Raci... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Shin Saburi
Shin Saburi (佐分利信, Saburi Shin; February 12, 1909 in Hokkaidō, Japan – September 22, 1982) was a Japanese film actor noted for his leading roles in a number of films by the director Yasujiro Ozu including Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941), Tea Over Rice (1952), Equinox Flower (1958) and Late Autumn (1960). Alternate Names: Shimazu Gen | Gen Shimazu Selected filmography * 1941 Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (戸田家の兄妹 Toda-ke no kyodai) * 1952 Rikon (離婚 Rikon) * 1952 The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice aka Tea Over Rice (お茶漬けの味 Ochazuke no aji) * 1958 Equinox Flower (彼岸花 Higanbana) * 1960 ... Biography of Thomas Capra
Thomas Capra, born February 12, 1941 in Los Angeles, California, is a TV news producer. He is the son of film director Franck Capra and Lucille Warner Capra.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joseph Alioto
Joseph Lawrence Alioto (February 12, 1916 – January 29, 1998) was the mayor of San Francisco, California, from 1968 to 1976. Biography Alioto was born in San Francisco, California. His father was a Sicilian immigrant who owned and operated several fish processing companies. His mother, Domenica Mae Lazio, was born in San Francisco in 1893. His parents met on a fishing boat while escaping the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Education Alioto graduated with honors from St. Mary's College in Moraga, California in 1937 and from law school at The Catholic University of America with honors, in Washington, D.C. in 1940. Law practice Alioto worked for the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department and then for the Board of Economic Warfare. He returned to San Francisco after World ... Biography of Liv Sansoz
Liv Sansoz, born February 12, 1977 in Bourg-Saint-Maurice, is a French mountain climber.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ermelinda De Felice
Ermelinda De Felice, born on February 12, 1915 in Rome, died on August 8, 1981 in Rome, was an Italian actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0208328/) 1982 La lycéenne fait de l'oeil au proviseur Cesira 1979 L'infirmière de l'hosto du régiment Suor Fulgenzia 1979 La lycéenne séduit ses professeurs Physics Teacher's Mother-in-law 1979 L'infirmière de nuit Regina 1978 Les lycéennes redoublent 1978 La grande bataille 1977 Ma copine de la 'fac' Giuditta 1977 Le cynique, l'infâme, le violent Landlady at 'Gabriella' 1975 Pasqualino Settebellezze Pasqualino's Mother 1975 Il gatto mammone Old Nun 1973 Zinksärge für die Goldjungen Luca's Mother 1973 Torso Woman in car with Roberto 1972 Magic Carpet (TV movie) (as Lin... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Arturo Bocchini
Arturo Bocchini (12 February 1880 - 20 November 1940), was head of the Italian police (Polizia di Stato ) from 1927, under the Fascist regime of Benito Mussolini. Under his direction police took a strict control in the life of Italians, also due to the help of OVRA the secret police, controlled in some way by Bocchini. He was also state consultant and senatore (senator) in the Parliament of Italy. In 1940 he was assassinated by poison by Mussolini due to his anti-war feelings.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Saint-Marc Girardin
Saint-Marc Girardin (February 22, 1801 - April 1, 1873) was a French politician and man of letters, whose real name was Marc Girardin. Biography Girardin was born in Paris. After a brilliant university career in the city, he began in 1828 to contribute to the Journal des Débats, on the staff of which he remained for nearly half a century. After the July Revolution and the accession of Louis Philippe as King of the French (the liberal July Monarchy), he was appointed professor of history at the Sorbonne and master of requests in the Conseil d'État. Soon afterwards he exchanged his chair of history for one of poetry, continuing to contribute political articles to the Journal des Débats, and sitting as deputy in the Chamber from 1835 to 1848. In 1833, he was charged with a mission to ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dell Demps
Dell Demps (born February 12, 1970 in Long Beach, California) is a retired American professional basketball player and current general manager of the New Orleans Hornets. A 6'3" guard from the University of the Pacific, Demps played for the Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, and Orlando Magic, despite being undrafted. Demps played high school basketball for Mt. Eden High School in Hayward, California. Demps also played for the Pepsi franchise of the Philippine Basketball Association... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tonia Kwiatkowski
Tonia Kwiatkowski, born on February 12, 1971 in Cleveland, is an American figure skater and coach. She is the 1996 United States silver medalist and a three-time World team member, twice finishing in the top ten at the World Championships. She competed in 13 U.S. National Championships. Carol Heiss Jenkins and Glyn Watts were her longtime coaches. Kwiatkowski retired from amateur skating in 1998 and continues to be involved in the sport as a skater and coach. In domestic competition, she represented the Winterhurst Figure Skating Club based in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. Personal life Kwiatkowski was frequently lauded by television commentators for pursuing her post-secondary education while competing at the highest levels of the sport, a rare combination in figure skating, wh... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alexander Carlile
