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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on January, 8, 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 · 45,446 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,446 Celebrities
120 celebrities or events were found for January, 8. Add to favourites (308 fans)Biography of Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), was an American singer, musician and actor. He is often known simply as Elvis, and is also called "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", or simply "The King". Presley began his career as a singer of rockabilly, performing country and rhythm and blues songs. He developed a combination of country music and blues with a strong back beat, and an energetic delivery - one of the earliest forms of rock & roll. He also had success with ballads, country, gospel, blues, pop, folk and even semi-operatic and jazz standards. In a career of over two decades, Presley set many records for concert attendance, television ratings and records sales. He subsequently became one of the best-selling and most influential artists in the history of popular music. ... Add to favourites (318 fans)Biography of David Bowie
David Robert Jones (born 8 January 1947), known by his stage name David Bowie (pron.: /ˈboʊ.i/ BOH-ee), is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. He is known for his distinctive voice as well as the intellectual depth and considerable eclecticism of his work. Bowie first caught the eye and ear of the public in July 1969, when his song "Space Oddity" reached the top five of the UK Singles Chart. After a three-year period of experimentation he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with the flamboyant, androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust, spearheaded by the hit single "Starman" and the album The Rise and Fa... Add to favourites (50 fans)Biography of Pascal Obispo
Pascal Obispo (born 8 January 1965 in Bergerac, Dordogne, France) is a French Occitan singer/songwriter. In 1997, Obispo duetted with French singer Zazie on the single "Les Meilleurs Ennemis". Discography Le long du fleuve (1990) Plus Que Tout au Monde (1992) Un Jour Comme Aujourd'hui (1994) Superflu (1997) Live 98 (1998) Soledad (1999) Millésime Live 00/01 (2001) Studio Fan - Live Fan (2004) Les Fleurs du Bien (2006)... Add to favourites (67 fans)Biography of Stephen Hawking
Stephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA, (born 8 January 1942) is a British theoretical physicist. Hawking is the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He is known for his contributions to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity, especially in the context of black holes, and his popular works in which he discusses his own theories and cosmology in general. These include the runaway popular science bestseller A Brief History of Time, which stayed on the British Sunday Times bestseller list for a record-breaking 237 weeks. His key scientific works to date have included providing, with Roger Penrose, theorems regarding singularities in the framework of general relativity, and the theoretical discover... Add to favourites (30 fans)Biography of R. Kelly
Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois) better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American R&B and pop singer, songwriter, record producer, and occasional rapper. He first appeared on the music scene as the founder and lead singer of Public Announcement whose smooth mixture of hip hop beats, soul, and funk propelled the group's 1992 debut album Born into the '90s to platinum status. After leaving the group in 1993, he became one of the top-selling musical acts of the nineties. Kelly's songs often include explicit sexual references, such as "Bump N' Grind", "Feelin' on Yo Booty", and "Ignition" (Remix). Kelly has also had hits such as "I Believe I Can Fly", "I'm Your Angel" (the Grammy Award-nominated duet with Céline Dion), "If I Could Turn Back the Hands... Add to favourites (29 fans)Biography of Maria Ozawa
Maria Ozawa (小澤マリア, Ozawa Maria?), who used the name Miyabi (みやび?) early in her career, is a Japanese adult video (AV) actress known in Japan as an AV idol. Life and career Ozawa was born in Hokkaido, Japan on January 8, 1986. Her mother is Japanese and her father is French-Canadian. Since she attended an international school from Primary School to High School, she claims that her English reading and writing ability is better than her Japanese. While at school, she played hockey every day, and often went to karaoke after class. Ozawa had her first sexual experience at the age of 13, and learned the "48 sexual positions" through a book that she bought herself. In 2002, while still in high school, Ozawa appeared in a short (30 s... Add to favourites (30 fans)Biography of Sean Paul
Sean Paul Henriques (born January 8, 1973) is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist. He is professionally known only by his first names, Sean Paul. Background Sean Paul was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and spent his early years "comfortably" (according to his VH1 biography) in Upper Saint Andrew Parish, a few miles north of his birthplace. His parents were both talented athletes, and his mother Frances, is a well-known painter. His father Garth is a Sephardic Jew of Portuguese descent and his mother is of African-Caribbean and Chinese descent, although both were born in Jamaica. Many members of Sean Paul's family are swimmers. His grandfather was on the first Jamaican men's national water polo team. His father also played water polo for the team in the 1960s, and competed in long-dis... Add to favourites (19 fans)Biography of Manuela Arcuri
Manuela Arcuri, born January 8, 1977 in Latina, is an Italien actress and model. She is one of the most typically beautiful Italian girls, but also one of the last emerging Italian actresses especially in the fiction world; she became famous when she introduced the Sanremo Festival with Pippo Baudo, the king of Italian presenters. She is famous also for the TV series "Carabinieri" (2002), broadcast by Italian private television. Former top-model, who has dated Italian football star, Francesco Totti. Manuela Arcuri is 5'8 1/2" tall (1m74).... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Sarah Polley
Sarah Polley (born January 8, 1979) is a Canadian actress, singer and film director. She has starred in such films as The Sweet Hereafter, for which she also contributed several songs as lead vocalist, Guinevere, Go, My Life Without Me, and Terry Gilliam's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. Early life Born in Toronto, Ontario, Sarah Polley is the youngest of five children born to Michael Polley, a British-born actor (he attended acting classes with Albert Finney in England before moving to Canada), and actress and casting director Diane Polley, who died of cancer just before Polley's 11th birthday. She attended Earl Haig Secondary School, but dropped out before graduating. Early career and fall-out with Disney Her first cinematic appearance was at the age of four, as Molly in ... Add to favourites (18 fans)Biography of Shirley Bassey
Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey, DBE (born January 8, 1937 in Cardiff, Wales), is a Welsh singer, perhaps best-known for performing the theme songs to the James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979). She is the only singer to have recorded more than one James Bond theme song. Life and career Birth to 1960 Bassey was born on 8 January 1937 at 182 Bute Street, Tiger Bay, Cardiff to a Nigerian fireman, while her mother came from Yorkshire. She grew up in the notorious working-class district of Tiger Bay, Cardiff, a place known then as the a red-light district, as the youngest of seven children. Her father died when she was two years old. Bassey attended Moorland Primary School, Splott, Cardiff. After leaving school at the age of fifteen, Sh... Add to favourites (16 fans)Biography of Géraldine Pailhas
Géraldine Pailhas is a French actress born January 8, 1971 in Marseille. Her husband is Christopher Thompson and they have two children. Filmography 1988 : Trois places pour le 26, de Jacques Demy 1989 : Haute tension - Retour à Malaveil, de Jacques Ertaud (TV) 1991 : La neige et le feu, de Claude Pinoteau 1991 : Les arcandiers, de Manuel Sanchez 1992 : IP5 : L'île aux pachydermes, de Jean-Jacques Beineix 1993 : Comment font les gens, de Pascale Bailly 1993 : Un homme à la mer, de Jacques Doillon (TV) 1994 : La folie douce, de Frédéric Jardin 1994 : Suite 16, de Dominique Deruddere 1995 : Don Juan DeMarco, de Jeremy Leven 1995 : Le garçu, de Maurice Pialat 1995 : Tom est tout seul, de Fabien Onteniente 1997 : Les randonneurs, de Philippe Harel 1999 : Peut-être... Add to favourites (24 fans)Biography of Rachel Nichols
Rachel Emily Nichols (born January 8, 1980) is an American actress, currently known for her film work and for her portrayal of CIA agent Rachel Gibson on the ABC television series Alias. Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) Early life, college and modeling Nichols was born and raised in Augusta, Maine, where she attended Cony High School. As a sophomore at Cony, she studied abroad in France. Nichols admitted to Latino Review that she "wasn't the hot chick" in high school, referring to herself instead as a "late bloomer." Upon graduation, she headed to Columbia University in New York, intent on studying psychology. While growing up, Nichols enjoyed trekking through the outdoors and being on the water and loved windsurfing, sailing and just being on the water. According to Nichols, she stumbled... Biography of Jacques Anquetil
Jacques Anquetil (January 8, 1934 - November 18, 1987), was a French cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964. He stated before the 1961 Tour de France that he would gain the yellow jersey on day one and wear it all through the tour, a tall order with 2 previous winners in the field - Gaul and Bahamontes - but he did just that. Early career Born the son of a peasant farmer in Mont-Saint-Aignan, near Rouen in Normandy, north-west France, Anquetil took the French amateur road title in 1952, one year after he began racing. In 1953, his first year as an independent or semi-professional rider, he won the 19th Grand Prix des Nations individual time trial, then considered the equal of a world championship. He won the Grand Prix des Nati... Add to favourites (16 fans)Biography of Graham Chapman
