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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on November, 4, 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 · 45,458 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,458 Celebrities
113 celebrities or events were found for November, 4. Add to favourites (77 fans)Biography of Matthew McConaughey
Matthew David McConaughey (born November 4, 1969 (birth time source: Astrodatabank)) is an American actor. After a series of minor roles in the early 1990s (including his breakout role in Dazed and Confused, director Richard Linklater's second feature film), he came to fame after starring in several successful films, including A Time to Kill and U-571. He is known for having played the leading man in several hit romantic comedies, including The Wedding Planner (2001), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) and Failure to Launch (2006). Early life McConaughey (pronounced "ma-KON-a-hay"), the youngest of three boys, was born in Uvalde, Texas, son of a gas station owner who ran an oil pipe supply business and a mother who was a substitute school teacher; he has Irish ancestry. McConaughey ha... Biography of Petra Verkaik
Petra Charlotte Verkaik (born November 4, 1966 in Los Angeles, California) is an adult model known for her many appearances in Playboy publications. Verkaik is the most published woman in Playboy history with appearances in over 70 Playboy magazines and Special Editions in the U.S. The prodigiously endowed Verkaik was Playmate of the Month for December 1989 after first appearing in the Great Playmate Hunt Special Edition in February 1989. As she describes it, "Playboy just bounced off my chest and fell into my lap." She owes her exotic looks and voluptuous breasts to her Dutch father and Balinese mother. During the 1990s she made several movie and TV appearances, mostly in cameo or supporting roles emphasizing her dramatic contours, including Married ... with Children, Love Potion No... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Marlène Jobert
Marlène Jobert (born November 4, 1940 (source: birth certificate) is a French actress and author. She was born in Algiers, Algeria. Besides acting, she has been the author and/or narrator of (mainly children's) audio books. She also has written a series of books which cautiously lead on to the appreciation of classical music, e.g. of Mozart, Chopin, and Tchaikovsky. Her daughter, Eva Green, by Swedish dentist Walter Green, is also an actress. Her other daughter Joy Green is in business school. Selected filmography Masculin, féminin (1966), with Jean-Pierre Léaud, Chantal Goya. Director: Jean-Luc Godard Alexandre le Bienheureux (Very Happy Alexander) (1967), with Philippe Noiret, Françoise Brion. Director: Yves Robert Dernier Domicile Connu (1969), with Lino Ventura. Direct... Add to favourites (22 fans)Biography of Kathy Griffin
Kathy Griffin (born November 4, 1960 (birth time source: Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According To Kathy Griffin)) is an Emmy Award-winning American stand-up comedienne, producer, and actress. She has also been a voice actress and a red carpet commentator. Griffin is a self-proclaimed "D-list celebrity." She is arguably best known for her role on NBC's Suddenly Susan. She is also known for her reality show, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, and for guest co-hosting on The View. Early life Griffin was born Kathleen Mary Griffin in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, and raised there and in nearby Forest Park. She is a 1978 graduate of Oak Park and River Forest High School. Career Stand-up comedy Griffin began performing in the early 1980s with the Los Ange... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Puff Daddy
Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969) is an American record producer, mogul, CEO, clothing designer, and a rapper. As of October 2006, his nickname and recording name is Diddy. Previously, he had been known as Puff Daddy and later as P. Diddy (Puff being often used as a nickname, but never as recording names). He is still called P. Diddy in New Zealand and the UK, the latter after a legal battle with another artist, Richard "Diddy" Dearlove. Bad Boy Records, the clothing lines Sean John and Sean by Sean Combs, a movie production company, and two restaurants. He has taken the roles of recording executive, back up singer, performer, producer of MTV's Making the Band, writer, arranger, clothing designer, and Broadway actor. Diddy is the richest hip-hop entertainer as of 2007, having a... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Sean Combs
Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969) is an American record producer, CEO, clothing designer, actor, and rapper. Foxy 105 (Columbus, Georgia) reported in January 2008 that his stage name and nickname were changed to Sean John, which has been denied by Combs. He has been previously known as Puff Daddy, later as P. Diddy (Puff and Puffy being often used as a nickname, but never as recording names), his nickname and stage name were then changed to Diddy (adopted in August 2005). He is still called P. Diddy in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, the latter after a legal battle with another artist, Richard "Diddy" Dearlove. His business interests include Bad Boy Records, the clothing lines Sean John and Sean by Sean Combs, a movie production company, and two restaurants. He has taken th... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Laura Bush
Laura Lane Welch Bush (born November 4, 1946) is the wife of U.S. President George W. Bush and is thereby the First Lady of the United States. Early life Laura Lane Welch was born in Midland, Texas, the only child of Harold Bruce Welch (1912–1995) and Jenna Louise Hawkins Welch (born 1919). In 1963 Laura was involved in a car accident when she ran a stop sign and crashed into another car, killing a friend and classmate, Michael Dutton Douglas, who was driving the other car. According to the two-page accident report released by the city of Midland, neither driver was drinking, and no charges were filed. Welch earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education in 1968 from Southern Methodist University in Dallas where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. After graduating, she becam... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Cedric Bixler-Zavala (born November 4, 1974 in Redwood City, California) is the lead singer and lyricist of The Mars Volta, and was previously the lead singer and lyricist of At the Drive-In. Raised in El Paso, Texas, Bixler-Zavala, along with close friend and collaborator Omar Rodriguez-Lopez fronts the acclaimed progressive rock group The Mars Volta. He was also the lead-singer of the seminal post-hardcore band At the Drive-In which broke up in 2001. Bixler-Zavala's lyrics are often abstract to the point of seeming nonsensical. These lyrics often blend contrasting metaphors, usually dealing with grotesque, speculative fiction imagery. He has cited a variety of influences, such as Werner Herzog, Luis Buñuel, Neu!, Doctor Who, Syd Barrett, Damo Suzuki, and Mexican folk tales. He has ... Biography of Ralph Macchio
Ralph George Macchio (born November 4, 1961) is an American actor with Italian ancestry. He is best remembered for his role as Daniel LaRusso in the Karate Kid series. Macchio and his family currently reside in Miller Place, New York. Born in Huntington, Long Island, New York, Macchio attended Half Hollow Hills High School West. Career Early roles He first became a star when he starred in television commercials for products like Bubble Yum and Dr Pepper. His first big role was playing Jeremy in the television series Eight Is Enough. In 1983, he starred alongside many young actors who had yet to become major stars such as C. Thomas Howell, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze and Matt Dillon in The Outsiders. The Karate Kid series It was not until 1984, however, that he became an in... Biography of Lena Zavaroni
Lena Zavaroni was a Scottish child singer (November 4, 1963 - October 1, 1999). With her album Ma, He's Making Eyes At Me at ten years of age, she is the youngest person in history who has had an album in UK album chart top ten. She died at the age of 35 after a long battle with anorexia nervosa. Early life and musical career Lena grew up in the small town of Rothesay on the Isle of Bute with musical parents. Father Victor Zavaroni played the guitar, mother Hilda sang, and Lena herself sang from the age of two. Her Italian surname came from her immigrant grandfather. She was discovered in the summer of 1973 by record producer Tommy Scott, who was on holiday in Rothesay and heard her singing with her father and uncle in a band. Scott contacted impresario Phil Solomon, which led to hi... Add to favourites (10 fans)Biography of Nicolas Canteloup
Nicolas Canteloup, born November 4, 1963 in Mérignac, is a French humorist and impersonator. Impersonator Philippe Douste-Blazy Nicolas Sarkozy Roselyne Bachelot Bernard Kouchner Gérard Schivardi Alain Juppé Jean-Claude Gaudin François Hollande François Bayrou Ségolène Royal Philippe de Villiers Jean-Marie Le Pen Bernard Laporte Bernadette Chirac Michèle Alliot-Marie Dominique de Villepin Jean-Pierre Raffarin Jean-Louis Borloo François Chérèque Bernard Thibault Jean-Louis Debré Barack Obama Richard Virenque Aimé Jacquet Fabien Barthez Zinédine Zidane Didier Deschamps Philippe Lucas Jacques Santini Philippe Candeloro Raymond Domenech Francis Cabrel Patrick Bruel Gilbert Montagné Charles Aznavour Mylène Farmer Eddy M... Biography of Dominique Voynet
