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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on March, 29, 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 · 45,413 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,413 Celebrities
128 celebrities or events were found for March, 29. Add to favourites (79 fans)Biography of Lucy Lawless
Lucy Lawless (born Lucille Frances Ryan on March 29, 1968 in Auckland (birth time source: Richard Nolle, Astrodatabank) is a New Zealand actress and singer best known for her role as Xena on the television series Xena: Warrior Princess from 1995 to 2001. Lucy Lawless was the fifth of seven children born to Frank and Julie Ryan. She has five brothers and one sister. Lucy began acting in secondary school. At Auckland University, she studied foreign languages for a year. She dropped out and left for Europe with her boyfriend, Garth Lawless, to travel in Germany and Switzerland. The couple then moved to Australia, where Lucy worked briefly as a gold miner. At 19, Lucy became pregnant. In 1988, Lucy and Garth married in Kalgoorlie, Australia. They returned to New Zealand and had a daughte... Add to favourites (31 fans)Biography of Christophe Lambert
Christopher Lambert (born March 29, 1957 as Christophe Guy Denis Lambert) is an American-born French actor. He is best-known for his role as Connor MacLeod in the movie Highlander. He is best known in France and French-speaking countries as Christophe Lambert. Early life Lambert was born in Great Neck, New York. His father was a French diplomat in the United Nations. Lambert grew up in Geneva, Switzerland, where his family moved when he was two, before returning to Paris when he was 16. There Lambert was accepted to the acting program at the Paris Conservatoire. His feature acting debut was in the 1980 film The Telephone Bar. Career Director Hugh Hudson cast him in the title role of Greystoke - The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984). With Highlander (1986), starring as Co... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Elle MacPherson
Elle Macpherson (born Eleanor Nancy Gow, 29 March 1963) is an Australian supermodel and actress. She is most famous worldwide for her five cover appearances on Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue in the 1980s and 1990s. Nicknamed “The Body”, she is 183cm tall. Early life Macpherson was born in Cronulla, New South Wales, and is the eldest of four children. Her parents divorced when she was fourteen, and her mother later married Neil Macpherson. Macpherson then changed her last name for her stepfather's. She studied law for one year at the University of Sydney. Rise to fame While on holiday in Tasmania, Macpherson was discovered and signed to Click Model Management. Macpherson became an international star through her appearance in ELLE magazine. She appeared in every issue for ... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Terence Hill
Terence Hill (born Mario Girotti March 29, 1939) is an Italian-born actor. Hill was born in Venice. As a child he lived in the small village Lommatzsch, Germany where he lived during World War II, surviving the Dresden Bombing. His mother was German, his father an Italian chemist. After being discovered by Italian filmmaker Dino Risi for Vacanze col gangster (1951) (Holiday with the Gangster) at an early age of 12, he had, after 27 movies in Italy, a major film-role in Luchino Visconti's The Leopard (Il Gattopardo, 1963). In 1964 he returned to Germany and there appeared in a series of Heimatfilmen, adventure and western films, made after novels by German author Karl May. In 1967, he returned to Italy to act in God Forgives, I don't (Dio perdona... Io no!, 1968). He changed his name ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sam Walton
Samuel Moore Walton (March 29, 1918 – April 5, 1992), was an American businessman and entrepreneur born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma who founded two American retailers Wal-Mart and Sam's Club. He was the patriarch of the Walton family, one of the richest families in the world. Early life He was born to Thomas Gibson Walton and Nancy Lee Walton near Kingfisher, Oklahoma on March 29, 1918. There, he lived with his parents on their farm until 1923. Sam's father decided farming did not generate enough income on which to raise a family, so he decided to go back to a previous profession of a mortgage man. So he and his family (now with another son, James born in 1921) moved from Oklahoma to Missouri. There they moved from one small town to another for several years. While attending 8th grade in S... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Eric Idle
Eric Idle (born March 29, 1943) is an English comedian, actor, author and composer of comedic songs. He wrote and performed as a member of the internationally renowned British comedy group, Monty Python. Early life Idle was born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear (then County Durham) and in Harton Village. His father had served in the Royal Air Force and survived World War II, only to be killed in a truck-crash shortly afterwards. His mother had difficulty coping with a full-time job and raising a child, so when he was seven, she enrolled him into the Royal Wolverhampton School as a boarder. The school had begun life as a Victorian orphanage, and during Idle's time was a charitable foundation dedicated to the welfare of children who had lost one or both parents. Its pupils, who were ma... Biography of Nathalie Cardone
Nathalie Cardone (born 29 March 1967) is a French actress and singer from Pau in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. She was born to a Sicilian father and a Spanish mother. She appeared for the first time on French screens in 1988 in the film Drôle d'endroit pour une rencontre beside Gérard Depardieu and Catherine Deneuve. This first outing gained her a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actress in 1989. Her career launched after a small role in La Petite Voleuse. She also went to produce several top singles like "Populaire", "Mon Ange" and most famously "Hasta Siempre". Filmography 1988 : Drôle d'endroit pour une rencontre nomination César du meilleur espoir féminin 1988 : La Petite Voleuse 1989 : J'aurais jamais dû croiser son regard 1990 : La Fille des collines ... Biography of François de Grossouvre
François de Grossouvre (March 29, 1918, Vienne, Isère – April 7, 1994, Paris) was a French politician charged in 1981 by newly-elected president François Mitterrand with overseeing national security and other sensitive matters, in particular those concerning Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia, Morocco, Gabon, the Gulf countries, Pakistan and the two Koreas. He was also in charge of the French branch of Gladio, NATO's stay-behind paramilitary secret armies during the Cold War . François de Grossouvre was born in an aristocratic family, the descendant of Jean-François Durand, lord of Grossouvre (1735-1832) . His father, a banker, died in 1923 in Beyrouth where he resided. François de Grossouvre would keep affective ties to Lebanon hereafter. He then studied with the Jesuits in France and studied me... Biography of Annabella Sciorra
Annabella Gloria Philomena Sciorra (born March 24, 1964) is an American film and stage actress who has starred in a number of films and television series. Height: 5' 2" (1.57 m) Early life Sciorra was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut to a veterinarian father and mother of Italian descent. At age eleven, her family moved to New York City, where as a teenager she began taking acting lessons. She attended South Shore High School in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn. Sciorra formed The Brass Ring Theatre Company when she was 20 years old. Career Sciorra first came to widespread attention in her co-lead role in Spike Lee's 1991 film, Jungle Fever. Other major films roles include True Love, the director Nancy Savoca's first film that took the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance F... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of André Bouchet
André Bouchet, born Mars 29, 1967 in Issy-les-Moulineaux, is a French actor, singer and TV host. he was born with dwarfism. His name in French TV Show Fort Boyard is "Passe-Partout" (Going everywhere). Height: 1m20 (3' 11" 1/4)... Biography of Laure Delattre
Laure Delattre is a French TV host born March 29, 1976 in Paris. She was finalist in the Reality TV Show Loft Story in 2001.... Biography of Vangélis
Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (Greek: Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου IPA: ) (var. Papathanssiou), is a Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical music and musical performer, under the artist name Vangelis Papathanassiou (Βαγγέλης Παπαθανασίου) or just Vangelis (a diminutive of Evangelos; pronounced /vænˈdʒɛlɨs/ in English). He is best known for his Academy Award winning score for the film Chariots of Fire, and scores for the films Blade Runner and 1492: Conquest of Paradise. Biography (1943-1960) Formative y... Biography of Pauline Marois
Pauline Marois (born March 29, 1949 in Quebec City) is the current leader of the Parti Québécois in the province of Quebec, Canada as of June 27, 2007 and Member of the Quebec National Assembly for the riding of Charlevoix, elected on September 24, 2007. In a political career spanning some 30 years, she has held a total of 15 ministerial titles. She is married to Claude Blanchet, former head of Quebec's Société générale de financement, and is the mother of four children (Catherine, Félix, François-Christophe and Jean-Sébastien). She currently resides in Île-Bizard on Montreal's West Island. Education and early political career Marois holds a bachelor's degree in social work from Université Laval, as well as a master's degree in business administration (MBA) from HEC Montréal. Durin... Biography of Ernst Jünger
Ernst Jünger, (March 29, 1895 – February 17, 1998) was a German novelist who accounted on his war experiences. Many regard him as one of Germany's greatest modern writers and a hero of the conservative revolutionary movement following World War I. Others dismiss him as a militarist and reactionary. Life and work Jünger was born in Heidelberg and grew up in Hanover as the son of a pharmacist. He went to school between the years of 1901 and 1913 and was member of the "Wandervogel" movement. He ran away from home to join the French Foreign Legion where he served in North Africa. During World War I he served with distinction in the German Army on the Western Front. In the first week of January 1917 he was awarded the Iron Cross First Class and in September of 1918 was awarded Germany's hig... Biography of Jennifer Capriati
Jennifer Marie Capriati (born March 29, 1976, in New York City) is a former world number one women's tennis player from the United States. During her career, she has won three Grand Slam singles titles (2 Australian Open, 1 French Open), as well as the women's singles gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games. Childhood Capriati was introduced to tennis while she was still a toddler by her father, Stefano Capriati, an Italian-American former boxer turned tennis coach, who has continued to coach her in her later professional career. In 1986, when Jennifer's burgeoning tennis talent became obvious, her family moved to Florida, where the ten-year-old player was enrolled in an intense training program run by Jimmy Evert, the father of Chris Evert. Early titles In 1989, Capriati became... Biography of Marcel Aymé
