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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on November, 26, 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
114 celebrities or events were found for November, 26. Add to favourites (57 fans)Biography of Tina Turner
Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock) (November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award-winning, American Singer, Dancer, and performer whose career has spanned from 1960 to present. Tina Turner's popularity and success in rock and roll throughout the 1980s and 1990s garnered her the title, "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll". Tina Turner is noted for her energetic stage presence, and her physical trademarks, such as her long, well-proportioned legs, hair, and her instantly identifiable voice. Born in Nutbush, Tennessee, at age 16, she moved to St. Louis, Missouri, and became well known for her high energy performances with The Ike & Tina Turner Revue during the 1960s and 1970s. At the height of The Revue's success, Tina Turner developed a reputation as a consummate live entertainer. Although wel... Add to favourites (18 fans)Biography of Ilona Staller
Honourable Anna Ilona Staller (or credited as originally named Anna Elena Staller, 26 November 1951 - ), also known by her stage name Cicciolina, is an Italian-Hungarian porn star turned politician, and the first hardcore performer in the world to be elected to a democratic parliament. Biography She was born in Budapest. Her stepfather was an official in the Ministry of the Interior, her mother a midwife. In 1964, she began working for the Hungarian modelling agency, M.T.I. According to her memoirs, she lost her virginity at sixteen with a black university student. In her memoirs and in a 1999 TV interview, she claimed that she had provided Hungarian authorities with information on American diplomats staying at a Budapest luxury hotel where she worked as a maid in the late 1960s. Na... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ermanno Gorrieri
Ermanno Gorrieri (November 26, 1920 - December 29, 2004) was an Italian politician and economist. Gorrieri was born at Sassuolo During World War II he participated in the resistance and was active in the creation of the short-lived Republic of Montefiorino. After the war he was a trade union activist. Between 1958 and 1963 he was a member of the Chamber of Deputies, and was Minister of Labor in 1987. One of his main interests was the problem of poverty. He authored five books and collaborated on fourteen more. Originally a member of the Christian Democratic party, he was one of the founders (with Pierre Carniti) of the socialist party Social Christians in 1993.... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Natasha Bedingfield
Natasha Anne Bedingfield (born 26 November 1981) is an English singer and songwriter who debuted in the 1990s as a member of the Christian dance/electronic group The DNA Algorithm with her siblings Daniel Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Bedingfield recorded rock and gospel songs for the Hillsong London Church. She recorded her first album Unwritten in 2004. The album contained primarily uptempo pop songs and was influenced by R&B music, it enjoyed international success with over 2.5 million sold worldwide. In 2007, she received a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" for "Unwritten". Bedingfield's second album N.B. (2007) yielded the singles "I Wanna Have Your Babies", "Soulmate" and "Say It Again". Bedingfield has achieve... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Peter Facinelli
Peter Facinelli (born November 26, 1973) is an American actor, perhaps best-known as the star of FOX's 2002 television series Fastlane. Facinelli grew up in Ozone Park, Queens, New York, in a family with a rich Italian-American heritage. He studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in New York City; his teachers there included William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman, Giancarlo Esposito, and Camryn Manheim. Facinelli met his future wife, Jennie Garth, on the set of An Unfinished Affair, a 1996 made-for-TV movie. They married on January 20, 2001. He and Garth have three daughters together: Luca Bella (June 22, 1997), Lola Ray (December 6, 2002) and Fiona Eve (September 30, 2006). Film and television projects Facinelli's last project was Hollow Man 2, which co-starre... Biography of Louis Ducruet
Louis Ducruet is the son of Daniel Ducruet and princess Stephanie de Monaco. He is born November 26, 1992.... Biography of Arjun Rampal
Arjun Rampal (Hindi, अर्जुन रामपाल, Arjun Rāmpāl, born 26 November 1972) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films, as well as a fashion model. Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m) Personal life His parents are Gwen and Amarjeet Rampal. Arjun and his younger sister attended the prestigious Kodaikanal International School located in Palani Hills,Tamil Nadu, where his mother was a teacher. One of his cousins, Kim Sharma, is an actress and appeared with him in the film Yakeen. Belongs to a rich punjabi brahmin family of new delhi. Arjun Rampal was discovered in a Delhi discotheque by designer, Rohit Bal. He was a student of prestigious Hindu College, Delhi then.Arjun became Rohit's protégé and promoted hi... Biography of Ferdinand de Saussure
Ferdinand de Saussure (pronounced ) (November 26, 1857 – February 22, 1913) was a Geneva-born Swiss linguist whose ideas laid the foundation for many of the significant developments in linguistics in the 20th century. He is widely considered the 'father' of 20th-century linguistics. Born in Geneva in 1857, Saussure showed early signs of considerable talent and intellectual ability. After a year of studying Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, and a variety of courses at the University of Geneva, he commenced graduate work at the University of Leipzig in 1876. Two years later at 21 years Saussure studied for a year at Berlin, where he wrote his only full-length work, Mémoire sur le système primitif des voyelles dans les langues indo-européenes (Thesis on the Primitive Vowel System in Indo-European La... Biography of Eugène Ionesco
Eugène Ionesco, born Eugen Ionescu, (November 26, 1909 – March 29, 1994) was a Romanian and French playwright and dramatist, one of the foremost playwrights of the Theatre of the Absurd. Beyond ridiculing the most banal situations, Ionesco's plays depict in a tangible way the solitude of humans and the insignificance of one's existence. Biographical information Ionesco was born in Slatina, Olt County, to a Romanian father of the Orthodox religion and a mother of French and Greek-Romanian heritage, whose religion was Protestant (the religion into which her father was born and to which her originally Greek orthodox mother had converted. According to various sources, Ionesco's maternal ancestry was also partly Jewish. Eugène himself was baptized into the Romanian Orthodox religion. Many s... Biography of Marcy Walker
Marcy Walker (born November 26, 1961) is an American soap opera actress. She was born in Paducah, Kentucky, and grew up in Lancaster, California. Walker graduated from Antelope Valley High School in 1978 after only three years enrolled. In 1981, she got her first soap job as Liza Colby on All My Children. After a successful three-year run (and two Outstanding Supporting Actress Daytime Emmy nominations, in 1983 and 1984), she decided to leave the show for other opportunities. She was replaced promptly with actress Alice Haining as Liza on the show. Late in 1984, she created yet another popular soap role in the form of Eden Capwell on Santa Barbara. Her character, partnered with A Martinez's character, Cruz Castillo, became one of the show's flagship supercouples. She was nominated fo... Biography of Jessica Bowman
Jessica Robyn Bowman (born November 26, 1980) is an American actress perhaps best known for her role as Colleen Cooper on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) Bowman was born in Walnut Creek, California. She attended North Hardin High School in Radcliff, Kentucky, and was the valedictorian of her graduating senior class. Bowman has two brothers named Jeremy and Johnny. Bowman began acting in community theater, and commercials, and appeared as Darcy on The Road Home. After guest appearances on Boy Meets World, NYPD Blue and Baywatch, Bowman assumed the role of Colleen Cooper on the popular drama Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman in 1995. She took over this role after the original portrayer, Erika Flores, was fired. Bowman won the Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama S... Biography of Françoise Gilot
Françoise Gilot (born 1921) is a French born painter and is known as a companion of Picasso between 1944 and 1953. Life She was raised in Paris by her father, a businessman, and her mother, a watercolorist. While training as a lawyer, Gilot was known to skip morning law classes to feed her true passion: art. Despite her mother being an artist herself, the extent of the young woman's artistic pursuits inexplicably drove her away from immediate family to her grandmother's attic. At 21, Gilot met Picasso (then 61) and would ultimately raise both their children: Claude and Paloma. The children's antics were often captured on the canvases of their parents. Gilot maintained a relationship with the Spanish painter from 1944 until 1953. Eleven years after their separation Gilot wrote Life w... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Rita Ora