Dominique Voynet (born 4 November 1958 in Montbéliard, Doubs département, France) is a French senator for the département of Seine-Saint-Denis, and a member of the The Greens. Dominique Voynet trained as a doctor, specifically as an anaesthetist. During her studies in the late 1970s, she began participating in environmental activism. She fought against the establishment of nuclear reactors in Fessenheim and Malville, and the deforestation of the Vosges area on behalf of the Belfort Association for the Protection of Nature. She also became a member of Amnesty International and the Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail (CFDT, "French Democratic Confederation of Labour"). In her student years, she was a broadcaster for an independent radio station, "Radio ondes rouges" (Red Ra... Biography of Didier Ratsiraka
Vice Admiral Didier Ratsiraka (born 4 November 1936) was the President of Madagascar from 1975 until 1993 and from 1997 until 2002. Ratsiraka served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Gabriel Ramanantsoa from 1972 until 1975. Known as the "Red Admiral", he was made head of state, as President of the Supreme Revolutionary Council, by the military leadership on June 15, 1975. He began setting up a socialist system, which was approved in a referendum held on December 21, 1975, establishing the Second Republic; Ratsiraka was also elected President for a seven-year term in this referendum, which received the backing of 95% of voters according to official results. The political party Vanguard of the Malagasy Revolution (FNDR) was founded; in 1989 its name was changed to AREMA (Andry sy Rian... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Caroline Otero
Carolina Otero, La Belle Otero born Agustina Otero Iglesias (November 4, 1868 - April 12, 1965) was a famous Spanish born dancer, actress and courtesan. Early life and career Otero was born in Ponte de Valga Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Her family was poverty-stricken, unstable, and as a child she moved to Santiago de Compostela working as a maid. At ten she suffered a rape which left her sterile, and at fourteen she left home with her boyfriend and dancing partner, Paco, and began working as a singer/dancer in Lisbon. In 1888 she found a sponsor in Barcelona who moved with her to Marseille in order to promote her dancing career in France. She soon left him and created the character of La Belle Otero, fancying herself an andalusian gypsy. She wound up as the star of Les Folies Berg... Biography of Luis Figo
Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, born November 4, 1972 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a professional Portuguese football player. In his homeland Figo is considered by some second only to Eusebio as Portugal’s greatest player ever. He plays as a midfielder and winger, currently for Inter Milan. Known as the original Golden Boy (a name which now belongs to Cristiano Ronaldo, a teammate from the Portugal national football team), Figo gained fame as the main football player behind Portugal's prominent Golden Generation that consisted of fellow legends like Rui Costa, and was the reason why the term came into use. Figo was the 2000 European Footballer of the Year, the 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year, and was named amongst the FIFA 100. Known for his exceptional trickery and dribbling skills o... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Alexz Johnson
Alexzandra Spencer Johnson (born November 4, 1986) is a Canadian actress and singer/songwriter best known for screen roles in Final Destination 3 , So Weird and for playing the lead role of Jude Harrison in the hit teen drama series Instant Star . Early life Alexz Johnson was born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada as the sixth of what would become ten children in her family. One of her sisters is a stage actress, and her brother Brendan is a musician with whom she often collaborates. She also has a brother named Zak who owns a Green Day fan site. From the age of two, Alexz would frequently sing for her large extended family; and by the age of seven, she was receiving vocal training, participating in festivals with her local youth choir, and giving solo performances at sc... Biography of Bethenny Frankel
Bethenny Frankel (born November 4, 1970) is a natural foods chef, television personality and author, who is currently seen on The Real Housewives of New York City. Early life Frankel is the daughter of the late thoroughbred race horse trainer Robert Frankel, a National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame inductee and five-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer,and Bernadette Parisella. She is the granddaughter of Gertrude and Merrill Frankel. Her father was Jewish, and her mother converted upon their marriage. She was once a hotwalker for her step father's stable and spent every summer at Saratoga Springs, New York, with her stepfather John Parisella and mother Bernadette Parisella. Frankel graduated from Pine Crest School and matriculated to New York University. ... Biography of Loretta Swit
Loretta Swit (born November 4, 1937) is an American stage and television actress best known for her two-time Emmy-winning portrayal of Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on M*A*S*H. Swit was born in Passaic, New Jersey, USA, to Polish immigrants. She studied with Gene Frankel in Manhattan and considered him her acting coach. She regularly returned to his studio to speak with aspiring actors throughout her career. Swit is also a talented singer who trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before entering the theater. In 1967, Swit toured with the national company of Any Wednesday, starring Gardner McKay. She would continue on as one of the Pigeon sisters opposite Don Rickles and Ernest Borgnine in a Los Angeles run of The Odd Couple. From there, she played Agnes Gooch in th... Biography of Traian Basescu
Traian Băsescu (born November 4, 1951) is a Romanian politician and former Merchant Navy officer. He is the current President of Romania, after winning the office in the 2004 presidential election, and being inaugurated on December 20, 2004. Prior to becoming President, he was the Mayor of Bucharest from June 2000 until December 2004. On April 19, 2007 the Romanian Parliament suspended Băsescu. As the Constitutional Court of Romania acknowledged the Parliament's vote on April 20, 2007, Băsescu remained suspended as president until a referendum which took place on May 19, 2007 confirmed that the impeachment should not stand: 24.75% voted to impeach Băsescu, and 74.48% to maintain him. Băsescu is the first president in the history of Romania who has been officiall... Biography of Bil Tierney
Bil Tierney, born November 4, 1949 in New York, is an American author and astrologer.... Biography of Heather Tom
Heather Tom (born November 4, 1975 in Hinsdale, Illinois) is a two-time Emmy Award-winning American soap opera actress. Height 5' 7" (1.70 m) Acting roles She is well known to American daytime drama fans for her role as Victoria Newman on The Young and the Restless on CBS. She played the role from 1991 until December 2003. She won two Daytime Emmy awards in 1993 and 1999 for "Outstanding Younger Lead Actress" along with nominations in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004 and 2005. Heather Tom holds the record for the most Emmy Award nominations for actresses under the age of thirty. In 2003, she took on a new role as Kelly Cramer Buchanan on ABC's soap One Life to Live. She has also made a handful of guest appearances on All My Children in 2004 playing the Kelly Cramer charac... Add to favourites (33 fans)Biography of T.O.P (entertainer)
Choi Seung-hyun (Hangul: 최승현, Hanja: 崔勝鉉), better known by his stage name T.O.P, is a rapper and actor from South Korea. Best known for being a member of Korean boy band Big Bang, he has also been in dramas such as I Am Sam and spy thriller IRIS. History Before 2006: underground career Choi Seung Hyun was a well known underground rapper prior to his involvement in Big Bang. He initially used the name "Tempo" when he started rapping in middle school. At first, he performed in gigs located in a club in Gangnam in 2003-2005 and other underground clubs. He never signed a label or released an album. However, one of his songs, "Buckwild", was popular online. He won KBS Radio's "Rap Battle" in 2003. 2006–present: debut and fame T.O.P.... Biography of Robert Mapplethorpe
Robert Mapplethorpe (November 4, 1946 – March 9, 1989) was an American photographer, known for his large-scale, highly stylized black & white portraits, photos of flowers and male nudes. The frank, erotic nature of some of the work of his middle period triggered a more general controversy about the public funding of artworks. Mapplethorpe was born and grew up as a Roman Catholic in Our Lady of the Snows Parish in Floral Park, a neighborhood of Queens, New York, of English and Irish heritage. He earned a B.F.A. from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, where he produced artwork in a variety of media. Mapplethorpe took his first photographs soon thereafter, using a Polaroid camera. In the mid-1970s, he acquired a large-format press camera and began taking photographs of a wide circle... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Amadou Toumani Touré
Amadou Toumani Touré (born November 4, 1948 in Mopti, Mali) is the president of Mali. He overthrew a military ruler, Moussa Traoré in 1991, then handed power to civilian authorities the next year. He won the presidential elections in 2002, with a broad coalition of support and was easily re-elected in 2007. Biography Amadou Toumani Touré was born on 4 November 1948, in Mopti, where he attended primary school. Between 1966 and 1969, he attended Badalabougou Standard Secondary School in Bamako in order to become a teacher. Eventually, he joined the army and attended the Kita Inter-Military College. As a member of the Parachute Corps, he rose quickly through the ranks and after numerous training courses in the Soviet Union and France, he became the commander of the parachute commandos in... Biography of Jean-Luc Bilodeau
