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You will find on these pages astrological charts of thousands of celebrities with the Sun in Libra. Just click on the celebrities of your choice to get their horoscope, excerpts of astrological portrait, natal chart, positions of planets and astrological houses, biography, and photo. in ![]() Biography of Dolly Buster
Katja-Nora Baumberger (née Kateřina Nora Bochníčková, born 23 October 1969 in Prague, Czechoslovakia), better known as Dolly Buster, is a film producer and director, actress, author, and a former porn star. Buster has starred in hundreds of X-rated European movies, and had gained a name for herself as one of the biggest in the industry. In 2004 she attempted to obtain a seat in European parliament as candidate of a fringe Czech political party. The party got 0.71% of votes. She appeared in the German version of I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!. She currently lives with her husband in Wesel, Germany.... Biography of Niels Bohr
Niels (Henrik David) Bohr (October 7, 1885 – November 18, 1962) was a Danish physicist who made fundamental contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics, for which he received the Nobel Prize in 1922. He was also part of the team of physicists working on the Manhattan Project. Bohr married Margrethe Nørlund in 1912, and one of their sons Aage Niels Bohr grew up to be an important physicist, who like his father received the Nobel prize. Niels Bohr is widely considered one of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century.... Biography of Dan Ar Wern
Dan ar Wern, born October 14, 1952 in Guer, Morbihan, is a French writer. Œuvres Le Passeur des Mondes (An Erbeder) La Demeure Enchantée (An Ti Achantet) Auberive, en langue bretonne, (parution Al Liamm).... Biography of Khagendra Thapa Magar
Khagendra Thapa Magar (born October 14, 1992), son of Rup Bahadur and Dhana Maya Thapa Magar, is the shortest teenager in the world, measuring 0.56 m (1 ft 10 in). Magar is expected to take the title of shortest man from Edward Nino Hernandez when he turns 18 in October 14, 2010. Biography Magar is from the Baglung District of Nepal and is dubbed as a "little Buddha" by the villagers. Just 600 grams (21 oz) at birth, he weighs 5.5 kilograms (12 lb; 0.87 st). In May 2008, Magar appeared in the British Channel 4 documentary called "The World's Smallest Man and Me" hosted by Mark Dolan. Bibliography * AP (2006-08-30). Nepal Boy Claims to Be Shortest in World. Associated Press/AP Online, 30 August 2006. Retrieved from http://www.redorbit.com/news/general/637915/nepal_boy_cla... Biography of Jean-Louis Debré
Jean-Louis Debré (born September 30, 1944 in Toulouse) is a conservative French politician. On February 23, 2007, he was appointed president of the Constitutional Council of France by president Jacques Chirac, replacing Pierre Mazeaud. The son of former prime minister Michel Debré and the brother of politician Bernard Debré, he was member of the Neo-Gaullist party Rally for the Republic (RPR) then of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). Debré is known for his loyalty to Jacques Chirac. Jean-Louis Debré, outside of politics, is a career judge. He was elected mayor of Evreux in 2001. Since June 16, 2002, he has been the deputy in the first constituency of Eure. Debré was the Minister of the Interior in Alain Juppé's governments (1995-1997), and has been criticized for having a... Biography of Edouard Stern
Édouard Stern (October 18, 1954 - March 1, 2005) was a French banker. Born in Paris, he was son of the banker Antoine Jean Elie Stern and Christiane Laroche. Career Edouard Stern was 38th in a list of France's richest citizens. He was born in 1954 to one of France’s wealthiest Jewish families, the owners of Banque Stern, a private investment house. He studied at the Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales in Paris. He was a partner at Lazard Frères before creating his own investment fund IRR Capital. In 2004 he was part of a suit brought against the French company Rhodia accusing the company of false accounting and other malfeasance. He was married to Béatrice David-Weil, who lived in New York with their three children. Béatrice David-Weil is a daughter of Mich... Add to favourites (16 fans)Biography of Michel Foucault
Michel Foucault (IPA pronunciation: ) (October 15, 1926 – June 25, 1984) was a French philosopher and historian. He held a chair at the Collège de France, giving it the title "History of Systems of Thought," and taught at the University of California, Berkeley. Michel Foucault is best known for his critical studies of various social institutions, most notably psychiatry, medicine, the human sciences, and the prison system, as well as his work on the history of sexuality. Foucault's work concerning power, and the relationship between power, knowledge and discourse, has been widely discussed and applied. His work is sometimes described as postmodernist or post-structuralist, although during the 1960s he was more often associated with the structuralist movement. Foucault later distanced himse... Biography of Alain Soral