Dr. Graham Arthur Chapman (January 8, 1941 – October 4, 1989) was an English comedian, actor, writer, physician and one of the six members of the Monty Python comedy troupe. He was also the lead actor in their two narrative films, playing King Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail and the title character in Monty Python's Life of Brian. Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m) Education and early performances Chapman was educated at Melton Mowbray Grammar School and studied medicine at Emmanuel College at the University of Cambridge, where he began writing comedy with fellow University student John Cleese. He qualified as a medical doctor at the Barts Hospital Medical College, but never practised medicine professionally. While at Cambridge, Chapman joined Footlights. His fellow members include... Biography of Manuella Maury
Manuella Maury, born January 8, 1971 in Mase, is a Swiss journalist and TV host.... Biography of Amber Benson
Amber Nicole Benson, born on January 8, 1977, is an American actress, writer, film director, and film producer. She is best known for her role as "Tara Maclay", on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Early life Benson was born in Birmingham, Alabama. She had a mixed Christian and Jewish upbringing. Career Feature and animation films While still working on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Benson wrote, directed, produced, edited, and acted in a digital video feature called Chance (2002) which also featured James Marsters. After her time on Buffy, Benson began production on a series of animation film for the BBC with co-creator Christopher Golden and animation studio Cosgrove Hall. Ghosts of Albion: Legacy (2003) and its sequels are available on the BBC Cult website (http://www.bbc... Biography of Raffaëla Anderson
Raffaëla Anderson (January 8, 1976 in Montfermeil, France - ), whose ethnic background is partly Arab, is a former adult films performer, she is now a non-fiction writer and occasionally acts in mainstream productions. Height 5' 3" (1.60 m) La Petite Morte, the 2003 documentary by Emmanuelle Schick Garcia about the French pornography business, includes interviews with Ms. Anderson, who relates being sexually molested as a child by an uncle. She joined the French pornography business in her late teens and left it four years later. While still in adult films, she was raped by two men who recognized her as a porn actress. In the documentary, she explains how the prosecutor and Judge in her case dismissed the rape with the attitude, “You’re an actress in pornographic films, so you can’... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong-un (Korean: 김정은), also known as Kim Jong-eun or Kim Jung-eun, formerly Kim Jong-woon or Kim Jung-woon (North Korean officials gave his date of birth as 8 January 1984 but 1983 seems more reliable.), is the third and youngest son of deceased North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his consort Ko Young-hee. Since late 2010, Kim Jong-un has been viewed as heir apparent to the leadership of the nation, and following the announcement of his father's death, he was announced as the "Great Successor" by North Korean state television. He is a Daejang in the Korean People's Army, a military rank equivalent to that of a (full) General. Kim is said to have studied computer science privately in Korea. Early life Kim is thought to have been born in 1983 or early 1984. ... Biography of Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (Albert Victor Christian Edward; 8 January 1864 – 14 January 1892) was a member of the British Royal Family, as the eldest son of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) and Alexandra of Denmark. At the time of his birth, he was second in the line of succession to the throne after his father. However, he predeceased his father, and the crown eventually passed to his younger brother, Prince George (George V), the grandfather of the current British monarch, Elizabeth II. Many aspects of the Prince's life have been the subject of speculation and conspiracy theories, among them his intellect, sexuality and sanity, the most notorious of which made him into a suspect in the murders committed by Jack the Ripper. Early life Princ... Biography of Paul Vaillant-Couturier
Paul Vaillant-Couturier (January 8, 1892 - October 10, 1937) was a French writer, journalist and politician. Works La visite du berger, poèmes. Éditions du temps - Paris. 1913. Lettres à mes amis (1918-1919). Flammarion. 1920. Jean sans pain, histoire pour tous les enfants. 1921. Trains rouges, poèmes. Éditions Clarté, 1922. Le père Juillet. 1927. Au sans-pareil. (avec.la coll.de Léon Moussinac) Les géants industriels, les bâtisseurs de la vie nouvelle : neuf mois de voyage dans l'URSS du plan quinquennal. Bureau d'édition. 1932. L'Armée rouge et la flotte rouge. Bureau d'Éditions, 1932 Enfance. Souvenirs d'enfance et de jeunesse. Éditions Hier & aujourd'hui. 1946. Nous ferons se lever le jour. Ed. d'Hier et d'Aujourd'hui. 1947. Histoire d'ane pauvre et de cochon gr... Biography of William Bonin
William George Bonin (8 January 1947 – 23 February 1996) was an American serial killer, also known as “the Freeway Killer”, a nickname he shares with two other serial killers. Along with several accomplices, Bonin raped and killed as many as 36 young men and boys, 14 for which he was convicted and eventually executed. Early life Bonin was born and raised in Connecticut. His father was a compulsive gambler and alcoholic, and his mother frequently left Bonin and his brother in the care of their grandfather, a convicted child molester. At the age of eight, Bonin was arrested for stealing license plates, and he soon ended up in a juvenile detention center for other minor crimes; here, he was sexually abused by older boys. By his teens, back home with his mother, Bonin began molesting youn... Biography of Carl Rogers
Carl Ransom Rogers (January 8, 1902 – February 4, 1987) was an influential American psychologist and among the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology. Rogers is widely considered to be one of the founding fathers of psychotherapy research and was honored for his pioneering research with the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions by the American Psychological Association in 1956. The Person-centered approach, his own unique approach to understanding personality and human relationships, found wide application in various domains such as psychotherapy and counseling (Client-centered therapy), education (Student-centered learning), organizations, and other group settings. For his professional work he was bestowed the Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Psy... Biography of Leonardo Sciascia
Leonardo Sciascia (Racalmuto, Agrigento, January 8, 1921 - Palermo, November 20, 1989) was an Italian writer and politician. Sciascia, (pronounced Shasha), was a councillor in Sicily, a deputy in the national assembly and, later, a member of the European Parliament. Trained as a teacher, it was only later in life that he devoted himself to writing about Sicily and the Mafia. A number of his books demonstrate how the Mafia manages to sustain itself in the face of the anomie inherent in Sicilian life: The Day of the Owl and Equal Danger being amongst the most powerful. His forensic analysis of the kidnapping and assassination of Aldo Moro, a prominent Christian Democrat, in his book The Moro Affair is masterly. His work is intricate and displays a longing for justice attempting to show ho... Biography of Helena Karel
Helena Karel, also known as Myrian, born in Marseille January 8, 1980, is a French famous actress of pornographic films. Filmography Salope 2 (2004) de Fred Coppula Fuck Club (2005) de Fred Coppula Helena Karel - The Ultimate DVD (2005) de Marc Lelong Eloge de la chair (2006) de Jack Tyler Helena's Angels (2006) de Jack Tyler Les bas des filles (2006) de Philip Lecomte... Biography of Yvette Mimieux
Yvette Carmen Mimieux (b. January 8, 1942) is a now-retired American movie and television actress. She was born in Los Angeles, California to a French father and Mexican mother. (Some sources say she was born in 1939 - .) In 1960, Mimieux appeared in the hugely popular teen movie Where The Boys Are as well as George Pál's 1960 film version of H.G. Wells' classic 1895 novel, The Time Machine, co-starring Rod Taylor. The Time Machine was followed by The Light in the Piazza (1962) with Olivia de Havilland. In 1963, Mimieux appeared in Diamond Head and Toys in the Attic. At 5'4", 107 lbs, with 34"-21.5"-35" measurements (according to 1963's Movie Life Yearbook), Mimieux was widely regarded as a sex symbol during the 1960s. This perhaps affected her acting career, in which serious roles b... Biography of Robbie Krieger
Robert Alan Krieger (born January 8, 1946) is an American rock and roll guitarist and songwriter. He was the guitarist in The Doors, and wrote some of the band's best known songs, including "Light My Fire", "Love Me Two Times", "Touch Me" and "Love Her Madly". He is number 91 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. Early life A native of Los Angeles, California, Krieger learned to play guitar when he attended Menlo School (formerly a boarding school in the San Francisco Bay area). He started by tuning a ukulele like the bottom four strings of a guitar and imitating a flamenco guitar record. He later purchased a flamenco guitar on a Christmas vacation in Puerto Vallarta in 1963 and mastered the style without benefit of lessons. He gradually grew tired of ... Biography of José Ferrer
José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón (January 8, 1912 ((birth time source: Lynne Palmer) – January 26, 1992) was a Puerto Rican-born American theater and film director and actor. Throughout his career, he received one Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and three Tony Awards, besides multiple other nominations. Life and family Ferrer was born in the Santurce district of San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1933 he graduated from Princeton University, where he wrote a senior thesis titled French Naturalism and Pardo Bazán and was a member of the Princeton Triangle Club. Ferrer had a decade-long first marriage to famed actress and acting teacher Uta Hagen (1938–1948), by whom he had a daughter, Leticia (Lettie). He secondly married actress Phyllis Hill (1948–1953). From his third marriage, Fe... Biography of Paola Pezzo
Paola Pezzo (born January 8, 1969 in Bosco Chiesanuova) is a mountain bike racer from Verona, Italy. Pezzo won the female World Mountain Bike Championship title in both 1993 and 1997. In 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, in the USA, she won the Olympic gold medal in mountain biking, when the event made its debut. In 1997 she won the Grundig World Cup crown.... Biography of Miquel Barceló