Jean-Luc Bilodeau was born on November 4, 1990 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Bilodeau is an actor best known for his role of Josh Trager in the ABC Family channel program Kyle XY. Bilodeau first appeared in a film called Ill Fated (2004) in which he played the role of young Bobby. He has been cast in a horror movie named Trick 'r Treat, set to be released in 2008. Attending Holy Cross Regional High School Personal Info Jean-Luc is the son of Raymond and Barb Bilodeau. He has one sister (Danielle). Before he became an actor, he was a dancer. He danced for 8 years but then dropped dancing because of his busy schedule. Filmography Ill Fated (2004) Trick 'r Treat (2007) Television Kyle XY (2006-present) airing on ABC Family.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Linda Lorin
Linda Lorin, born November 4, 1973 in Paris, is a French journalist, radio host and TV host.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Diana Bianchedi
Diana Bianchedi, born in Milan November 4, 1969, is an Italian fencer.... Biography of Louise Redknapp
Louise Elizabeth Redknapp (born Louise Elizabeth Nurding, November 4, 1974) is an English singer and television presenter, known as a member of the girl group Eternal and subsequently as a solo singer (billed simply as "Louise"). Among UK sport fans she is known as the wife of English footballer-turned-pundit Jamie Redknapp. In the July 2004 edition of FHM, she was named Sexiest Woman of the Decade. Music career Eternal While out illegally clubbing (at the age of 16) Nurding met music producer Denis Ingoldsby who was forming a girl band. She subsequently introduced him to her friend Kéllé Bryan. Bryan and Nurding, together with sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett, formed Eternal in 1993. They performed a mixture of heavy R&B, soul, pop and dance. Eternal's debut single "Sta... Biography of Markie Post
Marjorie Armstrong Post (born on November 4, 1950, in Palo Alto, California) is an actress, best known for her 1985–1992 role as Christine Sullivan on the NBC sitcom Night Court, and as bail bonds contractor Terri in The Fall Guy from 1982 to 1985. Personal life Post is the daughter of scientist Richard F. Post, who is famous for his patents in the fields of nuclear fusion, particle accelerators, and electronic and mechanical energy storage. Post grew up in Walnut Creek, California, and attended Las Lomas High School where she was a cheerleader. She later earned her Bachelor of Arts from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Post is married to actor and writer Michael A. Ross, and has two daughters. Career Prior to acting, Post worked on several game shows. She began he... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Lorenzen Wright
Lorenzen Vern-Gagne Wright (born November 4, 1975) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent.He was signed as a free agent by the Cavaliers on September 5, 2008. He is nicknamed Lo'Z. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, and raised near Oxford, MS, Wright has played all levels of basketball in Memphis - high school, collegiately and professionally. Wright was selected a Third Team All-America by the Associated Press as a sophomore at the University of Memphis. After being selected seventh overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1996 NBA Draft out of the University of Memphis, Wright moved on to the Atlanta Hawks in 1999. He was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in 2001, but returned to the Hawks in 2006. On February 16, 2008, he was involved in a multi-pl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alfred Heineken
Alfred Henry (Freddy) Heineken (November 4, 1923, Amsterdam, Netherlands – January 3, 2002) was a major stock holder and president of Heineken International, the brewing company bought in 1864 by his grandfather Gerard Adriaan Heineken in Amsterdam. He entered the service of the company (which by then was no longer owned by the family) on 1 June 1941 and bought back stock several years later, to ensure the family controlled the company again. He created the Heineken Holding that owned 50.005% of Heineken International and personally held a majority stake in Heineken Holding. By the time of his resignation as chairman of the board in 1989 he had transformed Heineken from a brand that was known chiefly in the Netherlands to a brand that is currently famous worldwide. Freddy Heineken... Biography of Will Rogers
William Penn Adair “Will” Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was a Cherokee-American cowboy, comedian, humorist, social commentator, vaudeville performer and actor. He was the father of U.S. Congressman and WWII Veteran Will Rogers, Jr. Known as Oklahoma's favorite son, Rogers was born to a prominent Indian Territory family and learned to ride horses and use a lariat so well that he was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for throwing three ropes at once—one around the neck of a horse, another around the horse's rider, and a third around all four legs of the horse. He ultimately traveled around the world three times, made 71 movies (50 silent films and 21 "talkies"), wrote more than 4,000 nationally-syndicated newspaper columns, and became a world-famous figure. By ... Biography of Gary Stretch
Gary Stretch (born 4 November 1968, St. Helens, England) is a former British boxer and male model who later went into film acting. Filmography Dead Connection (1994) Tis a Gift to Be Simple (1994) Infidelity/Hard Fall (1997) Business for Pleasure (1997) Shergar (1999) Dead Dogs Lie (2001) Final Combat (2003) A Good Night to Die (2003) Dead Man's Shoes (2004) Alexander (2004) The King Maker (2005) World Trade Center (2006) The Heavy (2008) A Private War (2009) (pre-production) The Girl from the Naked Eye (2009)... Biography of Walter Cronkite
Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. (born November 4, 1916) is a retired American broadcast journalist, best known as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962–81). During the heyday of CBS News in the 1970s and 1980s he was often cited in viewer opinion polls as "the most trusted man in America," because of his professional experience and kindly demeanor. Early life Cronkite was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri to Dr. Walter Leland Cronkite and Helen Lena Fritsche. He has remote Dutch ancestry on his father's side, the family surname originally being Krankheyt (meaning "disease"). Cronkite lived in Kansas City, Missouri until he was ten, when his family moved to Houston, Texas. He attended junior high school at Lanier Junior High School (now Lanier Middle School) and high school ... Biography of Machiko Ono
Japonese actress.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tim Vincent
Tim Vincent (born 4 November 1972), is a Welsh actor and television presenter who is most famous for being a presenter on the popular children's programme Blue Peter between 1993 and 1997. His career has since broadened as a presenter and has presented several Miss World contests and is now based in the United States where he has presented some mainstream shows such as Access Hollywood and Phenomenon (TV series). Vincent was born in Overton, Wrexham, Wales. He first took to acting at Theatr Clwyd, in nearby Mold. He has lived and worked in the United States for the past few years. In early 2008, Vincent is appearing in the television "talent" show 'Dancing On Ice' on the UK television channel ITV. Career Acting His first television role was playing alcoholic teenager Billy-Bo... Biography of Martin Balsam
Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an Academy Award and Tony Award-winning American actor. Career In 1947, Martin Balsam was selected by Elia Kazan and Lee Strasberg to be a player in the Actors Studio television program. He went on to appear in a number of television plays in the 1950s and returned frequently to television as a guest star on numerous dramas (e.g., The Twilight Zone, Target: The Corruptors!, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents). Balsam appeared in such films as On the Waterfront, 12 Angry Men (as Juror #1), Time Limit, Psycho, Cape Fear (1962) as the police chief, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Seven Days in May, Hombre, Catch-22, Tora! Tora! Tora!, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, Two-Minute Warning, The Delta Force, Death Wish 3, The Goodbye People... Biography of Art Carney
Arthur William Matthew “Art” Carney (November 4, 1918 – November 9, 2003) was an Academy Award- and Emmy Award-winning American actor in film, stage, television and radio. Carney portrayed the upstairs neighbor and sewer worker Ed Norton, opposite Jackie Gleason's Ralph Kramden in the famous situation comedy The Honeymooners. Personal life Carney, youngest of six sons, was born in Mount Vernon, New York, the son of Helen (née Farrell) and Edward Michael Carney, who was a newspaper man and publicist. His family was Irish American and Catholic. He attended A B Davis High School. Carney was drafted as an infantryman during World War II. During the Battle of Normandy, he was wounded in the leg by shrapnel and walked with a limp for the rest of his life. Carney was married three times to... Biography of Edward V of England
Edward V (4 November 1470 – 1483?) was the King of England from 9 April 1483 until his deposition two months later. His reign was dominated by the influence of his uncle Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who succeeded him as Richard III. Along with his younger brother Richard of Shrewsbury, Edward was one of the Princes in the Tower, who were never seen alive after being sent (ostensibly for their own safety) to the Tower of London. Richard III has been widely blamed for their deaths, though it is not certain that he was responsible for them. Along with Edward VIII, Empress Matilda and Lady Jane Grey, Edward V is one of only four post-1066 English monarchs never to have been crowned. If, as seems probable, he died before his 15th birthday, he is the shortest lived English or British monarch ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marcell Jansen