Alexander Charles Carlile, Baron Carlile of Berriew, QC (born 12 February 1948) is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords. Early life and career Alex Carlile, the son of Polish Jewish immigrants, was brought up in North Wales and Lancashire. He was educated at Epsom College and at King's College London where he graduated in Law in 1969. He was called to the Bar by Gray's Inn in 1970 and became a QC at the unusually young age of 36. Lord Carlile of Berriew is a practising barrister and former head of chambers of 9–12 Bell Yard, a leading set of barristers' chambers. He successfully defended Diana, Princess of Wales's butler, Paul Burrell, against charges that Burrell had stolen some of her estate's belongings. In 2001 he was appointed the government's independent reviewer ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Walter Frank
Walter Frank (12 February 1905 (birth certificate in hand) - 9 May 1945) was a Nazi historian, notable for his leading role in anti-Semitic research. Life Frank was born in Fürth, Kingdom of Bavaria. In his youth, he attended Julius Streicher rallies; his politics were heavily influenced by the Bavarian Soviet Republic and the Beer Hall Putsch. Later, he studied at the University of Munich under Alexander von Müller and Adolf Stoecker, who were anti-semitic and supportive of Adolf Hitler. He was increasingly active in the Nazi movement, and published many anti-semitic works. He was director of the Reichsinstitut für Geschichte des neuen Deutschlands (Reich Institute for History of the New Germany, sometimes referred to as "Frank's Institute") from its opening in 1935. The institute's... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hendrik Berlage
Hendrik Petrus Berlage, Amsterdam, February 12, 1856 — The Hague August 12, 1934, was a prominent Dutch architect. Overview Berlage studied architecture under Gottfried Semper at the Zurich Institute of Technology during the 1870s after which he travelled extensively through Europe. In the 1880s he formed a Partnership in the Netherlands with Theodore Sanders which produced a mixture of practical and utopian projects. A published author, Berlage held memberships in various architectural societies including CIAM I. Berlage was influenced by the Neo-Romanesque brickwork architecture of Henry Hobson Richardson and of the combination of structures of iron seen with brick of the Castle of the Three Geckos of Domènech i Montaner. This influence is visible in his design for the A... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John L. Lewis
John Llewellyn Lewis (February 12, 1880 – June 11, 1969) was an American leader of organized labor who served as president of the United Mine Workers of America (UMW) from 1920 to 1960. A major player in the history of coal mining, he was the driving force behind the founding of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), which established the United Steel Workers of America and helped organize millions of other industrial workers in the 1930s. After resigning as head of the CIO in 1941, he took the Mine Workers out of the CIO in 1942 and in 1944 took the union into the American Federation of Labor (AFL). A leading liberal, he played a major role in helping Franklin D. Roosevelt win a landslide in 1936, but as an isolationist broke with Roosevelt in 1940 on foreign policy. Lewis was... Biography of Hermann Bauer
Hermann Bauer, born February 12, 1906 in Freiburg, died November 18, 1981 in Freiburg, was a German astrologer, author and publisher.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wallace Ford
Wallace Ford (12 February 1898 – 11 June 1966) was an English movie and television actor who, with his friendly appearance and stocky build later in life, appeared in a number of movie westerns and B-movies. Born Samuel Jones Grundy in Bolton, Lancashire, England, he spent childhood in a Dr. Barnardo's home. At an early age he was adopted by a farmer from Manitoba, Canada where he was ill treated. About age eleven, he ran away and did odd jobs later becoming an usher in a theatre. Following his discharge from the Army after WWI, he became a vaudeville actor in a stock company before performing on Broadway. He started on a film career when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer gave him part in the film Possessed and went on to appear in over 200 films including 13 directed by John Ford, through the ... Biography of Seung-woo Cho
Cho Seung-woo (or Jo Seung-woo) (born February 12, 1980) is a South Korean actor and musical star best known for his roles in Marathon and Tazza: The High Rollers (N.B.: this is a Korean name; the family name is Jo or Cho). Career Jo, a graduate of Dankook University, has the nickname "old man" indicative of his maturity and considerate nature. At a height of 5’8’’ (172 cm) and weighing 137 lbs (62 kg), he is considered a heartthrob in Korea. He began his career in 1999 with the movie Chunhyang by director Im Kwon-taek. Since then he has played both tough guys and tender types and starred in musicals. Movies * 2000 Chunhyang * 2001 아미지몽 (我美之夢) * 2001 Wanee and Junah * 2002 Who R. U.? * 2002 YMCA Base... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Etienne Wolff
Étienne Wolff (Auxerre, 12 February 1904 - Paris, 18 November 1996) was a French biologist, specialising in experimental and teratological embryology. He led the Société zoologique de France from 1958 and was elected to the Académie des sciences in 1963. Works * Thèses présentées à la Faculté des sciences de l'Université de Strasbourg pour obtenir le grade de docteur ès-sciences naturelles. 1re thèse : Les Bases de la tératogénèse expérimentale des vertébrés amniotes d'après les résultats de méthodes directes. 2e thèse : L'Évolution après l'éclosion des poulets mâles transformés en intersexués par l'hormone femelle injectée aux jeunes embryons (1936) * Les Changements de sexe (1946) * La Science des monstres (1948) * Les Chemins de la vie (1963) * La poésie f... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Guy Cudell