Miquel Barceló is a Spanish painter, born January 8, 1957, in Felanitx, Majorca. Life & Work Sculpture in the cathedral La Seu, Palma, Mallorca. After having studied at the Arts and Crafts School of Palma de Mallorca for two years, he enrolled at the Fine Arts School of Barcelona in 1974. A year later he returned to Mallorca to participate in the happenings and actions of protest of the group "Taller Lunatic", a conceptual avantgarde group. All of a sudden set free by the changed political circumstances, they felt an impulse to reexperience all they had gleaned from demonstrations of vanguardism both in European capitals and the United States. He also took part in the creation of their artist periodical "Neon de Suro" (21 issues from 1957–1982), another reaction to the common belief... Biography of Warren Kenton
Warren Kenton, bon January 8, 1933 in London, is a British astrologer, author and Kabbalist. Kabbalah (Hebrew: קַבָּלָה, lit. "receiving") is a discipline and school of thought discussing the mystical aspect of Judaism. It is a set of esoteric teachings meant to define the inner meaning of both the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) and traditional Rabbinic literature, as well as to explain the significance of Jewish religious observances.... Biography of Kerwin Mathews
Kerwin Mathews (January 8, 1926 – July 5, 2007) was an American actor. He is best known for playing Sinbad in the 1958 Ray Harryhausen stop-motion animation feature The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad, where he engaged in a sword fight with animated skeletons. Life and career Mathews was born in Seattle, Washington, USA. He attended Janesville High School in Janesville, Wisconsin, where he had moved with his mother after his parents divorced. Mathews said that "a kind high school teacher put me in a play, and that changed my life." According to a classmate, he was a "handsome rascal" even then. After serving in the Army Air Forces, he attended and performed at nearby Milton College for two years before transferring to Beloit College on drama and music scholarships. Before acting, he was brief... Biography of Carolina Herrera
Carolina Herrera (born María Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Niño on January 8, 1939), Marchioness of Torre Casa, is a fashion designer and entrepreneur who founded her eponymous company in 1980. Herrera was born in Caracas, Venezuela. Based in New York City since 1981, throughout the 1970s and 1980s she was named one of the best dressed women in the world. Her empire grew rapidly and steadily and she went on to dress Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis for the last 12 years of her life. Herrera is married to Reinaldo Herrera Guevara, Marqués de Torre Casa, an editor at Vanity Fair magazine, with whom she had two daughters. She was previously married to Guillermo Behrens Tello, with whom she had two daughters as well. Carolina Herrera is a Goodwill Ambassador and Facilitator for the Intergove... Biography of Susan Watkins
Susan Alice Watkins, born January 8, 1945 in Elmira, NewYork, is an American author and editor.... Biography of Gaby Hoffmann
Gabriella Mary Hoffmann (born January 8, 1982 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American actress. Hoffmann’s mother, Viva Hoffmann (aka Janet Susan Mary Hoffmann), is an actress and writer and appeared in many of Andy Warhol's movies during the 1960s. Hoffmann also has a half-sister, Alexandra Auder, who is eleven years older than her and who also once worked as an actress before becoming a yoga teacher and author. Prior to Hoffmann’s birth, Alexandra wanted a little sister so badly that she and her mother Viva prayed at a shrine in Portugal for Viva to have another baby. Not long afterwards, Gaby came along. In her autobiography "Famous for 15 Minutes: My Years With Andy Warhol," Isabelle Collin Dufresne (known as 'Ultra Violet' and who was a member of Warhol’s 'Factory' clique a... Biography of Genevieve Cortese
Genevieve Cortese (born January 8, 1981) is an American actress known for her breakout role on the television series Wildfire as Kris Furillo and as Ruby on Supernatural. Before making her television debut as Kris Furillo, Genevieve was known as an experienced stage actress. She has performed in regional productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Crimes of the Heart, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Genevieve holds a bachelor of fine arts degree in drama and a bachelor of arts in English from Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. Cortese has three younger siblings (one sister and two brothers). Cortese's nickname is "Gen". Filmography Film Year Role Notes Mojave 2004 Amber The Dead Zone July 10, 2005 Chloe Episode #4... Biography of Edmond Vandercammen
Edmond Vandercammen, born January 8, 1901 in Ohain, is a Belgian poet.... Biography of Miguel Primo de Rivera
Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja, 2. Marqués de Estella (Jerez de la Frontera, January 8, 1870 - Paris, March 16, 1930) was a Spanish dictator, aristocrat, and a military official who was appointed Prime Minister by the King and who for seven years (1923-1930) was a dictator, ending the turno system of alternating parties. Early years Miguel Primo de Rivera was born into a landowning military family in the sherry-producing city of Jerez de la Frontera. His father was a retired colonel. His uncle, Fernando, was Captain General in Madrid and the soon-to-be first marquis of Estella. Fernando later participated in the plot to restore the constitutional monarchy in 1875, ending the tumultuous First Republic. The young Miguel grew up as part of what Gerald Brenan called "a hard-drinking, wh... Biography of Pascal Zuberbuehler
Pascal Zuberbühler (born 8 January 1971 in Frauenfeld, Switzerland) is a Swiss footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for English Premier League club Fulham. Club career Zuberbühler made 187 appearances for Grasshopper Zürich between 1991 and 1999, winning the Swiss Super League three times and the Swiss Cup once. He moved to FC Basel where he played 217 games, winning the Championship another three times & the Swiss Cup twice. He is famous for his saves in a 1–1 tie with Liverpool in a Champions League game. He also played 13 league games and five Champions League games for Bayer Leverkusen in 2000–01. He signed a two-year contract for West Bromwich Albion on a free transfer from Basel on 14 July 2006. His first appearance in an Albion shirt was in a friendly against Moth... Biography of Arthur Ford
Arthur Ford (January 8, 1896 (death certificate gives 1896 and not 1897) – January 4, 1971) was an American psychic spiritual medium, clairaudient and in 1955 founded the Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship. Biographer Allen Spraggett called him American Spiritualism's near pope and society's clairvoyant, comparable with the 19th century medium Daniel Dunglas Home. After a sitting, William McDougall, then psychologist at Harvard University and the 1920 president of the American Society for Psychical Research, said Ford had supernormal powers on page 2 of Spraggett's book, but then later Ford informs the author on page 226, when Ford "communicated" McDougall the first names of his parents, McDougall said he "was not duly impressed." The American Society for Psychical Research library does not... Biography of Rose Murphy
Rose Murphy, born January 8, 1913 in Lima, Ohio, was an American singer, actress and pianist. She acted in a few films, as A Wave, a Wac and a Marine, and George White's Scandals.... Biography of Alfred Russell Wallace
Alfred Russel Wallace, OM, FRS (8 January 1823 – 7 November 1913) was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist. He is best known for independently proposing a theory of natural selection which prompted Charles Darwin to publish his own theory. Wallace did extensive fieldwork, first in the Amazon River basin and then in the Malay Archipelago, where he identified the Wallace Line that divides Indonesia into two distinct parts, one in which animals closely related to those of Australia are common, and one in which the species are largely of Asian origin. He was considered the 19th century's leading expert on the geographical distribution of animal species and is sometimes called the "father of biogeography". Wallace was one of the leading evolutionary thinke... Biography of Louis Le Pensec
Louis Le Pensec, born January 8, 1937 in Mellac, is a French politician, member of PS (Parti socialiste).... Biography of John Utaka
John Chukwudi Utaka (born 8 January 1982 in Enugu) is a Nigerian football player, who currently plays for Portsmouth of the English Premier League. His Igbo name, Chukwudi, means "There is God". Career He has played for several clubs across three continents, first for Arab Contractors and subsequently Ismaily of Egypt, then spending a season playing for Al-Sadd of Qatar, before joining Racing Lens and later Rennes in France. He now plays for Portsmouth in England, mainly as a pacy winger who is utilised for the team's counter attaking. He is the older brother of Peter Utaka. Utaka struggled to make an impact at the start of his Rennes stint. However, he took advantage of the absence of fellow striker Alexander Frei through injury to make his breakthrough. In February 2006, he scored... Biography of Joseph Déchelette
Joseph Déchelette, born January 8, 1862 in Roanne (Loire), died October 4, 1914 in Vingré (Aisne), was a French archaeologist and author.... Biography of Soupy Sales
Soupy Sales (born Milton Supman on January 8, 1926) is an American comedian and actor. Sales got his unusual nickname from his family. His older brothers had been nicknamed "Hambone" and "Chicken Bone"; Milton was dubbed "Soup Bone," which was later shortened to "Soupy." When he became a disc jockey, he began using the stage name "Soupy Hines." After he became established, it was decided that "Hines" was too close to the Hines soup company, so Soupy chose the surname "Sales," after comedian Chic Sale. Sales was born Milton Supman in Franklinton, North Carolina to Irving and Sadie Supman. Irving Supman had emigrated to America from Hungary with his parents in 1895, and was a dry goods merchant. Milton has two siblings, Leonard Supman (b. 1918-deceased) and Inice Supman (b. 1921). M... Biography of Old Melusine