Marcel Aymé (March 29, 1902 - October 14, 1967) was a French novelist, children's writer , humour writer and also a movie and theater playwright. Marcel Aymé was born in Joigny, in the Yonne département (Bourgogne). He studied in the Collège de Dole, and worked among other as a journalist in Paris. In literature, his first novel was Brûlebois (1926) and in 1929 La Table aux crevés won the Prix Renaudot. After the success of his novel La Jument verte (1933), he concentrated mostly on literature. He published children's stories, novels and collections. In 1935 he also started writing movie scripts. In theater, Marcel Aymé found success with his plays Lucienne et le boucher, Clérambard (1949), a farce, and Tête des autres (1952), which criticized the death penalty. He died in 1967 and w... Biography of Renaud Hantson
Renaud Hantson, born March 29, 1963, is a French singer and musician. Discography 1987 : Ne plus dire qu'on est seul - Réédité le 7 juin 2005 avec 7 titres bonus live (*) : Fugitif Y'a pas d'mystères Comme une rock star Le temps n'attend personne Je voulais te dire L'amour c'est fabuleux Ne plus dire qu'on est seul Je t'emmène ailleurs (Maman) Homme ordinaire La dame en noir Le corps électrique Partie sans laisser d'adresse Ne plus dire qu'on est seul* Medley Starmania* Je voulais te dire* Partie sans laisser d'adresse* Foxy Lady* La chanson de Ziggy* Voyeur (version 1)* 1988 : Briseur de cœurs - Réédité le 7 juin 2005 avec 7 titres bonus live (*) : Voyeur Jessica Le blues du briseur de cœurs Sans amour J'suis manager Héros de guer... Biography of Jill Goodacre
Jill Goodacre Connick (born March 29, 1965 in Lubbock, Texas) is an American actor and former supermodel. She was one of Victoria's Secret main models in the 1980s and early 1990s. She is married to Harry Connick, Jr. Jill Goodacre appeared as herself in an episode ("The One With the Blackout") of the popular sitcom Friends in 1994. She directed one of Harry Connick, Jr.'s live performance videos (The New York Big Band Concert) in 1992. She appears in several of his music videos. Victoria's Secret She was a primary lingerie and hosiery model for the relatively new Victoria's Secret company in its mail-order catalogs and retail stores in the 1980s, and she appeared extensively in the catalogs. She, Stephanie Seymour and Dutch model Frederique helped Victoria's Secret grow from a n... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Karen Ann Quinlan
Karen Ann Quinlan (March 29, 1954 – June 11, 1985) was an important person in the history of the right to die controversy in the United States. When she was 21, Quinlan became unconscious after coming home from a party, and lapsed into a persistent vegetative state. After she was kept alive on a ventilator for several months without improvement, her parents requested the hospital discontinue active care and allow her to die. The hospital refused, and the subsequent legal battles made newspaper headlines and set significant precedents. The tribunal eventually ruled in her parents' favor. Although Quinlan was removed from active life support during 1976, she lived on in a coma for almost a decade until her death from pneumonia in 1985. Quinlan's case continues to raise important que... Biography of John Tyler
John Tyler,Jr. (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth (1841-1845) President of the United States. A long-time Democrat-Republican, he was elected Vice President on the Whig ticket and on becoming president in 1841, broke with that party. His term as Vice President began on March 4, 1841 and one month later, on April 4, incumbent President William Henry Harrison died of what is today believed to have been viral pneumonia. Harrison's death left Tyler, the federal government, and the American nation briefly confused on the process of succession. Opposition members in Congress argued for an acting caretaker that would continue to use only the title Vice President. The act of taking over as official president, rather than as acting president, came from the influence of the Harrison c... Biography of Jacques Rocher
Jacques Rocher, son of Yves Rocher, born March 29, 1957 in Rennes, is President of fondation Yves Rocher. Yves Rocher is a worldwide cosmetics and beauty brand, founded in 1958 by the French entrepreneur Yves Rocher. The company is present in 5 continents and in 88 countries and employ 13,500 personnel, excluding more than 215,000 through additional indirect jobs. The Yves Rocher group achieved a turnover of $2.012 billion euros in 2004. The group also manages the brands Daniel Jouvance, Dr Pierre Ricaud, Isabel Derroisné, Petit Bateau, Kiotis and Galérie Noémie.... Biography of John Major
Sir John Major, KG, CH (born 29 March 1943) is a former British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the British Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. During his time as Prime Minister, the world went through a period of transition after the end of the Cold War. This included the growing importance of the European Union and the debate surrounding Britain's ratification of the Maastricht Treaty. As Prime Minister, Major and his government were also responsible for the United Kingdom's exit from the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) after Black Wednesday on 16 September 1992. In 1997 the Conservative Party, under Major's leadership, lost the general election to Tony Blair's Labour party. This was one of the worst electoral defeats in British politics since the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alain de la Morandais
Alain Maillard de La Morandais, best know as Alain de La Morandais, is a French priest, author and theologist. Bibliography L'honneur est sauf, Seuil, 1990 (ISBN 2020121980) Avocat du diable, avocat de Dieu, avec Jacques Vergès, Presses de la Renaissance, 2000 (ISBN 285616787X) Les Nouvelles Fidélités, Lattès, 2002 (ISBN 2709623218) Prier par les cinq sens, Actes Sud, 2003 (ISBN 2742743855) Le Traité du vrai combat, Lattès, 2003 (ISBN 2709623226) Fidèle et rebelle : Journal théologique et politique d'un curé gentilhomme, Presses de la Renaissance, 2006 (ISBN 2750902592) À table avec Moïse, Jésus et Mahomet, co-écrit avec Jacques Le Divellec, Solar, 2007 (ISBN 2263041532)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paolo Gucci
Paolo Gucci,, born March 29, 1931 in Florence, died October 10, 1995 in London, is the grandson of Guccio Gucci, founder of a fashion empire Gucci. He was the son of Aldo and nephew of Rodolfo, the two sons of the founder of the family fortune.... Biography of Michel Hazanavicius
Michel Hazanavicius (born 29 March 1967) is a French film director, producer and screenwriter best known for his spy movie parodies OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies and OSS 117: Lost in Rio, both of which star Jean Dujardin. His most recent film, The Artist, won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and he himself won the Academy Award for Best Director at the 84th Academy Awards. Biography Michel Hazanavicius was born into a Jewish family from Lithuania; his grandparents settled in France in the 1920s. Before directing films, Hazanavicius worked in television, beginning with the Canal+ channel, where he started as a director in 1988. He began directing commercials for such companies as Reebok and Bouygues Telecom, and then, in 1993, he made his first feature-length film, La Classe améric... Biography of Cyril Julian
Cyril Julian (born 29 March 1974 in Castres, Tarn) is a French men's basketball player with SLUC Nancy in France and the French men's national basketball team. Julian won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.... Biography of Marina Sirtis
Marina Sirtis (born March 29, 1955) is an English actress who is most noted for playing the half-human/half-Betazoid Counselor/Commander Deanna Troi on the television and film series Star Trek: The Next Generation. Background Sirtis was born in London, England, and is a naturalized U.S. citizen of Greek descent. She has been married to Michael Lamper since June 21, 1992. Her younger brother, Steve, plays football in Greece and played for Columbia University in the early 1980s. She auditioned for drama school against her parents' wishes, ultimately being accepted to the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Career Sirtis started her career as a member of the repertory company at the Connaught Theatre, Worthing, West Sussex in 1976. Directed by Nic Young, she appeared in Joe Orton's ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacqueline Joubert
Jacqueline Joubert, born Jacqueline Annette Édith Pierre (March 29, 1921 in Paris - January 8, 2005 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a presenter on French national television. She was one of the first two announcers (with Arlette Accart) when television began in France after the Second World War. She was married to the journalist George de Caunes, was the mother of Canal+ TV star Antoine de Caunes, and the grandmother of the actress Emma de Caunes. She had also been the wife of Philippe Lagier. Previously a theatre actress, she joined the French public television service (RTF, later TF1) on May 25, 1949 as a continuity announcer. Continuity announcers of the time appeared live and in-vision to announce later programmes and cover technical breakdowns. In both 1959 and 1961 Joubert present... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bruno Débauché
Bruno Débauché, born March 29, 1964 in Viry-Châtillon near Paris, is a French skateboarder, snowboarder, surfer, musician, radio host and TV host.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Simone Rozès
Simone Rozès, born March 20, 1920 in Paris, is a French magistrate.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pearl Bailey
Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) was an American singer and actress. After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. She won a Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968. Her rendition of "Takes Two to Tango" hit the top ten in 1952. She was born in Southampton County, Virginia, to Rev. Joseph and Ella Mae Bailey. In 1954, she took the role of Frankie in the film version of Carmen Jones, and her rendition of "Beat Out That Rhythm on the Drum" is one of the highlights of the film. She also starred in the Broadway musical House of Flowers. In 1959, she played the role of Maria in the film version of Porgy and Bess, starring Sidney Poitier and Dorothy Dandridge. Also that year she played the r... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alene Bertha Duerk
Rear Admiral Alene Bertha Duerk, USN, (born March 29, 1920) was the first woman to be selected for flag rank in the U. S. Navy and was advanced to that rank on June 1, 1972. She was Director of the United States Navy Nurse Corps from 1970 to 1975. Early life Alene Bertha Duerk was born in Defiance, Ohio, on March 29, 1920 to Albert and Emma Duerk. She had nursing training at Toledo (Ohio) Hospital School of Nursing, from which she received her diploma in 1941. Navy Nurse Corps career On January 23, 1943, she was appointed Ensign in the Nurse Corps of the United States Navy Reserve. After receiving her commission in 1943, she was assigned in March of that year as a Ward Nurse at the Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Virginia. In January 1944, she transferred, in a similar capacity, to ... Biography of Lara Logan