Alain Soral (born October 2, 1958) is a French essayist, and film maker, as well as being the author of several polemical essays. He is the brother of the actress Agnès Soral. Soral lives in the French Basque Country. Since June 2004, he has been a boxing coach. Alain Soral considers himself to be in the political "avant garde" of French society, claiming that his remarks and comments are always at first condemned and later widely accepted by the mainstream French public. Life and career Soral was born in Aix-les-Bains, Savoie and grew up in the suburbs of Annemasse (department of Haute-Savoie), where he attended a local primary school. According to Soral, he was beaten by his father during his childhood, and he suffered from his mother's "cold passivity". When Soral was about 12, hi... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Kelly Ripa
Kelly Maria Ripa (born October 2, 1970, in Stratford, New Jersey) an American Daytime Emmy Award-winning actress and talk show host. Since February 2001, she has served as the co-host of Live with Regis and Kelly, alongside Regis Philbin, taking the show's rating to a new high when she replaced previous Live co-host Kathie Lee Gifford. She is also known for her acting on All My Children and Hope & Faith, both television series on ABC. The source for her birth time is her show "Live With Regis and Kelly". Kelly Ripa was born to a Italian father and a mother of Irish and Italian descent. While attending Eastern High School in Voorhees Township, New Jersey, Ripa began acting in high school plays. This led to roles at local theaters and a regular spot on the USA Network's Dance Party USA ... Biography of Melissa Sue Anderson
Melissa Sue Anderson (born September 26, 1962) is an American actress best known as playing Mary Ingalls in the NBC television series Little House on the Prairie, which aired from 1974 until 1982. Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m) Anderson was born in Berkeley, California and her show business career got under way when a dance teacher urged her parents to find an agent for her. She began doing TV commercials, and soon the blond, blue-eyed girl was in great demand for many roles. One of those included that of Millicent, the girl who kissed Bobby and induced him to see fireworks on The Brady Bunch. At eleven years of age, she won her role in Little House on the Prairie ahead of hundreds of competitors. She left the series in 1982, and she continued her acting in several TV shows, such as The Equa... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Toni Braxton
Toni Michelle Braxton (born October 7, 1967 in Severn, Maryland) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and actress who was popular during the 1990s. She has won six Grammy Awards. The RIAA named Braxton as one of the top selling artists of all time. Early life and career Braxton is the oldest of six children. She attended elementary school at Quarterfield Elementary School, and middle school at Corkran Middle School in Glen Burnie, Maryland. She also attended Glen Burnie High School in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Her father was a clergyman, and the Braxton children were raised in a strict religious household. Braxton's first performing experience was singing in her church choir. She attended Bowie State University to obtain a teaching degree but decided to pursue a musical career. 19... Biography of Natalie Horler
Natalie Horler (born 23 September 1981 (1981-09-23) in Bonn, Germany, Europe), is better known internationally as the lead singer from the German eurotrance group Cascada. The group consists of Horler along with the two DJs and producers DJ Manian and Yanou. DJ Manian and Horler also had a side project called Siria. Background Horler was born in Germany, but she stated that she has lived a very English lifestyle as a British citizen with English parents. Her father David is a jazz musician. When she was young, she recorded often in her father's studio at home, and it was then she decided she wanted to become a singer. Besides singing, Horler loves dancing as well: she has taken various kinds of dance classes such as stepdance, jazzdance, hip-hop, and streetdance. She also has acted in ... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Freida Pinto