Old Melusine, born January 8, 1943 in Créteil, is a French esoteric author and specialist of French Wicca. Wicca (IPA: /ˈwɪkə/) is a neopagan, nature-based religion popularised in 1954 by Gerald Gardner, a retired British civil servant, who at the time called it Witchcraft and its adherents "the Wica". He said that the religion, of which he was an initiate, was a modern survival of an old witchcraft mystery religion that had existed in secret for hundreds of years, originating in the pre-Christian paganism of Europe. The veracity of Gardner's statements cannot be independently proven, however, and it is possible that Wiccan theology began to be compiled no earlier than the 1920s. Wiccans typically worship a God (traditionally the Horned God) and a Goddess (traditionally t... Biography of MacGregor Mathers
MacGregor Mathers, born in Hackney, United-Kingdom, on January 8, 1854, was a British astrologer, occultist and author. He founded the mystical organization The Golden Dawn.... Biography of Giacinto Scelsi
Giacinto Scelsi, Count of Ayala Valva (La Spezia, January 8, 1905 – Rome, August 9, 1988) was an Italian composer who also wrote surrealist poetry in French. He is best known for writing music based around only one pitch, altered in all manners through microtonal oscillations, harmonic allusions, and changes in timbre and dynamics, as paradigmatically exemplified in his revolutionary Quattro Pezzi su una nota sola (1959). His musical output, which encompassed all Western classical genres except scenic music, remained largely undiscovered even within contemporary musical circles during most of his life, until a series of concerts in the mid to late 1980s finally premièred many of his pieces to great acclaim, notably his orchestral masterpieces in October 1987 in Cologne, about a quarter... Biography of S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike (frequently referred to as S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike; January 8, 1899 – September 26, 1959) was the fourth Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka), serving from 1956 until his assassination by a Buddhist monk in 1959. Early life & education Bandaranaike was born in Colombo, Ceylon to an elite Sinhalese Anglican Christian family and was the son of the powerful Sir Solomon Dias Bandaranike the Maha Mudaliyar (the chief native interpreter and advisor to the Governor) of Horagolla Walauwa in Atthanagalla, during British colonial rule. In later life he converted to Buddhism in order to join politics. He received his secondary education at St Thomas' College and went on to study at Christ Church, Oxford University, where he was Secretary of the famous... Biography of Ami Dolenz
Ami Dolenz (born January 8, 1969) is an American television and film actress and producer. Early life Born in Burbank, California into a showbiz family, Dolenz is the daughter of Micky Dolenz of the 1960s group the Monkees, and British television presenter Samantha Juste. Her paternal grandparents were the film actors George Dolenz and Janelle Johnson. Career At age 15, Dolenz won a junior talent contest and decided to become an actress. She dropped out of high school and began appearing in roles on various television series. One of her first acting roles was in the television movie The Children of Times Square, followed by a two episode stint on Growing Pains. In 1987, she appeared in a small role in the comedy Can't Buy Me Love. Later that year, she landed the role of Meliss... Biography of Enrique Rodriguez
Enrique Rodriguez, born January 8, 1960 in Los Angeles, California, died March 11, 1995 (AIDS), was an American artist and painter.... Biography of Baltasar Gracián
Baltasar Gracián y Morales (January 8, 1601 – December 6, 1658) was a Spanish Baroque prose writer. He was born in Belmonte, near Calatayud (Aragon). Biography The son of a doctor, in his childhood Gracián lived with his uncle, who was a priest. He studied at a Jesuit school in in 1621 and 1623 and theology in Zaragoza. He was ordained in 1627 and took his final vows in 1635. He assumed the vows of the Jesuits in 1633 and dedicated himself to teaching in various Jesuit schools. He spent time in Huesca, where he befriended the local scholar Vincencio Juan de Lastanosa, who helped him achieve an important milestone in his intellectual upbringing. He acquired fame as a preacher, although some of his oratorical displays, such as reading a letter sent from Hell from the pulpit, were fro... Biography of Lucien Kouassi
Lucien Kouassi, born January 8, 1963 in Prikro, is an Ivorian singer and composer.... Biography of Livia Gyarmathy
Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0350407/ ) Director: 1. Ballroom Dancing (2003) ... aka "Táncrend" - Hungary (original title) 2. A mi gólyánk (1999) ... aka "Our Stork" - USA (festival title) 3. Szökés (1997) 4. A csalás gyönyöre (1992) 5. 'Hol zsarnokság van' (Egy bíró visszaemlékezései) (1989) ... aka "'Where Tyranny Prevails' (Memories of the Judge)" - Europe (English title) 6. Recsk 1950-1953, egy titkos kényszermunkatábor története (1989) 7. Faludy György, költö (1988) 8. Vakvilágban (1987) 9. Egy kicsit én, egy kicsit te (1985) 10. Együttélés (1983) 11. Koportos (1980) 12. Every Wednesday (1979) ... aka "Minden szerdán" - Hungary (original title) 13. Kilencedik emelet (1977) 14. Magány... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michèle Delaunay
Michèle Delaunay (born 8 January 1947 in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme) is a French politician, cancerologist, and a member of the National Assembly of France. She represents the 2nd constituency, and is a member of the Socialist Party. In the 2007 election, she defeated former Prime Minister Alain Juppé.... Biography of Serge Poliakoff
Serge Poliakoff (January 8, 1900 – October 12, 1969) was a Russian-born French modernist painter belonging to the 'New' Ecole de Paris. Serge Poliakoff was born in Moscow in 1900, the thirteenth child of what would eventually be fourteen. His father, a Kyrgyz, supplied the army with horses that he bred himself and also owned a racing stable. His mother was heavily involved with the church, and its religious icons fascinated him. He enrolled at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, but fled Russia and the Russian Revolution in 1917. He arrived in Constantinople in 1920, living off the profits from his talent as a guitarist. He went on to pass through Sofia, Belgrade, Vienna, and Berlin before settling in Paris in 1923, all the while continuing to play in Russian c... Biography of Gaston Miron
Gaston Miron, OQ (French pronunciation: ) (January 8, 1928 – December 14, 1996) was an important poet, writer, and editor of the Quebec post Quiet Revolution. His masterpiece, L'homme rapaillé (partly translated as The March to Love: Selected Poems of Gaston Miron, whose title echoes Miron's most celebrated poem La marche à l'amour) has sold over 100 000 copies, in Quebec and overseas, insuring Miron as one of the mostly read author of Quebec literature . His commitment for a sovereign Quebec, both politically and through his writings, associated with his popularity, placed Miron as a central figure of the Quebec nationalist movement. Life Gaston Miron was born in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, in a country region (Laurentides) 100 kilometers north of Montreal. He moved in Montreal in 1947... Biography of Emily Greene Balch
Emily Greene Balch (January 8, 1867 – January 9, 1961) was an American academic, writer, and pacifist who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 (the prize that year was shared with John Mott), notably for her work with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). Born in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston into an affluent family, she was amongst the first graduates of Bryn Mawr College in 1889. She continued to study sociology and economics in Europe and the United States, and, in 1896, she joined the faculty of Wellesley College, becoming a full professor of economics and sociology in 1913. During the World War I, she helped to found the League and campaigned against America's entry into the conflict. When her contract was terminated by Wellesley becaus... Biography of Junichiro Koizumi
Junichiro Koizumi (小泉 純一郎 Koizumi Jun'ichirō?, born January 8, 1942) is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006. He retired from politics when his term in parliament ended. Widely seen as a maverick leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), he became known as an economic reformer, focusing on Japan's government debt and the privatization of its postal service. In 2005, Koizumi led the LDP to win one of the largest parliamentary majorities in modern Japanese history. Koizumi also attracted international attention through his deployment of the Japan Self-Defense Forces to Iraq, the first foreign deployment of the Japanese military since World War II. His visits to Yasukuni Shrine led to diplomatic tension... Biography of Michelle Forbes
Michelle Renee Forbes Guajardo (born January 8, 1965), known professionally as Michelle Forbes, is an American actress who has built a career of work in television and independent film and has acted in productions in both the United States and in the United Kingdom. Forbes first gained attention from her dual role in daytime soap opera Guiding Light, for which she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination. Although she has appeared in significant roles in movies such as Escape From LA, Kalifornia and Swimming with Sharks, Forbes is perhaps best known for her recurring appearances on genre and drama shows such as Star Trek: The Next Generation and Homicide: Life on the Street during the 1990s, while building her career with roles throughout the 2000s in Battlestar Galactica, 24, In Treat... Biography of Klaus von Schierstedt
Klaus von Schierstedt, born January 8, 1965 in Hof, is a German astrologer, author, physicist and engineer.... Biography of Dennis Wheatley
Dennis Yates Wheatley (8 January 1897 – 10 November 1977) was an English author. His prolific output of stylish thrillers and occult novels made him one of the world's best-selling authors in the 1950s and 1960s. Early life Dennis Yates (or Yeats) Wheatley was born in South London to Albert David and Florence Elizabeth Harriet Wheatley (née Baker). He was the eldest of three children of an upper middle class family, the owners of Wheatley & Son of Mayfair, a wine business. He was expelled from Dulwich College. The school had already been attended by two prominent writers: P.G. Wodehouse (1894-1900), and Raymond Chandler (1900 onwards). Following his expulsion Wheatley became a Merchant Navy officer cadet at the training ship HMS Worcester. Military service He took part in the Firs... Biography of Walter Scavolini
Walter Scavolini, born January 8, 1942 in Pesaro, is an Italian entrepreneur, the creator of famous modular kitchens in Italy.... Biography of Allison Harvard