Marcell Jansen (born 4 November 1985 in Mönchengladbach) is a German footballer who plays for Hamburger SV and Germany. He is well known for his accurate crossing and pace, despite his tall stature. Career Jansen has represented his country on 28 occasions so far, showing up as left-back. On club-level he has also played on the left of midfield and left wingback, back in his youth years, also featured as left winger and even striker, a term declaring his versatility. He appeared in injury time during UEFA Euro 2008 as striker. Joining Borussia Mönchengladbach from local SV Lürrip in 1994, Jansen was already capped various times for Germany on youth level when then Mönchengladbach manager Ewald Lienen appointed him to act as a (unused) substitute in a Bundesliga fixture of the club a... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carlos Valdes (percussionist)
Carlos Valdes (November 4, 1926 – December 4, 2007) was a Cuban-born American conga player. In 1955 he emigrated from Cuba to New York City where he played with Willie Bobo in Harlem. He was also known by the name "Patato". He invented and patented the tunable conga drum (earlier drums had nailed heads) which revolutionized use of the instrument. Tito Puente called him "the greatest conguero alive today". Since the 1950s Patato was among the congueros that are in highest demand in the Latin Music and jazz world. He played, toured and recorded together with singer Miguelito Valdés, Perez Prado, Beny Moré, Cachao López, with Tito Puente, Machito, Herbie Mann, Kenny Dorham, Cal Tjader, Art Blakey, Elvin Jones and other, also with Dizzy Gillespie and Quincy Jones, accompanying both on exten... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Darcy Rose Byrnes
Darcy Rose Byrnes (born November 4, 1998) is an American child actress and singer. She is most famous for her role in the soap opera The Young and the Restless where she portrayed Abby Carlton from 2003 to 2008, she also appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful. Career Byrnes appeared in the direct-to-video film The Sparky Chronicles: The Map in 2003, the same year she landed a role in the soap opera The Young and the Restless as Abby Carlton from 2003 to 2008, during that time she also had a guest starring role in The Bold and the Beautiful for 8 episodes. Byrnes also has appeared in many different television shows including How I Met Your Mother, Ghost Whisperer, Cold Case, Dirty Sexy Money and House. She played Rebecca Knepp in the hallmark television movie, Amish Grace alongside Ki... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bertrand Andrieu
Bertrand Andrieu (November 4, 1761-December 10, 1822), French engraver of medals, was born at Bordeaux. He is considered as the restorer of the art in France, which had declined after the time of Louis XIV.; and during the last twenty years of his life he was entrusted by the French government with the execution of every work of importance. Many of his medals are figured in the Medallic History of Napoleon. References This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sam Wagstaff
Samuel J. Wagstaff Jr. (November 4, 1921 – January 14, 1987) was a visionary American curator and collector and the artistic mentor, benefactor and lover of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. He died of complications from AIDS more than 2 years before Mapplethorpe. Although Wagstaff is known in part for his support of Minimalism, Pop Art, Conceptual Art and Earthworks, his aesthetic passions pioneered the acceptance of photography as a serious art form. References ^ http://movies.nytimes.com/2007/10/19/movies/19blac.html... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sewell L. Avery
Sewell L. Avery, born November 4, 1874 in Saginaw, Michiga, was an American entrepreneur and businessman, the President of Gypsum Co. in Chicago.... Biography of Alfred Fankhauser
Alfred Fankhauser, born November 4, 1890 in Berne and died in 1973, was a Swiss poet, astrologer and writer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Louis-Élisabeth de La Vergne de Tressan
Louis-Élisabeth de la Vergne, comte de Tressan (4 November 1705, Le Mans - 31 October 1783, from a fall from a carriage en route to Saint-Leu-la-Forêt) was a French soldier, physician, scientist, medievalist and writer, best known for his adaptations of "romans chevaleresques" of the Middle Ages, which contributed to the rise of the Troubadour style in the French arts. Aged 13, he was the companion of the young Louis XV, then lieutenant-général and king's aide de camp at the battle of Fontenoy. He was made governor of Toul and was summoned by king Stanislas to his court at Lunéville, where he received the title of grand marshal. The first director of the Société Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres of Nancy in 1751 and a member of several other academies in France and abroad, he was... Biography of Ernest Hello
Ernest Hello (4 November 1828 in Lorient - 14 July 1885 in Kéroman) was a French critic and author. Life He was born at Lorient, in Brittany. He was the son of a lawyer who held posts of great importance at Rennes and in Paris, and was well educated at both places, but took to no profession and resided much, for a time, in his father's country-house in Brittany. A very strong Roman Catholic, he appears to have been specially excited by his countryman Renan's attitude to religious matters, and coming under the influence of JA Barbey d'Aurevilly and Louis Veuillot, the two most brilliant crusaders of the Church in the press, he started a newspaper of his own, Le Croisé ("The Crusader"), in 1859; but it only lasted two years. He wrote, however, much in other papers. He had very bad h... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Daisy de Galard
Daisy de Galard, born Daisy de Gourcuff, baronne Guichard November 4, 1929 and died January 6, 2007, was a French journalist and producer.... Biography of Matti Vanhanen
Matti Taneli Vanhanen ( pronunciation (help·info)) (born November 4, 1955) is the current Prime Minister of Finland, as well as Chairman of the Centre Party. In the second half of 2006 he was President of the European Council. Career Vanhanen was born in Jyväskylä, the son of the controversial professor Tatu Vanhanen, co-author of IQ and the Wealth of Nations, and Anni Tiihonen. He has a university education in political science, having graduated as a Master of Social Sciences in 1989. In his youth he was chair of the Centre Party Youth League from 1980 to 1983. He also served as a member of Espoo city council from 1981 to 1984. Vanhanen is a journalist by profession, having worked as an editor of local newspaper Kehäsanomat 1985–1988 and editor-in-chief 1988–1991. In his column in ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yilmaz Erdogan
Yılmaz Erdoğan (born November 4, 1967 Hakkârii, Turkey) is a Turkish film director, scenarist, poet and actor of Kurdish descent Biography Yılmaz Erdoğan was born in Hakkâri, Turkey, November 4, 1967. Having spent his childhood in Ankara, he moved to Istanbul along with his family. In 1987, he dropped out of the civil engineering at Istanbul Technical University and took part in On Duty Theater Staff managed by Ferhan Şensoy. In the year 1988, he founded Güldüşündürü Theater and put on stage "Kanuni Sultan Süleyman ve Rambo" (English: Suleiman the Magnificent and Rambo) written and directed by him. Famous Turkish artist Gülben Ergen is his sister-in-law. He is a Beşiktaş J.K fan. Filmography Director: * Vizontele (2001) * Vizon... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Anthony Ruivivar
Anthony Michael Ruivivar (born November 4, 1970) is an American actor known for his role in the TV series Third Watch. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to a musician father. He is married to Yvonne Jung (January 1998 - present), his Third Watch show partner and they have 2 children. Son Kainoa was born 28 August 2002 and daughter Levi was born on 3 May 2006. His father is of Filipino, Chinese and Spanish descent, and his mother is German and Scottish. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Boston University. Selected filmography 1994 : White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf de Ken Olin : Peter 1996 : La Confrontation de Charles T. Kaganis : Eduardo Braz 1997 : Starship Troopers de Paul Verhoeven : Shujumi 1997 : In & Out de Frank Oz (non confirmé) 1998 : High Art de Lisa Ch... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of David Paladin
David Paladin, born November 4, 1926 in Chinle, Arizona, died in 1984, was an American artist, painter and medium, the son of a Navajo Indian mother and a white missionary father.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Girard Lacuée, count of Cessac
Jean-Girard Lacuée, count of Cessac (château de Lamassas, near Hautefage-la-Tour in the arrondissement of Agen , 4 November 1752 - Paris, 18 June 1841) was a French general and politician, peer of France and Minister for War under Napoleon I of France. His name is inscribed on the south side (column 18) of the Arc de Triomphe. Sources * "Jean-Gérard Lacuée de Cessac" in Charles Mullié, Biographie des célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 à 1850, 1852 ; * "Jean-Gérard Lacuée, count of Cessac", in Adolphe Robert, Edgar Bourloton and Gaston Cougny, Dictionnaire des parlementaires français (1789-1891), 19th century detailed editionWikisource... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Brian Edwards
Dr Brian Edwards (born Cork, 4 November 1937) is an Irish-born New Zealand media personality. Edwards arrived in New Zealand in 1964, where he intended to lecture in German at the University of Canterbury. After three years he quit this role and embarked on a career in the media. Edwards is best known as a radio and television interviewer, and was the host of Radio New Zealand's highly rated show Top of the Morning from 1994 to 1999, a role which he returned to in 2006. He is also known for his television appearances, starting in the 1960s. Edwards has been a host of numerous television series, notably Fair Go (which he devised, and hosted for eight years), and in 2003 hosted his own talk show, Edwards at Large. Edwards is also author of numerous books, including a biography of Prime... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Susanne Szell