Freida Pinto (born October 18, 1984) is a Screen Actors Guild Award winning and BAFTA Award nominated Indian actress and professional model, known for her performance as Latika in her debut film Slumdog Millionaire (2008). Freida Pinto was born in Mumbai to Sylvia Pinto, now a principal of St. John’s High School (Goregaon), and Frederick Pinto, a senior branch manager at the Bank of Baroda. Her family hails from the Mangalorean Catholic community, a prominent Christian community in Bombay. Her older sister Sharon Pinto is an associate producer on the NDTV news channel. Pinto graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. Career Before being selected for Slumdog Millionaire, Freida anchored the international travel show, Full Circle on Zee International Asia Pacific in English betw... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Valérie Bègue
Valérie Bègue, born 26 September 1985, in St Pierre, was elected Miss France in 2007. The pageant was held in Dunkerque, in northern France. She represents the Réunion island, an overseas department (Département d'Outre-Mer) of France located in the Indian Ocean. Valérie is the first Miss France from the Réunion island since Monique Uldaric, elected in 1976. Height: 1m74 Two weeks after she was crowned Miss France, pictures of Valérie Bègue taken before her election, fully clothed but in suggestive poses on rather tame pictures, were released by French tabloid "Entrevue". The President of the Miss France contest, Geneviève de Fontenay, went on French radio to insist that Valérie Bègue should stand down and return her crown, or that she would be forcibly disqualified. De Fontenay told... Biography of Tania Young
Tania Young, born October 14, 1977 in Hossegor, Landes, is a French TV host.... Biography of Travis Pastrana
Travis Alan Pastrana (born October 8, 1983, in Annapolis, Maryland) is a motorsports competitor who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several events, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, and rally racing. Freestyle MX Pastrana invented many of the young sport's tricks and became the sport's world champion at age 14. He landed a double backflip in his film Nitro Circus 3. On August 4, 2006, at X Games 12 in Los Angeles, he became the first rider to land a double backflip in competition, winning his first Moto X Best Trick Gold Medal. It is believed that only one judge did not rate the run 100/100, making the final score a 98.60 Pastrana said after the competition that he has no plans to attempt the trick again. Travis' X Games participation ended when he ... Biography of Mickaël Vendetta
Mickaël Vendetta (real name Mickael Adon) (born October 3, 1987 in Le Creusot, France is a French Internet phenomenon, actor, musician, and entrepreneur whose notoriety followed upon the buzz he created on the internet through his personal blog. Background Vendetta obtained an ES French baccalauréat and began courses in Business Management at Asnières-sur-Seine, which he stopped after 3 months. He said that he was not made for the school system because he found it "too left-wing". He then decided to take control of his life and joined a gym in Puteaux. Months of training got him better physique. He lists as his personal objectives, to become an actor, to market a clothing line, and release a single of house music. He also considers becoming a politician like Arnold Schwarzenegger... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Stacy Keibler
Stacy Keibler (born October 14, 1979) is an American actress, model and former professional wrestler and valet best known for her work with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Keibler was a contestant on the second season of Dancing with the Stars, where she placed third. She has also appeared on other American Broadcasting Company (ABC) shows such as What About Brian, George Lopez, and October Road, as well as the 100th episode of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother as a bartender and on the USA Network show Psych. In addition, she has modeled appearing in both Maxim and Stuff magazines. She began her professional wrestling career as a part of the Nitro Girls in WCW. She quickly moved on to a more prominent role in the company as the manager ... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Pelé
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, KBE (born October 23th 1940 in Três Corações, Brazil), best known by his nickname Pelé, is a former Brazilian football player. In his native Brazil, Pelé is hailed as a national hero for his accomplishments and contribution to the game, in addition to being officially declared the football ambassador of the world by FIFA and a national treasure by the Brazilian government. He is also acknowledged for his vocal support of policies to improve the social conditions of the poor (when he scored his 1,000th goal he dedicated it to the poor children of Brazil). During his career, he became known as "The King of Football" (O Rei do Futebol) or simply "The King Pelé" (O Rei Pelé). He was given the title of Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee. ... Biography of Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot (25 September 1725 – 2 October 1804) was a French inventor. He is believed to have built the first self-propelled mechanical vehicle or automobile. This claim is disputed by some sources, however, which suggest that Ferdinand Verbiest, as a member of a Jesuit mission in China, may have been the first to build a 'car' around 1672. Background Cugnot was born in Void, Lorraine, (now departement of Meuse), France. He trained as a military engineer. He experimented with working models of steam-engine-powered vehicles for the French Army, intended for transporting cannon, starting in 1765. The first car? Cugnot was one of the first to successfully employ a device for converting the reciprocating motion of a steam piston into rotary motion by means of a ratchet... Add to favourites (22 fans)Biography of Neve Campbell
Neve Adrianne Campbell (born October 3, 1973) is a Canadian actress. Beginning her career on stage, she came to fame on the 1990s television series Party of Five (1994–2000), and subsequently appeared in leading roles in several Hollywood films, including Scream (1996–2000), The Craft (1996) and Wild Things (1998). She has since appeared in smaller roles. Early life Campbell was born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Her father, Gerry Campbell, emigrated to Canada from Glasgow, Scotland. After studying theatre in university, he taught high-school drama classes in Mississauga, Ontario -- first at Westwood Secondary School (Now Lincoln Alexander Secondary School) and later at Lorne Park Secondary School. Neve's mother, Marnie Neve, is a psychiatrist from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Campb... Add to favourites (23 fans)Biography of Flea (musician)
Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16, 1962 in Melbourne, Australia), better known by his nickname/stage name Flea, is an Australian-American bassist for the alternative rock/funk rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and a frequent session musician for other music acts. He has also acted in a number of movies. Early life Family Life Michael Balzary lived a relatively conventional childhood in Melbourne, Australia, until his father Mick, a customs officer, was posted to New York in March 1967. Mick Balzary relocated his entire family to New York, including wife Patricia, his daughter Karen, and 5-year-old Michael. In 1971, only four years after arriving in the U.S., Balzary's mother, Patricia, fell in love with jazz musician Walter Urban, Jr. and filed for divorce from Mick Balzary. M... Biography of Le Corbusier
Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, who chose to be known as Le Corbusier (October 6, 1887 – August 27, 1965), was a Swiss and later French, (Swiss-born) architect and writer, who is famous for his contributions to what now is called Modern Architecture. He was a pioneer in theoretical studies of modern design and was dedicated to providing better living conditions for the residents of crowded cities. His career spanned five decades, with his iconic buildings constructed throughout central Europe, India, Russia, and one structure each in North and South America. He was also an urban planner, painter, sculptor, writer, and modern furniture designer.... Add to favourites (16 fans)Biography of Truman Capote
Truman Capote (30 September 1924 – 25 August 1984) was an American writer whose non-fiction, stories, novels and plays are recognized literary classics, including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958) and In Cold Blood (1965), which he labeled a "non-fiction novel." At least 20 films and TV dramas have been produced from Capote novels, stories and screenplays.... Biography of Emily Procter
Emily Mallory Procter (born October 8, 1968 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an American actress best known for her roles of Ainsley Hayes in The West Wing (1999–2006) and Calleigh Duquesne in CSI: Miami (2002–present). Early life Emily Procter was raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was two years old when her parents William (a general practitioner) and Barbara divorced. Emily is a graduate of Ravenscroft School in Raleigh. After she received her degrees in journalism and dance at East Carolina University, she was employed as a television weather anchor at WNCT-TV in Greenville, North Carolina. Emily had originally intended to get into the theater department at her college in East Carolina, but the head of the theater department told her that he thought she did not have what it takes... Biography of Nick Cannon