Allison Elizabeth Harvard (born January 8, 1988) is an American fashion model and Internet celebrity, best known as the runner-up of both Cycle 12 of America's Next Top Model and America's Next Top Model: All-Stars. Harvard has appeared on the cover of magazines such as ONE and WeTheUrban. Early life Harvard was born on January 8, 1988 in Houston, Texas. She attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge before transferring to the University of New Orleans, where she studied art during the spring semester. Her artwork is featured in the 2007 novel The Story Told at Night by Liza Kuznetsova. In 2005, before her stint on America's Next Top Model, Harvard gained notoriety as an Internet meme on 4chan, where she became known as Creepy Chan. Career America's Next Top Model Aft... Biography of Gerry Spence
Gerry Spence (b. January 8, 1929, Laramie, Wyoming) is a trial lawyer in the United States. He has had more multi-million dollar verdicts without an intervening loss than any other lawyer in the US. In 2008, he announced he would retire, at age 79, at the end of the Geoffrey Fieger trial in Detroit, MI. Spence did not lose a criminal case with a trial by jury in the over 50 years he practiced law. Background Spence graduated from the University of Wyoming Law School in 1952. The University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in May 1990. He started his career as a prosecutor and later became a successful defense attorney for the insurance industry. Years later, Spence said he "saw the light" and became committed to representing people, instead of corporations, insurance com... Biography of Sander Vanocur
Sander "Sandy" Vanocur (born January 8, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American journalist. Career After attending Western Military Academy in Alton, Illinois, he earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the Northwestern University School of Speech (1950). He began his journalism career as a reporter on the London Staff of The Manchester Guardian, and also did general reporting for The New York Times. Telejournalism career Described as "one of the country’s most prominent political reporters during the 1960s," Vanocur served as White House correspondent and national political correspondent for NBC News in the 1960s and early 1970s. He was one of the questioners at the first Kennedy-Nixon debate in 1960 and one of NBC's "four horsemen," its floor reporters at the p... Biography of Dwight Clark
Dwight Edward Clark (born January 8, 1957 in Kinston, North Carolina) is a retired American athlete who was a Pro Bowl wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers from 1979 to 1987. He played college football at Clemson University before being drafted by the 49ers in the 10th round of the 1979 entry draft. Arrival at the 49ers In 1979, the head coach of the 49ers, Bill Walsh, went to Clemson to evaluate that school's promising quarterback, Steve Fuller. While there, Walsh discovered Clark. According to a story Clark shared while being interviewed on WDNC radio on July 31, 2007, Walsh had called the number for the dormitory room where Fuller and Clark were living, hoping to reach Fuller. Instead, Clark, who was on his way out to play golf, answered the phone. Upon learning that Fuller... Biography of Willie Anderson (basketball)
Willie Lloyd Anderson, Jr. (born January 8, 1967 in Greenville, South Carolina) is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. After attending the University of Georgia, he was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 10th pick of the 1988 NBA Draft. He played for the Spurs until the 1994–95 season when he was selected in the 1995 expansion draft by the Toronto Raptors. He also played for the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat for the next two seasons. Anderson then moved to Greece to play for Olympiacos and later for AEK Athens which he led to the Euroleague 1998 final. The next season he signed for Maccabi Tel Aviv from Israel, but was waived at the beginning of the season. After signing and before the season began he declared that this ... Biography of Andrew Hunter
Andrew Robert Frederick Hunter (born 8 January 1943, Harpenden) is a United Kingdom politician and a member of the Orange Order. He was Member of Parliament for Basingstoke from 1983 until 2005. From 1990 - 2001 he was Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Monday Club and is currently (2008) Chairman, succeeding Lord Sudeley. Early life Hunter is the son of an RAF Squadron Leader. He went to St George's School, Harpenden and studied at the University of Durham gaining a BA in Theology in 1966 and an MA in History in 1968. He gained a Diploma in Education from Jesus College, Cambridge in 1967 then studied at Westcott House, Cambridge. From 1968-71, he worked in manufacturing industry. He was a Classics teacher at Harrow School for 12 years from 1971-83. Parliamentary career Hunter ... Biography of Alexandra Ripley
Alexandra Ripley, née Braid (January 8, 1934 – January 10, 2004) was an American writer best known as the author of Scarlett (1991), the sequel to Gone with the Wind. Her first novel was Who's the Lady in the President's Bed? (1972). Charleston (1981), her first historical novel, was a bestseller, as were her next books On Leaving Charleston (1984), The Time Returns (1985), and New Orleans Legacy (1987). Scarlett "was universally panned by critics," but was very successful nonetheless. She attended the elite Ashley Hall, in Charleston, South Carolina, and Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. She died in Richmond, Virginia, and is survived by two daughters from her first marriage to Leonard Ripley, a son in law and granddaughter, Alexandra Elizabeth. Novels 1972: Who's the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Giorgio Tozzi
Giorgio Tozzi (born January 8, 1923, Chicago, Illinois) was for many years a leading bass with the Metropolitan Opera, as well as playing lead roles in nearly every major opera house worldwide. Career Tozzi studied at DePaul University with Rosa Raisa, Giacomo Rimini and John Daggett Howell (although he originally intended to study biology). He made his professional debut in 1948 in the Broadway production of Britten's The Rape of Lucretia as Tarquinius. His signature roles included Figaro in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, Phillip II in Verdi's Don Carlo, Hans Sachs in Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, and Satan in Gounod's Faust. In 1957 he portrayed the title role in a nationally broadcast performance of Modest Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov with the NBC Opera Theatre. In 19... Biography of Walther Bothe
Walther Wilhelm Georg Bothe (8 January 1891 in Oranienburg (source: Steinbrecher , birth certificate) – 8 February 1957 in Heidelberg) was a German nuclear physicist, who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1954 with Max Born. In 1913, he joined the newly created Laboratory for Radioactivity at the Reich Physical and Technical Institute (PTR), where he remained until 1930, the latter few years as the director of the laboratory. He served in the military during World War I from 1914, and he was a prisoner of war of the Russians, returning to Germany in 1920. Upon his return to the laboratory, he developed and applied coincidence methods to the study of nuclear reactions, the Compton effect, cosmic rays, and the wave-particle duality of radiation, for which he would receive the Nobel Pri... Biography of Susumu Fujita
Susumu Fujita (藤田 進 Fujita Susumu?, 8 January 1912 – 23 March 1991) was a Japanese film and television actor. He played the lead role in Akira Kurosawa's first feature, Sanshiro Sugata, and appeared other Kurosawa film including The Men Who Tread On the Tiger's Tail (as Togashi, commander of the border guards) and The Hidden Fortress (as General Tadokoro). Later, he was a supporting actor in Ishirō Honda's Mothra vs. Godzilla, among many other films. Before and during World War II Fujita was considered one of the great stars of Japanese cinema. In the post-war period he became known for supporting roles, often playing a soldier in war films. During the sixties and seventies he played minor roles in tokusatsu or "special effects pictures" (特撮ਸ਼... Biography of David Silva
David Josué Jiménez Silva (born 8 January 1986 in Arguineguín, Gran Canaria) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for Valencia FC and the Spanish national team. Silva is capable of playing on either wing or as a traditional number 10, and sometimes as a supporting striker. A player of slight build, he is often compared to Pablo Aimar, the player he replaced at Valencia, also donning Aimar's trademark number 21. Club career Silva made his professional debut in 2004–05 at Segunda División's SD Eibar, on loan from Valencia CF, playing 35 league games and scoring on five occasions. In the following season, he was again loaned, this time to Celta de Vigo, where he played 34 matches, scoring four goals. After two late substitute appearances, the first in a 2–0 home win over Málag... Biography of Jack Lantier
André de Meyer, best known as Jack Lantier, born January 8, 1930 in Paris, is a French singer. Selected songs "la Chanson des blés d'or", "Nuits de Chine" (1922), "Ah le petit vin blanc" (création 1943), "La Paimpolaise" de Théodore Botrel, "Sous les ponts de Paris" de Vincent Scotto, "Roses de Picardie"... Biography of John McTiernan
John Campbell McTiernan, Jr. (born January 8, 1951) is an American movie director, best known for his action films. He was born in Albany, New York and was an M.F.A. graduate of the AFI Conservatory. Most action cinema fans agree that the director's best works have been Predator, Die Hard, and The Hunt for Red October. McTiernan directed these three films back-to-back. He was once discussed as being involved in a fourth Die Hard movie, but the producers stated in early 2006 that they were pursuing a new director, who eventually was announced to be Len Wiseman. Height: 6' (1.83 m) Partial filmography Movies directed by McTiernan include: Nomads (1986) Predator (1987) Die Hard (1988) The Hunt for Red October (1990) Medicine Man (1992) Last Action Hero (1993) Die Hard... Biography of Juan Marsé
Juan Marsé is a Spanish novelist, journalist and screenwriter, born in Barcelona on January 8, 1933 as Juan Faneca. His mother died in childbirth, and he was soon adopted by the Marsé family. At age 14 he started to publish some of his writings in the Insula magazine and in a cinema magazine while working as an apprentice jeweller. One of his stories won the Sésamo Prize and in 1958 he publishes his first novel, Encerrados con un solo juguete (Locked up with a Single Toy), which was a finalist of the Biblioteca Breve Seix Barral Prize. Afterwards he spent two years in Paris working as "garçon de laboratoire" at the Pasteur Institute and translating screenplays and teaching Spanish. Back in Spain he wrote Esta cara de la luna (This Side of the Moon), repudiated and never included in h... Add to favourites (3 fans)Biography of Noah Cyrus