Susanne Szell, born November 4, 1965 in Bremen, is a German actress, famous for her role as Agnes Hetzer in Verliebt in Berlin (German for "In Love in Berlin"), a Golden Rose-winning German telenovela, starring Alexandra Neldel, Mathis Künzler, Tim Sander, and Laura Osswald. It premiered on February 28, 2005, on Sat.1 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland - its final episode will be broadcasted on October 12, 2007. The series is an adaptation of the Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea ("I am Betty, the ugly one"), written by Fernando Gaitán (also author of Café, con aroma de mujer) and produced by RCN TV. The original season of the serial comedy-drama follows the life of the unsophisticated but good-natured Lisa Plenske (Neldel), and her incongruous job at the ultra-chic Berlin fas... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gig Young
Gig Young (November 4, 1913 – October 19, 1978) was an Academy Award-winning American film, stage, and television actor. Early life and career Born Byron Elsworth Barr in St. Cloud, Minnesota, his parents John and Emma Barr raised him and his older siblings in Washington D.C. He developed a passion for the theatre while appearing in high school plays, and after some amateur experience he applied for and received a scholarship to the acclaimed Pasadena Community Playhouse. While acting in Pancho, a south-of-the-border play by Lowell Barrington, he and the leading actor in the play, George Reeves, were spotted by a Warner Brothers talent scout. Both actors were signed to supporting player contracts with the studio. His early work was uncredited or as Byron Barr (not to be confused with ... Biography of Thomas Ferguson Rodger
Thomas Ferguson Rodger, born in Glasgow November 4, 1907, is a Scottish professor, psychiatrist and author.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Valeria Solarino
Valeria Solarino, born November 4, 1979 in El Morro de Barcelona, Venezuela, is an Italian actress. Filmography Actress 2003 - La felicità non costa niente, regia di Mimmo Calopresti 2003 - Fame chimica, regia di Antonio Bacola e Paolo Vari 2003 - Che ne sarà di noi, regia di Giovanni Veronesi 2004 - A/R Andata + Ritorno, regia di Marco Ponti 2005 - La febbre, regia di Alessandro D'Alatri 2006 - Viaggio segreto, regia di Roberto Andò 2007 - Manuale d'amore 2 - Capitoli successivi, regia di Giovanni Veronesi 2007 - Valzer, regia di Salvatore Maira 2007 - Signorina Effe, regia di Wilma Labate 2008 - Holey Money, regia di Maxime Alexandre Short movies 2003 - Garage Madama, regia di Nicola Rondolino 2006 - La moglie, regia di Andrea Zaccariello Vid... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Delbert McClinton
Delbert McClinton (born 4 November 1940, in Lubbock, Texas) is a Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and musician. Active as a side-man since at least 1962 and as a band leader since 1972, he has recorded several major-label albums, and has charted singles on the Billboard Hot 100, Mainstream Rock Tracks, and Hot Country Songs charts. His highest-peaking single was "Tell Me About It", a 1992 duet with Tanya Tucker which reached #4 on the country charts. Career Delbert McClinton honed his craft working in a bar band, The Straitjackets, backing visiting blues giants such as Sonny Boy Williamson II, Howlin' Wolf, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Jimmy Reed. He made his first recordings as a member of the Ron-Dels and was noted for his distinctive harmonica work on Bruce Channel's 1962 hit "Hey... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Don Alvarado
Don Alvarado (November 4, 1900 (source: Imdb) – March 31, 1967) was an American actor, assistant film director, and film production manager. Life and career Born as José Paige in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He first studied agriculture on his father's sheep and cattle ranch but ran away from home and went to Los Angeles in 1922, still a teenager, hoping to find acting work in the fledgling silent film industry. He secured work in a sweet factory before getting into the films via work as an extra, his first appearance being in Mademoiselle Midnight. In Los Angeles, he became close friends with another Mexican actor, Luis Antonio Dámaso de Alonso, who would later be known as Gilbert Roland. The struggling young actors shared a place for a time, but Alvarado soon met and fell in love wi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Henri Gault
Gault Millau is one of the most influential French restaurant guides founded by two restaurant critics, Henri Gault (1929-2000) and Christian Millau in 1965. Gault Millau is most famous for its rating system, on a scale of 1 to 20. Restaurants below 10 points are almost never listed. The points are awarded strictly based on the quality of the food with any comments about service, price or the atmosphere of the restaurant given separately. Based on this rating, high ranking restaurants may display one to four toques. Gault Millau does not accept payment for listing restaurants. Under its original authors and for many years after they left, Gault Millau never awarded a score of 20 points. They claimed that perfection was impossible to achieve. However, as of 2004, two restaurants, both o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bruno Neveu
Bruno Neveu, born November 4, 1936 in Grenoble and died March 24, 2004 in Raboueh, Lebanon, was a French historian, writer and professeur, member of The Institut de France (French Institute).... Biography of Cameron Mitchell
Cameron Mitchell (November 4, 1918 – July 6, 1994) was an American film, television and Broadway actor with close ties to one of Canada's most successful families, and considered, by Lee Strasberg, to be one of the founding members of The Actor's Studio in New York City. Early life and career Born Cameron MacDowell Mitzel in Dallastown, Pennsylvania to Rev. Charles and Kathryn Mitzel, young Cameron moved to Millerstown (Chicora), Pennsylvania in 1921 when his dad was accepted as pastor of the St. John's Reformed Church of Donegal Township, Penna. Mitchell served as a bombardier with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. His film career began with minor roles in films dating back to 1945, but he quickly rose to young leading man status opposite such stars as Wallace ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson
Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy, 1st marquis d'Argenson (4 November 1652 – 8 May 1721) was a French politician. Biography Argenson was born in Venice where his father, also Marc-René, was ambassador. According to tradition, he was declared a godson of the Venetian Republic which accounted for the name Marc (Saint Mark being the patron saint of Venice). He was minister and lieutenant-general of police for 21 years, from 1697 to 1718. His name is closely linked with the post of Lieutenant General of Police of Paris, which he largely defined, although his predecessor, Gabriel Nicolas de la Reynie, was the first to hold that office and many of the innovations attributed to d'Argenson actually originated with de la Reynie. He played a significant role in the attacks on Jansenism in the lat... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Renée Faure
Renée Faure (born in Paris on 4 November 1918, died in Clamart, Hauts de Seine, on 2 May 2005) was a French actress. She was a jury member during the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. Filmography 1941 : L'Assassinat du Père Noël by Christian-Jaque : Catherine Cornusse 1942 : Le Prince charmant by Jean Boyer : Rosine 1943 : Des jeunes filles dans la nuit by René Le Hénaff : Mademoiselle Barfleur 1943 : Les Anges du péché by Robert Bresson : Anne-Marie Lamaury with Silvia Monfort 1944 : Béatrice devant le désir by Jean de Marguenat : Béatrice 1945 : François Villon by André Zwoboda : Catherine de Vauselles 1945 : Sortilèges by Christian-Jaque : Catherine Fabret 1946 : La Grande Aurora-La Grande Aurore by Giuseppe Maria Scotese : Anna Gamba 1947 : ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Pierre Bemba
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo (born 4 November 1962) is a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was one of four vice-presidents in the transitional government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 17 July 2003 to 2006. Bemba also leads the Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC), a rebel group turned political party. He received the second highest number of votes in the 2006 presidential election. In January 2007 he was elected to the Senate. He was arrested near Brussels on 24 May 2008 on the basis of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. He is charged with three counts of crimes against humanity and five counts of war crimes. Background Bemba was born in Bokada, Équateur Province. He is one of the richest men in the Congo, with an esti... Biography of Philippe-Paul de Ségur
Philippe-Paul, comte de Ségur (November 4, 1780 - February 25, 1873), French general and historian, son of Louis Philippe, comte de Ségur, was born in Paris. He enlisted in the cavalry in 1800, and forthwith obtained a commission. He served with General Macdonald in the Grisons in 1800-1801, and published an account of the campaign in 1802. By the influence of Colonel Duroc (afterwards duc de Frioul) he was attached to the personal staff of Napoleon. He served through most of the important campaigns of the first empire, and was frequently employed on diplomatic missions. During the campaign in Poland in 1807 he was taken prisoner by the Russians, but was exchanged at the peace of Tilsit. His brilliant conduct in the cavalry charge at Somosierra on November 30, 1808 won him the grade ... Biography of John Ray Weber