Lara Logan (born 29 March 1971) is a television and radio journalist and war correspondent. She is currently the Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for CBS News, 60 Minutes correspondent, filing reports for the CBS Evening News and the CBS Radio Network. Early life Logan was born in Durban, South Africa. She attended high school at Durban Girls' College, and then attended the University of Natal in Durban, graduating in 1992. Career Logan has described how she begged a clerk at the Russian Embassy in London to give her an expedited visa days after the September 11, 2001 attacks. While in Afghanistan in November 2001, Logan, then working as a correspondent for the British morning program, GMTV, infiltrated the U.S.- and U.K.-backed Northern Alliance fighting the Taliban and interv... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael Brecker
Michael Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Acknowledged as "a quiet, gentle musician widely regarded as the most influential tenor saxophonist since John Coltrane," he won 15 Grammys as both performer and composer and was inducted into Down Beat's Jazz Hall of Fame in 2007. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and raised in Cheltenham Township, a local suburb, Michael Brecker was exposed to jazz at an early age by his father, an amateur jazz pianist. He grew up a part of the generation of jazz musicians who saw rock music not as the enemy but as a viable musical option; Brecker began studying clarinet, then moved to alto saxophone in school, eventually settling on the tenor saxophone as his primary instrument. He graduated from Chelt... Biography of Bud Cort
Bud Cort (born March 29, 1948) is an American film and stage actor, writer, and director. Early life Cort was born Walter Edward Cox in New Rochelle, New York, but eventually grew up near Rye, New York. His father, Joseph Parker Cox, who was a bandleader and pianist, also a World War II veteran, and merchant. His mother, Alma Mary Cox (née Court), was a reporter and a merchant, who also worked in MGM studios. Cort has 4 siblings, 3 younger sisters, and 1 older brother. His parents ran a clothing business in downtown Rye from the 1950s until the mid-1980s. Most of Bud's adolescence was spent caring for his father (who died in 1971) and sisters, reading and painting. As a teenager he was a local portrait painting prodigy and began taking acting lessons. He was educated in Catholic school... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eileen Heckart
Eileen Heckart (March 29, 1919 – December 31, 2001) was an Academy Award and Tony Award-winning American actress of stage, screen, and television. Born Anna Eileen Heckart in Columbus, Ohio to a family of Irish extraction, she graduated from Ohio State University with a B.A. in drama. Heckart began her Broadway career as the assistant stage manager and an understudy for The Voice of the Turtle in 1943. Her many credits include Picnic, The Bad Seed, A View from the Bridge, A Memory of Two Mondays, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, A Family Affair, Barefoot in the Park, Butterflies Are Free, and The Cemetery Club. Her awards include a special 2000 Tony Award for Excellence in the Theatre, a 2000 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play for the off-Broadway The Waverly Galler... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Elie Ranson
Paul Ranson (March 29 1861 – February 20, 1909) was a French painter and writer. Paul-Elie Ranson was born in Limoges and studied at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs there before moving to Paris and transferring to the Académie Julian in 1886. There he met Paul Sérusier in 1888. Subsequently from 1890 he became a member and a creative leader of the Nabis group. They gathered at his studio in the Boulevarde du Montparnasse each Saturday. He was the one who introduced the Nabi language within the group. In 1908, he created the Académie Ranson with his wife Marie-France, to teach the Nabi ideas and techniques. After his death in Paris in 1909, his wife continued to run the academy. References Frèches-Thory, Claire, & Perucchi-Petry, Ursula, ed.: Die Nabis: Propheten der Moderne, Kun... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sandra Sanchez
American actress, former Miss Los Angeles 2003. Height 5'3".... Biography of Brendan Gleeson
Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor. His best-known films include Braveheart, Gangs of New York, In Bruges, 28 Days Later, the Harry Potter films, and the role of Michael Collins in The Treaty. He won an Emmy award in 2009 for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the film Into the Storm. Early life Gleeson was born in Dublin, the son of Pat and Frank Gleeson. Gleeson has described himself as having been an avid reader as a child. Later, after working as an actor, he returned to Ireland and worked for several years as a secondary school teacher at the now defunct Belcamp College in Malahide, County Dublin, which closed in 2004. He taught the Irish language (Gaeilge), English and Physical Education. Career Gleeson started his film career at the age of 34. He fir... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Vivian Martin
Vivian Martin, born March 29, 1956 in New York, died March 21, 1975, was an American author and astrologer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Brigitte Horney
Brigitte Horney (born March 29, 1911 in Berlin - died July 27, 1988 in Hamburg) was a notable German theatre and film actress. Best remembered was her role as Empress Katherine the Great in the 1943 version of the UFA film version of Baron Munchhausen directed by Josef von Baky with Hans Albers in the title role. Life and work Brigitte Horney was the daughter of noted psychoanalyst Karen Horney and grew up in Dahlem. She was for more than a decade engaged by Berlin's Volksbühne. When she accepted the starring role in the highly popular film Liebe, Tod und Teufel (Love, Death and the Devil, 1934), a new star was born with the Leitmotif song "So oder so ist das Leben". Horney was a good friend of the actor Joachim Gottschalk and appeared in four films with him. Although Gottschalk ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dianne Kay
Dianne Kay (b. March 29, 1954, Phoenix, Arizona) is an American actress, best known for her role as Nancy Bradford on the ABC television show Eight is Enough (1977-1981). She appeared in the Eight is Enough reunion movies in 1987 and 1989). She also appeared on the Flamingo Road series pilot, and in the short-lived series Glitter. In 1979, she had a large role in Steven Spielberg's 1941. Her most recent credit is for an episode of the Dick Van Dyke television series, Diagnosis Murder. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and son. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0443027/ ) "Diagnosis Murder" .... Anne Weber (1 episode, 1999) - Voices Carry (1999) TV episode .... Anne Weber Falling Sky (1998) (as Dianne L. Kay) .... Waitress "Hangin' with Mr. ... Biography of Michael Winterbottom
Michael Winterbottom (b. March 29, 1961 in Blackburn, Lancashire) is a prolific British filmmaker who has directed fifteen films in the past twelve years. He began his career working in British television before moving into features. Three of his movies, Welcome to Sarajevo, Wonderland and 24 Hour Party People, have been nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. He has two daughters with his ex-wife, author Sabrina Broadbent. Life Winterbottom went to Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn, taking his O Levels in an accelerated 4 years, and then attended Oxford University before going to film school at Bristol University. Career Winterbottom's television career included such diverse projects as the mystery series Cracker, the Inspector Alleyn Mysteries, two ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Warner Baxter
Warner Leroy Baxter (March 29, 1889 – May 7, 1951) was an American Academy Award–winning actor who is best known for his role as The Cisco Kid in In Old Arizona. Baxter was born in Columbus, Ohio, and moved to San Francisco, California with his widowed mother in 1898, when he was nine. Following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, he and his family lived in a tent for two weeks. By 1910 Baxter was in vaudeville, and from there began acting on the stage. Baxter began as an extra in 1918 and quickly rose to become a star. He had his first starring role in 1921, in a film called Sheltered Daughters and he quickly became one of the most popular actors of the decade. He starred in forty-eight features during the 1920s. His most famous starring role was as the Cisco Kid in In Old Arizona (1... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Julie Goodyear
Julie Goodyear, MBE (born 29 March 1942) is an English television actress and media personality, best known for playing the long-running role of pub landlady Bet Lynch (later Bet Gilroy) on British soap opera Coronation Street. Biography Born as Julie Kemp; her parents divorced when she was a toddler, and her mother then married William Goodyear, changing Julie's surname to Goodyear upon her marriage. Her private life - multiple marriages, scandals, claims of lesbianism - have made her off-screen life as colourful as her on-screen life. Famously, a cartoon appeared in the British newspaper the Daily Mail, which had the director of Coronation Street ripping up the script and saying "Forget the script - just keep talking about your private life." She was appointed Member of the O... Biography of Juan Monaco
Juan Mónaco (born March 29, 1984 in Tandil), nicknamed "Pico", is a male tennis player from Argentina. He dated Argentinian model and actress Luisana Lopilato until May 2009. He is sponsored by adidas and Yonex. Started playing at age six. His father, Héctor, is a businessman and mother, Cristina, is an architect. He has two siblings. He enjoys spending time at home in Tandil with family and friends. Favorite sports to follow are soccer and basketball. His favorite teams are Estudiantes de La Plata and the San Antonio Spurs. His favorite surface is clay. He grew up idolizing Andre Agassi and countryman Mariano Zabaleta. He also enjoys going to the cinema. His favorite movies are "Gladiator" and "Lord of the Rings" series. He is coached by former ATP pro Luis Lobo of Argentina. Juan Mona... Biography of Amy Sedaris
Amy Sedaris (born March 29, 1961) is an American actress, author and comedienne. She is perhaps best known for playing the character Jerri Blank in the Comedy Central television series Strangers with Candy. Sedaris regularly collaborates with her older brother, humorist and author David Sedaris. She is recognized as a frequent guest on The Late Show with David Letterman. Personal life Sedaris was born in Endicott, New York, daughter of Sharon and Lou Sedaris, and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is of half Greek descent; her father was Greek Orthodox and her mother was Protestant, and she remains Greek Orthodox. Sedaris lives in Greenwich Village, New York City, with her Mini Rex rabbit Dusty and is very involved with the House Rabbit Society. As part of a running joke duri... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anne Portugal
