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Biography of Barbara Lyon (excerpt)
Barbara Bebe Lyon (September 9, 1931 – July 10, 1995) was a popular song singer and actress, born in the U.S. but best known for her career in the United Kingdom. The daughter of silent film stars Ben Lyon and Bebe Daniels, she moved to Britain during World War II.
Biography of Paul Hoyningen-Huene (excerpt)
Paul Hoyningen-Huene, born on July 31, 1946, in Pfronten, West Germany, is a German philosopher specializing in the general philosophy of science and research ethics. He is best known for his Neo-Kantian interpretation of Thomas S. Kuhn’s work. He studied physics and philosophy in Munich, London, and Zurich, earning a PhD in theoretical physics in 1975.
Biography of Ykenga (excerpt)
Ykenga, the pen name of Bonifacio Rodrigues de Mattos, was born on May 14, 1952, in Rio de Janeiro and died on April 1, 2024. A Brazilian sociologist and cartoonist, he contributed to major newspapers such as Última Hora, O Dia, Extra, and the iconic O Pasquim.
Biography of Lewis Storey (excerpt)
Lewis Gerald Storey (born February 11, 1950) is an American singer-songwriter known for blending classic country with Southwestern and Latin influences. Nominated for Top New Male Vocalist by the Academy of Country Music in 1987, he collaborated with artists like Pam Tillis, Rosanne Cash, and John Jorgenson.
Biography of Armando Araújo (excerpt)
Armando Bento de Araújo Filho, known as Armandinho, was born on April 6, 1949, in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, and died on May 27, 2024, in Macau. He was a Brazilian composer, jazz drummer, and percussionist. He inherited his musical talent from his father, also nicknamed Armandinho, a guitarist and cavaquinho player who wrote the First Method for Cavaquinho and performed with icons like Carmen Miranda and Francisco Alves during Brazil’s golden radio era.
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Biography of Ronald E. Mickens (excerpt)
Ronald Elbert Mickens, born on February 7, 1943, in Petersburg, Virginia, is an American physicist and mathematician, currently the Fuller E. Callaway Professor of Physics at Clark Atlanta University. His time of birth comes from his book "Mathematical Modelling with Differential Equations" by Ronald E.
Biography of Antoine Gaudino (excerpt)
Antoine Gaudino, born on April 21, 1944 in Casablanca, is a French police inspector and jurist best known for exposing the Urba affair in the 1990s. Born to an Italian family and orphaned by his mother at age two, he was raised by nuns.
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Biography of Susan M. Boyer (excerpt)
Susan M. Boyer, born February 12, 1961, in Faith, North Carolina, is an American author known for her mystery novels. She studied at North Carolina State University, Catawba College, and the College of Charleston before turning to writing. Her early career was in computer programming, systems analysis, and project management.
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Biography of John Casti (excerpt)
John L. Casti (born June 1-, 1943) is an American mathematician, systems theorist, and author. He has published over 120 scientific papers and numerous books—both technical and popular—on complexity science and mathematical modeling. His best-known works include Paradigms Lost, Complexification, and The Cambridge Quintet.
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Biography of Del Martin (activist) (excerpt)
Dorothy "Del" Martin (May 5, 1921 – August 27, 2008) and Phyllis Lyon (November 10, 1924 – April 9, 2020) were an iconic lesbian couple from San Francisco, known for their pioneering work in feminism and gay rights. They met in 1950, moved in together in 1953, and cofounded the Daughters of Bilitis in 1955, the first lesbian political and social organization in the U.
Biography of Whitney Blake (excerpt)
Whitney Blake (born Nancy Ann Whitney, February 20, 1926, in Los Angeles, California, died September 28, 2002, in Edgartown, Massachusetts) was an American actress, director, and producer. She is best known for playing Dorothy Baxter in the sitcom Hazel and for co-creating One Day at a Time.
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Biography of Will Steffen (excerpt)
William Lee Steffen (25 June 1947 – 29 January 2023) was an American-born Australian chemist and a leading figure in climate science. He served as executive director of the Climate Change Institute at the Australian National University and was a member of the Australian Climate Commission until its dissolution in 2013.