John Ray Weber, born November 4, 1963 ni Park Falls, Wisconsin, is an American former football player.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles K. Williams
Charles K. Williams, born November 4, 1936 in Newark, New Jersey, is an American poet.... Biography of Dieudonné Costes
Dieudonné Costes (4 November 1892 - 18 May 1973) was a French aviator, known of long distance and record breaking flights, a fighter ace of World War I. Costes was born in Septfonds, Tarn-et-Garonne. He received a pilot diploma (brevet) on 26 September 1912. During the World War I he served in the French Air Service, in MF55 and MF85 Farman squadrons, then in N506, N507 and N531 fighter Nieuport squadrons, on the Balkan front. He scored there 8 victories (6 confirmed), the first in April 1917, the rest in January-September 1918. He ended the war as a 2nd Lieutenant. After the war he flew in a civilian aviation, starting with Latecoere in 1920, flying with mail on Tolouse-Casablanca route, then flying on Bordeaux-Paris route in 1921 and on Paris-London route in Air Union airlines in 1... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frédéric Covili
Frédéric Covili, born November 14, 1975 in Moûtiers, is a French alpine skier.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nicolas Frantz
Nicolas Frantz (November 4, 1899 - November 8, 1985), born in Mamer, Luxembourg, was a bicycle racer with 60 professional racing victories over his 12-year career (1923 to 1934). He rode for the Thomann team in 1923 and then for Alcyon-Dunlop from 1924 to 1931. Nicolas Frantz was the son of a prosperous farming family. Frantz could have taken over the farm but had no interest in it. In 1914 he rode his first race. He won. That convinced him that farming was not for him. He was close to unbeatable in Luxembourg until the start of the first world war. Frantz, a well-built man weighing 80 kg, turned professional in 1923. He had immediate success, winning Paris-Lyon and the GP Faber. His advantage in stage races was his consistent health and fitness. He rode the Tour de France for the fi... Biography of Jimmy Carruth
Jimmy Dawn Carruth II (born November 4, 1969 in El Paso, Texas) is a retired American basketball player. He played collegiately for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and appeared 4 games for the Milwaukee Bucks (1996-97) in the NBA.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dick Groat
Richard Morrow Groat (born November 4, 1930 in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania) is a former two-sport athlete best known as a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for four National League teams, mainly the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals, and was named the league's Most Valuable Player in 1960 after winning the batting title with a .325 average for the champion Pirates. From 1956 to 1962 he teamed with second baseman Bill Mazeroski to give Pittsburgh one of the game's strongest middle infields; he led the NL in double plays a record five times, in putouts four times and in assists twice. At the end of his career he ranked ninth in major league history in games at shortstop (1,877) and fourth in double plays (1,237), and was among the NL career leaders in putouts (10th, 3,505... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Don Eddy
Don Eddy (born November 4, 1944) in Long Beach, California is an American painter who gained initial fame as a photorealist artist. His recent works have veered away from photorealism, into the realm of metaphysics. Eddy's earlier works of the 1970s paid homage to cars and the urban cityscape. In the 1980s, his work was more object oriented, depicting glassware, silverware and toys on a reflective series of glass shelves. Often composed of ditychs or polyptychs (paintings with several panels), he juxtaposes images in poetic relationship to one another, "echoing ecosystems," as the artist calls these connections of structure. Sources Donald Kuspit, The End of Art (2004) Donald Kuspit, New Old Masters (2007) H.W. Janson, History of Art.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Léon Hennique
Léon Hennique, born November 4, 1850 in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, died December 25, 1935 in Paris, was a French novelist and playwright. Works Novels * La Dévouée : les héros modernes (1878) Texte en ligne * L'Accident de M. Hébert (1883) * Pœuf (1887) * Un caractère, roman spirite (1889) Texte en ligne Theater * L'Empereur Dassoucy, comédie en 3 actes, avec Georges Godde, Paris, Théâtre de Cluny, 2 mars 1879. * Pierrot sceptique, pantomime, avec Joris-Karl Huysmans (1881). Texte en ligne * Jacques Damour, pièce en un acte tirée de la nouvelle d'Émile Zola, Paris, Théâtre de l'Odéon, 22 septembre 1887. * Esther Brandès, pièce en 3 actes (1887) * La Mort du duc d'Enghien, en trois tableaux, Paris, Théâtre-libre, 10 décembre 1888. Te... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Juan Solanas
Juan Diego Solanas (born 4 November 1966) is an Argentine film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. His film Nordeste was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. He is the son of Argentina film director Fernando Solanas. He Lives in France since 1977.. Filmography * L'homme sans tête (2003) * Nordeste (2005) * Upside Down (2011)... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jérôme Leroy
Jérôme Leroy (born November 4, 1974 in Béthune) is a French footballer currently playing for Rennes as an attacking midfielder. Leroy started playing for Paris Saint-Germain (losing the 1997 Cup Winners' Cup to FC Barcelona), going on to represent Stade Lavallois, Olympique de Marseille (being first loaned by PSG then sold) and En Avant Guingamp. In 2003 he reached the French Cup final, also with PSG, before finally reaching promised land with FC Sochaux in the same competition (2007). Luis Fernandez, Leroy's former mentor at Paris St-Germain, brought him to Teddy Kollek Memorial Stadium, home to Beitar Jerusalem F.C., in December 2005 from Ligue 1 RC Lens, beating off competition from l'OM. During Leroy's short time in Israel he became somewhat of an icon. In his league debut ag... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marguerite Patten
Hilda Elsie Marguerite Patten, CBE (born 4 November 1915, in Bath), née Brown, is an English home economist, food writer and broadcaster. Early life and career She was born in Bath and grew up in Barnet, Hertfordshire. When she was 13 it fell to her to cook for her mother and younger brother and sister when her father died and her mother had to return to work as a teacher. After leaving school and taking a cooking course Marguerite was employed as a home economist at the Eastern Electricity Board. She then worked as an actress in repertory theatre for 9 months and for Frigidaire promoting the benefits of the refrigerator as a senior home economist. She has been an influence on other well-known cooks such as Nigel Slater. Second World War During World War II she worked for the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jean-Jacques Gautier
Jean-Jacques Gautier, born November 4, 1902 in Essômes-sur-Marne, died April 20, 1986, was a French novelist and author, member of Académie Française (in 1972).... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Michel Bras
Michel Bras, born November 4, 1946 in Gabriac, Aveyron, is a chef from France. He and his son run a restaurant and hotel in Laguiole (to be pronounced "Layole"), in the Aveyron department. He learned to cook from his mother who still makes the "Aligot" dish with maestria from time to time. His restaurant was voted 7th best in the world in Restaurant (magazine) Top 50 2008. In 2008, Michel Bras worked with Kai cutlery (the producers of Shun) to create a custom knife series.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Benno Besson
Benno Besson (born René-Benjamin Besson; 4 November 1922 in Yverdon-les-Bains; died 23 February 2006 in Berlin, Germany) was a Swiss actor and director. He had great success as director at Volksbühne Berlin, Deutsches Theater and Berliner Ensemble in East-Berlin, where he went by an invitation of Bertolt Brecht in 1949. Some of his acquainted stagings were "The Dragon" by Jewgenij Schwarz, so that he travelled with Deutsches Theater all-around Europe and Asia (also in Japan), and "Der Frieden" (Aristophanes edited by Peter Hacks). He became the Intendant at Volksbühne in the 1960s and worked often with Heiner Müller. In his plays, he worked amongst others with the popular actors Fred Düren, Eberhard Esche and Ursula Karusseit. He was the father of six children, one of them is the popula... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maurice Roche
Maurice Roche, born on November 4, 1924 in Clermond-Ferrand, died on July 19, 1997 in Saint-Cloud, was a French composer, writer, poet, journalist, and draftsman. Selected works: Monteverdi (1960) Compact (1966 ; réédité dans sa version originale, en couleur, en 1997) Circus (1972) CodeX (1974) As you like it, illustrations de Claude Viallat (1975) Cage, illustrations de Gervais Jassaud (1975) Opéra bouffe (1975) Mémoire (1976) Macabré, dessins de l'auteur (1979) Testament, livre cassette (1979) Théâtre, illustrations de Daniel Buren (1979) Maladie mélodie (1980) Camar(a)de (1981) Écritures, dessins de l'auteur (1986) Correspondance complète avec Philippe Sollers (1986) Je ne vais pas bien mais il faut qu... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Éric Lambert (cartoonist)
Éric Lambert, born on November 4, 1968 in Paris, is a French cartoonist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Thomas Klestil