Anne Portugal (born March 29, 1949) is a French poet who lives and works in Paris. She was born in Angers (Maine-et-Loire) and attended Vincennes University in the suburbs of Paris. Her work is influenced by, and often references, Jacques Roubaud as well as contemporary sources such as instruction booklets and video games. Her recent work Définitif bob (translated by Norma Cole as Virtual bob) has been the subject of considerable critical and popular interest. It is speculated that bob is short for bobine, a coil. bob (lower-case is mandatory) is a character (a minuscule joker) who lives in a television set (la télé où il est mais dedans à l'envers, the telly where he is but inside the wrong way round) who is a specialist in the mission serrée horizontale (close-fought horizontal mis... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel Ancel
Michel Ancel(born March 29, 1972) is a French video game designer for Ubisoft known for creating Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil. Career Ancel's first title, Mechanic Warriors, was developed for software house Lankhor. Ancel then joined Ubisoft as a graphic artist at the age of 17, where he worked on the graphics of games such as The Intruder and The Teller. In 1992, he began to work on Rayman, his directorial debut. It was originally released in 1995 for the Atari Jaguar, and in 1996 for PlayStation and Sega Saturn. Ancel was also heavily involved in the development of Rayman 2: The Great Escape, but had only an advisory role on Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc. Although he praised its development team, he claims he would have "made the game differently". In 2003, he created Beyond Good & ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anerood Jugnauth
Anerood Jugnauth (आनेरूद जुग्नौथ), KCMG, QC, GCSK, PC, LLB, GOLH, GOP, ORS (born on 29 March 1930 in Vacoas-Phoenix) is the President of Mauritius. He served as prime minister from 1982 to 1995, when he was voted out of office. He was the prime minister who held the office for the longest run of complete sixteen years overtaking Seewoosagur Ramgoolam who held the office for fourteen years. As leader of the Militant Socialist Movement, he became prime minister again after the 2000 elections. His alliance partner, Paul Bérenger of the Mauritian Militant Movement, succeeded him in 2003, after serving as Jugnauth's deputy for three years. Jugnauth was then elected president in 2003. He was a Member of Parliament f... Biography of Earl Campbell
Earl Christian Campbell (born March 29, 1955), nicknamed The Tyler Rose, is a former professional American Football running back. He is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. As a collegiate running back for the Texas Longhorns, he won the Heisman Trophy in 1977. He was born in Tyler, Texas, the sixth of eleven children. His father died when he was 11 years old. He began playing football in fifth grade as a kicker, but moved to linebacker and then to running back in sixth grade. In 1973, he led the Corky Nelson-coached John Tyler High School to the Texas 4A State Championship (4A then was the largest classification in the state). Then-Oklahoma Sooners head coach Barry Switzer, who unsuccessfully recruited Campbell, said in his 1989 book that Campbell was the only player he ever saw who could... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tullio Levi-Civita
Tullio Levi-Civita (March 29, 1873 — December 29, 1941) (pronounced /'levi ˈʧivita/) was an Italian mathematician, most famous for his work on absolute differential calculus (tensor calculus) and its applications to the theory of relativity but who also made significant contributions in other areas. He was a pupil of Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, the inventor of tensor calculus. His work included foundational papers in both pure and applied mathematics, celestial mechanics (notably on the three-body problem) and hydrodynamics. Born into an Italian family in Padua, Levi-Civita was the son of Giacomo Levi-Civita, a lawyer and former senator. He graduated in 1892 from the University of Padua Faculty of Mathematics. In 1894 he earned a teaching diploma after which he was appointed to ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Amiot
Paul Amiot (29 March 1886 - 26 January 1979, in Paris, France) was a French film actor. His career spanned some 63 years and he appeared in nearly 100 films between 1910 and 1973. In 1920 he appeared in Robert Péguy's Être aimé pour soi-même . He was noted for his consistent roles as a figures of authority. He regularly played police inspectors or detectives, lawyers and physicians. He starred in some 100 films between 1908 and 1930. On his death in 1979 he donated his body to scientific research.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dimitri Payet
Dimitri Payet (born March 29, 1987 in Saint-Pierre, Réunion (birth time source: Didier Geslain)) is a French soccer player, currently playing for AS Saint-Étienne in Ligue 1, after having previously played for Le Havre in Ligue 2 and for SS Excelsior in Réunion. Payet scored his first Ligue 1 goal in the 2005/06 season against FC Metz. Payet has played for the French under-21 team, after his first selection on November 9, 2006, in which an injury ruled him out of the game. On his first match for the under-21s, Payet set up one goal, and in his second game for the Blueuets he scored 2 goals.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mory Kanté
Mory Kanté (born March 29, 1950 in Kissidougou, Guinea) is an acclaimed vocalist and player of the kora harp. He was born into one of Guinea's best known families of griot (hereditary) musicians. After being brought up in the Mandinka griot tradition in Guinea, he was sent to Mali at the age of seven years – where he learned to play the kora, as well as important voice traditions, some of which are necessary to become a griot. In 1971 Kanté became a member of the Rail Band, in which Salif Keïta was a singer. Keïta left the band in 1973, leaving Kanté as the singer. Kanté is best known internationally for his 1987 hit song "Yé ké yé ké", which was one of Africa's best-ever selling hits as well as being a European Number One in 1988 making it the first ever African single to sell over ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nana Akufo-Addo
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo (born March 29, 1944) is a Ghanaian politician and diplomat. He is the presidential candidate of Ghana's ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the 2008 election. Akufo-Addo was one of the founding members of the NPP in 1992, and was also the founder and first chairperson of the Ghana Committee on Human and People's Rights. Under President John Kufuor, Akufo-Addo was the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice from 2001 to 2003; he was then Minister for Foreign Affairs from April 2003 to July 2007, when, in accordance with his political party's rules, he resigned, along with seven others, to seek the presidential nomination of his party. A recent newspaper article described him as a potential future President of Ghana. A recent opinion poll conducted by ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Billy Carter
William Alton "Billy" Carter III (March 29, 1937 – September 25, 1988) was the younger brother of United States President Jimmy Carter, born in Plains, Georgia. Early years For a time, Carter attended Emory University in the Atlanta area but did not complete a degree. Carter served four years in the United States Marine Corps, then returned to Plains to work for his older brother in the family business of growing peanuts. In 1955, he married Sybil Spires (born 1938) of Plains. They were the parents of six: Kim, Jana, William "Buddy", Marle, Mandy and Earl, who was just 12 years old when his father died. On December 6, 1976, he lost the mayoral election in Plains. In 1977, Billy Carter endorsed Billy Beer capitalizing upon his colorful image as a beer-drinking Southern boy that ha... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bobby Kimball (musician)
Robert Troy Toteaux (born March 29, 1947) is an American singer, best known as the longtime frontman of the rock band Toto. Early life Bobby was born in Orange, Texas, and was raised in nearby Vinton, Louisiana, as Vinton did not have a hospital (thus, he was born across the state line). Kimball started singing as a child dabbling on voice and piano in a musical household throughout his youth. Throughout the 1970s, Kimball performed as a vocalist in various New Orleans area bands, including The Levee Band which would later become Le Roux after Kimball left. In 1976, Kimball joined S.S. Fools in which he was the lead vocalist as well as keyboard player. That same year, the band released their self titled album. The band broke up during its first tour. Tenure in Toto See also: Toto ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Simon Renucci
Simon Renucci (born March 29, 1945 in Cozzano) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Corse-du-Sud department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Olivia Asiedu-Poku
Olivia Asiedu-Poku, born March 29, 1977 in Hamburg, is a German actress. Filmography Palermo Shooting (2008) .... Girl in the club "SOKO Köln" .... Brit (Model) (1 episode, 2008) - Die Agentur (2008) TV episode .... Brit (Model)... Biography of Georges Passelecq
Georges Passelecq, born March 29, 1909 in Ixelles, died February 27, 1999 in Maredsous, was a Belgian Catholic priest.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jan Anteunis
Jan Anteunis, born on March 29, 1896 in Ghent, died in 1973, was a Belgian artist and sculptor.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ilsa Konrads
Ilsa Konrads (born 29 March 1944 in Riga, Latvia) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won silver in the 4x100 m freestyle relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. In her career, she set 12 individual world records, and after her swimming career ended, was the Australasian editor of Belle. Along with her brother John Konrads, who also set multiple world records, and won gold in the 1500 m freestyle, they were known as the Konrad Kids. Career Born in Riga, Latvia, Konrads emigrated with her parents Janis and Elza, grandmother, elder sister Eve, and elder brother John in August 1944, initially to Germany. This came after Latvia's occupation by German troops during the Second World War and then re-occupation by Soviet troops. Living in Germany until 1949, the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Walt Frazier
Walter "Clyde" Frazier (born March 29, 1945, in Atlanta, Georgia) is a retired American basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was blessed with a unique combination of court vision, quickness, and size (he stands 6'4") for a guard. As their floor general, he led the New York Knicks to the franchise's only two NBA Championships (1970 & 1973), and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987. Upon his retirement from basketball, Frazier went into broadcasting; he is currently the color commentator for telecasts of Knicks games on the MSG Network. High school and colleges The eldest of nine children, Frazier attended Atlanta's David Tobias Howard High School. He quarterbacked the football team and played catcher on the baseball team... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Karl H. Ambjornson
Karl H. Ambjornson, born March 29, 1914 ni San Francisco, California, and died September 18, 1981 in the same city (cancer of the liver), was an American professional astrologer and author.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eugene McCarthy