Noah Lindsey Cyrus (born January 8, 2000) is an American child actress and model. Personal life Cyrus was born in Nashville, Tennessee as the youngest child of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus and Leticia "Tish" Cyrus. Cyrus has two sisters Miley and Brandi, and three brothers Trace, Braison and Christopher. Career Her first role was at the age of three, playing "Gracie Hebert" for four episodes of the television show Doc. She was a background dancer in the 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie and played small roles in six episodes of the Disney Channel Original Series, Hannah Montana. She appeared in the straight-to-DVD movie Mostly Ghostly. Her first major movie role was in the anime feature film Ponyo. She sang the theme song to the film with Frankie Jonas, the youngest sibling ... Biography of Gabrielle Blunt
Gabrielle Blunt, born on January 8, 1919 in Herne Bay, is a British actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089906/) 2001 Heartbeat (TV series) Jessie Outram – Home Sweet Home (2001) … Jessie Outram 2001 Lee Evans: So What Now? (TV series) Glenda – The House Guest (2001) … Glenda 2000 Time Gentlemen Please (TV series) Naughty Old Woman – Only When I Laugh... (2000) … Naughty Old Woman – Help! the Aged (2000) … Naughty Old Woman 2000 Doctors (TV series) Mrs Corcoran – A Share of the Cake (2000) … Mrs Corcoran 2000 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (TV series) Mrs. Harris – A Man of Substance (2000) … Mrs. Harris 2000 The Strangerers (TV series) Mrs. Bailey – Angels (2000) … Mrs. Bailey 1998 Maisie Raine (TV series) Lady with Dog – An... Biography of Maria Honkanen (Battlelore)
Maria Honkanen, born on January 8, 1982 in Lappenranta, is a Finnish musician, a member of Battlelore, a metal band from Lappeenranta, Finland. All of Battlelore's lyrics concern J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. Style Battlelore mixes female vocals with harsh male growling in "beauty and the beast" duet, backed by heavy guitar riffing and occasional keyboard interludes. The band's style takes elements from gothic metal, folk metal, power metal, and melodic death metal. Because of the ambiguity of Battlelore's music, different reviewers have labeled the band with each of these, as well as idiosyncratic terms such as "epic metal" or "fantasy metal". Battlelore's songs are all centered around J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. Tolkien inspiration also includes a distinctive stage pseud... Biography of Jean-Marie Straub
Jean-Marie Straub (born 8 January 1933, France) and Danièle Huillet (1 May 1936, Paris – 9 October 2006, Cholet) were a duo of filmmakers who made two dozen films between 1963 and 2006. Their films are noted for their rigorous, intellectually stimulating style. Though both were French, they worked mostly in Germany and Italy. Biography Jean-Marie Straub met Danièle Huillet as a student in 1954. Straub was involved in the Parisian cinephile community of the time, and was a friend of François Truffaut. Between 1954 and 1958, Straub worked as an assistant to the film directors Robert Bresson, Abel Gance, Jean Renoir, and Jacques Rivette. Straub and Huillet made their first film together, an 18-minute short called Manchorka-Muff in 1963; it was based on a story by Heinrich Böll. Their... Biography of Bernard Beugnies
Bernard Beugnies, born on January 8, 1948 in Mons, is a Belgian political agent.... Biography of Jeanne Cordelier
Jeanne Cordelier, born on January 8, 1944 in Paris, is a French writer. Bibliography Novels 1976 : La Dérobade, Hachette, (ISBN 2-01-002745-0) 1981 : La Passagère, Hachette/Mazarine, (ISBN 2-01-004950-0) 1981 : Premier bal, avec Julien Bigras, Hachette,(ISBN 2-01-008121-8) 1982 : Chez l’Espérance, Hachette, (ISBN 2-01-008715-1) 1985 : Malparade, Hachette, (ISBN 2-01-009447-6) 1987 : Sang et Plumes, Hachette, (ISBN 2-01-011462-0); nouvelle édition Booksurge 2006, (ISBN 978-1419630842) 1990 : À l’Arraché, Lattès, (ISBN 978-2709609104) 1993 : La Mort de Blanche-neige, Éditions Stock, (ISBN 978-2234025929) 1995 : La Passion selon Gatien, Éditions Stock, (ISBN 978-2234045064) 2000 : Du riz aux larmes, Publibook, 2001 : Descendre à Bonne... Biography of Chen Xiexia
Chen Xiexia (simplified Chinese: 陈燮霞; traditional Chinese: 陳燮霞; Mandarin Pinyin: Chén Xièxiá; Jyutping: Chan4 Sit3 Ha4; born January 8, 1983 in Panyu, Guangzhou, Guangdong) is a Chinese weightlifter. She won three golds at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships. and the first gold medal for China in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 48 kg class, setting an Olympic Record by lifting a total of 212 kg. She also won 3 golds at the 2007 Asian Championships, with a world record of 120 kg in clean and jerk. At the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Gymnasium on Day 1 of the Olympic Games, 152cm Xiexia, 25, yelled "jia you!" (come on!), and succeeded on all six attempts (snatch: 95 kg; clean and jerk: 117kg).... Biography of Sacha Bourdo
Sacha Bourdo (Aleksander Burdo) was born on 8 January 1963 in Orel, Russia to parents Margarita and Mikhail Burdo. Second out of three children and the only boy Sacha up until later years resided in Russia with his older sister Svetlana and younger sister Vera. Sacha now lives and works in Paris, France where he is a French actor. Sacha starred in many films throughout his years and his most recent was a role in La science des rêves (Science of Sleep) which was released on 16 August 2006 in France and then later in America. He played Serge. One of Sacha's earliest films is the feature film Western by Manuel Poirier (1997). He now travels around the world working on various new productions. He now works in France.... Biography of Heather Rene Smith
Heather Rene Smith (born January 8, 1987 in Salinas, California) is an American model. Smith was the Playboy Playmate for February 2007. She also appeared on the cover of the October/November 2006 issue of Playboy Lingerie and as Co-ed of the Week at Playboy Cyber Club. She was previously billed as simply "Heather Rene." Prior to her Playboy appearances, Smith ran the non-nude amateur website, "Lovely Heather." Smith appeared in an episode of The Hills as one of the Playmate "sluts" hanging out with Heidi's boyfriend, Spencer. She also appears in an episode of Playboy TV's "Hot Babes Doing Stuff Naked" (Camping - Episode 18), where she goes camping with three other Playmates (Lindsay Wagner - Miss November 2007, Sara Jean Underwood - 2007 Playmate of the Year, & Nicole Voss - Miss... Biography of Anthony Gourdine
Jerome Anthony "Little Anthony" Gourdine or Anthony Gourdine, born on January 8, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York, is an American singer, the lead singer of Little Anthony and the Imperials. a rhythm and blues/soul/doo-wop vocal group from New York, first active in the 1950s. Lead singer Jerome Anthony "Little Anthony" Gourdine was noted for his high-pitched falsetto voice, influenced by Jimmy Scott. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 4, 2009, 23 years after the group's first year of eligibility for induction, waiting longer than any other artist for the honor.... Biography of Adrian Mutu
Adrian Mutu (born 8 January 1979) is a Romanian striker and attacking midfielder who plays for Italian Serie A club Fiorentina and the Romanian national team. Club career Argeş Piteşti Mutu began his professional career with his home club Argeş Piteşti. He made his debut on 15 March 1997 against Oţelul Galaţi and went on to score 14 goals in 41 games before sealing a transfer to Dinamo Bucureşti. Dinamo Bucureşti His strong performances for Dinamo Bucureşti meant that Mutu did not spend long playing in the Romanian capital. He scored 22 goals in 33 games in total and played an important role in Dinamo's league and Romanian Cup success. However by the time that Dinamo lifted these trophies, Mutu had already left to play for Internazi... Biography of George Cook (guitarist)
George Cook, born on January 8, 1918 in Waterford, is a Canadian musician, guitarist, composer, and singer (source: John McKay-Clements , The Canadian Astrology Collection).... Biography of Ron Moody
Ron Moody (born Ronald Moodnick; 8 January 1924) is an English actor. Early life Moody was born in Tottenham, North London, England, the son of Kate (née Ogus) and Bernard Moodnick, a studio executive. His father was of Russian Jewish descent and his mother was a Lithuanian Jew. He is a cousin of director Laurence Moody and actress Clare Lawrence. His surname was legally changed to Moody in 1930. Education Moody was educated at Southgate County School, which at the time was a state grammar school, and based in Palmers Green in the London Borough of Enfield, in North London, followed by the London School of Economics in Central London, where he trained to become a sociologist. Life and career Despite training to be a sociologist, Moody began appearing in theatrical shows and l... Biography of Peter Arno
Peter Arno (January 8, 1904 – February 22, 1968) was a U.S. cartoonist. Biography Born Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr. in New York, New York, and educated at the Hotchkiss School and Yale University, his cartoons were published in The New Yorker from 1925–1968. They often depicted a cross-section of New York society from the 1920s through the 1960s. He married The New Yorker magazine columnist and fashion editor Lois Long and together they had one daughter, Patricia Arno, born September 18, 1928. Their marriage ended in 1930. He is interred at Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York. Bibliography Whoops Dearie!. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1927. Parade. New York: H. Liveright,1929. Hullabaloo. New York: H. Liveright, 1930. Circus. New York: H. Liveright, 1931. F... Biography of Jenny Lewis
Jennifer Diane Lewis (born January 8, 1976), is an American singer-songwriter musician and actress. She was the primary vocalist of the indie rock band Rilo Kiley, and has released two solo albums. She currently performs as part of the duo Jenny & Johnny with boyfriend Johnathan Rice. She was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. Acting career Lewis made her professional debut in a Jell-O commercial. She was featured in the short-lived 1986 Lucille Ball sitcom Life With Lucy, where she was cast as one of Lucy's grandchildren. She also had small roles on TV shows, such as The New Twilight Zone, Baywatch, Golden Girls, Growing Pains, Just the Ten of Us, Roseanne, Mr. Belvedere, and Brooklyn Bridge. Lewis appeared in over a dozen teen-themed movies, such as Troop Beverly Hills, and in 1989 star... Biography of Samuel Schmid