Rita Sahatçiu Ora (born November 26, 1990), better known as Rita Ora, is a Kosovar-British mezzo-soprano, recording artist, and actress. In 2009, she appeared on the BBC's Eurovision: Your Country Needs You where she auditioned to be the British contestant for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. Later in 2009 she signed to Roc Nation. She is of Kosovar Albanian ethnicity. Biography Early life and career beginnings Rita Ora was born in Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo) and moved to the United Kingdom the same year of her birth. She grew up in West London and attended St Cuthbert with St Matthias CE Primary School in Earls Court, following which she graduated from Sylvia Young Theatre School and then St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College. She began singing from a young age. In 2004, ... Biography of Pamela Prati
Pamela Prati is an Italian actress born November 26, 1958 in Ozieri. Filmography Di che peccato sei? (2007) (TV) Con le unghie e con i denti (2004) (TV) Palestra, La (2003) (TV) .... Ljuba Bonetti Olimpo Lupo - Cronista di nera (1995) (TV) "Scherzi a parte" (1992) TV Series .... Co-Host Gole ruggenti (1992) .... Alida Spada Transformations (1991) .... Women Succubus Donna da guardare, Una (1990) .... Pamela Sukkubus - den Teufel im Leib (1989) .... Puppe ... aka Sukkubus ... aka Teufel im Leib, Den Io Gilda (1989) .... Gilda Fuga dalla morte (1989) ... aka Escape from Death ... aka Luna di sangue (Italy: video title) Gioco di società (1989) (TV) Cheeeese (1988) .... Loredana Man spricht deutsh (1988) .... Violetta Riflessi di luce (1988) .... Marta ... Biography of Kim Rogers-Gallagher
Kim Rogers-Gallagher, born November 26, 1957 in Waterbury, Connecticut, is an American astrologer and writer.... Biography of Garcelle Beauvais
Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon (born November 26, 1966) is a Haitian actress and former fashion model. She is known for her role as Assistant District Attorney Valerie Heywood in the TV program NYPD Blue and Francesca Monroe on The Jamie Foxx Show. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Early life Beauvais was born Garcelle Beauvais in St. Marc, Haiti, to Maria Claire, a nurse, and Axel Beauvais, a lawyer. Beauvais has six older siblings. After her parents divorced, Beauvais, her mother and siblings moved to Massachusetts. While her mother was attending nursing school, Beauvais went to boarding school. At age 16, the family moved to Miami-Dade area. There she attended both North Miami Beach High School (which is located in North Miami Beach) and Miami Norland High School (which is located in the Norland s... Biography of Vanessa Loès
Vanessa Loès, born November 26, 1971 in Rio de Janeiro, is a Brazilian actress. Filmography (source : http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0529764/ ) "Avassaladoras - A Série" .... Laura (22 episodes, 2006) - E Agora... (2006) TV episode .... Laura - Pra Variar (2006) TV episode .... Laura - Meninices (2006) TV episode .... Laura - 'Como É que É?' (2006) TV episode .... Laura - Complexo de Cinderela (2006) TV episode .... Laura (17 more) Amigo Dunor, O (2005) "Metamorphoses" (2004) TV series .... Lia "Kubanacan" .... Anabela (5 episodes, 2003) - Episode dated 29 September 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Anabela - Episode dated 27 September 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Anabela - Episode dated 26 September 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Anabela - Epi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Pierre Darras
Jean-Pierre Dumontet, best known as Jean-Pierre Darras, born November 26, 1927 in Paris, died July 5, 1999, was a French actor and director. Filmography Actor 1959 : Deux hommes dans Manhattan : L'ivrogne (non crédité) 1961 : Un nommé La Rocca de Jean Becker : Névada 1964 : Lucky Jo de Michel Deville : Napo 1964 : Monsieur de Jean-Paul Le Chanois : José 1966 : La Seconde Vérité : Le Commissaire 1966 : Un monde nouveau 1966 : Safari diamants : Pascal Moratti 1966 : Carré de dames pour un as 1968 : Caroline chérie de Denys de la Patellière : Van Kript II 1968 : Le Tatoué de Denys de la Patellière : Lucien 1970 : Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas, mais... elle cause ! de Michel Audiard : Georges, Monsieur le Comte 1970 : Élise ou la Vraie Vie de... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Amaechi
John Ekwugha Amaechi (pronounced ) (born November 26, 1970 in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.) is a retired English NBA basketball player who currently works as a broadcaster and political activist in the United Kingdom. In February 2007, Amaechi publicly announced that he is gay and became the first player associated with the NBA to come out. Height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Weight 270 lb (122 kg) Early life The son of a Nigerian (Igbo) father, he was raised in Stockport, England by his English mother, attending Stockport Grammar School. Amaechi moved to the U.S. to play high school basketball at St. John's Jesuit High School in Toledo, Ohio. He began playing college basketball at Vanderbilt but transferred to Penn State where he was a two-time First Team Academic All-American selection. ... Biography of Abdullah Badawi
Dato' Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi (born November 26, 1939) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Prime Minister since 2003. He is also the President of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the largest political party in Malaysia, and leads the governing Barisan Nasional parliamentary coalition. He is informally known as Pak Lah, 'Pak' meaning father while 'Lah' is taken from his name Abdullah. After Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad. sacked Anwar Ibrahim, he appointed Abdullah as Deputy Prime Minister. Abdullah went on to succeed Mahathir as Prime Minister in 2003. In the 2004 general election, Abdullah scored a significant victory. In the 2008 general election, the Barisan Nasional won a slim majority of seats, thus Abdullah clung on as Prime Minis... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Shawn Kemp
Shawn T. Kemp (born November 26, 1969, in Elkhart, Indiana) is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the National Basketball Association. Early years Kemp attended Concord High School in Elkhart, Indiana. He was considered to be one of the top four or five players nationally his senior year, and lead his team to the state championship finals. After graduation, Kemp signed a national letter-of-intent to play basketball at the University of Kentucky. However, he was kicked off the team before the season started for allegedly pawning a necklace belonging to teammate and coach's son Sean Sutton. He transferred mid-season to Trinity Valley Community College in Texas, but was too late to suit up for the squad. After a semester at TVCC, 19-year-old Shawn Kemp declared himsel... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lorissa McComas
Lorissa McComas (b. November 26, 1970 in Columbus, Ohio) is a brunette lingerie, nude and softcore model frequently featured in Playboy during the 1990s. She had a large breast enhancement to give her a 34D-23-34 figure on her 5'5" frame, and started a successful "Strip-o-gram" business after college. After running into prudery in Ohio she left for Los Angeles to pursue a modeling and acting career. The majority of her work consisted of nude modeling and acting in a variety of softcore productions with simulated or obscured sexual contact, in addition to bit parts in B-movies. In 1997, she appeared in a small number of amateur productions which include small screen and large screen appearances. A large part of Lorissa's fame as a model was her willingness to pose nude exposing her statu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bruno Carette
Bruno Carette, born November 26, 1956 in Algiers, died december 8, 1989, was a French humorist and actor, member of humorist group Les Nuls. Filmography Sans peur et sans reproche de Gérard Jugnot (1988) : Grégoire Milou en mai de Louis Malle (1990) : Grimaldi La Cité de la peur d'Alain Berbérian (1994): Misou-Misou... Biography of Kristin Bauer
Kristin Bauer van Straten (born Kristin Neubauer on November 26, 1973 in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin (birth time source: email))) is an American film and television actress, perhaps best known for her role as vampire Pam in the HBO series True Blood, as Jerry's girlfriend Gillian or "Man-Hands" on Seinfeld, and as sorceress Maleficent in the ABC series Once Upon a Time. She grew up in Wisconsin with her parents, an avid horseman and gun collector, and a housewife involved in charities. In childhood she played sports, and like her father rode horses and shot guns. She studied fine arts in St. Louis, Boston and New York in her youth but she decided to become an actress and moved to Los Angeles, where she is living since she began acting in 1994. She kept, however, drawing and pain... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bruno Hauptmann