Eugene Joseph "Gene" McCarthy (March 29, 1916 in Watkins, Minnesota –December 10, 2005) was an American politician, poet, and a long-time member of the United States Congress from Minnesota. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the U.S. Senate from 1959 to 1971. In the 1968 presidential election, McCarthy was the first candidate to challenge incumbent Lyndon B. Johnson for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States, running on an anti-Vietnam War platform; the unexpected degree of success he achieved in the New Hampshire primary led Johnson to withdraw from the race, and brought Robert F. Kennedy into the contest. He would unsuccessfully seek the presidency five times altogether. Biography Early life The son of a deeply religiou... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gilbert Maurer
Gilbert Maurer, born March 29, 1952 in Ingwiller, is a French politician (member of PS) and former member of Parliament.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Guéguen
Pierre Guéguen, born March 29, 1889 in Perros-Guirec, died in 1965, was a French poet, writer and critic.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fima Noveck
Fima Noveck, born March 29, 1918 in Moscow, died March 30, 2004, was a Russian film producer and actor. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003352/ ) Production Manager Young Hearts Unlimited (1998) (TV) (post-production supervisor) Men of War (1994) (post-production supervisor) ... aka Hombres de acero (Spain) Possessed by the Night (1994) (V) (executive in charge of production) Eyes of an Angel (1991) (post-production supervisor) ... aka The Tender (USA: TV title) Honeymoon Academy (1990) (post production supervisor) ... aka For Better or for Worse Night Game (1989) (post-production supervisor) Teen Witch (1989) (post-production supervisor) Full Moon in Blue Water (1988) (post-production supervisor) Kansas (1988) (post-production supervisor) Kill... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lord Donald Ross
Donald MacArthur Ross, Lord Ross, PC, FRSE (born 29 March 1927) is a former Lord Justice Clerk - the second most senior judge in Scotland. Personal life He was born in Dundee and educated at the High School of Dundee and the University of Edinburgh. Lord Ross is married with two daughters and six grandchildren. Career He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates and became a Queen's Counsel in 1964. He has been Sheriff Principal of Ayr and Bute, Dean of the Faculty of Advocates and a Senator of the College of Justice. He served as Lord Justice Clerk from 1985 until 1997. Other posts In 1990 and 1991 he was Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. He is an elder at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh. In 1997-2001 was Chairman of the Judicial St... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Norman Tebbit
Norman Beresford Tebbit, Baron Tebbit, CH, PC (born 29 March 1931), is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet from 1981 to 1987 as Secretary of State for Employment (1981-83), Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1983-85), Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1985-87) and Chairman of the Conservative Party (1985-87). He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1970 to 1992, representing the constituencies of Epping (1970-74) and Chingford (1974-92). In 1984, he was injured in the Provisional Irish Republican Army's bombing of the Conservative Party Conference in Brighton, and his wife Margaret was left permanently disabled. Early life Born into a working class family in Ponders End, Middlesex, Tebbit went to Edmonton County School, an ac... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Étienne Clémentel
Étienne Clémentel, born March 29, 1864 in Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme), and died December 25, 1936 in Prompsat (Puy-de-Dôme), was a French politician of the third Republic of France.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John William Clouser
John William Clouser, born March 29, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, is an American former police officer in Florida. Accused of theft, he becomes the most wanted man in America. He surrendered to authorities after almost ten years.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gaby Basset
Gaby Basset, born on March 29, 1902 in Varennes-Saint-Sauveur (Saône-et-Loire), died on October 7, 2001 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine), was a French actrice, the wife of actor Jean Gabin. Filmography 1930 Chacun sa chance de Hans Steinhoff et René Pujol - (Simone, la vendeuse de chocolats) 1930 Le Poignard malais de Roger Goupillières 1931 Partir de Maurice Tourneur - (Carmen) 1932 Quand tu nous tiens, amour (court métrage) de Maurice Cammage 1932 Son plus bel exploit (court métrage) d'André E. Chotin 1932 Par habitude (court métrage) de Maurice Cammage - (Mme Roussel) 1933 La Châtelaine du Liban de Jean Epstein - (Maroussia) 1933 Le Coq du régiment de Maurice Cammage 1933 Les Deux "Monsieur" de Madame d'Abel Jacquin et Georges Pallu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Philip Ahn
Philip Ahn (March 29, 1905 – February 28, 1978) was a Korean American actor. He was the first Asian American film actor to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Biography Ahn was born Pil Lip Ahn in Highland Park, California. His parents emigrated to the United States in 1902 and were the first Korean married couple admitted; his mother, Helen Lee, was the second Korean woman in the country. Ahn's father, Dosan Ahn Chang-ho, was an educator and an activist for Korean independence during the colonial period. Philip Ahn is believed to be the first American citizen born in the United States of Korean parents. When he was in high school, Ahn visited the set of the film The Thief of Bagdad, where he met Douglas Fairbanks. Fairbanks offered him a screen test, followed by a part ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Remo Palmier
Remo Paul Palmieri or Remo Palmier (March 29, 1923 - February 2, 2002) was an American jazz guitarist. He played with Coleman Hawkins, Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Red Norvo, and Sarah Vaughan, and was part of Nat Jaffe's trio.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Constance Chapman
Constance Chapman (29 March 1912 - 10 August 2003) was an English character actor working in theatre and television. She also made occasional film appearances. Born at Weston-super-Mare, her roles include Mrs. Brown in the 1982 Granada Television adaptation of A Kind of Loving and Anne in the Children's science fiction series, The Georgian House (1976). Her many comedy roles included appearances in the John Cleese film Clockwise, Victoria Wood As Seen On TV. and playing Uncle Albert's girlfriend, Elsie Partridge, in an episode of Only Fools and Horses. She had a leading role in the Lindsay Anderson film In Celebration, having previously appeared in the Anderson film O Lucky Man!. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0152332/) 1997 The Beggar Bride (TV movie) Nanny Ba Ba ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean de Dieu Soult
Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult, 1st Duc de Dalmatie (29 March 1769 - 26 November 1851), the Hand of Iron, was a French general and statesman, named Marshal of the Empire in 1804. He was one of only six officers in French history to receive the distinction of Marshal General of France. He also served as Prime Minister of France three times. Early life Soult was born at Saint-Arnans-la-Bastide (now Saint-Amans-Soult near Castres in the Tarn département), the son of a country notary Jean Soult (1726 - 1779) and wife Brigitte de Grenier, paternal grandson of Jean Soult (1698 - 1772) and wife Jeanne de Calvet and maternal grandson of Pierre François de Grenier de Lapierre and wife Marie de Robert. He was well-educated, and intended to become a lawyer, but his father's death when he was stil... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Larry Pressler
Larry Lee Pressler (born March 29, 1942) is a U.S. Republican politician. He was the first Vietnam veteran to be elected to the United States Senate. On November 10, 2009 President Barack Obama named Larry Pressler to the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad. Background Born in Humboldt, South Dakota, Pressler is a graduate of the University of South Dakota, Oxford University (attending St. Edmund Hall as a Rhodes Scholar), the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and Harvard Law School. He became a lawyer, and then served in the Vietnam War in the United States Army from 1966 until 1968. After serving for several years in the State Department as a Foreign Service Officer he was elected to the House of Representatives from 1975 to 1... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Victor Salva
Victor Ronald Salva (born March 29, 1958) is an American film director. He is best known for directing the horror films Powder and Jeepers Creepers. Early life and career Salva was born into a conservative Catholic family in Martinez, California. His biological father abandoned the family and Salva reports that the stepfather was often drunk and physically abusive. One of his favorite pastimes as a kid was watching Creature Features on television and is a self-confessed "Jaws baby". In 1986, he made the low budget horror film Something in the Basement which attracted the attention of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, who in turn helped Salva finance his first feature-length film, Clownhouse (1989), and many subsequent films. Criminal convictions While directing Clownhouse, Sal... Biography of Kate Marcus
Kate Marcus, born March 29, 1892 in Munster, was a German psychologist, Jungian analyst and psychotherapist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Vane
Sir John Robert Vane FRS (29 March 1927 – 19 November 2004) was an English pharmacologist and Nobel Laureate, born in Tardebigge, Worcestershire. His father was the son of Russian immigrants and his mother came from a Worcestershire farming family. He was educated at King Edward's School in Edgbaston, Birmingham, and studied Chemistry at the University of Birmingham in 1944. Vane completed a doctorate in pharmacology from the University of Oxford in 1953. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1982 along with Sune K. Bergström, Bengt I. Samuelsson for "their discoveries concerning prostaglandins and related biologically active substances". He held a post at the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences of the University of London in the Royal College of Surgeons of Englan... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yvan Goll
Yvan Goll, born Isaac Lange (Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, 29 March 1891 - Neuilly-sur-Seine, 27 February 1950), was a French-German poet who was perfectly bilingual and wrote in both French and German. He had close ties to both to German expressionism and to French surrealism. Born in the Vosges, he became a naturalized German citizen when his mother joined relatives in Metz, then part of in German Lorraine. He escaped to Switzerland to avoid conscription at the outbreak of World War I and became friends with the dadaists of Zurich's Cabaret Voltaire, in particular Hans Arp. He wrote many war poems, the most famous being "Requiem for the Dead of Europe," as well as several plays, including The Immortal One (1918). In 1917 he met Claira Aischmann and in 1919 they settled in Paris, marrying i... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Admiral T