Nicholas Scott "Nick" Cannon (born October 8, 1980) is an American actor and rapper. Biography Early life Cannon was born in San Diego, California, to 17 year old accountant Beth Gardner (née Hackett), and James Cannon, a televangelist who hosted a public access TV ministry in Charlotte, North Carolina. As a child, Cannon divided his time between living with mother and grandmother in San Diego and with his father in Charlotte. He began performing at age eight, and at the age of eleven, he landed a spot on his father's cable access program performing stand-up comedy. Cannon then formed "Da Bomb Squad", a rap duo with his best friend Steve Groves. Together, they opened for the likes of Will Smith, LFO, 98 Degrees, and Montell Jordan. When Cannon was in his mid-teens, he moved to Hol... Add to favourites (20 fans)Biography of Guy Pearce
Guy Edward Pearce (born October 5, 1967 (birth time source: British Entertainers, Franck C. Clifford)) is an English-born Australian actor. Born in Ely, England, his parents (his father a New Zealand pilot who died when Pearce was 9, his mother an English schoolteacher) moved to Geelong, Australia when he was 3 years old. He went to The Geelong College. Prior to his acting career, Pearce was a competitive amateur bodybuilder from age 16-22, culminating in a Mr. Natural Victoria title. Pearce has always been interested in performing, and he excelled at mimicking accents. He starred in several plays when he was young, and graduated to television when he was cast in the Australian soap opera Neighbours in 1985, playing the role of Mike Young for several years. Pearce also found roles in... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Camilla Belle
Camilla Belle (born Camilla Belle Routh; October 2, 1986) is an American actress. She is known for her lead role in the 2006 remake of When a Stranger Calls, the 2008 film 10,000 BC, and the 2000 Disney Channel film Rip Girls. Belle is known for her trademark dark, defined eyebrows and exotic appearance. Personal life Belle was born Camilla Belle Routh in Los Angeles California, the daughter of Cristina Routh, who designed a fashion line in her native Brazil and is now Camilla's manager, and Jack Routh, who owns a construction company. Belle is named after actress Renata Sorrah's character, Camila, in the Brazilian soap opera Cavalo de Aço. Belle was raised Catholic and attended St. Paul the Apostle Catholic school in West Los Angeles and, later, the Marlborough School, an elite all-gi... Add to favourites (22 fans)Biography of Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Simon is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, both as half of the folk-singing duo Simon and Garfunkel and as a solo artist. In 2006, Time magazine called him one of the "100 people who shape our world." As of 2007, he resides in New Canaan, Connecticut. Early life and career Simon was born in Newark, New Jersey to Jewish American parents: Belle, an English teacher, and Louis Simon, a bandleader and teacher. His family soon moved to Kew Gardens Hills, Queens in New York City, Simon's musical career began in Forest Hills High School when he and his friend Art Garfunkel began singing together as a duo, occasionally performing at school dances. Their idols were the Everly Brothers, whom they... Biography of Claudia Jamsson
Claudia Jamsson is an actress from Hungary, born October 12, 1980 in Budapest. Alternate Names:Alice / Claudia / Claudia Jackson / Claudia Jameson / Claudia Jamesson / Claudia Janson / Rita Filmography Private Gems: The Best Scenes of the Year 2006 (2006) (V) The Private Life of Claudia Jamsson (2006) (V) Rocco's Best POV (2006) (V) Anal Hazard 2 (2005) (V) Rocco: Animal Trainer 16 (2004) (V) The Best by Private 62: Private Penthouse Greatest Moments 1 (2004) (V) Hustler XXX 4 on 1 (2004) (V) (as Claudia Jamesson) Reinas de la noche, Las (2004) (V) ... aka The Show Must Go On (USA) Sex Thriller (2003) (V) The Best by Private 45: Chicks & Big Dicks (2003) (V) The Best by Private 46: Facial Shots (2003) (V) Cum Dumpsters 2 (2003) (V) The Best by Private 41... Biography of Brian Johnson (AC/DC)
Brian Johnson (born October 5, 1947) is a British singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the Australian hard rock band, AC/DC since April 1980. He currently lives in Sarasota, Florida. In 1972, Johnson formed the glam rock band Geordie and became their lead singer. However, after a few hit singles, the band split up in 1978. Johnson reformed Geordie in 1980, however, just after a record deal had been signed, he was asked to audition for AC/DC. A few days after the audition, Johnson was told he would be replacing deceased Bon Scott as the lead vocalist of the band. Scott passed away after his last album Highway To Hell. Johnson's first album with AC/DC, Back in Black, is the band's best selling album and ranks among the top-selling albums of all time. Johnson's sar... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of John Krasinski