Guy Cudell, born February 12, 1917 in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, died in 1999, was a Belgian politician (socialist), and author.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Pinot Duclos
Charles Pinot Duclos (February 12, 1704 – March 26, 1772) was a French author. Life He was born at Dinan, in Brittany. At an early age, he was sent to study at Paris. After some time spent in dissipation he began to cultivate the society of the wits of the time, and joined the club or association of young men who published their joint efforts in light literature under the titles of Recueil de ces messieurs, Étrennes de la saint Jean, Œufs de Pâques, etc. His romance of Acajou et Zirphile, composed to suit a series of plates which had been engraved for another work, was produced in consequence of a sort of wager amongst its members. Duclos had previously written two other romances, which were more favourably received--The Baroness de Luz (1741), and the Confessions of the Count de *** (... Biography of Marion Hänsel
Marion Hänsel (born 12 February 1949 in Marseille, France) is a Belgian film director, producer, actress and screenwriter. Her film Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography * Dust (1985) * Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1995) * Hell (2005) * Sounds of Sand (2006)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Peter Snape
Peter Charles Snape, Baron Snape (born 12 February 1942) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich East until he stood down in the 2001 election. He is a director of his hometown football club, Stockport County, as well as a major shareholder in the club. He once lived at Greenwood Gardens, Bredbury and was a railwayman and Bredbury and Romiley Urban District councillor representing Bredbury South ward. He was elected as Labour Member of Parliament for West Bromwich East in 1974, after which he moved to live in Buglawton. He retained links with the Bredbury area, serving for a time as a director of Stockport County football club, which he is now once again as of 2010. He held a number of government posts. He was the m... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marthe Mellot
Marthe Mellot (February 16, 1870 in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire (Nièvre)- August 13, 1947 in Paris) was a French film actress. Selected filmography Les Misérables (1934) The Last Billionaire (1934) Justin de Marseille (1935) Land Without Stars (1946) The Scarlet Bazaar (1947) References http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/17506... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter (born February 12, 1930) is a former United States Senator from Pennsylvania. Specter is a Democrat, but was a Republican from 1965 until switching to the Democratic Party in 2009. Elected to the Senate in 1980, Specter staked out a spot in the political center. Specter was born in Wichita, Kansas to a Russian immigrant father and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. He later served with the United States Air Force during the Korean War, graduated from Yale Law School, and opened a law firm with Marvin Katz, who would later become a federal judge. Additionally, Specter served as assistant counsel for the Warren Commission investigating the assassination of John F. Kennedy and helped devise the "single bullet theory." In 1965, Specter was elected District Attorney... Biography of Johann Ludwig Dussek
Jan Ladislav Dussek (baptized Václav Jan Dusík, his surname was written also Duschek or Düssek; February 12, 1760 in Čáslav – March 20, 1812 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye) was a Czech composer and pianist. He was an important representative of Czech music abroad in the second half of 18th century and the beginning of 19th century. In some of his piano writing, Dussek anticipated features of musical Romanticism. Dussek was one of the first piano virtuosos to travel widely throughout Europe. He performed at courts and concert venues from London to Saint Petersburg and Milan, and was celebrated for his technical prowess. During a nearly ten-year stay in London, he was instrumental in extending the size of the pianoforte, and was the recipient of one of John Broadwood's first 6-foot (1.8-me... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anatole Leroy-Beaulieu
Henri Jean Baptiste Anatole Leroy-Beaulieu (February 12, 1842–1912) was a French publicist and historian born at Lisieux, Calvados. He specialized in writing about the history of Russia In 1866 he published Une troupe de comédiens, and afterwards Essai sur la restoration de nos monuments historiques devant l'art et devant le budget, which deals particularly with the restoration of the cathedral of Evreux. He visited Russia in order to collect documents on the political and economic organization of the Slavic nations, and on his return published in the Revue des deux mondes (1882–1889) a series of articles, which appeared shortly afterwards in book form under the title L'Empire des tsars et les Russes (4th ed., revised in 3 vols., 1897–1898). The work entitled Un empereur, un roi, un pop... Biography of Hugo Stinnes