Bruno Richard Hauptmann (November 26, 1899 – April 3, 1936) was a German carpenter and former criminal, sentenced to death and executed for the abduction and murder of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month old son of famous pilots Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. The Lindbergh kidnapping gained international infamy, and has become known as "The Crime of the Century". Early years Born in Kamenz, Hauptmann was a soldier in the German army in World War I, seeing combat as a machine gunner in 1918. He was wounded in action and exposed to poison gas during a gas-attack. After the war, he was unable to find work as a carpenter and instead turned to crime. With another veteran, he burglarized three homes and robbed two women at gunpoint. He was caught and sentenced to five ... Biography of Tammy Lynn Michaels
Tammy Lynn Michaels (born Tammy Lynn Doring November 26, 1974, north of Lafayette, Indiana), also known by the surname Etheridge after exchanging vows with Melissa Etheridge, and is an American actress. Michaels was a regular cast member on the Warner Brothers Network television show Popular and guest-starred on the Showtime drama The L Word. Career Michaels developed a passion for acting in junior high school and after graduating moved to New York to pursue it. She attended AMDA and completed three semesters but suffered a leg injury and withdrew from the school before graduation. While working as a bartender at a restaurant she was discovered by a talent scout. After moving to Los Angeles, Michaels landed the role of Nicole Julian on Popular. In 2002, Michaels guest-starred ... Biography of Charles Schulz
Charles Monroe Schulz (November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000) was an American cartoonist best known worldwide for his Peanuts comic strip. Life and career Charles Monroe Schulz was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and grew up in Saint Paul. He was the only child of Carl Schulz, who was German, and Dena Halverson, who was Norwegian. His uncle nicknamed him "Sparky" after the horse Spark Plug in the Barney Google comic strip. Schulz loved drawing and sometimes drew his family dog, Spike. Spike ate unusual things, like pins and tacks. Schulz drew a picture of Spike and sent it to Ripley's Believe It or Not! His drawing appeared in the comic published by Robert Ripley, captioned "A hunting dog that eats pins, tacks, and razor blades is owned by C. F. Schulz, St. Paul, Minn." and "Drawn b... Biography of Robert Goulet
Robert Gerard Goulet (November 26, 1933 – October 30, 2007) was a Grammy- and Tony Award- winning Canadian entertainer. He rose to international stardom in 1960 as Lancelot in Lerner and Loewe's hit Broadway musical Camelot. His long career as a singer and actor encompassed theatre, radio, television and film. Early life Goulet was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the only son of French Canadian parents Jeanette (née Gauthier) and Joseph Georges André Goulet, a laborer. Shortly after his father's death, his mother, sister Claire, and Robert moved to Girouxville, Alberta, Canada when he was thirteen years old, where he spent his formative years throughout Canada. After living in Girouxville for several years, they moved to the provincial capital of Edmonton so that he could take adva... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marian Mercer
Marian Mercer, born November 26, 1935 in Akron, Ohio, is an American singer and actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0580285/ ) "Providence" (1 episode, 2000) - Paradise Inn (2000) TV episode "Suddenly Susan" .... Mrs. Richmond (1 episode, 1998) - The Thanksgiving Episode (1998) TV episode .... Mrs. Richmond "Touched by an Angel" .... Flo (1 episode, 1998) - Lady of the Lake (1998) TV episode .... Flo "Working" .... Mrs. Richards (1 episode, 1998) - The Closer (1998) TV episode .... Mrs. Richards "Common Law" .... Bunny (1 episode, 1996) - In the Matter of: John's Fifteen Minutes (1996) TV episode .... Bunny "Dave's World" .... Eric Jr.'s Girlfriend (1 episode, 1995) - Catch of the Day (1995) TV episode .... Eric Jr.'s Girlfriend ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patricia Phoenix
Patricia Phoenix (best known as Pat Phoenix) (November 26, 1923 – September 18, 1986) was a British actress who became one of the first sex symbols of British television. Early life and career Phoenix attended Fallowfield Central School, Manchester. As a child she nursed early theatrical ambitions, appearing regularly on the radio in Children's Hour. After leaving school, she worked as a filing clerk for the gas department of Manchester Corporation, performing in amateur dramatics in her spare time. Her break came in 1948, playing Sandy Powell's wife in the Mancunian Film Studios' motion picture Cup-tie Honeymoon, followed by a summer season in Blackpool with Thora Hird. Exposure led to more serious work with Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop, at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East. Sh... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel Habib-Deloncle
Michel Habib-Deloncle, born November 26, 1921 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, died October 26, 2006 in Paris, was a French politician.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Karen Westwood
Karen Westwood is a Scottish actress most famous for her role as Meg Paterson in BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. She also played Rebecca Bannerman in Families.... Biography of Alexandre Jollien
Alexandre Jollien, born November 26, 1975 in Savièse, is a Swiss writer and philosopher. Publications * Éloge de la faiblesse, Cerf, 1999 (ISBN 2-204-06384-3) * Le Métier d'homme, Seuil, 2002 (ISBN 2-02-052606-9) * La Construction de soi, Seuil, 2006, 192 p. (ISBN 2-02-062888-0) * Le philosophe nu, Seuil, 2010, 192 p. (ISBN 978-2-02-095915-5)... Biography of Charles Adolphe Wurtz
Adolphe Wurtz (November 26, 1817 - May 10, 1884) was a French chemist. He is perhaps best remembered by chemists for the Wurtz reaction, to form carbon-carbon bonds by reacting alkyl halides with sodium, and for his discoveries of ethylamine and ethylene glycol. Wurtz was also an influential writer and educator. Life Adolphe Wurtz (he never used the name "Charles") was born at Wolfisheim, near Strasbourg, where his father was Lutheran pastor. When he left the Protestant gymnasium at Strasbourg in 1834, his father allowed him to study medicine as next best to theology. He devoted himself specially to the chemical side of his profession with such success that in 1839 he was appointed Chef des travaux chimiques at the Strasbourg faculty of medicine. In the summer of 1842 he studied under ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eugene Istomin
Eugene George Istomin (November 26, 1925 – October 10, 2003) was an American pianist. Istomin was born in New York City of Russian-Jewish parents. He was famous for his work in the piano trio, with Isaac Stern and Leonard Rose, known as the Istomin-Stern-Rose Trio, with whom he made many recordings, and particularly of music by Beethoven, Brahms and Schubert. He also played with them in orchestral music, with conductors such as Eugene Ormandy, Bruno Walter and also as a soloist. His earliest public performances were from age 6 with his mother, and at 12 he entered the Curtis Institute. He studied under Rudolf Serkin and also Mieczyslaw Horzowski. In 1943 he won the Leventritt award, and also the Philhadelphia Youth Award. He made his debuts with the Philadelphia Orchestra with Eug... Biography of Samuel Reshevsky
Samuel Herman (Sammy) Reshevsky (born Szmul Rzeszewski, November 26, 1911, Ozorków near Lodz, (then Russian Empire, today Poland) - died April 4, 1992, New York, USA) was a leading American chess Grandmaster. He won the U.S. Chess Championship six times outright, and lost a playoff for the title in 1973. Reshevsky was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship three times (1948, 1953, and 1968). Reshevsky was also a chess author. Life Reshevsky learned to play chess at age four, and was soon acclaimed as a child prodigy. At age eight he was beating accomplished players with ease, and giving simultaneous exhibitions. In November 1920 his parents moved to the US to make a living exhibiting their child. He played in the 1922 New York Masters tournament. As an adult however, Reshev... Biography of Bruce Paltrow
Bruce Weigert Paltrow (November 26, 1943 – October 3, 2002) was an American television and film director. Paltrow was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Dorothy (née Weigert) and Arnold Paltrow. He studied at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. In the late 1960s, he began directing stage productions in New York City, where he met actress Blythe Danner, whom he married on December 14, 1969. He was the producer of the television series The White Shadow, St. Elsewhere and Homicide: Life on the Street. His last production was the film Duets, which starred his daughter, Gwyneth Paltrow. Paltrow died on October 3, 2002, while vacationing in Rome, Italy, to celebrate his daughter's 30th birthday. He had suffered from oral cancer for several years, and his death was due to co... Biography of Bill W.