Admiral T, whose real name is Christy Campbell, is a French singer of reggae-dancehall music, born March 29, 1981 in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France (birth time source: Didier Geslain). Besides Francky Vincent, he is one of most popular and successful Guadeloupean singers. He is also a designer and the creator of WOK LINE. Born in 1981 on the French island of Guadeloupe, he was one of ten children. At the age of 16, he joined the dancehall group Karukera Sound System; he left the group in 2003 to start a solo career; releasing his first album Mozaïk Kréyòl. During the sneak preview of Sean Paul at Bercy in 2004 he outperformed the Jamaican and draw the attention on him. Universal Music Group's delegates who attended this concert decided to sign Admiral T and re-released his album on Uni... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Vincent Campenon
François Nicolas Vincent Campenon (Saint-François, Guadeloupe, 29 March 1772 - Villecresnes, 29 November 1843) was a French poet and translator from Latin and English. Works Poems Épître aux femmes (1800) La Maison des champs, poëme (1810) L'Enfant prodigue, poëme en IV chants (1811) Poèmes et opuscules en vers et en prose (2 volumes, 1823) Œuvres poétiques (1844) Translations Œuvres d'Horace, traduites par MM. Campenon et Després, accompagnées du Commentaire de l'abbé Galiani, précédées d'un essai sur la vie et les écrits d'Horace et de recherches sur sa maison de campagne (1821) Histoire d'Écosse depuis la naissance de Marie Stuart jusqu'à l'avènement de Jacques VI au trône d'Angleterre par W. Robertson (3 volumes, 1821) Chefs-d'œuvre... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sanctorius
Santorio Santorio (March 29, 1561 Koper (Capodistria) – February 22, 1636 Venice), also called Santorio Santorii, Sanctorius of Padua, and various combinations of these names, was an Italian physiologist, physician, and professor. From 1611 to 1624 he was a professor at Padua where he performed experiments in temperature, respiration and weight. Sanctorius studied what he termed insensible perspiration and originated the study of metabolism. For a period of thirty years Sanctorius weighed himself, everything he ate and drank, as well as his urine and feces. He compared the weight of what he had eaten to that of his waste products, the latter being considerably smaller. He produced his theory of insensible perspiration as an attempt to account for this difference. His findings had little... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marc Gené
Marc Gené Guerrero (born May 29, 1974) was a test driver for the Scuderia Ferrari Formula One team in 2007. Recently, he also served as a replacement for Ralf Schumacher for the WilliamsF1 team, following his injury in the 2004 United States Grand Prix. His brother Jordi is also a racing driver, competing in the WTCC for SEAT. Born in Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain, he finished runner-up in the 1987 Catalan Kart Championship (National Class) at the age of 13; he would win both this and the National Class Spanish Kart Championship in 1988. In 1989 he competed in both the European and World championships. Gene won the Senior Class of the 1990 Spanish Kart Championship, making him the youngest driver to do so. He competed again in the World Championship in 1991, placing 13th. For 1992 Gené ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Martin Frič
Martin Frič (29 March 1902 – 26 August 1968) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He had over 100 directing credits between 1929 and 1968, including feature films, shorts and documentary films. Filmography Páter Vojtěch (1929) Varhaník u sv. Víta (1929) Vše pro lásku (1930) Chudá holka (1930) On a jeho sestra (1931) Dobrý voják Švejk (1931) Der Zinker (1931) To neznáte Hadimršku (1931) Sestra Angelika (1932) Wehe, wenn er losgelassen (1932) Der Hexer (1932) Anton Špelec, ostrostřelec (1932) Život je pes (1933) S vyloučením veřejnosti (1933) Pobočník Jeho Výsosti (1933) Kantor Ideál (1933) Revizor (1933) Dvanáct křesel (1933) U snědeného krámu (19... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Johann Erasmus Kindermann
Johann Erasmus Kindermann (29 March 1616 – 14 April 1655) was a German Baroque organist and composer. He was the most important composer of the Nuremberg school in the first half of the 17th century. Life Kindermann was born in Nuremberg and studied music from an early age; at 15 he already had a job performing at Sunday afternoon concerts at the Frauenkirche (he sang bass and played violin). His main teacher was Johann Staden. In 1634/35 the city officials granted Kindermann permission and money to travel to Italy to study new music. Nothing is known about his stay in Italy; he may have visited Venice like several other Nuremberg composers (Hans Leo Hassler, Johann Philipp Krieger). In January 1636 the city council ordered Kindermann back to take the position of second organist of Fra... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Hawkins (author)
Sir John Hawkins (29 March 1719 – 21 May 1789) was an English author and friend of Dr Samuel Johnson and Horace Walpole. He was part of Johnson's various clubs but later left The Literary Club after a disagreement with some of Johnson's other friends. His friendship with Johnson continued and he was made one of the executors of Johnson's will. He married the heiress Sidney Storer and was the father of the novelist Laetitia Hawkins. During his life, he wrote many works, including A General History of the Science and Practice of Music and his Life of Samuel Johnson in memory of his friend. He was appointed as a magistrate and later became Chairman of the Quarter Session for Middlesex. He was knighted in 1772 for his services. Biography Hawkins first was brought up to follow in the f... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Philip Gilbert
Philip Gilbert (March 29, 1931–January 6, 2004) was a Canadian actor. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and educated at Vancouver College. He was a player with the Rank Organisation appearing in many films during the fifties and sixties starring opposite such notable actors as Peter Finch, Norman Wisdom, Stanley Baker, Bob Monkhouse, Donald Sutherland, Dirk Bogarde and Sir John Mills. Despite his many film roles he was perhaps best known for his starring role as TIM in the original version of The Tomorrow People from 1973 to 1979. Gilbert returned to play TIM in the audio plays The Tomorrow People: "The New Gods", "The Deadliest Species" in 2001 and "The Ghosts Of Mendez" and "The Sign Of Diolyx" in 2002. He had a broad stage career, starring in such productions as Divorc... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Vellones
Pierre Vellones, born on March 29, 1889 in Paris (birth time source: Lescaut), died on July 17, 1939 in Paris, was a French painter and composer.... Biography of Mohamed Bouazizi
Mohamed Bouazizi (Arabic: محمد البوعزيزي; March 29, 1984 – January 4, 2011) was a young Tunisian street vendor whose self-immolation, on December 17, 2010, in protest at the confiscation of his vendor cart was a catalyst to the 2010–2011 Tunisian protests, which led then-president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to step down after 23 years in power. Biography Bouazizi, whose nickname was Basboosa, had been unable to find meaningful employment, resorted to selling fruits and vegetables on the street in Sidi Bouzid to support himself and his family. At least one media outlet reports that Bouazizi had a university degree in computer science. However, his sister, Samia Bouazizi, stated that Mohamed had never... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Adolphe-Simonis Empis
Adolphe-Dominique Florent Joseph Simonis, known as Empis, b. 29 March 1795, Paris, d. 11 December 1868, Paris, was a French dramatist. Life and works After studying at the lycée Impérial, Empis became master clerk in a notary's office. It was in this capacity that he happened to be at the home of the composer Spontini, who lived in Paris at that time. In search of inspiration, the musicien consulted Empis and declared himself charmed by his advice. Thus encouraged to launch himself down a new path, Empis wrote two booklets in collaboration, of which the second, Vendôme en Espagne, was set to music in 1823 by Herold and Auber. The following year, Empis began to write for the theatre and at the same time set forth on an administrative career, becoming at various times the secretary to t... Biography of Perry Farrell
Perry Farrell (born Peretz Bernstein on March 29, 1959) is the frontman for the alternative rock band Jane's Addiction. Farrell created the touring festival Lollapalooza as a farewell tour for Jane's Addiction in 1991; it has since evolved into an annual destination festival. Farrell continues to produce Lollapalooza with partners William Morris Agency and C3. Farrell has led the alternative rock groups Porno For Pyros and Satellite Party. Personal life Farrell was born in Queens, New York to a Jewish family. He spent his grade-school years in Woodmere, Long Island, and moved to Miami during his teens. His father was a jeweler; his mother was an artist who committed suicide when Farrell was three, an event later noted in the Jane's Addiction song "Then She Did". His early musical ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jiri Weiss
Jiří Weiss (March 29, 1913 - April 9, 2004) was a film director and screenwriter born to a wealthy Jewish family in Prague. Against the will of his father he began to shoot documentary and advertisement films in Czechoslovakia and later in England where he fled before the Germans and joined Czechoslovak units in RAF. After the war he returned to Prague and as director - screenwriter made many successful films such as Wolf Trap (1957) and Romeo, Juliet and Darkness (1959). In 1968 he left Prague again after the Russian occupation and settled in the US. There he taught film at Hunter College, New York and in Santa Barbara. After the Velvet Revolution he shot his last film again in his homeland, Martha and I (1991).... Biography of George Chisholm (musician)
George Chisholm OBE (29 March 1915 birth time source: Paul Wright, Astrodatabank) - 6 December 1997) was a Scottish jazz trombonist. Born in Glasgow to a family of musicians, Chisholm's musical career began in the Glasgow Playhouse orchestra. In the late 1930s he moved to London, where he played in dance bands led by Bert Ambrose and Teddy Joyce. He later recorded with jazz musicians such as Coleman Hawkins, Fats Waller and Benny Carter during their visits to the U.K.. In 1940, during World War II, Chisholm signed on with the Royal Air Force and joined the RAF Dance Orchestra (known popularly as The Squadronaires), remaining in the band long after he was demobbed. He followed this with freelance work and a five-year stint with the BBC Showband (a forerunner of the BBC Radio Orchestra... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Allan Botschinsky