Hugo Stinnes (12 February 1870 – 10 April 1924) was a German industrialist and politician. Life and career Stinnes was born in Mülheim, in the Ruhr Valley, North German Confederation. His father was also named Hugo, and his grandfather Matthias Stinnes had founded a modest enterprise in Mülheim. After passing his leaving examination from a Realschule, young Stinnes was placed in an office at Koblenz where he got a business training. In order to get a practical knowledge of mining, he worked for a few months as a miner at the Wiethe colliery. Then, in 1889, he attended a course of instruction at the Academy of Mining in Berlin (in 1916 merged into the Berlin Institute of Technology). In 1890, he inherited his father's coal mining and other financial enterprises. Gradually, from ... Biography of Mike Posner
Michael "Mike" Posner (born February 12, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. Posner released his debut album, 31 Minutes to Takeoff, on August 10, 2010. The album includes the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 single "Cooler Than Me", his second single, "Please Don't Go", as well as his third single, "Bow Chicka Wow Wow" featuring Lil Wayne. Early life Posner was born and raised in Southfield, Michigan. His father, an attorney, is Jewish, and his mother is Catholic. Posner attended and graduated from Groves High School and went on to attend Duke University. At Duke, Posner was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity and graduated in 2010 with a degree in sociology and a certificate in markets and management, with an overall GPA of 3.59. Career Working with Don Cannon and D... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Pierre Colombi
Jean-Pierre Colombi, born on February 12, 1941 in La Ciotat, is a French author.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dupa
Luc Dupanloup, more famous under his pen name Dupa, was a Belgian comics artist best known as the creator of Cubitus which later was turned into an animated series called Wowser. He was born on 12 February 1945 in Montignies-sur-Sambre and died on 8 November 2000 in Ottignies. Awards Crayon d'Argent in 1973 Aigle d'Or de la Ville de Nice in 1982 Prize of the best book for children at the BD de Paris convention in 1984 "110 d'Or" price in November 1993 at the BD Festival of Illzach Bibliography Cubitus (43 albums) 1972-2000 Chlorophylle (3 albums) 1973-1977 Alice au pays des merveilles (1 album) 1973 Constant Souci (1 album) 1974 Coup d'oeil (1 album) 1984 Niky (3 albums) 1985-1988 Le Verrou (1 album) 1987 Bédémix (2 alb... Biography of Christopher McCandless
Christopher Johnson McCandless (February 12, 1968 – August 18, 1992) was an American adventurer who adopted the alias Alexander Supertramp and hiked into the Alaskan wilderness in April 1992 with little food and equipment, hoping to live simply for a time in solitude. Almost four months later, McCandless' remains were found, weighing only 67 pounds (30 kg; 4 st 11 lb); he died of starvation near Lake Wentitika in Denali National Park and Preserve. In January 1993, author Jon Krakauer published McCandless' story in that month's issue of Outside magazine. Inspired by the details of McCandless's story, Krakauer wrote and published Into the Wild in 1996 about McCandless' travels. The book was adapted into a film by Sean Penn in 2007 with Emile Hirsch portraying McCandless. That same year, M... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robbie Leckie
Robbie Leckie, born February 12, 1936 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is an American astrologer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sweet Micky
Michel Joseph Martelly (born February 12, 1961 in Port-au-Prince), more popularly known as "Sweet Micky", is the current President-elect of Haiti following his victory in the Haitian presidential election of 2011. Martelly is a performing and recording artist, composer, and musical sociopolitical activist. In July 2010, he announced that he would be running for the Presidency of Haiti. Martelly previously supported the disbanded Haitian military, FAd'H, and supporters of the 1991 coup d'état, such as the notorious killing squad FRAPH. On April 4, 2011 a senior Haitian official announced that Martelly won the run-off Haitian Presidential Election against candidate Mirlande Manigat. However, official results are not expected until April 16. Early life The middle-class son of a pe... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Larry Nance
Larry Donnell Nance (born February 12, 1959 in Anderson, South Carolina) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) power forward/center from Clemson University, Nance played thirteen seasons (1981–1994) in the NBA as a member of the Phoenix Suns and Cleveland Cavaliers. Nance scored 15,687 career points and grabbed 7,352 career rebounds, but he is perhaps best known as the first winner of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1984, earning him the nickname "The High-Ayatolla of Slamola". Nance was a model of consistency throughout his NBA career. He averaged over 16 points and 8 rebounds per game for all eleven seasons as a starter. His best scoring average year was in the 1986–1987 NBA season, where he averaged 22.5 points per game. Always among the highest in ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael McDonald (chanteur)
Michael McDonald (born February 12, 1952) is a five-time Grammy Award winning American singer and songwriter. Sometimes described as a "blue-eyed soul" singer, McDonald has a distinctive "husky, soulful" baritone voice. He is known for his work as a member of the Doobie Brothers and backing vocal-work with Steely Dan, and for several hits as a solo artist. Early years Born in St. Louis, Missouri, McDonald played in several local bands (such as Mike and the Majestics, Jerry Jay and the Sheratons, the Reeb-Toors, the Del Rays and The Guild) while attending McCluer High School in his hometown of Ferguson, Missouri, now a city of some 25,000 people in St. Louis County, Missouri. McDonald was 'discovered' while playing with a group called Blue and consequently moved to Los Angeles in 1970... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John J. Donovan