John Burke Krasinski (born October 20, 1979) is an American actor, perhaps most widely known for playing Jim Halpert on NBC's The Office. The source for his time of birth is Astrotdatabank. Early life Krasinski was born in Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Mary Clare (née Doyle), a nurse, and internist Dr. Ronald Krasinski. He has two older brothers and was raised Catholic. He played on the same Little League Baseball team and attended the same high school as B.J. Novak, later his co-star (Ryan Howard) on The Office and also a writer and co-producer of several episodes of the show. Krasinski graduated from Newton South High School in 1997 and finished up his academic career at Brown University, where he graduated in 2002 as a playwright with honors. He then attended the Natio... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine
Eleanor of Aquitaine (Aliénor d'Aquitaine in French), Duchess of Aquitaine and Gascony and Countess of Poitou (1122 –April 1, 1204) was one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in Europe during the High Middle Ages. She was Queen consort of both France and England in turn and the mother of both King Richard I and King John. She is well known for her involvement in the Second Crusade.... Biography of Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury CBE (born October 16, 1925) is a four-time Tony-winning, six-time Golden Globe-winning, three-time Oscar-nominated, and eighteen-time Emmy-nominated English actress. Her multi-faceted career has spanned seven decades and she is well-known for her roles on both stage and screen. Early life Born in London, Lansbury was the daughter of Belfast-born actress Moyna MacGill and Edgar Lansbury, a prominent businessman, and the granddaughter of the former Labour Party leader George Lansbury. Her earliest theatrical influences were teen-aged coloratura Deanna Durbin, screen star Irene Dunne, and her own mother, who encouraged her daughter's ambition by taking her to plays at the Old Vic and removing her from South Hampstead High School for Girls in order to enroll her in the Ritm... Add to favourites (26 fans)Biography of Emily Deschanel
Emily Erin Deschanel (born October 11, 1976) is an American actress. She was born in Los Angeles, California to father Caleb Deschanel, an Academy Award-nominated cinematographer, and mother Mary Jo Weir, an actress. She has one sister, Zooey Deschanel, who is also an actress. Her paternal grandfather was French hence her typical French last name (meaning "from the channels" or "from the little jugs" depending of the patronymists; it is from the Ain region) and the remainder of her ancestry is Irish. She said in a recent interview that when they were little, she and her sister spent lots of summers near Lyon, France where they still have family. Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Deschanel is a vegan and graduated from Boston University's Professional Actors Training Program with a Bachelor of F... Biography of Chris Olivero
Chris Olivero (born October 15, 1984 as Christopher Anthony Olivero in Stockton, California) is an actor known for his guest roles on Boston Public, 24, CBS's CSI Miami, and his most recent role in the ABC Family channel program Kyle XY as Declan McDonough. He is married to former Summerland actress Alexandra Picatto as of august 12 2006.... Biography of Dino Buzzati
Dino Buzzati Traverso (October 16, 1906 - January 28, 1972) was an Italian novelist, short story writer, painter and poet, as well as a journalist for Corriere della Sera. His worldwide fame is mostly due to his novel Il deserto dei Tartari, translated into English as The Tartar Steppe. Life Buzzati was born at San Pellegrino near Belluno, on his family's ancestral villa. Buzzati's mother, a veterinarian by profession, was Venetian and his father, a professor of international law, was from an ancient Bellunese family. Buzzati was the second of his parents' four children. In 1924, he enrolled in the law faculty of the University of Milan, where his father once taught. As he was completing his studies in law, he was hired, at the age of 22, by the Milanese newspaper Corriere della Sera, ... Biography of Prosper Mérimée
Prosper Mérimée (September 28, 1803–September 23, 1870) was a French dramatist, historian, archaeologist, and short story writer. He is perhaps best known for his novella Carmen, which became the basis of the opera Carmen. Life Prosper Mérimée was born in Paris. He studied law as well as Greek, Spanish, English, and Russian. He was the first interpreter of much Russian literature in France. Mérimée loved mysticism, history, and the unusual, and was influenced by Charles Nodier, the historical fiction popularised by Sir Walter Scott and the cruelty and psychological drama of Aleksandr Pushkin. Many of his stories are mysteries set in foreign places, Spain and Russia being popular sources of inspiration. In 1834, Mérimée was appointed to the post of inspector-general of historical ... Biography of Rekha (actress)