William Griffith Wilson (26 November 1895 – 24 January 1971), also known as Bill Wilson or Bill W., was the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), a fellowship of self-help groups dedicated to helping alcoholics achieve sobriety. According to the AA Twelfth tradition of anonymity, Wilson was and still is commonly known as "Bill W." or just "Bill." He largely preferred this form of his name over the more formal non-AA version, thus this article will use that form. Bill achieved sobriety in December 1934 and maintained it throughout his remaining 35 years. Despite the success and notoriety afforded him by the accomplishments and growth of AA under his leadership, he continued to suffer from compulsive behavior and episodes of depression. In 1955 Bill turned over control of AA to a board... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri Vidal
Henri Vidal (26 November 1919 in Royat, Puy-de-Dôme (birth time source: Didier Geslain) – 10 December 1959 (heart attack)) was a French film actor. He appeared in 36 films between 1941 and 1959. Selected filmography * The Damned (1947) * Fabiola (1949) * L'Étrange Madame X (1951) * Orient Express (1954) * Attila (1954) * Napoléon (1955)... Biography of Frances Dee
Frances Marion Dee (November 26, 1909 – March 6, 2004) was an American actress. She starred opposite Maurice Chevalier in the early talkie musical, The Playboy of Paris (1930). She starred in the film An American Tragedy (1931) in the role played by Elizabeth Taylor in the 1951 remake A Place in the Sun. Dee was born Frances (some sources indicate Jean) Marion Dee in Los Angeles, California, where her Army officer father was stationed, and grew up in Chicago, Illinois, where she attended Shakespeare Grammar School and Hyde Park High School, where she went by the nickname of Frankie Dee. After graduating from Hyde Park High in 1927, of which she was Vice President of her senior class, as well as voted Belle of the Year, she spent two years at University of Chicago before returning to ... Biography of Rich Little
Richard Caruthers "Rich" Little (born November 26, 1938) is a Canadian impressionist and voice actor. Little has long been known as a top impersonator of famous people throughout the world, which has earned him the nickname "The Man of a Thousand Voices" (a title he shares with Mel Blanc). Early life Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Little was the middle of three sons of a doctor. In his early teens, he formed a partnership with Geoff Scott, another budding impressionist, concentrating on reproducing the voices of Canadian politicians such as then-Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and Ottawa mayor Charlotte Whitton. (Ironically Geoff went on to become a politician.) They were performing professionally in night clubs by age 17. Rich acted in Ottawa's Little Theatre and became a successfu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Georges Sarre
Georges Sarre, born November 26, 1935 in Chénérailles (Creuse), is a French socialist politician.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dale Jarrett
Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956 (source: quoted birth certificate)) is a former American race car driver and current sports commentator known for his 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Championship win. He is the son of two-time NASCAR Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett, younger brother of Glenn Jarrett, a former NASCAR driver himself and pit commentator, father of former Busch Series racer Jason Jarrett and cousin of Todd Jarrett there are more Jarretts unknown relations in many places including Price, Utah, the 1996 International Practical Shooting Confederation World Shoot Champion. Beginning in 2007, Jarrett joined the ESPN/ABC broadcasting team as an announcer in select Busch Series (now Nationwide Series) races. In 2008, after retiring from driving in racing events following the ... Biography of Pierre Tardivel
Pierre Tardivel, born November 26, 1963 in Annecy, is a French climber and mountain guide.... Biography of Elwood Babbitt
Elwood Babbitt, born November 26, 1921 in Orange, Massachusetts, was an American medium, clairvoyant and author.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Norah Baring
Norah Baring (26 November 1905 – 8 February 1985), born Norah Minnie Baker, was an English film actress most famous for portraying "Diana Baring" in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Murder! (1930). She is also known for playing the female lead in Anthony Asquith's silent thriller A Cottage on Dartmoor (1929). Originally she studied art before succumbing to the footlights and soon became well known to London theatre goers. Selected filmography Underground (1928) Parisiskor (1928) The Celestial City (1929) The Runaway Princess (1929) A Cottage on Dartmoor (1929) Murder! (1930) Should a Doctor Tell? (1930) Two Worlds (1930) At the Villa Rose (1930) Should a Doctor Tell? (1931) The Lyons Mail (1931) Strange Evidence (1933) The H... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nigel Vaz
Nigel Vaz, born November 26, 1956 in Aden, Yemen, is a Saudi Arabian-British politician.... Biography of Karl Ziegler
Karl Waldemar Ziegler (November 26, 1898 – August 12, 1973) was a German chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1963, with Giulio Natta, for work on polymers. In 1960, Ziegler received the Werner von Siemens Ring, jointly with Otto Bayer and Walter Reppe, for expanding the scientific knowledge of and the technical development of new synthetic materials. Karl Ziegler was born in Helsa near Kassel, Germany and was educated at the University of Marburg. In 1943, Ziegler became Honorary Professor at the Aachen University of Technology and Director of the Max Planck Institute für Kohlenforschung. It was during his 26 years at the Max Planck Institute für Kohlenforschung in Mülheim/Ruhr, from 1943 until 1969, that Ziegler did most of his work on the Ziegler-Natta catalyst. Zieg... Biography of Mari Alkatiri
Mari Bim Amude Alkatiri (born 26 November 1949) was the first Prime Minister of an internationally-recognized East Timor. He served from May 2002 until he resigned on 26 June 2006 following weeks of political unrest in the country. He is the Secretary-General of the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (FRETILIN). He is Hadhrami Arab by ethnicity and comes from the Al-Kathiri tribe a branch of which was also the Royal family of Seiyun that is now officially considered part of Yemen. Life Alkatiri's ancestors were Hadhrami merchants who lived in Portuguese Timor, he was born in Dili, East Timor, and had 10 other siblings. He left East Timor in 1970 for post-secondary studies in Angola, returning to East Timor as one of the founders of FRETILIN, becoming its Minister f... Biography of Edna Campbell
Edna Campbell (born November 26, 1968 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.) is a retired women's basketball player who played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The 5' 8" guard was a star player for the Sacramento Monarchs and has also played for three other teams, but is best known for continuing to play despite suffering breast cancer. College years Campbell's college career began at the University of Maryland, College Park, but achieved her most notable success at the University of Texas' women's team, known as the Lady Longhorns, where she was named the Southwest Conference's Newcomer of the Year in 1990. She graduated in 1991 after the Lady Longhorns compiled a 48-14 won/loss record while she was there. ABL career Campbell played for the Colorado Xplosion... Biography of Rodolphe Burger
Rodolphe Burger, born November 26, 1957 in Colmar, is a French blues, rock and jazz musician and singer. Discography With Kat Onoma 1988 : Cupid 1990 : Stock phrases 1992 : Billy the Kid 1992 : The Radio Remixes 1993 : Post Scriptum to Billy The Kid 1995 : Far from the pictures 1997 : Happy birthday public 2001 : Kat Onoma 2002 : Live à la Chapelle Alone 1993 : Cheval mouvement 1998 : Météor show 2005 : Schweyk (adaptation de Hanns Eisler, pièce de Brecht) 2008 : No Sport, nouvel album sorti le 18 Février 2008, en collaboration avec Rachid Taha et James Blood Ulmer With other musicians 2000 : avec Olivier Cadiot : On n'est pas des indiens, c'est dommage 2002 : avec Olivier Cadiot : Hôtel Robinson 2003 : avec James Blood Ulmer : Guitar Music 20... Biography of Desire Wilson
Desiré Randall Wilson (born November 26, 1953 in Brakpan) is a former racing driver from South Africa, one of only five women to compete in Formula One. She entered one F1 World Championship Grand Prix in 1980 with a non-works Williams FW07 prepared by Brands Hatch Racing, but failed to qualify. She also raced in the 1981 non-championship South African Grand Prix. She became the only woman to win an F1 race of any kind, when she won at Brands Hatch in the short-lived British Aurora F1 series, which mostly featured older F1 cars. As a result of this achievement, she has a grandstand at Brands Hatch named after her. Following her attempts in Formula One, Wilson participated in other disciplines including IndyCar and sports car racing. In 1982, Wilson entered the Indianapolis 500, but fail... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gaston de Bonneval
Gaston de Bonneval, born November 26, 1911 in Paris, died October 2, 1998, was a French colonel, the aide-de-camp (camp assistant) of General de Gaulle.... Biography of Charles Forte
Charles Forte, born November 26, 1908, was an Italian businessman. He became a Bristh Lord.... Biography of Daniel Petrie
Daniel M. Petrie (November 26, 1920, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada - August 22, 2004, Los Angeles, California, United States of America) was a television and movie director. One of his most famous credits was 1961's A Raisin in the Sun, which was nominated for the Golden Palm award at the Cannes Film Festival. He also directed Buster and Billie (1974), Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981) and Cocoon: The Return (1988). He produced television movies such as Sybil, Eleanor and Franklin (which he also directed), and a 1999 remake of Inherit the Wind. Petrie died of cancer at the age of 83. He is survived by his sons, Daniel and Donald, who are both well-known writers/directors.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Albert Dieudonné