John J. Donovan (born February 12, 1942 in Lynn, Massachusetts) is a former professor of Electrical Engineering and Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a professor of Pediatrics at Tufts University. Since his retirement from academia, he has become a successful serial entrepreneur, founding nearly a dozen technology companies and amassing an estimated fortune of $10 Million; Donovan's business success has been marred by recent battles with his family. Accusations of child molestation from his daughter surfaced in 2002. These accusations have never been substantiated and there is speculation that the accusations were made to gain leverage in a financial dispute. In addition, several legal battles have been waged with four of his five children over claims to his fortun... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Boothby
Robert John Graham Boothby, Baron Boothby, KBE (also known as Bob Boothby; 12 February 1900 – 16 July 1986) was a British Conservative politician. The only son of Sir Robert Tuite Boothby, KBE, of Edinburgh and a cousin of Rosalind Kennedy, mother of the broadcaster Sir Ludovic Kennedy, Boothby was educated at Eton College and at Magdalen College, Oxford. He became a partner in a firm of stockbrokers. He was an unsuccessful parliamentary candidate for Orkney and Shetland in 1923 and was elected as Member of Parliament for East Aberdeenshire in 1924, holding the seat until 1958. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Winston Churchill as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1926 to 1929 and held junior ministerial office as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food in 1940–41. Ho... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anthony Floch
Anthony Floch (born 12 February 1983 in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme) is a French rugby union player, who normally plays at fullback. Floch plays club rugby for ASM Clermont Auvergne in the French Top 14. He made 24 appearances, scoring 49 points, in the 2006/07 season as Clermont reached the Top 14 final and won the European Challenge Cup. He was called up to the French squad by Marc Lievermont for the 2008 Six Nations Championship, where he won his first cap off the bench against England in a defeat at Stade de France. Floch started against Italy two weeks later and scored his first international try in the first half. He held his place for the final game of the tournament against Wales in Cardiff where the hosts were victorious and secured their second Grand Slam in four seasons.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Peter Andersson (actor)
Peter Andersson (born 12 February 1953 in Masthugget, Göteborg) is a Swedish actor. Filmography (source: http://akas.imdb.com/name/nm0027800/ ) 2012 Dom över död man (pre-production) Christian Günther 2012 I nationens intresse (filming) 2011 Arme Riddere (post-production) Lasse 2011 Någon annanstans i Sverige (post-production) Ove 2011 Happy End 2010 Kommissarie Winter (TV series) Bertil Ringmar – Den sista vintern: Del 2 (2010) … Bertil Ringmar – Den sista vintern (2010) … Bertil Ringmar – Nästan död man: Del 2 (2010) … Bertil Ringmar – Nästan död man - Del 1 (2010) … Bertil Ringmar – Rum nummer 10 - Del 2 (2010) … Bertil Ringmar See all 8 episodes » 2010 Millennium (TV mini-series) Bjurman – Del 3 - Flickan som lekte med elden (2010) … Bjurman –... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anneli Drecker
Anneli Marian Drecker (born 12 February 1969) is a German-Norwegian singer and actress from the city of Tromsø. She is the vocalist for the seminal dream pop band Bel Canto. In the fall of 2006 Bel Canto celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the first album with several concerts. She has released two solo albums, and has provided vocals for various artists including Röyksopp, Jah Wobble, Ketil Bjørnstad, Simon Raymonde, Mental Overdrive, Illumination and Hector Zazou. She often works with fellow Norwegians Röyksopp, including as the vocalist on the track "Sparks", as their live backing-vocalist (as heard on their live album Royksopp's Night Out), on three songs on their album Junior. She will perform with Röyksopp on their forthcoming European tour. Additionally, she appeared with cou... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel Petit
Michel Petit (born February 12, 1964) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League from the 1982–83 NHL season to the 1997–98 NHL season. Upon his retirement Petit had played for a then-NHL record 10 different teams. This mark has since been surpassed by Mike Sillinger. Currently, Michel Petit is the Director of Hockey Operations for the Mercer Chiefs AAA Ice Hockey Club. Playing career Michel Petit was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. During his 15 seasons in the NHL he played for 10 different NHL teams, which, along with J. J. Daigneault is the second most by any player. Petit played for the Vancouver Canucks (1982–83 – 1987–88), New York Rangers (1987–88 – 1988–89), Quebec N... Biography of Claudia Ciesla