Thomas Klestil (November 4, 1932 – July 6, 2004) was an Austrian diplomat and politician. He was elected the tenth President of Austria (Bundespräsident) in 1992 (on 56.9 % of the popular vote) and was re-elected to the position in 1998. His second—and final—term of office was due to end on 8 July 2004, but his death two days prior to his retirement from office cut his term short. Biography until 1992 Born in Vienna to a working class family—his father worked for the tramway—Klestil went to school in Landstraße where he made friends with Joe Zawinul. He studied at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration and received his doctorate in 1957. After entering the civil service he worked in Austria as well as abroad, for example for OECD. In 1969, he established the A... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bob Rubin
Bob Rubin, born November 4, 1941 in Syracuse, New York, is an American film producer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Bee Vang
Bee Vang (born November 4, 1991) is an American actor. He is the young co-star of Clint Eastwood's 2008 film Gran Torino. Before his role in Gran Torino, Vang did not have prior acting experience. Personal life Vang was born on November 4, 1991 in Fresno, California, four years after his Hmong parents had emigrated from Thailand. He attends Robbinsdale Armstrong High School in Plymouth, Minnesota. Filmography 2008 Gran Torino Thao Vang Lor... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joseph Rotblat
Sir Joseph Rotblat, KCMG, CBE, FRS (born Józef Rotblat on 4 November 1908, died 31 August 2005), was a Polish-born, British-naturalised physicist. His work on nuclear fallout was a major contribution to the agreement of the Partial Test Ban Treaty. A signatory of the Russell–Einstein Manifesto, he was secretary general of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs from its founding until 1973. In conjunction with the Pugwash Conferences, he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995 for their efforts towards nuclear disarmament. Early life and education Józef Rotblat was born to a Jewish family in Warsaw, Poland, on November 4, 1908, as one of seven children (two not surviving childbirth). His father Zygmunt built up and ran a nationwide horse-drawn carriage business, owned la... Biography of Lakshmi Menon
Lakshmi Menon (born November 4, 1981 in ], Kerala, India) is an Indian model. She took up modelling to earn money while studying for a degree in sociology at the Bangalore University. After modelling in India for several years, she began her international career in 2006. A show for Jean Paul Gaultier was followed by work on the Hermès catwalk and campaigns for Hermès, Max Mara, Givenchy, H&M, J Crew, Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus, and Nordstrom. Menon was featured in French Vogue editorial for the first time in October, 2008, after her Milan show for La Perla, in which she walked for D&G and Givenchy. She has also appeared in editorials for American, Spanish, Indian, and French Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, V Magazine, Dazed & Confused, Indian Elle, and Allure. She won the “T... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Clark Graebner
Clark Graebner (born November 4, 1943), is an American professional tennis player, originally from Cleveland, Ohio, who won a number of championships. He graduated from Northwestern University, where he joined the Delta Upsilon fraternity. Graebner's wife Carole also was a successful touring tennis professional. He also became known as one of the protagonists of John McPhee's book, Levels of the Game, about a semi-final match played between himself and Arthur Ashe at the 1968 U.S. Open Championship at Forest Hills that Ashe won. Graebner and Ashe went on to lead the U.S. team to victory in the 1968 Davis Cup, the first victory it had won in five years, and the start of a string of five victories for the U.S.. Graebner's most significant championship was probably the 1966 French Do... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Ralph Sutton
Ralph Earl Sutton (4 November 1922 – 30 December 2001) was an American jazz pianist born in Hamburg, Missouri. He was a stride pianist in the tradition of James P. Johnson and Fats Waller. Sutton had a stint as a session musician with Jack Teagarden's band before joining the US Army during World War II. After the war, he played at various venues in Missouri, eventually ending up at Eddie Condon's club in Greenwich Village. In 1956, he relocated to San Francisco, California, where he recorded several albums with Bob Scobey's dixieland band. From the 1960s onward, he worked mostly on his own. He died in 2001 and was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame the following year. Sutton died in Evergreen, Colorado. Discography As leader Piano Solos In The Classic Jazz Trad... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Menzies (actor)
Robert Menzies (born 4 November 1955) is an Australian actor, who is best known for starring in Three Dollars. The grandson of former Australian prime minister Robert Menzies, and his wife, Pattie Menzies, Menzies was nominated as Best Lead Actor in Television Drama in the 2009 AFI Awards for Television for his acting in the ABC TV production of 3 Acts of Murder. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0580005/) 2012 Triple Happiness (in production) 2010 City Homicide, l'enfer du crime (TV series) James Boyd – Ratters (2010) … James Boyd 2009 Smash Cut Crowd in movie theater 2009 Lucky Country The Rabbiter 2009 3 Acts of Murder (TV movie) Arthur Upfield 2008 Monash: The Forgotten Anzac (TV movie) John Monash 2007-2008 Satisfaction (TV series) Ai... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gabriel Auphan
Gabriel Paul Auphan (4 November 1894 - 16 April 1982) was a French admiral, chief of cabinet of Admiral Darlan under Vichy France and later Secrétaire d'État à la marine of Vichy. Early career A native of Alès, Auphan was a student at the École navale; promoted to capitaine de vaisseau in 1936, he had a career in the cabinets of the ministries Georges Leygues and François Pietri. In 1940, he was in charge of the civilian shipping. Vichy regime After the Fall of France and the rise of the Vichy regime, Auphan was made chief of Staff and the naval forces, in 1941, and chief of cabinet of the Secrétaire d'État à la marine François Darlan. Auphan was part of the anti-German trend of Vichy France. After the defection of Darlan, Auphan was himself made Secrétaire d'État à la marine.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Robert Lorimer
Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer (November 4, 1864 – September 13, 1929) was a prolific Scottish architect noted for his restoration work on historic houses and castles, and for promotion of the Arts and Crafts style. Early life Lorimer was born in Edinburgh, the son of James Lorimer, who was Regius Professor of Public Law at Edinburgh University from 1862 to 1890. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy and later at Edinburgh University. He was part of a gifted family, being the younger brother of painter John Henry Lorimer, and father to the sculptor Hew Lorimer. In 1878 the Lorimer family acquired the lease of Kellie Castle in Fife and began its restoration for use as a holiday home. Lorimer began his architectural career working for Sir Robert Rowand Anderson, and went on to form his own... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Andrew Gleason
Andrew Mattei Gleason (born November 4, 1921 in Fresno, California, U.S.) is an American mathematician and the eponym of Gleason's theorem. He graduated from Yale University in 1942, and subsequently joined the United States Navy, where he was part of a team responsible for breaking Japanese codes during World War II. He was appointed a Junior Fellow at Harvard in 1946, and later joined the faculty there where he was the Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Philosophy. He had the rare distinction among Harvard professors of having never obtained a doctorate. He retired in 1992. He is well-known for his work on Hilbert's fifth problem. Selected publications One-parameter subgroups and Hilbert's fifth problem, pp. 451–452, vol. 2, Proceedings of the International Congress of Mathematicia... Biography of Hannelore Knuts
Hannelore Knuts (born 4 November 1977) is a Belgian fashion model. She has appeared on the cover of Italian (five times), Korean, and Japanese Vogue.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Gustave Brion
Gustave Brion, born November 4, 1824 in Rothau, Alsace, died November 6, 1877, was a French realist painter. Bibliography Hélène Chew, « Gustave Brion, illustrateur d'archéologie, ou le "désigneux de l'Empereur" », Cahiers alsaciens d'archéologie, d'art et d'histoire, n° 47, 2004 , p. 151-168 Catherine Granger et Hélène Chew, « Archéologie et peinture sous Napoleón III : le Siége d'une ville par les Romains par Gustave Brion », La revue du Louvre et des musées de France, n° 2, 2003 , p. 69-78 Charles Timbal, Notes et causeries sur l'art et sur les artistes, E. Plon, Paris, 1881, p. 382... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Nannie Doss
Nannie Doss (November 4, 1905 – June 2, 1965) was a serial killer responsible for the deaths of eleven people between the 1920s and 1954. She finally confessed to the murders in October 1954, when her fifth husband had died in a small hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In all, it was revealed that she had killed four husbands, two children, her two sisters, her mother, a grandson and a nephew. Early life Doss was born in Blue Mountain, Alabama as Nancy Hazle, to James and Lou Hazle. Nannie was one of five children; she had one brother and three sisters. Both Nannie and her mother hated James, who was a strict, often controlling father and husband with a nasty streak. There is evidence that Doss was conceived illegitimately, as James and Lou married after 1905; census records also show t... Biography of Jeff Probst