Albert Dieudonné (26 November 1889 - 19 March 1976) was a French actor, screenwriter, film director and novelist. Dieudonné was born in Paris, France and made his acting debut in silent film in 1908. In 1924, he directed the film drama, "Catherine" in which he also appeared as a major character. Jean Renoir acted as his assistant director on the film. Between 1915 and 1916, Dieudonné acted in five films for director Abel Gance, including the 1915 film La Folie du Docteur Tube and the 1916 film Le périscope. In 1927 he was hired back to star in the title role of Napoléon Bonaparte in Gance's epic film, Napoléon. In 1929 Dieudonné wrote a novel that was made into a 1930 musical comedy film titled "La Douceur D'Aimer" (Sweetness of Love), and he wrote the script for the 1936 La Garçonne... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mario Elie
Mario Antoine Elie (born November 26, 1963 in New York City) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Currently, he works as an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings. Early life and career Elie, who is of Haitian heritage, grew up in New York City. He was named "Mario" for opera singer Mario Lanza. His father died after Elie graduated from college. He had a brother named Clark, an amateur basketball player and much loved street ball legend in his own right, who died in a car accident in October 2009. He also has a sister named Nancy. Elie attended Power Memorial Academy (same high school as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), where he was a teammate of Chris Mullin under coach Steve Donohue. Elie played street ball in Central Park and other locations in New York City duri... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mike Boorda
Jeremy Michael Boorda (November 26, 1939 – May 16, 1996) was an admiral of the United States Navy and the 25th Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). Boorda is celebrated for being the only CNO to have risen to the position from the enlisted ranks. Navy career Boorda, born in South Bend, Indiana, enlisted in the United States Navy in 1956 and attained the rank of Personnelman Petty Officer First Class. Boorda served a variety of commands, primarily in aviation. His last two enlisted assignments were in Attack Squadron 144 and Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 11. He was selected for commissioning under the Integration Program in 1962. Following Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, and commissioning in August 1962, Boorda served aboard USS Porterfield (DD-682) as Combat... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Françoise Verny
Françoise Delthil, best known as Françoise Verny, born November 26, 1928 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (birth time source: Didier Geslain), died December 14, 2004 in Paris, isa French editor ad writer. Works Le Plus beau métier du monde - Orban, 1990 - ISBN 2-85565-579-X Dieu existe, je l'ai toujours trahi - Orban, 1992 - ISBN 2-85565-712-1 Dieu n'a pas fait la mort : (Sagesse,1-13) - Grasset, 1994 - ISBN 2-246-47551-1 Mais si, messieurs, les femmes ont une âme - Grasset, 1995 - ISBN 2-246-50381-7 Pourquoi m'as-tu abandonnée ? - Grasset, 1998 - ISBN 2-246-56771-8... Biography of Patrice Goueslard
Patrice Goueslard, born November 2-, 1965 in Caen, is a French racing driver.... Biography of Pierre Lagénie
Pierre Lagénie, born November 26, 1938 in Le Bouscat, Gironde, is a French sculptor.... Biography of Phil Cousineau
Phil Cousineau (born November 26, 1952) is an author, lecturer, independent scholar, screenwriter, and documentary filmmaker. Career Cousineau was born in Columbia, South Carolina. He studied journalism at the University of Detroit. He has worked as a sportswriter and taught screenwriting at the American Film Institute. Joseph Campbell was a mentor and major influence, Cousineau wrote the documentary film and companion book about Campbell's life, The Hero's Journey. He has worked with religion scholar Huston Smith on two books and is known as an expert in mythology and creativity. He is the author of more than twenty books and has more than 15 screenwriting credits to his name, including the 1991 Academy Award-nominated documentary, Forever Activists. He is currently the host of the Li... Biography of Leonard Spigelgass
Leonard Spigelgass (November 26, 1908 - February 15, 1985) was an American film producer and screenwriter. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Spigelgass got his start collaborating on the script for Erich Von Stroheim's Hello Sister in 1933. Additional screen credits include The Big Street, I Was a Male War Bride, Ten Thousand Bedrooms, Silk Stockings, Pepe, and Gypsy. Spigelgass signed on as a staff writer for Universal Studios in 1938 and was a colonel in the US Army Signal Corps. Spigelgass also was a playwright and penned such dramas as Dear Me the Sky Is Falling, The Wrong Way Light Bulb, and A Remedy for Winter, the comedy A Majority of One, and the book for the musical Look to the Lilies. He also wrote plays for such television series as Playhouse 90 and the novels Million Dollar ... Biography of Daniel Davis
Daniel Davis (born November 26, 1945) is an American stage, screen, and television actor best known for portraying Niles the butler on the popular sitcom The Nanny and his guest appearances as Professor Moriarty on Star Trek: The Next Generation, affecting an upper class English accent for both roles. Biography Davis was born in Gurdon, Arkansas, and first became interested in acting at a young age, when his parents operated and owned a movie theatre. He specifically enjoyed Tyrone Power movies, stating later that they were what inspired his desire to act. His first acting job was at the age of 11, when he was cast on a local Little Rock broadcast program called Betty's Little Rascals. Davis graduated from Hall High School in Little Rock in 1963. He studied at the Arkansas Arts Cente... Biography of Portland Mason
Portland Mason, born November 26, 1948 in Los Angeles, died May 10, 2004 in Santa Monica, was an American actress.... Biography of Madeleine Suffel
Madeleine Suffel, born November 26, 1899 in Paris and died April 11, 1974, is a French actress and comedian. Filmography * 1931 : Pas un mot à ma femme d’André E. Chotin - court métrage - * 1931 : Plein la vue d’Edmond Carlus et Nico Lek - court métrage - * 1932 : Il a été perdu une mariée de Léo Joannon * 1933 : Ça colle de Christian-Jaque * 1934 : Pour un piano de Pierre Chenal - court métrage - * 1935 : L'École des cocottes de Pierre Colombier * 1935 : Bonne chance ! de Sacha Guitry * 1935 : Les Époux scandaleux de Georges Lacombe * 1935 : Martha de Karl Anton * 1935 : Un oiseau rare de Richard Pottier * 1936 : Tarass Boulba de Alexis Granowski * 1936 : Le Grand refrain de Yves Mirande * 1936 : Prends la route de Jea... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joyce Quin
Joyce Gwendolen Quin, Baroness Quin, PC (born 26 November 1944) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. Quin was educated at Whitley Bay Grammar School, University of Newcastle and the London School of Economics. She worked as a French language lecturer and tutor at the University of Bath and Durham University. She served as Member of the European Parliament for Tyne South and Wear and Tyne and Wear successively from 1979 to 1989, and entered the House of Commons in the 1987 election as Member of Parliament for Gateshead East. After boundary changes for the 1997 general election, she represented the new Gateshead East and Washington West constituency from 1997 until she stepped down at the 2005 general election, when she was replaced by Sharon Hodgson. Quin served as p... Biography of Ivan Basso
Ivan Basso (born 26 November 1977 in Gallarate, Province of Varese) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who is currently racing with UCI ProTeam Liquigas-Cannondale. Basso, nicknamed Ivan the Terrible, is among the best mountain riders in the professional field in the 21st century, and is considered one of the strongest stage race riders. He is a double winner of the Giro d'Italia, having won the 2006 edition and the 2010 edition of the Italian Grand Tour whilst riding for Team CSC in 2006 and for Liquigas in 2010. However, in 2007 Basso admitted he was planning to use doping and was suspended for two years. His suspension ended on October 24, 2008, and he returned to racing two days later in the Japan Cup, where he placed a close third behind Damiano Cunego and Giovanni Visconti... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Patrice Lauzon
Patrice Lauzon (born November 26, 1975 in Montréal, Québec) is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner and wife Marie-France Dubreuil, he is the 2006 & 2007 World silver medalist. Lauzon was born in Montreal, Quebec. He began skating with Dubreuil in 1995 after he had split with his previous partner Chantal Lefebvre. The pair has captured the gold medal at the Canadian National Championships four times and competed at the Winter Olympics twice. They were forced to withdraw from the 2006 Winter Olympics after Dubreuil suffered an injury. They recovered to win the silver medal at the 2006 World Championships in Calgary. They started out the 2007 season strongly by winning the Skate Canada event and NHK Trophy events, which qualifies them for the Grand Prix Final. They ended their year j... Biography of Boumedienne Abderhamane
Boumedienne Abderrahmane, born November 26, 1920 in Mostaganem, Algeria, is a French former soccer player and coach.... Biography of Louis Lacombe
Louis Lacombe (Trouillon-Lacombe) (November 26, 1818, Bourges (Cher)– September 30, 1884, Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, (Marne) was a French pianist and composer. Biography Louis Lacombe showed unusual musical abilities at very young age and was soon hailed as a child prodigy. He studied piano at the Paris Conservatoire from 1829 to 1832 with Pierre Zimmermann and won first prize in piano performance at only age 12 in 1831. He began touring Western Europe after leaving the Conservatoire, and in 1834 he studied composition in Vienna with Carl Czerny, and theory with Ignaz von Seyfried and Simon Sechter. At the end of the decade, he settled in Paris and married his first wife; his second wife, Andrea Lacombe (née Favel), whom he married in 1869, was a singer. In Paris, Lacombe initially es... Biography of Cassidy Gard