Rekha (Tamil: ரேகா, Hindi: रेखा, Urdu: ریکھا), born Bhanurekha Ganesan on 10 October 1954, is a National Film Award-winning Indian actress who has appeared in Bollywood films. She has frequently been described as The Diva of Bollywood, and throughout the 1970s till date, has been featured as a sex symbol in the Indian media. Noted for her versatility as an actress, Rekha was particularly recognised for her willingness to play female-oriented characters, such as that of the school-girl in Khubsoorat and the decisive avenger in Khoon Bhari Maang, both of which earned her the Filmfare Best Actress Award. Her portrayal of a classical courtesan in Umrao Jaan, won her the National Film Award for Best Actress, and wa... Add to favourites (14 fans)Biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower, born David Dwight Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American General and politician, who served as the thirty-fourth President of the United States (1953–1961). During the Second World War, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe, with responsibility for planning and supervising the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944-45. In 1951, he became the first supreme commander of NATO. As a Republican, he was elected the 34th U.S. President, serving for two terms. As President, he ended the Korean War, kept up the pressure on the Soviet Union during the Cold War, made nuclear weapons a higher defense priority, launched the Space Race, enlarged the Social Security program, and began the Interstate Highway System. ... Biography of Hema Malini
Hema Malini (Tamil: ஹேமமாலினி, Hindi:हेमा मालिनी) (born October 16, 1948 in Ammankudi, Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer, who starred in several successful Bollywood films in the 1970s, most notably the extremely successful Sholay. She is the most successful female filmstar of Bollywood. She has starred in a large number of hit films and is considered a living legend. She is remembered as Bollywood's one and only Dream Girl. She is a member of India's Bharatiya Janata Party and represents the party in Rajya Sabha, the upper House of parliament. Now almost 60, she spends most of her time involved in charitable and social ventures. However, she stil... Add to favourites (12 fans)Biography of Matt Dallas
Matthew Joseph Dallas (born October 21, 1982 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American actor. He became interested in acting at the age of 12, when his grandmother took him to a play of The Ugly Duckling, and he has wanted to be an actor ever since. He moved to Los Angeles, California at the age of 18 and began to climb the acting ladder. He stars in several films, including Babysitter Wanted and The Indian, as well as the ABC Family television series Kyle XY, where he plays the title character. Dallas can also been seen in Living The Dream, Wannabe, Camp Daze, and Way of The Vampire. Dallas has also appeared on the hit TV show Entourage. In 2004, Dallas starred in fan 3's music video for "Geek Love". In 2005, Dallas starred with Mischa Barton in James Blunt's music video for "Goodbye My Lover".... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Philippe Noiret
Philippe Noiret (October 1, 1930 in Lille - November 23, 2006 in Paris, France) was a French film actor. Noiret failed several times to pass his baccalauréat exams, so he decided to study theater. He trained at the Centre Dramatique de l'Ouest and toured with the Théâtre National Populaire for seven years. There, he met his wife Monique Chaumette, whom he married in 1962. At the same time, he developed a career as a nightclub comedian in a duo act with Jean-Pierre Darras. Noiret debuted on the screen in 1956 in La Pointe Courte by Agnès Varda, but was not cast again until 1960 in Zazie dans le métro. After his role in Thérèse Desqueyroux in 1962, he became a regular on the French screen, without being cast in major roles until La Vie de château directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau in 1966... Biography of Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (help·info) (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין "ביבי" נְתַנְיָהוּ, Binyamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, born October 21, 1949, Tel Aviv (birth time source: Astrodatabank)) was the 9th Prime Minister of Israel and is Chairman of the Likud Party. As leader of the conservative Likud party, he was Prime Minister from June 1996 to July 1999. He is the first (and to date only) Prime Minister of Israel to be born after the State of Israel's foundation. He was Finance Minister of Israel until August 9, 2005, having resigned in protest at the Gaza Disengagement Plan advocated by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Netanyahu retook the Likud le... Add to favourites (13 fans)Biography of Ioan Gruffudd