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Biography of Joyce Bamford-Addo (excerpt)
Joyce Adeline Bamford-Addo, born March 26, 1937, in Accra, is a Ghanaian lawyer and judge who became the first female Justice of the Supreme Court (1991–2004) and the first female Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament (2009–2013)—a West African first. Trained in the UK and called to the English Bar in 1961, she returned to Ghana to rise through the ranks of public prosecution, eventually becoming Director of Public Prosecutions and then a Supreme Court Justice.
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Biography of Nuria Torray (excerpt)
Nuria Torra Resplandi, better known as Nuria Torray (September 24, 1934 – June 8, 2004), was a Spanish actress. She began performing at the Spanish University Theatre before being discovered by José Tamayo, starring in notable productions like Irma la douce and Don Juan Tenorio.
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Biography of Rogério Cezar de Cerqueira Leite (excerpt)
Rogério Cezar de Cerqueira Leite (born July 14, 1931, in Santo Anastácio – died December 1, 2024, in Campinas) was a Brazilian electronic engineer, physicist, and public intellectual. A graduate of ITA and PhD from the Sorbonne, he worked at Bell Labs, taught at major universities in Brazil and France, and pioneered the use of lasers for material studies in Brazil.
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Biography of Zuzzurro (excerpt)
Zuzzurro, stage name of Andrea Brambilla, was born on August 21, 1946, in Varese and died on October 24, 2013, in Milan. He was an Italian actor, comedian, and stage director, best known for his long-running duo with his brother-in-law Nino Formicola as "Zuzzurro e Gaspare.
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Biography of Jacqueline Carey (excerpt)
Jacqueline A. Carey (born October 9, 1964) is an American author specializing in fantasy fiction. After earning degrees in psychology and English literature at Lake Forest College, she decided to pursue writing during a work stay in London and now lives in Saugatuck, Michigan.
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Biography of Lee Kunzman (excerpt)
Lee Kunzman (November 29, 1943 (Wikipedia has 1944 in error) – February 27, 2025) was an American racing driver in the USAC and CART series, with 48 career starts spanning from 1969 to 1980, including multiple Indianapolis 500 appearances. He recorded 21 top-ten finishes, with a career-best 2nd place in Atlanta in 1979.
Biography of Rupert G. Miller (excerpt)
Rupert Griel Miller, Jr. (January 31, 1933 – March 15, 1986) was an American statistician known for his work on multiple comparisons and jackknife resampling. Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, he attended Princeton University, where he was a Phi Beta Kappa member and a rowing team participant, then earned his Ph.
Biography of Malcolm H. Wiener (excerpt)
Malcolm H. Wiener, born July 3, 1935, is an American attorney, prehistorian, and philanthropist. He served as general counsel for the Archaeological Institute of America and advised the U.S. Department of State, while leading two asset management firms. In 1988, he founded the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, focused on equity, opportunity, and social justice.
Biography of Gastão Moreira (excerpt)
Gastão de Andrade Moreira, born September 5, 1966, in São Paulo, is a Brazilian TV host, music journalist, and former MTV Brasil VJ. A law graduate from PUC-SP, he moved to London to explore the rock scene. Upon returning to Brazil, he joined MTV Brasil in 1990 after ten auditions, staying until 1998.
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Biography of François Boucheix (excerpt)
François Boucheix, born on January 7, 1940, in Montcheneix (Rochefort-Montagne, Puy-de-Dôme), is a French surrealist painter. He formed a 30-year friendship with Yasmine d’Ouezzan, a central figure in Parisian art circles, after meeting her at the Galerie de Sèvres. His time of birth comes from him, in his book "My Long Black and Coloured Journey" by François Boucheix (Creer, 2012).
Biography of Juliana Devoy (excerpt)
Sister Juliana Devoy (7 February 1937 – 14 December 2020) was an American-born Catholic nun, missionary, and social activist who lived in Macau. She joined the Sisters of the Good Shepherd in 1954 and spent decades in missionary work across Southeast Asia before settling in Macau.
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Biography of Marie-Hélène Arnaud (excerpt)
Marie-Hélène Arnaud, born on September 24, 1934 in Montmorency and died on October 6, 1986 in Paris, was a French model and actress best known for her early success in fashion. She began her career at Chanel in the 1950s and became Coco Chanel’s favorite model, admired for her poised elegance.