Cassidy Gard, born Cassidy Rainforest Gard November 26, 1989 in Gainesville, Florida, is an American actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2758480/ ) The Science of Cool (2009) (pre-production) Consent (2009) (post-production) .... Party Guest/Student Every Day (2009) (post-production) (uncredited) .... Prom Girl Please Give (2009) (post-production) .... GAP girl When in Rome (2010) (completed) (uncredited) .... Circle of Gold guest Cupid's Arrow (2009) (completed) .... Erika The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) (uncredited) .... Passenger Duplicity (2009) (uncredited) .... Central Park Girl ... aka Duplicity - Gemeinsame Geheimsache (Germany) Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) (uncredited) .... Shopaholic Motherhood (2009/I) (uncredited) .... Sample... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Greg Graham
Gregory (Greg) Lawrence Graham (born November 26, 1970, in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a retired American professional basketball player. Selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1st round (17th overall) of the 1993 NBA Draft, Graham played in five NBA seasons from 1993-1997 for the Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, Seattle SuperSonics and Cleveland Cavaliers. He averaged 4.5 points per game in his career. Graham played collegiately at Indiana University, where he played alongside Calbert Cheaney, Alan Henderson and Damon Bailey. Graham now coaches boys basketball at Warren Central High School.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mark L. Lester
Mark L. Lester (born November 26, 1946) has worked as a writer, producer, and director on many high-profile action films over his long career. His first film was Twilight of the Mayas. Lester then worked on many films, such as Stunts, Steel Arena, and Bobby Jo and the Outlaw. His next film Roller Boogie with Linda Blair was a modest success, which he built on with reasonably received exploitation thriller Class of 1984. In 1985 he had his biggest hit with Commando, an Arnold Schwarzenegger action film that grossed over $57 million worldwide. He also produced Armed & Dangerous starring Meg Ryan and John Candy. In 1989 he directed Class of 1999, a very loose sci-fi sequel to Class of 1984. Mark Lester married Dana Dubovsky, who he now works with and had two children, Jason and Justin. He ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Porter Goss
Porter Johnston Goss (born November 26, 1938) is an American politician, who was a Director of Central Intelligence and the first Director of the Central Intelligence Agency following the passage of the 2004 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, which abolished the DCI position. A CIA officer in Latin America during the Cold War, he served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1989 until he took up his post at the agency. Goss represented the Florida's 14th congressional district, which includes Lee County, Fort Myers, Naples, and part of Port Charlotte. He served for a time as the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Goss was a co-sponsor of the USA PATRIOT Act and was a co-chair of the Joint 9/11 Intelligence Inquiry. Goss resigned as... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Avelino Torres
Avelino Ferreira Torres, born on November 26, 1944 in Rebordelo, Amarante, is a Portuguese politician. In 2004 he was convicted for embezzlement and sentenced to three years in prison. (source for his birth time: Felipe Ferreira).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Heinrich Brüning
Dr. Heinrich Brüning (November 26, 1885 – March 30, 1970) was a German politician during the Weimar Republic. He served as Chancellor of Germany from 1930 to 1932. Early life Born in Münster in Westphalia, Brüning lost his father when he was one year old and thus his elder brother Hermann Joseph played a major part in his upbringing. Although raised a devout Catholic, Brüning was also influenced by Lutheranism's concept of duty, since the Münster region was home to both Catholics, who formed a majority (especially in the western part) and some Prussian-influenced Protestants. After finishing his schooling, he first tended towards the legal profession, but then studied Philosophy, History, German and Political Science at Strasbourg, the London School of Economics and Bonn, where he a... Biography of Eric Sevareid
Arnold Eric Sevareid (November 26, 1912 – July 9, 1992) was a CBS news journalist from 1939 to 1977. He was one of a group of elite war correspondents—dubbed "Murrow's Boys"—because they were hired by pioneering CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow. Sevareid was a child of the American Plains, born in Velva, North Dakota to Alfred E. and Clara H. Sevareid. In 1925, when Eric was 13, his family left Velva and moved first to Minot before settling on 30th Avenue North in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1935. Of Norwegian ancestry, he preserved a strong bond with Norway throughout his life. Early life Eric Sevareid had an adventuresome spirit from a young age. When he was just 17 years old, beginning several days after he graduated from high school he ... Biography of Savino Guglielmetti
Savino Guglielmetti (November 26, 1911 – January 23, 2006) was an Italian gymnast. He was born and died in Milan. He began competing in Milan in 1920. who won gold at "Vault" in 1932. He also competed in the 1936 and 1948 Olympics. He was "Italian National All-Around Champion" in 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, and 1939. In 1998 he was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. References... Biography of Tamsin Egerton
Tamsin Egerton (born 26 November 1988) is an English actress best known for her roles as Chelsea Parker in the 2007 film St Trinian's, Holly Goodfellow in Keeping Mum and Guinevere in the 2011 TV series Camelot. Career Egerton started her acting career age six, following her older sister, Sophia, to a local youth theatre, saying; "The whole reason I'm acting now is because I wanted to be doing what my big sister was doing". A year later, she appeared in a Royal Shakespeare Company musical production of The Secret Garden, playing Mary. Egerton's other film credits include Sarah in Driving Lessons (2006) alongside Rupert Grint and Flora in Knife Edge (2008). She was to appear as Katrina in Eragon, but the scenes which she featured in were removed from the final cut. Egerton starred... Biography of Harvey Gardner
Harvey Gardner, born on November 26, 1933 in Placida, Colorado, is an American minor actor (source: Steinbrecher, Michael Tierney). Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0306944/) Rencontre avec un vampire Bum #2 1974 Bobby Parker and Company (TV movie) Wanted man 1968 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (TV series) Peters – Just Move Your Lips, Sergeant (1968) … Peters 1967 Match contre la vie (TV series) Motorcycle Officer – The Assassin (1967) … Motorcycle Officer 1966 Max la menace (TV series) Control Agent 56 – The Amazing Harry Hoo (1966) … Control Agent 56 1965 Une mère pas comme les autres (TV series) Station Attendant – What Makes Auntie Freeze (1965) … Station Attendant 1965 Young Dillinger Mills 1964 The Bill Dana Show (TV series) Bellhop... Biography of Herman Gorter
Herman Gorter (November 26, 1864, Wormerveer - September 15, 1927, Brussels) was a Dutch poet and socialist. He was a leading member of the Tachtigers, a highly influential group of Dutch writers who worked together in Amsterdam in the 1880s, centered around De Nieuwe Gids (The New Guide). Gorter's first book, a 4,000 verse epic poem called "Mei" ("May"), sealed his reputation as a great writer upon its publication in 1889, and is regarded as the pinnacle of Dutch Impressionist literature. Gorter rapidly followed this up with a book of short lyric poetry simply called "Verzen" ("Verses") in 1890, which, after the initial bad reviews, was equally hailed as a masterpiece. Gorter shared in common with the Tachtigers an interest in leftist politics, and became the most politically involv... Biography of Katharine Drexel
Saint Katharine Drexel, S.B.S., (November 26, 1858 – March 3, 1955) was an American Religious Sister, heiress, philanthropist and educator, later canonized as a Roman Catholic saint. Life and religious work Katharine Mary Drexel was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 26, 1858 to Francis Anthony Drexel and Hannah Langstroth. Her family owned a considerable banking fortune, and her uncle Anthony Joseph Drexel was the founder of Drexel University in Philadelphia. She had two natural sisters, Louise and Elizabeth. She took religious vows, and took the name Sister Katharine, dedicating herself and her inheritance to the needs of oppressed Native Americans and African-Americans in the western and southwestern United States, and was a vocal advocate of racial tolerance. She e... Biography of Giacomo Colussi
Giacomo Colussi, born on November 26, 1914 in Benice, is an Italian industrialist (confections and pastries) (source: Bordoni, birth certificate).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis de Boissy
Louis de Boissy (26 November 1694, Vic-sur-Cère - 19 April 1758, Paris) was a French writer. He was elected to seat 6 of the Académie française on 12 August 1754. He wrote satires and several comedies, of which the best is Les Dehors trompeurs ou l'Homme du jour (The False Appearances, or the Man of the Moment), the “hit” of the 1740 season, with a cast including Quinault-Dufresne and Jeanne Quinault. Boissy had the concession to print the Mercure de France. His son was Louis Michel de Boissy. Works His works were published in 9 volumes in-8 in Paris in 1766. They include: L'Impatient (1724) Le Babillard (The Chatterbox, 1725) Text online Le Français à Londres (The Frenchman in London, 1727) L'Époux par supercherie (The Husband by Trickery, 1744)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michael Butler (producer)
Michael Butler (born November 26, 1926 in Chicago heights, Illinois) is an American theatrical producer best known for bringing the rock musical Hair from the Public Theater to Broadway in 1968. During his time as Hair producer he was dubbed by the press as "the hippie millionaire". Other Broadway production credits include the play Lenny in 1971 and the musical Reggae in 1980. Biography In the early 19th century, his ancestors Asa and Simon Butler were the first American paper makers to make paper for the U.S. Congress. In 1841, Julius Wales Butler founded the J.W. Butler Paper Company on State Street in Chicago, IL., the oldest family owned business in Chicago. The family business would later diversify into aviation and ranching. Butler is the godson of Tyrone Power, and in his ... Biography of Jerry Kleczka