Allan Botschinsky (b. March 29, 1940, Copenhagen) is a Danish jazz trumpeter. Botschinsky's father played bassoon professionally. He began on trumpet at age 11 and at 14 began studying at the Royal Danish Conservatorium. In 1956 he joined Ib Glindemann's big band, where he remained through 1959; he also played with visiting American musicians around this time, such as Oscar Pettiford, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Lee Konitz, Ben Webster, and Kenny Dorham. In 1963-64 he studied at the Manhattan School of Music. From 1964 he played with the Danish Radio Jazz Group and also played with the Danish Radio Big Band from the late 1960s. While with Danmarks Radio, he worked as a conductor and arranger. He was the conductor for several editions of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix and conducted all of Denm... Biography of Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein
Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein of Jordan (Arabic: حمزة بن الحسين) (born 29 March 1980) is the son of the late King Hussein of Jordan from his American-born fourth wife, Queen Noor al-Hussein. He was named Crown Prince of Jordan in 1999, a position he held until it was rescinded in 2004 by his half-brother, King Abdullah II of Jordan. Queen Noor states in her autobiography that she and King Hussein named their son after Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib. Official Biography Born on the 29th of March 1980, His Royal Highness Prince Hamzah ibn Al Hussein is the 43rd generation direct descendant of the Prophet Mohammad. His Majesty King Abdullah II officially named him as Crown Prince of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pierre Moinot
Pierre Moinot (29 March 1920, Fressines, Deux-Sèvres – 6 March 2007, Paris) was a French novelist. He was elected to the Académie française on 21 January 1982. Bibliography Armes et Bagages, roman (1952) La Chasse royale, roman (1954) - Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française – The Royal Hunt, tr. Ralph Manheim (1955) La Blessure, nouvelles (1957) Le Voleur, court métrage (adaptation) (1960) Le Sable vif, roman (1964) – An Ancient Enemy, tr. Francis Price (1965) Repos à Bacoli, dramatique (1966) Quand la liberté venait du ciel, série de douze dramatiques (1967) Héliogabale, théâtre (1971) La Griffe et la Dent, album animalier (1977) Mazarin, série de quatre dramatiques originales (1978) Mazarin, scénario (1978) Le Guetteur... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Moon Mullican
Aubrey Wilson Mullican (March 29, 1909 – January 1, 1967), known as Moon Mullican, was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and pianist. However, he also sang and played jazz, rock 'n' roll and the blues. He was associated with the hillbilly boogie style which greatly influenced rockabilly; Jerry Lee Lewis cited him as a major influence on his own singing and piano playing. Mullican once stated, "We gotta play music that'll make them goddamn beer bottles bounce on the table". Family Moon was born to Oscar Luther Mullican (1876–1961) and his first wife, Virginia Jordan Mullican (1880–1915), near Corrigan, Polk County, Texas. They were a farming family of Scottish, Irish and Eastern European descent. Moon was a descendant of the Mullikins of Maryland. His Scots-Irish im... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dave Greenfield
David Paul Greenfield (born 29 March 1949 in Brighton) is the keyboard player with English rock band, The Stranglers. He is noted for his remarkable musicianship and trademark style of playing rapid arpeggios, and his style has sometimes been compared to Ray Manzarek of The Doors. His distinctive sound on the early Stranglers recordings involved the use of Hohner Cembalet electric piano, Hammond L-100 electric organ, a Moog Minimoog synthesizer, and later an Oberheim FVS-4 polyphonic synthesizer. He also frequently contributes harmony backing vocals to the band's songs, and sang the lead vocals on a few of their tracks, including: "Dead Ringer" and "Peasant in the Big Shitty" from their album No More Heroes "Do You Wanna?" from Black and White "Genetix" on the album The Raven ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Philip Locke
Philip Locke (29 March 1928, St. Marylebone, London – 19 April 2004) was an English actor. He is possibly best known for his role as villainous SPECTRE underling Vargas in the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball. His character "gets the point" from Sean Connery's 007 after being shot with a harpoon gun. Biography Early career He trained at RADA and played many Shakespearian characters at The Royal Court Theatre. Television On television, he will be remembered by fans of the science fiction series Doctor Who for his appearance in the 1982 serial Four to Doomsday as Bigon. Other TV credits include: The Baron, The Avengers, The Saint, The Champions, Department S, Z-Cars, Pennies from Heaven, The Omega Factor, Bergerac, Inspector Morse, Jeeves and Wooster, Minder, Antony and Cleopatra... Biography of Jo Nesbø
Jo Nesbø (born 29 March 1960) is an Edgar Award nominated Norwegian author and musician. As of September 2008 more than one and a half million copies of his novels have been sold in Norway, and his work has been translated into over forty languages. Nesbø was born in Oslo and grew up in Molde. He graduated from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration with a degree in Economics. Nesbø is primarily famous for his crime novels about Detective Harry Hole, but he is also the main vocalist and songwriter for the Norwegian rock band Di Derre. In 2007 Nesbø also released his first children's book, Doktor Proktors prompepulver. Biography Personal life Jo Nesbø worked as a freelance journalist and a stockbroker before he began his writing career. The No.1 national be... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Richard Bucher
Richard Emil Bucher, born on March 29, 1940 in Zurich, died in 1997, is a Swiss author, professor, and psychologist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Teresa Sterne
Teresa Sterne, born on March 29, 1927 in New York, died on December 10, 2000 in New York, was an American musician, pianist, pioneering classical music producer, and director of Nonesuch Records from 1965-1979.... Biography of Chris Massoglia
Christopher Paul "Chris" Massoglia (born March 29, 1992) is an American television and motion picture actor. Early life Chris Massoglia was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Christopher and Karen Massoglia. His father is a chiropractor and his mother a homemaker. His parents are devout Christians and Republicans, and Massoglia grew up a fan of Christian pop music (as well as unable to listen to rap music). Gifted with an above-average intelligence, Massoglia was homeschooled by his mother. While his peers were taking third grade-level subjects, Massoglia was taking eighth grade-level courses. By the age of 13, he had enrolled in an online university where his coursework included developmental psychology, Biblical studies, algebra, and American history. He also had studied jujitsu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joseph Macé-Scaron
Joseph Macé-Scaron, born on March 29, 1958 in Paris, is a French journalist and author. Selected publications Les Politocrates a été couronné du prix du Livre politique La Tentation communautaire (Paris : Plon, 2001), un des premiers essais à s'interroger sur les méfaits du communautarisme. Montaigne, notre nouveau philosophe a reçu le prix de la maçonnerie française 2003 dans la catégorie humanisme et le prix Charles Oulmont de la Fondation de France. L'Homme libéré (Paris : Plon, 2004). Ticket d'entrée, (éd. Grasset, mai 2011). - Prix de La Coupole 2011... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Big Guitar Red
Walter "Big Guitar Red" Smith, born on March 29, 1925 in Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi, is an American jazz guitarist and singer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Kenneth Arnold
Kenneth A. Arnold (March 29, 1915 in Sebeka, Minnesota – January 16, 1984 in Bellevue, Washington) was an American businessman and pilot. He is best-known for making what is generally considered the first widely reported unidentified flying object sighting in the United States, after claiming to see nine unusual objects flying in a chain near Mount Rainier, Washington on June 24, 1947. Arnold described the objects' shape as resembling a flat saucer or disc (see quotes below), and also described their erratic motion as resembling a saucer skipped across water; from this, the press quickly coined the new terms "flying saucer" and "flying disc" to describe such objects, many of which were reported within days after Arnold's sighting. Later Arnold would add that the objects resembled a cres... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Freddy Fresh
Freddy Fresh (born Frederick Schmid, 29 March 1963) is among the most active and prolific American underground dance music artists, having released more than a hundred records on dozens of different labels worldwide . Born in St. Paul Minnesota, Fresh's name is more often associated with the London scene, to which he relocated in the late '90s after having top 40 chart success with 2 of his songs. Fresh's first record label was formed in late 1992 and was called Analog Recordings. His label empire then grew to include a host of sub labels (Analog UK, Butterbeat, Electric Music Foundation and then Socket and Boriqua labels) In addition to a growing stateside audience, Fresh is also one of the few contemporary non-Detroit techno/electro musicians to have a strong European following, and his ... Biography of Claudia Andreatti
Claudia Andreatti (born on March 29, 1987 in Trento) was Miss Italia 2006. She comes from Pergine Valsugana, (Trento), Italy. She replaced the outgoing Edelfa Chiara Masciotta Miss Italia 2005. Before becoming Miss Italia she spent a year in Texas to study English. Miss Italia 2006 Before the last vote, Claudia Andreatti was reported saying to want "to give a dream to my region, that has never had a Miss Italia." For her strong and aggressive character, her fresh appeal and her elegance, she has been hailed by the Italian press as new representative of modern Italian women. Claudia Andreatti speaks English fluently, after spending one year in the United States. She declares herself «happily single» because «better alone than badly accompanied» (tr. from an Italian expression). Afte... Biography of Oliver Jackson-Cohen
Oliver Jackson-Cohen is an English actor. He had a role in the television series Hollyoaks when he was 14, and he later appeared in the ITV series The Time of Your Life in 2007. In 2008 he played Phillip White in the BBC adaptation of Lark Rise to Candleford and in the first episode of Bonekickers. He played Damon in the 2010 film Going the Distance starring Drew Barrymore and Justin Long. He starred in the film Faster opposite Dwayne Johnson. Filmography Year Film Role Notes 2007 The Time of Your Life Marcus TV series (1 episode: "Episode #1.4") 2008 Lark Rise to Candleford Philip White TV series (8 episodes) Bonekickers Colm TV series (1 episode: "Army of God") 2010 Going the Distance Damon Faster Killer 2011 Will & Kate: Before Happily Ever After TV seri... Biography of Kim Batten