Claudia Ciesla (born February 12, 1987) is a German model, actress, and singer of Polish descent. Early life Born in Wodzisław Śląski, Poland, she grew up in Buków, part of Silesia, five miles from the Czech border. Her father is Polish, her mother is German and she has two older sisters. Personal life In 2009 Ciesla embraced Hinduism, she explained that she believes in Karma and reincarnation and considers lord Ganesha as her savior. Modelling career Claudia Ciesla started modeling at the age of 15 working for shows involved in fashion and dancing. At the age of 17 she moved to Bamberg, Germany. She was in Germany discovered by the former German Chief Editor, Stefan Gessulat, and appeared in the August 2005 Matador issue as Miss Matador. She went on to do many... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Marc Pastor
Jean-Marc Pastor (born 12 February 1950 in Le Ségur, Tarn) is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Tarn department. He is a member of the Socialist Party.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Thilo Sarrazin
Thilo Sarrazin (born 12 February 1945) is a former member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank (until 30 September 2010) and a German politician (SPD). Sarrazin previously served as senator of finance for the State of Berlin from January 2002 until April 2009, when he was appointed to his position at Bundesbank. He has been subject to controversy for statements about German immigration policy and for claiming the Jewish people's positive contributions to society are partly due to genetics. All this happened in relation to the publication of his book Deutschland schafft sich ab ("Germany Does Away With Itself" or "Germany Abolishes Itself"). Early life Sarrazin was born in Gera, Germany to a doctor and the daughter of a West Prussian landowner. His paternal family, a Fren... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Cliff De Young
Clifford Tobin DeYoung (born February 12, 1946) is an American actor and musician. DeYoung was born in Los Angeles, California. He attended California State University. Prior to his acting career, he was the lead singer of the 1960s rock group Clear Light, which played with The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin. After the band broke up, he starred in the Broadway production of Hair and the Tony Award-winning Sticks and Bones. After four years in New York, he moved back to California to star in the TV movie Sunshine, about a young mother dying of cancer, and featuring the songs of John Denver. There was also a short-lived television series based on the film. The song "My Sweet Lady" from the film reached #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Chart in 1974. A sequel, Sunshine Christmas,... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Owen Nolan
Owen Liam Nolan (born February 12, 1972) is a Irish-born Canadian professional ice hockey player. Nolan most recently played for Swiss club ZSC Lions of the National League A. He has played in the National Hockey League for the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Phoenix Coyotes, Calgary Flames and most recently Minnesota Wild. He was raised in Thorold, Ontario. Nolan is a power forward. Playing career Minor Hockey Nolan grew up in Thorold, Ontario playing minor hockey for the Thorold Black Hawks A in the OMHA. After playing A hockey for the Bantam Black Hawks, Nolan was selected in the second round of the 1988 OHL Priority Selection by the Cornwall Royals. Early Years/San Jose Sharks Nolan was drafted first overall by the Quebec Nordiqu... Biography of Casey Abrams
Casey Abrams (born February 12, 1991) is an American musician and multi-instrumentalist from Idyllwild, California who finished in sixth place on the tenth season of American Idol. He was eliminated from the competition on April 28, 2011, five weeks after being the third finalist to be saved from elimination by the judges. Early life Abrams was born on February 12, 1991 in Austin, Texas, to Pam Pierce and Ira Abrams. His father is Jewish and his mother is from a Catholic background, and Abrams grew up in an interfaith family. He spent his early years in the Chicago area, first in Evanston, Illinois, then in Wilmette, where he attended McKenzie Elementary School. Abrams later moved to California and attended middle school and high school there. He was a student at Idyllwild Arts Acad... Biography of Jean-Marc Doussain
Jean-Marc Doussain (born 12 February 1991) is a French rugby union fly half. He plays club rugby for Stade Toulousain and has appeared for the French national U20 side."Top 14 Preview: Toulouse". Planet Rugby. 11 August 2010. Doussain was born in Sainte-Croix-Volvestre and played for Saint-Girons rugby club before signing for Toulouse in 2007, at the age of 17."Rugby. Jean-Marc a signé au Stade toulousain" (in French). La Depeche. 22 June 2007. His father, Jean Doussain, is also a rugby player, having played at scrum-half for Stade Saint-Gaudinois in the 1980s. Doussain made his first full appearance for Toulouse on 28 November 2009, against Montauban. His current contract commits him to Toulouse until the end of the 2014 season."Doussain, premier contrat pro" (in French). L'Equipe. 20 ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Velimir Zajec
Velimir Zajec (born 12 February 1956) is a former Croatian footballer and manager. Career Zajec began his career at Dinamo Zagreb in 1974, aged 18. During 10 years at the club, he helped them to two domestic cup wins, as well as the league title, their first title honour in 24 years. He then transferred to Greek club Panathinaikos, for whom he was tremendously successful, playing over 100 games. International career Zajec won 40 international caps for Yugoslavia, and captained them at both the 1982 World Cup and Euro 84. Coaching career Following retirement, he spent two years (1989–1991) as Director of Football at former club Dinamo Zagreb before returning to Panathinaikos to run their academy. Before long, he was promoted to head coach of the club. After a period he again, ... Biography of Gucci Mane