Samuel Schmid (born 8 January 1947 in Rüti bei Büren, Canton of Bern) is a Swiss politician who was a member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2000 to 2008. He was the head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (notably acting as a defense minister for Switzerland). He was elected to the Federal Council on 6 December 2000. He was a member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC), and is now a member of the Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland. During his time in office he has held the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports. In 2004, he was the vice-President of the Confederation and President in 2005. Schmid was a member of the SVP's centrist/agrarian wing. He was put under pressure by the party's nationalist wing, led by former Fe... Biography of José Bénazéraf
José Bénazéraf (born January 8, 1922 Casablanca, Morocco, died December 1, 2012) was a French filmmaker and producer. After having finished his studies in political sciences, he started his career by producing Les lavandières du Portugal in 1958, a film of Pierre Gaspard-Huit. He started to direct erotic feature films in 1961 with L'éternité pour nous. At the end of the 1970s, he moved his attention to the direct-to-video market. Filmography As director 1960 : Mourir d'amour (Ma mort a les yeux bleus) 1961 : Le Quatrième Sexe (not credited) 1961 : L'Éternité pour nous (Le Cri de la chair) 1962 : Le Concerto de la peur (La Drogue du vice) (U.S. title Night of Lust) 1963 : Paris erotika (24 heures d'un Américain à Paris) 1964 : Cover Girls 196... Biography of Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (pronounced /ˈælmə ˈtædɪmə/), OM, RA (8 January 1836 – 25 June 1912) was one of the most renowned painters of late nineteenth-century Britain. Born in Dronrijp, the Netherlands, and trained at the Royal Academy of Antwerp, Belgium, he settled in England in 1870 and spent the rest of his life there. A classical-subject painter, he became famous for his depictions of the luxury and decadence of the Roman Empire, with languorous figures set in fabulous marbled interiors or against a backdrop of dazzling blue Mediterranean sea and sky. Admired during his lifetime for his draftsmanship and depictions of Classical antiquity, he fell into disrepute after his death, and only in the last thirty years has his work been reevaluated for its impor... Biography of Yazid Sabeg
Yazid Sabeg, born on 8 January 1950 in Guelma, Algeria, is the president of the administrative council of the French high-technology firm SSII (CS Communication and Systems) and also a member of the French Institute of International and Strategic Relations. Born to a docker father, he immigrated to France in 1952, did his studies at Faidherbe Secondary School in Lille and then at the University of Paris I where he obtained a Phd in economic and social sciences. He began his career at a subsidiary of Crédit LyonnaisBank. In 1990, after an experience in Spie-Batignolles, he founded a financial firm thanks to which he took control of the Compagnie des Signaux, known as CS Communication et Systèmes. His success in the business world, coupled with his Maghrebian origins, have given him a ... Biography of Bob Eubanks
Robert Leland "Bob" Eubanks (born January 8, 1938) is an American radio, game show host and television personality best known for hosting the game show The Newlywed Game on and off from 1966 to 2000, where he was known for using the catch-phrase, "Makin' Whoopee". Early life Eubanks was born in Flint, Michigan, but was raised primarily in Pasadena, California, where he grew up listening to music, most notably favorites like Frank Sinatra and Doc Watson, while watching popular classic television and watched quiz game shows, when television was first established at that time. Also growing up in the 1940s and 1950s, he was influenced by Cary Grant, Howard Hughes, Buddy Hackett and Bill Cullen. He attended Pasadena High School, where he graduated in 1955. After graduation from high school,... Biography of Sam Riley
Sam Riley (born 8 January 1980) is an English actor and singer. Biography Early life Riley was born in Leeds (source: Imdb), the son of "a textile agent and nursery-school teacher". He was educated at Uppingham School. He was turned down by both the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art ("LAMDA") and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts ("RADA"). Film career His breakthrough performance came when he played the role of Ian Curtis in the movie Control, a biopic about the lead singer of the 1970s post-punk band Joy Division. The film received high critical acclaim due in no small part to Riley's performance, which won him a selection of awards including the British Independent Film Award for "Most Promising Newcomer" a BAFTA "Rising Star" nomination; and a Mark Kermode nod for B... Biography of Harriet Sansom Harris
Harriet Sansom Harris (born January 8, 1955) is an American actress noted for her 2002 award winning performance in the Broadway musical Thoroughly Modern Millie, and more recently for her role as Felicia Tilman in ABC network television series, Desperate Housewives. Biography Early years Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Harris started acting as a youngster and attended New York's Juilliard School. After graduation from Juilliard's drama division, she joined John Houseman's touring repertory company The Acting Company, where she stayed for three years. During this time, she performed in productions of Shakespeare's King Lear and Romeo and Juliet, the classic Antigone, and alongside Frances Conroy in Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children. Career Harris went on to do extens... Biography of Calvin Natt
Calvin Leon Natt (born January 8, 1957 in Monroe, Louisiana) is a retired American professional basketball player. The 6'6" (1.98 m) forward from Northeast Louisiana University under coach Lenny Fant, Natt played 11 NBA seasons (1979-1990), spending time with the New Jersey Nets, Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs, and Indiana Pacers. He represented the Nuggets in the 1985 NBA All-Star Game, and retired with 10,291 career points. He is the older brother of former NBA player Kenny Natt. Calvin Natt is now an ordained minister and owns a funeral home in Denver, Colorado.... Biography of Chris Masters
Christopher Todd Mordetzky (born January 8, 1983 in Santa Monica, California) is an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name "The Masterpiece" Chris Masters. He currently wrestles for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its SmackDown brand. Professional wrestling career Early career Mordetzky began training for a wrestling career at the age of 16 in Ultimate Pro Wrestling. He trained there for one year and suffered an injury, leaving him out of action for 3 months. During this time, Mordetzky learned that WWE was recruiting talent from UPW, and he took time off from wrestling for nearly three years to pursue a powerful physique that would interest World Wrestling Entertainment. His work paid off, as WWE offered him a developmental contract in 2003, training him ... Biography of Peng Shuai
Peng Shuai (simplified Chinese: 彭帅; traditional Chinese: 彭帥; pinyin: Péng Shuài; born January 8, 1986, in Xiangtan, Hunan Province) is a Chinese professional female tennis player. She won a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games, defeating Akgul Amanmuradova in the final. As of September 19th 2011, she is the only Chinese player in the Top 20 of both the singles and doubles rankings. Peng is known for her stamina and plays with two hands on both sides and hits very flat. She has defeated many top 10 and top 5 players, including Anastasia Myskina, Elena Dementieva, Dinara Safina, Kim Clijsters, Martina Hingis, Amélie Mauresmo, Francesca Schiavone, Jelena Janković, Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwańska, Li Na, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Nadia Petrova and Vera Zv... Biography of Kevin Conneff
Kevin Conneff (born January 8, 1945) is more familiarly known as the voice and rhythmic heartbeat of the legendary Irish folk group, The Chieftains, through his talents as vocalist and bodhrán player. He joined the group in 1976, replacing Peadar Mercier who had been the second bodhrán player for the group. The move was unexpected — he'd been asked to contribute to "Bonaparte's Retreat" (Chieftains VI) and didn't know that Peadar Mercier was retiring until Paddy Moloney, over a pint or two of Guinness, asked Kevin to consider making the contribution permanent. Since then, Kevin has become an integral part of the sound of the Chieftains. Kevin Conneff was born in Donore, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland and raised in the Liberties, the heart of Dublin. Music was an important part of his home ... Biography of Andrew Wood (singer)
Andrew Patrick Wood (born January 8, 1966 – March 19, 1990) was an American musician best known as the lead singer for grunge bands Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone. Wood formed Malfunkshun, in 1980, with his brother Kevin and Regan Hagar. The band used alter ego personas onstage, with Wood using the name Landrew the Love Child. Though the band only had two songs released, "With Yo' Heart (Not Yo' Hands)" and "Stars-n-You", on the Deep Six compilation album, they are often cited as "founding fathers" of the Seattle's grunge movement. It was during his time in Malfunkshun that Wood started relying heavily on drugs, entering rehab in 1985. By 1988, Malfunkshun had disbanded and Wood began jamming with former Green River members Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament, performing briefly as the co... Biography of Adam Goodes
Adam Goodes (born 8 January 1980 in Wallaroo, South Australia) is a professional Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Goodes holds an elite place in AFL/VFL history as a dual Brownlow Medallist, premiership player, three time All-Australian and member of the Indigenous Team of the Century and has represented Australia in the International Rules Series. Goodes is well known for his indigenous Australian heritage, and is prominently involved and associated with several indigenous sport and community programs. Early life He was born in Wallaroo, to Lisa May (a Narungga child with Adnyamathanha ancestry) and Graham Goodes, with siblings Jake and Brett. His parents were separated when he was four and his father moved to Quee... Biography of Nikki Garrett