Kim Batten (born 29 March 1969 in McRae, Georgia, U.S.) is a retired female American 400 meter hurdles champion. She was the 1995 world record holder in the women's 400-meter hurdles. Batten graduated from the Florida State University in 1991, the same year she won her first national championship - the U.S. National Championships, the first of six national championships (1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998). Batten is 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m) tall. Batten's finest year came in 1995, when she won Gold in the World Athletics Championships breaking the World Record for the 400m Hurdles in a time of 52.61 seconds. Batten also came first in the Pan American Games and first in the national indoor championships. In 1996 she won silver in the 1996 Olympic Games and in 1997 won bronze in th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alexandre Brasseur
Alexandre Brasseur, born Alexandre Espinasse on March 29, 1971 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, is a French actor and comedian, the son of actor Claude Brasseur and the grandson of actor Pierre Brasseur and actress Odette Joyeux. Filmography * 1995 : Le Dimanche à midi (court-métrage) de Luc Gallissaires * 1997 : Affaire classée (court-métrage) de Luc Gallissaires avec Bernard Lanneau, Marion Cotillard, Patrick Mille * 1998 : Le Plus Beau Pays du monde * 1999 : La Courte Échelle avec Serge Lama. Court-métrage de Thierry Poirier d'après une nouvelle de Gédéon Picot. * 2003 : Les Textiles, film de Franck Landron. * 2004 : Malabar Princess film de Gilles Legrand. * 2004 : Le Plus Beau Jour de ma vie film de Julie Lipinski. * 2004 : Quand les anges s'en mêlent... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Hayley McFarland
Hayley McFarland (born March 29, 1991) is an American actress, singer, and dancer, who is best known for her portrayal of the character Emily Lightman on the television program Lie to Me. Biography Hayley McFarland grew up in Edmond, Oklahoma. She has appeared in TV shows including Gilmore Girls, ER, and Criminal Minds, and films including Ring Around the Rosie, An American Crime, and Winged Creatures. She had a regular role on the multi-season television series Lie to Me. Filmography Year Film Role Notes 2006 Ring Around the Rosie Young Karen 2007 ER Candice 1 episode 2007 An American Crime Jennifer Faye 'Jennie' Likens 2007 Gilmore Girls Marcia 2 episodes 2008 Pushing Daisies Nikki Heaps 1 episode 2008 Fragments (film) Lori Carline 2008 Criminal M... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Denny McLain
Dennis Dale "Denny" McLain (born March 29, 1944) is a former American professional baseball player, and the last major league pitcher to win 30 or more games during a season (31–6 in 1968)—a feat accomplished by only thirteen players in the 20th century. Professional playing career McLain attended Mt. Carmel High School in Chicago, and played shortstop and pitcher. Originally signed by the Chicago White Sox, he was selected off waivers by the Detroit Tigers, with whom he broke into the major leagues at the age of 19 in 1963. His debut on September 21 (against the White Sox) was a success; not only did he beat the Sox, holding them to one earned run on seven hits, he picked two runners off base and even hit a home run, the only one he would ever hit in the majors. After a mediocre 196... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Cy Young
Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. During his 22-year baseball career (1890-1911), he pitched for five different teams. Young was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937. One year after Young's death, the Cy Young Award was created to honor the previous season's best pitcher. Young established numerous pitching records, some of which have stood for a century. Young compiled 511 wins, 94 ahead of Walter Johnson, who is second on the list of most wins in Major League history. In addition to wins, Young still holds the Major League records for most career innings pitched (7,355), most career games started (815), and most complete games (749). He also retired with 316 losses, the most in MLB history. You... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yannick Renier
Yannick Renier (born 29 March 1975, Brussels (birth time source: Acte n°649, André Dekoster)) is a Belgian actor who started his career in the theatre in the 1990s and has since gone on to appear in several films and television productions. Biography Renier trained at the Conservatoire Royal in Brussels and started his professional acting career in 1995, appearing in many stage productions of both classical and modern drama. Renier's first full-length film was Miss Montigny in 2004. He became widely-known in Belgium in 2006 through his role in the first series of the television drama Septième Ciel Belgique. He then played opposite Isabelle Huppert and his half-brother Jérémie in the film Nue Propriété, and has since appeared in other roles including the lead part of Yves in the 200... Biography of Christiane Fürst
Christiane Fürst (born March 29, 1985 in Dresden) is a female volleyball player from Germany, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing in ninth place. She is a free agent and last played for Fenerbahçe Acibadem. Standing at 192 cm and nicknamed "Fürstl" she has played as a middle-blocker for the German Women's National Team since 2003. Career Christiane was named Best Blocker at the 2006 World Championship in Japan. Fürst won the 2007–08 CEV Cup with the Italian team Scavolini Pesaro, and was named "Best Spiker". She was awarded as Best Blocker at the 2010 World Championship She plays for Fenerbahçe Acibadem with number 11. Fürst won the bronze medal at the 2010–11 CEV Champions League with Fenerbahçe Acibadem. Awards Individuals 200... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Thierry Tilly
Thierry Tilly, born on March 29, 1964 in Bois-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, is a man convicted of keeping a family of French aristocrats under his sway for nearly a decade and swindling them out their fortune has been sentenced to eight years in prison. From 2000 to 2009, Thierry Tilly persuaded the family that there was a plot against the lives of Ghislaine de Vedrines and 10 members of her family. They locked themselves away in their home, sold off their possessions – including the family chateau – and handed over (EURO)4.5 million. Tilly was convicted of psychological abuse, and deprivation of civil rights before Tuesday's sentencing. His accomplice, Jacques Gonzalez, was sentenced to four years in prison. (source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20121113/eu-france-aristocrats-s... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rolf Lassgård
Rolf Lassgård (born 29 March 1955) is a Swedish actor. Biography Lassgård was born in Östersund, Jämtland. A keen amateur ice hockey player in his youth, he also joined theatre teacher Ingemar Lind's Institute for the Performing Arts in the village of Storhögen outside Östersund. He then attended the Stage School in Malmö from 1975-78. There Lassgård met the director Peter Oskarson and joined his Skånska Teatern theatre company at Landskrona, where he remained for four years, making his first television appearance as "Puck" in its production of A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1980. Lassgård followed Oskarson to the Folkteatern company in Gävle in 1982, giving a series of highly acclaimed performances. Lassgård had various small film roles, but his breakout role was Kjell-Åke Andersson'... Biography of Jay Brannan
Jay Brannan (born March 29, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He was born in Texas and briefly studied in Ohio, but moved to California to become an actor. Brannan appeared in the 2006 movie Shortbus, which included one of his songs in its soundtrack, and began to build a fan base by performing on YouTube. He released an EP and acted in Holding Trevor in 2007. Since then, he has toured and released three albums. Early life and career Brannan was born 1982 in Texas in a middle-class family and grew up as the son of a petroleum engineer and a teacher. He described his family as conservative Baptists and discussed their difficulty with accepting his homosexuality. Brannan went to college for one semester in Cincinnati, Ohio, and went to California, first to Palm Springs ... Biography of Kim Tae-hee
Kim Tae-hee (Korean: 김태희, born 29 March 1980) is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for her roles in Korean dramas such as Iris, Love Story in Harvard, My Princess and Stairway to Heaven. She is considered one of Korea's most beautiful women. Early life Kim Tae-hee was born on 29 March 1980 in Busan, South Korea. She is the second of three children. Kim has an older sister and a younger brother, Lee Wan, who is also an actor and appeared in her television series Stairway to Heaven. Kim moved to Ulsan as a child. She had an average of ‘100′ for all subjects throughout her three years in middle school. She enrolled at Ulsan Girls High School, and later moved to Seoul to attend college. Career Kim began her career as a model and in televi... Biography of Mirusia Louwerse
Mirusia Louwerse (born 29 March 1985) is a Dutch Australian soprano. She performs as Mirusia and is seen by the Australian press as "The Unconventional Pop Star". Career Louwerse was born in Brisbane, Australia. She graduated in December 2006 from the Queensland Conservatorium in Brisbane obtaining a Bachelor of Music in Performance in Classical Voice. In 2006, Louwerse became the youngest ever winner of the Dame Joan Sutherland Opera Award and went on to record a debut album entitled She Walks in Beauty. Louwerse is a lyric soprano and has performed in such operas as Mozart's The Magic Flute, Ravel's L'enfant et les sortilèges and Britten's Albert Herring. Her aunt, who lives in the Netherlands, contacted André Rieu to tell him about her niece's talent. He listened to her voice ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Gordon (musician)
Robert Gordon (born March 29, 1947) is an American rockabilly musician. Gordon rose to fame performing in several genres including alternative rock, punk rock, and rock and roll. Early days Robert Gordon grew up in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb of the nation's capital of Washington, D.C.. At the age of nine (1956) he was affected greatly by the Elvis Presley song Heartbreak Hotel playing on radio, and decided to attempt a career as a Rock & Roll musician at that young age. His influences included Gene Vincent, Jack Scott, Billy Lee Riley, Eddie Cochran and other notable rock 'n roll music artists of the period. He made his recording debut at age 17 in 1964 with a group called the Confidentials. The Confidentials, with Robert (called Bob at the time) as main singer recorded hit songs inc... Biography of Scott Wilson (actor)
Scott Wilson (born March 29, 1942) is an American film and television actor. Wilson has more than 50 film credits from the 1960s to the 2010s, including In the Heat of the Night, The Great Gatsby, Dead Man Walking, Pearl Harbor, and Junebug. In 1980, Wilson received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his role in The Ninth Configuration. Wilson joined the cast of the AMC television series, The Walking Dead, in 2011. He plays veterinarian and Greene family patriarch, Hershel Greene. Early life Wilson is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. He hitchhiked from Atlanta to Los Angeles with a friend in 1961 when he was nineteen years old. His friend eventually returned to Georgia, while Wilson enrolled in an acting class and pursued the craft as his profession. ... |
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