Radric Devonte Davis (born February 12, 1980) better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House followed by Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released, and The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted was released in 2010, and is his highest charting album so far. Gucci Mane has released many other mixtapes and independent albums as well. While serving a six-month jail term for assault in late 2005, Davis was charged with murder, though the charges were later dropped due to a lack of evidence. In 2009, he served a year-long county jail sentence for violating probation for his 2005 aggravated assault conviction. Biography Early life Davis was... Biography of Melissa Howard
Melissa Dawn Beck (born February 12, 1977; Tampa, Florida (source: Imdb)), formerly Melissa Dawn Howard, is a reality show personality, and comedienne. A mixed-race woman of African-American and Filipino descent, Melissa graduated from the University of South Florida with degrees in Mass Communications, Physics, and Applied Mathematics. After The Real World After appearing in MTV's The Real World: New Orleans, Howard moved to Los Angeles to try stand-up comedy briefly, and then to become an author, actress and painter. For several years, she maintained a personal blog and website Princess Melissa which she set up and began writing in shortly after her stint on The Real World. Howard was ranked #92 on Maxim magazine's "Hot 100 Women of 2004" feature. She appeared regularly on Oxyg... Biography of Marie-Ève Marleau
Marie-Ève Marleau (born February 12, 1982) is a Canadian Olympic diver from Laval, Quebec. She was born Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Bio Marleau started as a gymnast, until switching over to diving. The 10M synchro diving team of Marie-Ève and Émilie Heymans have won 4 international medals, including gold at the Pan American games in 2007. They also won the silver medal at the 2008 FINA World Cup in Beijing. She finished in 7th place for Canada in the Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre platform event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She has said that she may retire after the Olympics.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Grant McLennan
Grant William McLennan (12 February 1958 – 6 May 2006) was an Australian singer-songwriter with the alternative rock band The Go-Betweens, which he co-founded with Robert Forster in Brisbane, Australia in 1977. In a career spanning almost thirty years, his work with The Go-Betweens (1977–89, and resuming 2000–06) is complemented by several solo releases and side-project collaborations with other performers. McLennan received a number of accolades recognising his achievements and contributions as songwriter and lyricist, including the naming of his 1983 composition "Cattle and Cane" by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) as one of the 30 greatest Australian songs of all time. McLennan died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 48. Early life McLennan was born in... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Brent Jones
Brent Michael Jones (born February 12, 1963 in Santa Clara, California) is a former American Football tight end who played almost his entire career with the San Francisco 49ers from 1987 to 1997. He was selected in the 5th round by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1986 NFL Draft. Jones won 3 Super Bowl rings with the 49ers and was three times named All-Pro (1992–1994) and is a four-time Pro Bowler (1992–95). He finished his 11 NFL seasons with 417 receptions for 5,195 yards and 33 touchdowns. Shortly after his playing career ended, Jones became an analyst for The NFL Today. Jones worked for the NFL on CBS from 1998–2004. Jones decided to leave CBS Sports prior to the 2005 season in order to focus on his business in California, Northgate Capital , which he founded with former teammates Mar... Biography of Shirley Yamaguchi
Yoshiko Ōtaka (大鷹 淑子 Ōtaka Yoshiko?), (English stage name: Shirley Yamaguchi) (born February 12, 1920) is a China-born Japanese actress and singer who made a career in China, Japan, Hong Kong, and the United States. She was elected as a member of the Japanese Diet in the 1970s and served for 18 years. Early life Yoshiko Ōtaka was born Yoshiko Yamaguchi (山口 淑子?) to Japanese parents, (father, Fumio Yamaguchi 山口 文雄) who were then settlers in Fushun in Manchuria. Fumio Yamaguchi was an employee of the South Manchuria Railway. From an early age, Yoshiko was exposed to Mandarin Chinese. Fumio Yamaguchi had some influential Chinese acquaintances, among whom were Li Jichun (李際&... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joaquín Sabina
Joaquín Ramón Martínez Sabina (Úbeda, Jaén, Spain, 12 February 1949), known artistically simply as Joaquín Sabina, is a singer, songwriter, and poet. He has released fourteen studio albums, two live albums, and three compilation albums. He has collaborated and composed songs for Ana Belén, Olga Román and Miguel Ríos amongst others. He performed both solo and with a group for his live albums, performing with Javier Krahe and Alberto Pérez in La mandrágora, the group Viceversa in a 1986 concert, and with Joan Manuel Serrat in "Dos pájaros de un tiro" (Two birds with one stone). Sabina suffered a stroke in 2001 and although he physically recovered, he entered a deep depression which resulted in a four-year-long concert hiatus. He recovered and released his eighteenth album, Alivio de Lu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Chet Lemon