Jeffrey Lee "Jeff" Probst (born November 4, 1962) is an American game show host, executive producer and a reporter. He is best known as the host of the U.S. version of the reality show Survivor. Biography Probst was born in Wichita, Kansas, but grew up primarily in Bellevue, Washington. After graduating from Newport High School in 1979, he attended Seattle Pacific University and worked at Boeing Motion Picture/Television studio as a producer and narrator of marketing videos. Career In addition to Survivor, Probst previously hosted the FX network's original half-hour show dedicated to answering viewer letters, Backchat along with Sound FX, and a series of afternoon shows surrounding parenting, relationship and medicine. (1996). Probst also hosted the VH1 series Rock & Roll Jeopar... Biography of Jordan Rudess
Jordan Rudess (born Jordan Charles Rudes on November 4, 1956 in New York (source: Wikipedia in German)) is an American keyboardist best known as a member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater and the progressive rock supergroup Liquid Tension Experiment. Biography Rudess was born in 1956 into a Jewish family. He was recognized by his 2nd grade teacher for his piano playing and was immediately given professional tuition. At nine, he entered the Juilliard School of Music Pre-College Division for classical piano training, but by his late teens he had grown increasingly interested in synthesizers and progressive rock music. Against the counsel of his parents and tutors, he turned away from classical piano and tried his hand as a solo progressive rock keyboardist. After performin... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of César Évora
César Évora (born César Évora y Díaz on November 4, 1959 in Havana) is a Cuban telenovela actor. Biography Évora started out his career in his native Cuba appearing in more than ten movies before moving to Mexico in the early 1990s. He became known for playing minor roles in the seminal Corazón salvaje and the long-running Agujetas de color de rosa in 1993 and 1994, respectively. In 1995 Évora won his first leading role playing opposite Daniela Romo in Si Dios Me Quita La Vida. Leading roles in Luz Clarita, Gente bien and especially El Privilegio de Amar soon established Évora as one of the most popular leading men in the industry. He has maintained a high profile after performances in successful productions such as La Madrastra, La esposa Virgen, and Mundo de Fieras. He recently ac... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Philippe Renard
Philippe Renard, born on November 4, 1955 in Waremme, Liège (birth time source: André Dekoster, Act n°412), is a Belgian chef and gastronome, the owner of the restaurant "Philosophie de Cuisine".... Biography of Trishelle Cannatella
Trishelle Cannatella (born November 4, 1979) is an American reality TV contestant, Playboy model, and actress. Early life Cannatella was born on November 4, 1979, and raised in Cut Off, Louisiana. She is of French and Italian ancestry. She was raised as a Southern Baptist, and has described herself as a "momma's girl." Her mother, a devout Christian, took her family to church three or four times a week. When she was 14, her mother died from a brain tumor. Cannatella was on several athletic teams throughout her high school career at South Lafourche High School. After visiting her sister Buffy at The University of Southern Mississippi, Cannatella decided on that college, which she began attending at age 17, though she never finished. Reality career The Real World Sullen about the ... Biography of Victoria Soto
Victoria Leigh "Vicki" Soto (November 4, 1985 – December 14, 2012) was an American educator who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Soto hid students and died trying to protect them from shooter Adam Lanza. Early years Soto was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Carlos Soto, a native of Bayamón, Puerto Rico, and Donna Fagan-Soto, of Irish-American descent. Her father worked for the Connecticut Department of Transportation as a crane operator and her mother was a nurse at Bridgeport Hospital. Her family moved to Stratford, Connecticut. In 2003, she graduated from Stratford High School and enrolled and attended Eastern Connecticut State University where in 2008, she earned her Bachelors degrees in both education and history. Up until the time of her death, she was r... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Warren Christie
Hans Warren Christie (born 4 November 1975) is an Irish-born Canadian television and film actor known for his roles as Ray Cataldo on the ABC drama October Road and as Aidan "Greggy" Stiviletto on the ABC series Happy Town. Christie graduated from the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada. Background Warren Christie was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, but spent most of his childhood in London, Ontario. He left London for the University of Windsor after being recruited to play college football. It was during his years at Windsor that Christie developed an interest in performing and decided to pursue it as a career. This led to a move to Vancouver, where he soon found acting opportunities. Career In 2007, Christie landed a lead role on the series October Road, playing a cocky... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Devin Hester
Devin Hester (born November 4, 1982) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Miami, where he became the first person in the university’s recent history to play in all three phases of American football (offense, defense, special teams). Hester was drafted in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He quickly made an impact as a kick returner, and later became one of the team's starting wide receivers. Hester holds the NFL record for most all-time kick and punt return touchdowns. Early years Devin Hester was born to Juanita Brown and Lenorris Hester, Sr. in Riviera Beach, Florida. His parents separated when he was a toddler. Before he became a teenager, his mother ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Pope Theodoros II of Alexandria
Pope Theodoros II of Alexandria is the 118th Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark selected on 4 November 2012. Early life Born Wageeh Sobhy Baky Soliman on 4 November 1952 , graduated from University of Alexandria with a Bachelor degree in Pharmacy Monk He became a monk and was ordained as priest on 23 December 1989 Bishop On 15 June 1997 he was made a general bishop by Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and assigned to help Mtropolitan of Behira in north of Egypt. Pope and patriarch He will be enthroned as Pope Theodoros II, the 118th Pope of Alexandria and patriarch of the See of St. Mark on 18 November 2012, nearly nine months after the death of Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria. The ceremony would be the second enthroning of a Coptic Pope to take pl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mikki Moore
Clinton Renard "Mikki" (pronounced "MY-key") Moore (born November 4, 1975) is an American professional basketball player who has most recently played for the Golden State Warriors of the NBA. Early life and college Born in Orangeburg, South Carolina, Moore graduated from Blacksburg High School at Blacksburg, South Carolina in 1993. Mikki Moore played at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He averaged 8.6 ppg (.553 FG%, .250 3pt%, .655 FT%), 5.8 rpg, and 2.10 bpg in 25.0 mpg in 114 games in four seasons at Nebraska (1993-94 – 1996-97). He ranks second in Cornhusker history in career blocked shots (236), trailing only Venson Hamilton (241), Also ranks seventh in school annals in career field goal percentage. Posted 11.7 ppg (.583 FG%, 1-2 3pt, .701 FT%), 7.4 rpg, 1.3 apg, and 2.67 bpg... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Carlos Baerga
Carlos Obed Baerga Ortiz (/baɪˈɛərɡə/; Spanish pronunciation: ; born November 4, 1968 in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball player. After spending most of his career as a second baseman, he was used at various positions late in his career. Baseball career Cleveland Indians On November 4, 1985, at the age of sixteen, Baerga was signed by the San Diego Padres. On December 6, 1989, San Diego traded him to the Cleveland Indians along with Sandy Alomar, Jr. and Chris James in exchange for established power-hitter Joe Carter. Baerga debuted as a major league baseball player with the Indians, on April 14, 1990. That year, he played mostly as a third baseman and shortstop and would hit 17 doubles and seven home runs, while averag... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dixie Lee
Dixie Lee (November 4, 1911 in Harriman, Tennessee (source: Imdb) – November 1, 1952) was an American actress, dancer, and singer. Born Wilma Wyatt, she adopted the professional name "Dixie Carroll" as a singer and showgirl. Winfield Sheehan of the Fox film studio changed the name to Dixie Lee, to avoid confusion with actresses Nancy Carroll and Sue Carol. She married Bing Crosby at the age of 18, and had four sons with him, two of whom, Lindsay and Dennis, would eventually commit suicide as adults. Crosby's biographer Gary Giddins describes Dixie Lee as a shy, private person with a sensible approach to life. Giddins recounts that Dixie and Bing, as young marrieds, were often invited to parties where liquor was plentiful, and Dixie drank socially to keep up with Bing. She succeeded i... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alfonso II of Naples
Alfonso II of Naples (4 November 1448 – 18 December 1495), also called Alfonso II d'Aragon, was King of Naples from 25 January 1494 to 22 February 1495 with the title King of Naples and Jerusalem. As Duke of Calabria he was a patron of Renaissance poets and builders during his tenure as the heir to the throne of Naples. Biography Born at Naples, Alfonso was the oldest child of Ferdinand I of Naples and his first wife, Isabella of Taranto, the daughter of Tristan, Count of Copertino and Caterina Orsini. He was the cousin of Ferdinand II of Aragon, king of Aragon and the first (co-)ruler of a unified Spain. His teacher was the humanist Giovanni Pontano, whose De splendore describes the proper virtues and manner of life becoming to a prince. When his mother Isabella of Taranto died (... |
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