Gerald Daniel "Jerry" Kleczka (born November 26, 1943 (source for his time of birth, Stephen Przybylowski, Astrodatabank), an American politician, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1984 to 2005, representing Wisconsin's 4th congressional district. The district includes the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he was born. After graduating from Milwaukee's Don Bosco High School, in 1961, he attended the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee for two years. Afterward, he served as an accountant and a member of the National Guard. Kleczka was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly, serving from 1969 to 1974. Later, he was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1975 to 1984. Kleczka was elected to the House following the death of Representative Cleme... Biography of Charles Brackett
Charles Brackett (November 26, 1892 - March 9, 1969) was an American novelist, screenwriter, and film producer. Born in Saratoga Springs, New York, Charles William Brackett was the son of New York State Senator, lawyer, and banker, Edgar Truman Brackett. Brackett's American roots traced back to the arrival of Richard Brackett in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629, near present-day Braintree, Massachusetts. His mother was Mary Emma Corliss, whose uncle, George Henry Corliss, built the Centennial Engine that powered the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. Brackett was a 1915 graduate of Williams College, and received his law degree from Harvard University. He joined the Allied Expeditionary Force during World War I, and served as vice-consul in St. Nazaire, France. He was awa... Biography of William Cowper
William Cowper (26 November 1731 – 25 April 1800) was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. In many ways, he was one of the forerunners of Romantic poetry. Samuel Taylor Coleridge called him "the best modern poet", whilst William Wordsworth particularly admired his poem Yardley-Oak. He was a nephew of the poet Judith Madan. While Cowper found refuge in a fervent evangelical Christianity, the inspiration behind his much-loved hymns, he often experienced doubt and feared that he was doomed to eternal damnation. His religious sentiment and association with John Newton (who wrote the hymn "Amazing Grace") led to much of the poetry ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of David Koubbi
David Koubbi, born November 26, 1972 in Toulouse, is a French lawyer.... Biography of Aldo Biscardi
Aldo Biscardi, (Larino, 26 November 1930) is an Italian football TV presenter, best known for conducting the show Il Processo di Biscardi (The Monday Trial). A native of Larino, in the province of Campobasso, he graduated in Law from the University of Naples. In 1952 he began working on the daily Neapolitan newspaper, Il Mattino. In 1956 he became the sports editor of the Rome sport paper PCI Paese Sera, of which he would later become editor-in-chief. In 1979 he began his television career, taking charge of Raitre sporting broadcasts and in 1980 was presenting programmes on a range of channels, gaining poularity for his down-to-earth style of chatting and for his linguistic gaffes and puns. In 1980, Biscardi launched his RaiTre creation, Il Processo del Lunedì. In the first series... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Aruna Dindane
Aruna Dindane (born 26 November 1980 in Abidjan) is an Ivorian football forward, who plays for Racing Club de Lens (in France). He was transferred from ASEC Mimosas to R.S.C. Anderlecht in the summer of 2000 and he has helped the team in winning the Belgian League Championship (the Jupiler League) twice (2001 and 2004) and also the Belgian Supercup (2000 and 2001). In 2003 he won both the Ebony Shoe (best player of African origin in the Belgian League) and the Golden Shoe (an award for the best player in the Belgian League). In June 2005, Aruna signed a contract with French Ligue 1 club Racing Club de Lens. He left the African Cup of Nations on January 22, 2006, following the death of one of his twin daughters. Dindane has also played internationally for Côte d'Ivoire, and participat... Biography of Lil' Fizz
Lil' Fizz (born Dreux Pierre Frédéric on November 26, 1985) is an American rapper and actor. He was best known for being the youngest member of the boy band quartet, B2K He has also appeared as Jay in Steppin: The Movie His debut album, Payday, was released on July 17, 2007 on iTunes as a digital download release. He has been reconnected with former B2K member J-Boog and together they have launched a new record label, Popular Entertainment. Under Popular Ent., they released a 5 song EP entitled Nightlife, which is currently available for digital download on iTunes. He also played a mini-role as Taye in the Fox network sitcom The War at Home. Discography Albums * 2007: Payday. EP * 2009: Payday II EP {unofficial} * 2010: Night Life (Fizz & Boog) Singles ... Biography of Félix Gonzales-Torres
Felix Gonzalez-Torres (November 26, 1957 in Guáimaro - January 9, 1996) was a Cuban visual artist. Life and work Gonzalez-Torres grew up in Puerto Rico before moving to New York City. Gonzalez-Torres had his first one-man exhibition of his early text pieces in 1988 at the Rastovsky Gallery (560 Broadway) in Soho. His work was the focus of several major museum solo exhibitions in his lifetime and after his death. Retrospectives of his work have been organized by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York (1995), the Sprengel Museum in Hannover, Germany (1997), the Serpentine Gallery in London (2000), and the FLAG Art Foundation in New York (2009). Gonzalez-Torres was known for his quiet, minimal installations and sculptures. Using materials such as strings of lightbulbs, cl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wendy Turnbull
Wendy Turnbull, MBE, (born 26 November 1952 in Brisbane, Australia) is a retired Australian professional tennis player. During her career, she won 9 Grand Slam titles, 4 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles. She also was a 3-time Grand Slam singles runner-up and won 10 singles titles and 54 doubles titles. Career Turnbull turned professional in 1975. Her career high rankings were third in singles and fifth in doubles. She was ranked in the year-end world top 20 for ten consecutive years (1977 through 1986) and in the year-end world top 10 for eight consecutive years from 1977 to 1984. She was nicknamed "Rabbit" by her peers because of her foot speed around the court. Turnbull was a singles runner-up at the 1977 US Open, the 1979 French Open, and the 1980 Aust... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jeannette Vermeersch
Jeannette Vermeersch (born Julie Marie Vermeersch; November 26, 1910 – November 5, 2001) was a French politician. She is principally known for having been the companion (1932-1947) and then the wife (1947-1964) of Maurice Thorez, general secretary of the French Communist Party (PCF), with whom she had three children, born before their union was made official. Born in La Madeleine, Nord as the seventh of nine children in a family of workers, Jeannette Vermeersch joined the workforce at the age of ten, despite the fact that at the time, children under the age of 13 were legally prohibited from working. Her first job was as a servant at a wine merchant's, then in a bourgeois family, before she entered a textile factory as a worker in 1921, all the while continuing to do chores after her... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Baadur Jobava
Baadur Jobava (Georgian: ბაადურ ჯობავა; born November 26, 1983) is a Georgian chess grandmaster. His first major achievement on the international scene was winning the Dubai Open 2003 with 7/9. He took the gold medal at the 2004 36th Chess Olympiad, scoring 8½/10. In total he has taken part in four Olympiads: 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006 (scoring 64.3% overall). He took part in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004, but was knocked out in the first round by Ruben Felgaer. He won the Georgian Chess Championship in 2003 and 2007. He won the Second Samba Cup in Skanderborg, Denmark in 2005. 2006 was a good year for Jobava, winning the Railyaway Hotel Cup and the prestigious Aeroflot Open, the strongest open tournament in th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Paul Augier
Paul Augier, born November 26, 1912 in Nice, died October 6, 1995, was a French politician and businessman. He was the owner, with his wife Jeanne Augier, of the Hotel Negresco on the Promenade des Anglais on the Baie des Anges in Nice, France. In 2003 the Hotel Negresco was listed by the government of France as a National Historic Building and is a member of Leading Hotels of the World. The Negresco has a total of 119 guest rooms plus 22 suites. Awards * Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur * Commandeur de l’ordre national du Mérite * Officier de l'ordre de Saint-Charles de Monaco * Croix de guerre avec palmes et deux étoiles * Médaille de la résistance * Officier de l'ordre de l'Étoile équatoriale du Gabon * Commandeur de l'ordre du Mono du Togo ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Chuck Finley
Charles Edward "Chuck" Finley (born November 26, 1962 in Monroe, Louisiana) is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched from 1986-2002 for three different teams, but pitched primarily with the California Angels (later the Anaheim Angels and now Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim). During a 17-year baseball career, Finley compiled 200 wins, 2,610 strikeouts, and a 3.85 earned run average. Baseball career Finley is best known for his long career with the Angels, during which he won more than 15 games six times. His finest season was in 1990, when he won 18 games to just 9 losses and posted a 2.40 ERA. After departing the Angels, Finley signed with the Indians before the 2000 season. He went 16–11 with a 4.17 ERA and posted an 8–7 record with a 5.54 ERA with t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ivan Papanin
Ivan Dmitrievich Papanin (Russian: Иван Дмитриевич Папанин, 26 November (O.S. 14 November) 1894 - January 30, 1986) was a Russian Polar Explorer, Scientist, Counter Admiral, twice Hero of the Soviet Union awarded nine Orders of Lenin Ivan was born in Sevastopol (currently Ukraine) into the family of a sailor. In 1914 he was conscripted into the Russian Navy. He took part in the Russian Civil War on the Soviet side, fighting in Ukraine. In 1920 he was sent to the Crimea to organize a guerilla movement against the forces of Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel. In 1923-1932 he worked for Narkomat of Communications. In 1931 he took part in the expedition of the icebreaker ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang
Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (唐中宗) (26 November 656 – 3 July 710), personal name Lǐ Xiǎn (李顯), at times during his life Li Zhe (李哲) and Wu Xian (武顯), was the fourth Emperor of the Tang Dynasty of China, ruling briefly in 684 and again from 705 to 710. Emperor Zhongzong was the son of Emperor Gaozong of Tang and Empress Wu (later known as Wu Zetian). He succeeded his father in 684. His mother, however, deposed him less than two months later in favor of his younger brother Emperor Ruizong. The former emperor, demoted to a princely rank, was sent in exile in the provinces and placed under house arrest. Six years later, Emperor Ruizong in turn relinquished the throne to his mother and Empress Dowager Wu officially procla... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Chris Osgood
Christopher John Osgood (born November 26, 1972) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He currently ranks tenth in wins in NHL regular season history, earning his 400th on December 27, 2010, in a 4-3 overtime win over the Colorado Avalanche. He spent the first part of his career with Detroit, then the New York Islanders and the St. Louis Blues during his 14-year NHL career before returning to Detroit in 2005. He has won three Stanley Cup championships in his career, all with the Red Wings, with two of them coming while he was starting goaltender. He is known in Detroit by his nicknames "Ozzie," which is chanted by the crowd after a big save, and "The Wizard of Oz." He is the only remaining NHL goalie to wear a tr... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Luther Head
Luther Dale Head (born November 26, 1982, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player. Standing 6'3" (1.91 m) and weighing 185 lb (84 kg), Head plays primarily shooting guard but played small forward as a college basketball star at the University of Illinois. High school Head attended Manley Academy in Chicago where he averaged over 20 points, eight assists and seven rebounds per game as a junior. Those numbers earned him All-City honors and he was selected MVP of the Blue Division of the Chicago Public League. Led by Head and head coach Bo Delaney, Manley had a perfect 12–0 record and won the conference championship in the Blue-West Division. Manley finished 26–7 overall, losing to state runner-up Chicago Westinghouse in the Public League quarterfinals. Durin... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Matt Garza
Matthew Scott Garza (born November 26, 1983 in Selma, California) is a United States professional baseball pitcher with the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball. Amateur career He attended Washington Union High School and Fresno State. Professional career Minnesota Twins He was the 25th pick in the first round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft, drafted by the Minnesota Twins. 2006 Entering 2006, Garza was ranked as the Minnesota Twins seventh-best prospect by Baseball America. He gained attention for rising through the ranks of the Twins' minor league system, starting the season at Single-A Fort Myers and ending at the major league level, pitching with the Double-A New Britain Rock Cats and the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings in between. Garza was a combined 14–4 at t... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Harold Reynolds
Harold Craig Reynolds (born November 26, 1960) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman. He played from 1983–1994, primarily for the Seattle Mariners. Biography High school Reynolds was born in Eugene, Oregon and attended Corvallis High School in Corvallis, Oregon, starring in football, basketball and baseball. He was a member of the 3A State Championship football team in 1978. He graduated from Corvallis High in 1979, and was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1998. College Although Reynolds was drafted in the 4th round of the amateur draft on June 5, 1979, by the San Diego Padres, he elected not to sign and joined the Long Beach City College baseball team. The following summer, on June 3, 1980, Reynolds was selected in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lefty Gomez
Vernon Louis "Lefty" Gomez (November 26, 1908 – February 17, 1989) was an American left-handed major league pitcher who played in the American League for the New York Yankees between 1930 and 1942. Considered one of the great pitchers of the day, Gomez was a seven-time All-Star and a five-time World Series Champion with the Yankees. He was also known for his colorful personality and humor throughout his career and life. Background Gomez was born in Rodeo, California. His father, Francisco Gomez, had been born in California to a Spanish father, Juan Gomez, and a Portuguese mother, Rita. His mother, Lizzie Herring, was an American of Welsh-Irish descent. He played sandlot baseball in Oakland while attending Richmond High School. It was during that timeframe that he was recruited by the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of John Stirratt
John Stirratt is the bassist and multi-instrumentalist for Wilco, and The Autumn Defense. Stirratt was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 26, 1967 and grew up in nearby Mandeville. He attended Mandeville High School and the University of Mississippi in Oxford. He played regularly around the Southeastern US with The Hilltops, a band based in Oxford, MS that included his twin sister Laurie Stirratt and her husband Cary Hudson. It was during this time he met and befriended the band Uncle Tupelo and supported them on tours of the East and Midwest. After the breakup of The Hilltops in 1990 he recorded a record under the name The Gimmecaps and briefly joined Lafayette, LA band The Bluerunners before joining Uncle Tupelo in 1992 as bassist/guitarist on their last album Anodyne in 199... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jos Daerden
Jozef 'Jos' Daerden (Dutch pronunciation: ) (born 26 November 1954 in Tongeren) is a Belgian former football player and most recently manager of Belgian club S. du Pays de Charleroi. Career He formerly played with K.S.K. Tongeren, Standard de Liège, Roda JC, K. Beerschot V.A.C. and Germinal Ekeren. International career Daerden played 5 times with the Belgian national team between 1982 and 1984. Coaching career He coached K.S.K. Beveren, Lommel S.K., Standard de Liège, Lierse S.K., K.R.C. Genk, R.A.E.C. Mons, Germinal Beerschot and FC Metalurh Donetsk. On 3 September 2009 Germinal Beerschot have hired Daerden to replace Aimé Anthuenis until the end of the season. In June 2010 Daerden moved to Dutch champion FC Twente to become the assistant coach to Michel Preud'homme. On the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jamie Rose
Jamie Rose (born November 26, 1959; New York City, New York) is an American actress possibly best known for playing Vickie Gioberti in the prime time 1980s soap opera Falcon Crest. Rose played the role from 1981 to 1983, leaving at the beginning at the show's third season. The role was subsequently recast some years later and Rose was replaced by Dana Sparks. Rose has also played the lead in the crime series Lady Blue in addition to frequent guest appearances on television, including Crusade, Fantasy Island, Hotel, Simon and Simon, St. Elsewhere, Murder, She Wrote, Columbo (Death Hits the Jackpot-1991), Chicago Hope, JAG, Ally McBeal, ER and NYPD Blue. Book Jamie Rose's memoir/self-help book about her experiences learning the tango and how it affected her relationship, "Shut Up and ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bob Babbitt
Bob Babbitt (born Robert Kreinar; November 26, 1937 – July 16, 2012) was an American bassist, most famous for his work as a member of Motown Records' studio band, the Funk Brothers, from 1966–1972, as well as his tenure as part of MFSB for Philadelphia International Records afterwards. Also in 1968–1970, with Mike Campbell, Ray Monette and Andrew Smith he formed the band Scorpion. Babbitt traded off sessions with original Motown bassist James Jamerson. The Pittsburgh-born Babbitt's most notable bass performances include "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (by Stevie Wonder), "War" (by Edwin Starr), "The Tears of a Clown" (by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles), "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" and "Inner City Blues" (by Marvin Gaye), "Band Of Gold" (by Freda Payne), "Ball of Confusion (That... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Chokri Belaïd
Chokri Belaïd (شكري بلعيد), born on November 26, 1964 in Djebel Jelloud, Tunis, killed on February 6, 2013 in El Menzah, was a Tunisian politician and lawyer. His family has accused the country's ruling Ennahda party of being behind the death. External link: http://www.dw.de/tunisian-opposition-leader-chokri-belaid-killed/a-16578287... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Abderrahmane Boumedienne
Abderrahmane Boumedienne, born on November 26, 1920 in Mostaganem (birth time source: Gauquelin collection), is a French former football player. He had played with FC Sète and Olympique de Marseille clubs.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Accard
Robert Accard, born on November 26, 1897 in Lisieux, Calvados (birth time source: Gauquelin), died on October 16, 1971 in Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, was a French footballer and coach.... Biography of agnès b.
agnès b. (born Agnès Andrée Marguerite Troublé, November 26, 1941 in Versailles (birth time source: Didier Geslain)) is a French fashion designer. She is known for her self-named brand, which includes fashion and film interests. Life and early career She had twins at 19 and separated at 20. She graduated from École des Beaux-Arts in Versailles. A career soon followed when her personal style caught the eyes of Elle magazine staffers at a Paris flea market. Her style of dress at the time, which included selections from France's Monoprix discount chain, was inspired less by fashion than thrift, but the magazine liked what it saw and hired her as a junior editor. With a mind towards designing rather than editing fashion, she left ELLE after less than two years, preferring apprenticeships... |
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