Nicole Maree "Nikki" Garrett (born 8 January 1984) is an Australian professional golfer. Garrett turned professional in late 2005, and qualified for the 2006 Ladies European Tour (LET). She did not win a tournament in her rookie season, but she had four top-ten finishes, ended up 12th on the Order of Merit standings with €99,445 in earnings, and won the 2006 Ryder Cup Wales Rookie of the Year award. In 2007 she collected back to back LET titles at the Tenerife Ladies Open and the Open de Espana Femenino. Professional wins (2) Ladies European Tour wins 2 2007 (2) Tenerife Ladies Open, Open De España Femenino Ladies European Tour career summary Year Majors Wins Earnings (€) Money list rank Average 2006 0 0 99,445.05 12 72.35 2007 0 2 135,612.98 16 73.23... Biography of Carl Pavano
Carl Anthony Pavano (born January 8, 1976) is an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher currently with the Minnesota Twins. Early career Pavano was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 13th round of the 1994 amateur draft. He came out of Southington High School located in Southington, CT. In November 1997, he was sent to Montreal, along with pitcher Tony Armas, Jr., in a trade that brought Pedro Martínez to Boston. Pavano debuted with the Expos in 1998 and was traded to the Florida Marlins in the middle of the 2002 season in a trade that included Cliff Floyd. Pavano gave up Mark McGwire's 70th home run in the 1998 season. World Series performance Despite having been plagued by injuries, Pavano became an important part of Florida's starting rotation and had a highly... Biography of Stephen Jourdain
Stephen Jourdain, born on January 8, 1931 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, died on February 19, 2009, is a French spiritual master and writer, the grandson of architect Frantz Jourdain and the son of Francis Jourdain and Audrey King. External link: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=259430250775922... Biography of Mariana Vicente
Mariana Paola Vicente Morales (born January 8, 1989, in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2010 and placed in the Top 10 at the 2010 Miss Universe pageant. Biography Vicente is the oldest of four children, Ramón, Claudia Sofia and Sebastián. Her father, Ramón Vicente, is a businessman and her mother, Izayma Morales, works in public relations. She is a well-known top model in Puerto Rico. She also won the prestigious "La Cara de Imagen L'Oreal" 2005 and is a student at the University of Puerto Rico in Carolina. Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2010 Vicente represented Rio Grande at the Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2010 pageant, held on November 12, 2009 in San Juan, where she won several awards including: ... Biography of Tift Merritt
Catherine Tift Merritt (born January 8, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and North Carolina native. With her longtime band, she has built what has been called a "unique" and critically acclaimed body of work of "sonic short stories and poignant performances." She has been compared to songwriters like Joni Mitchell and Emmylou Harris. Merritt has released two studio albums for Lost Highway Records and two for Fantasy Records. Her live albums so far are Home Is Loud released in 2005 and Buckingham Solo released in 2009. Biography Early years Merritt was born in Houston but her family moved to Raleigh, North Carolina soon after. Her father taught her guitar chords and how to play piano by ear to Percy Sledge and Bob Dylan songs, and she sang harmonies with him as a ... Biography of Loletta Lee
Loletta Lee (Chinese: 李麗珍, also known as Lee Lai Chun in Cantonese and Li Li Zhen, in Mandarin) is a Hong Kong actress born on 8 January 1966 in Hong Kong. She later changed her name to Rachel Lee in 2000. She started playing small roles in Hong Kong movies in the 1980s. Her first role as main actress is in Devoted to You. She continued to play as young teenager in the 1980s until 1990. Her performance in Ordinary Heroes earned her a Golden Horse Award in 1999 for Best Actress. She can be found today working in mainstream Hong Kong cinema. In an interview with FHM, Loletta revealed that her parents were Indonesian Chinese of Meixian ancestry. Filmography Shanghai Blues (1984) Before Dawn (1984) Merry Christmas (1984) Everlasting Love (19... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jason Giambi
Jason Gilbert Giambi (play /dʒiˈɑːmbi/; born January 8, 1971) is an American professional baseball first baseman with the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball. He was the American League MVP in 2000 while with the Oakland Athletics, and is a five-time All-Star who has led the American League in walks four times, in on base percentage three times, and in doubles and in slugging percentage once each, and won the Silver Slugger award twice. Giambi took performance-enhancing drugs during his career, for which he has publicly apologized. Giambi was named one of the Top 10 Most Superstitious Athletes by Men's Fitness.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dorothy Adams
Dorothy Adams (January 8, 1900; Hannah, North Dakota – March 16, 1988; Woodland Hills, California) was an American character actress. She was married to character actor Byron Foulger from 1921-1970. She was the mother of soap opera actress Rachel Ames. In the 60's, she was a popular acting instructor at the UCLA School of Theatre Arts. Partial filmography 1938 Broadway Musketeers as Anna 1939 The Women as Miss Atkinson 1939 Ninotchka as Jacqueline 1940 The Fight for Life 1941 The Devil Commands 1941 Affectionately Yours 1941 Bedtime Story 1941 The Shepherd of the Hills 1943 So Proudly We Hail! as Lt. Irma Emerson 1944 Laura as Bessie Clary 1946 A Boy and His Dog 1946 The Best Years of Our Lives as Mrs. Cameron 1952 Carrie ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Chris Douglas-Roberts
Chris Douglas-Roberts, also known as CDR (born January 8, 1987 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American basketball player who plays for Virtus Bologna. He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers. High school Douglas-Roberts played high school basketball at Cass Technical High School and Northwestern High School. He played for Cass Tech in 2003 and 2004 averaging 28 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. After the 2004 season he transferred to Northwestern where he saw limited time due to transfer rules and didn't join the team until the second semester. He finished the season averaging 13.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. College Coming out of high school Douglas-Roberts was considered one of the best prospects available. He eventually chose the University of Memphis. Durin... Biography of Denise Maerker
Denise Maerker Salmón, born on January 8, 1965 in Mexico City, is a Mexican journalist.... Biography of Maria Pitillo
Maria Pitillo (born January 8, 1966) is an American actress who has starred in several films; most notably as Audrey Timmonds in Godzilla—a role which garnered her a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress. She also made an appearance on the TV series Providence. Pitillo was born in Elmira, New York and was raised in Mahwah, New Jersey. Filmography Film The Angriest Man in Suburbia (2006) as Allison The Christmas Secret (2000) (TV) as Debbie After Sex (2000) as Vicki Dirk and Betty (2000) as Betty Godzilla (1998) as Audrey Timmonds Something to Believe In (1998) as Maggie Dear God (1996) as Gloria McKinney Bye Bye Love (1995) as Kim Between Love & Honor (1995) (TV) as Maria Caprefoli Natural Born Killers (1994) as Deborah... Biography of Freddie Stroma
Freddie Stroma (born 8 January 1987) is an English actor, model, and singer, best known for playing Cormac McLaggen in the Harry Potter film series. Early life and education Freddie Stroma was born Frederic Wilhelm C. J. Sjostrom in London, England on 8 January 1987, to a Swedish father and a German mother. Although he was born in London, he was educated at the boys'-only boarding school Radley College and was the middle child of three with an older sister and a younger brother. Whilst undertaking a degree in Neuroscience at University College London, Freddie's film and modelling career began to flourish, leading him to take a break from his academic studies so that he could appear as Cormac McLaggen in the film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Following filming, Stroma return... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roger Vercel
Roger Vercel (born Roger Cretin) (8 January 1894 Le Mans (birth time source: Didier Geslain) – 26 February 1957 Dinan) was a French writer. Biography Vercel was fascinated by the sea and marine life. Although he virtually never went to sea, most of his novels featured a maritime setting. World War I interrupted his studies of letters. Early in the war his poor eyesight left him a stretcher-bearer on the battlefields of northern and eastern France. Because of a shortage of army officers, he returned to Saint-Cyr. He ended the war on the eastern front, and was discharged a year after the Armistice. He returned to Dinan, where in 1921 he was appointed professor at the College of Letters. He earned a doctorate in letters in 1927, with a thesis entitled: "The images in the work of C... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Richard Beggs
Richard Beggs (born 8 January 1942) is an American sound designer. He won an Academy Award for Best Sound for the film Apocalypse Now. He has worked on over 60 films since 1979. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0066740/) 2013 Red Knot (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer) (post-production) 2013 The Bling Ring (sound designer) (completed) 2012/I Kidnapping (re-recording mixer, sound designer, supervising sound editor) 2011 Twixt (sound designer) 2011 Something Ventured (documentary) (sound editor) 2011 Terri (sound re-recording mixer) 2010 Little Sister (sound designer) 2010 Somewhere (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer, supervising sound editor) 2010 Bastard (short) (sound designer) 2009 Repo Chick (sound designer) 2009... Biography of Blanche Dumoulin
Blanche Dumoulin, also known as Davine, born on January 8, 1895 in Liège (birth time source: acte n° n°66, André Dekoster), died in 1975 in Paris, was a Belgian artist, cartoonist, and author, the wife of French cartoonist Rob-Vel (François Robert Velter (February 9, 1909 – April 27, 1991). External link: http://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/davine.htm... |
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