Ioan Gruffudd (pronounced , yoe'-an gri'-fidh) (born October 6, 1973) is a British actor from Wales. Educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he came to international attention as Fifth Officer Harold Lowe in the film Titanic (1997). However, he is probably best known for playing the role of Horatio Hornblower in Hornblower, the made-for-TV films (1998–2003) based on C.S. Forester's novels. Gruffudd's recent notable film roles include Lancelot in King Arthur (2004), Reed Richards aka Mister Fantastic in Fantastic Four (2005), and British slavery abolitionist William Wilberforce in Amazing Grace (2006). Early life and family Gruffudd was born in Cardiff, Glamorgan, in Wales. The popular Welsh name "Ioan" is an equivalent of "John", and "Gruffudd" corresponds to the Anglicized "... Biography of Philippe Torreton
Philippe Torreton (born 13 October 1965, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France) is a French actor. Biography Born in Rouen, to a teacher mother, and fireman father, Torreton grew up in a suburb of the city. A student at the lycée Val de Seine de Grand-Quevilly, he discovered there a certain liking for the theater that he nurtured, thanks to his teachers, - he often cites one in particular, - M.Désir. A student of CNSAD, he attended the classes of Madeleine Marion, Catherine Hiegel and Daniel Mesguich; he would return there, this time as a teacher, in October 2008. Torreton entered the Comédie-Française in 1990 as a pensionnaire (salaried actor having no share in the profits) and became a sociétaire (shareholding member of the Comédie-Française) in 1994. He left in 1999 having played many p... Biography of Andrei Chikatilo
Andrei Romanovich Chikatilo (Russian: Андрей Романович Чикатило, Ukrainian: Андрі́й Рома́нович Чикати́ло; 16 October 1936 (birth time source: http://www.astrology-online.ru/statja-chikatillo_opyt_rektifikacii.shtml ) – 14 February 1994) was a Soviet serial killer, nicknamed The Butcher of Rostov, The Red Ripper, and The Rostov Ripper, who committed the murder of a minimum of 52 women and children between 1978 and 1990 in the Russian SFSR. Chikatilo confessed to a total of 56 murders and was tried for 53 ... Biography of Samy Frey
Sami Frey (born October 13, 1937) is a French actor. Filmography 1958 : Les Jeux dangereux 1959 : La Nuit des traquees 1960 : La Vérité 1961 : Jeunesse de nuit 1961 : Les 7 péchés capitaux 1962 : Thérèse Desqueyroux 1962 : La Chambre ardente 1963 : Le Desordre 1963 : L'Appartement des filles 1964 : Bande à part (Band of Outsiders) 1964 : Avec amour et avec rage 1965 : Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo ? (Who Are You, Polly Magoo?) 1966 : Le destin de Rossel 1966 : Angélique et le Roy 1967 : Manon 70 1968 : L'Écume des Jours 1968 : Mr. Freedom 1969 : La chasse royale 1970 : Les Maries de l'an deux 1971 : M comme Mathieu 1972 : Rak 1972 : César et Rosalie 1974 : Le Jardin qui bascule 1974 : Sweet Movie 1976 : Le Jeu du solitaire 1976 : Néa 19... Biography of Jean-Marc Barr
Jean-Marc Barr, born on September 27, 1960 in Bitburg, Germany, is a film actor and director. His mother is French. His American father was in the US Air Force and served in the Second World War. Jean-Marc Barr is primarily known as an actor, but is also a director, screenwriter and producer. He studied philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles, the Paris Conservatoire and the Sorbonne. He went on to pursue an education in drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. In London he met his future wife, Irina, a pianist. Jean-Marc Barr began working in theatre in France in 1986. After some television roles and film work, in particular, Hope and Glory (1987) by John Boorman, he was cast in the tremendously successful The Big Blue (1988). Luc Besson cast him i... Add to favourites (11 fans)Biography of David Trezeguet
David Sergio Trézéguet (born 15 October 1977 in Rouen, France) is a French-Argentine football striker who plays for Juventus and France. Early life Trézéguet is the son of Argentine football player Jorge Trézéguet, who is the son of French immigrants to Argentina. His last name is very common in Francophone countries. David Trézéguet's mother gave birth to him while his father was playing in France. David grew up in Argentina after moving there from France at the age of two and played his first professional match in Argentina. He returned to France at the age of 17, when he signed for AS Monaco. National team Trézéguet won the 1998 FIFA World Cup with France, and in the 2000 European Championship scored the golden goal in the final against Italy to give the French the title. He ... |
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