Chester Earl Lemon (born February 12, 1955) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. A three time All-Star, he was a member of the World Series champion 1984 Detroit Tigers. Early years Lemon was drafted in the first round (22nd overall) of the 1972 Major League Baseball Draft by the Oakland Athletics out of John C. Fremont High School in Los Angeles, California. Midway through his fourth season in Oakland's farm system, Lemon was dealt to the Chicago White Sox with Dave Hamilton for Stan Bahnsen and Skip Pitlock. He batted .307 with eight home runs and 49 runs batted in for the triple A Denver Bears to earn a call up to the White Sox that September. Chicago White Sox An infielder in the minor leagues, Lemon played third base during his brief stint with the Chisox in 1975. He ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Judd Winick
Judd Winick (born February 12, 1970) is an American comic book, comic strip and television writer/artist and former reality television personality. Winick first gained fame for his 1994 stint on MTV's The Real World: San Francisco, before earning success for his work on comic books as Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and Pedro and Me, his autobiographical graphic novel about his friendship with Real World castmate and AIDS educator Pedro Zamora. He also created the animated TV series The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, which ran for three seasons on Cartoon Network. Early life and career Winick was born February 12, 1970, and grew up in Dix Hills, New York. He graduated from high school in 1988 and entered the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor's School of Art, intending to emulate his cart... Biography of Jade Jones (singer)
Jade Jones (born 12 February 1979) is an English R&B singer turned chef. He is best known as being the former lead singer of the band Damage. He was born in London. After leaving Damage, Jones joined CherryBlackStone, who appeared in Channel 4's Bo in the USA. In 2006 he participated and went on to win the Channel 4 reality show The Games. Jones left CherryBlackStone in 2008 following the birth of his son, and became a full time trainee chef. The Sun reported he has been putting in long stints at the Lord Stanley in London’s Camden Town, sister pub the Lansdowne in Primrose Hill, and he also works at Claridge's. Since 2000, he has been in a relationship with Spice Girl and singer Emma Bunton. The couple became engaged on 21 January 2011. The couple have two sons: Beau Lee Jones bo... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lisa Brenner
Lisa Dawn Brenner (born Lisa Goldstein; 12 February 1974) is a US film and television actress. Brenner played Maggie Cory on Another World. She was also in All My Children as Allison Sloan. Brenner was born in Long Island, New York, the daughter of Gloria, a dental assistant, and Harry, a dentist. She attended Barnard College, majoring in both English and drama. She is married to film producer Dean Devlin. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004773/) 2013 Chavez (post-production) Jackie Stringer 2011 The Price of Happiness Cindy 2010 Les experts: Manhattan (TV series) Alena Maybrook – Shop Till You Drop (2010) … Alena Maybrook 2010 Leverage (TV series) Dr. Anne Hannity – The Inside Job (2010) … Dr. Anne Hannity 2009 Little Fish, Strange Pond Juli... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jane Skinner
Jane Skinner (born February 12, 1967) is a former daytime news anchor who worked for Fox News Channel, co-hosting Happening Now with Jon Scott from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET. On June 24, 2010, she announced on-air her retirement from her daytime news anchor position at the end of her usual Happening Now segment, citing a desire to spend more time with her family. Early life Jane Skinner was raised in Lake Forest, Illinois and graduated from Lake Forest High School in 1985. Skinner received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Northwestern University. Career Skinner began her career as a political correspondent for KBJR in Duluth, Minnesota. She joined Fox News as a general reporter from WNBC-TV in New York City. Previous to that she worked at WITI in Milwaukee where she was an ancho... Biography of Rachel Clark
Rachel Clark (born February 12, 1991) is an American fashion model. Clark was born in West Palm Beach, Florida, and currently resides in New York City, New York. Clark's interests include anime, billiards, online role-playing games, comic books, and karaoke. She is known to be friends with fellow models Jourdan Dunn, Iekeliene Stange, Erin Heatherton, Tyler Riggs, Sofia Berelidze, and Hanne Gaby Odiele. Clark's modeling career began when she was signed by modeling agencies Women Management (in Paris and Milan) and Supreme Management in the United States in 2007. Clark is also connected to Storm Models in London and Mega Models in Miami. Clark has appeared in magazines such as Harper's Bazaar and Russian Vogue, with covers of Portuguese Elle (May 2007), French Mixte (April 2008), Italian... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Cauvin
André Cauvin (12 February 1907 (birth time source: acte n° 130, André Dekoster) – 2 April 2004) was a Belgian documentary film director. He directed five films between 1939 and 1955. His 1952 film Bongolo was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. Filmography Nos soldats d'Afrique (1939) Congo (1945) L' Équateur aux cent visages (1948) Bongolo (1952) Bwana Kitoko (1955)... |
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