Biography of Cássius Romero (excerpt)
Cássius Romero, born May 22, 1966, in São Paulo, is a Brazilian actor, voice actor, and cartoonist. He began his career illustrating record covers for Warner Music while also publishing sci-fi comics in Métal Hurlant. Facing unemployment, he entered voice acting at Álamo, starting with small parts and later becoming one of Brazil’s most iconic anime voice actors.
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Biography of William Freudenburg (excerpt)
William Robert "Bill" Freudenburg (2 November 1951 – 28 December 2010) was an environmental sociologist known for his work on risk perception, social disruption, and environmental degradation, especially in rural contexts. Born in Madison, Nebraska and raised in West Point, he studied at the University of Nebraska and Yale.
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Biography of Dick Carson (excerpt)
Richard Charles Carson (June 4, 1929 – December 19, 2021) was an American television director and five-time Emmy Award winner. He directed iconic programs such as The Tonight Show, Wheel of Fortune, and The Merv Griffin Show. His time of birth comes from his birth certificate, but it is not specified whether it was morning or afternoon (am or pm, the letter before the m is missing).
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Biography of C. Owen Lovejoy (excerpt)
Claude Owen Lovejoy (born February 11, 1943), known professionally as C. Owen Lovejoy, is an American evolutionary anthropologist and anatomist. A professor at Kent State University, he is best known for his work on Australopithecine bipedalism, notably reconstructing the fossil Lucy.
Biography of Ricardo Kanji (excerpt)
Ricardo Kanji (1 March 1948 – 24 February 2025) was a Brazilian recorder player, flutist, conductor, and luthier. Trained in the Netherlands under Frans Brüggen, he taught for 12 years at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and co-founded the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century.
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Biography of Donald Kreider (excerpt)
Donald Lester Kreider (December 5, 1931 – December 7, 2006) was an American mathematician and educator who served as president of the Mathematical Association of America from 1993 to 1994. Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, he earned his bachelor's degree from Lebanon Valley College in 1953 and his Ph.
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Biography of Robert W. Tucker (excerpt)
Robert Warren Tucker (born August 25, 1924 – died February 7, 2025) was an American realist writer and professor of American Foreign Policy at the Johns Hopkins University, Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Biography of Gianni Bella (excerpt)
Giovanni "Gianni" Bella (born 14 March 1947) is an Italian composer and singer-songwriter, brother of singer Marcella Bella and uncle of diplomat and lawyer Giacomo Merello. Born in Catania, he began his career writing songs for his sister with lyricist Giancarlo Bigazzi.
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Biography of Aharon Appelfeld (excerpt)
Aharon Appelfeld (born Ervin Appelfeld, February 16, 1932, in Jadova, Kingdom of Romania (now Stara Zhadova in Ukraine) – died January 4, 2018, in Jerusalem) was an Israeli novelist and Holocaust survivor. As a child, he lost his mother during the Romanian invasion in 1941, was deported to Transnistria, escaped, and survived in hiding before joining the Soviet army.
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Biography of Dick Rathmann (excerpt)
James Merwin "Dick" Rathmann (January 6, 1926 – February 1, 2000) was an American racing driver known for competing in both NASCAR and open-wheel series. As a teen, he swapped identities with his brother Jim to help him race underage — a switch that stuck for life.
Biography of Easley Blackwood Jr. (excerpt)
Easley Rutland Blackwood Jr., born April 21, 1933, in Indianapolis and died January 22, 2023, in Chicago, was an American concert pianist, composer, and music professor known for his work on microtonal tuning systems and traditional harmony. He studied with Messiaen, Hindemith, and Boulanger, and taught at the University of Chicago for forty years.
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Biography of Marcel Jaurant-Singer (excerpt)
Marcel Jaurant-Singer (May 27, 1921 – December 28, 2022) was a French secret agent parachuted in March 1944 as a radio operator for the SOE’s MASON network in the Chalon-sur-Saône region. He trained several operators and led over 300 maquisards in guerrilla actions during the Liberation.
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Biography of John Bankston (excerpt)
John Bankston (born February 16, 1963, in Benton Harbor, Michigan) is an American visual artist celebrated for his narrative drawings and paintings that blend elements of figuration and abstraction. His work is included in the collections of major institutions such as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the de Young Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, and the Studio Museum in Harlem.
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Biography of Miúcha (excerpt)
Heloísa Maria Buarque de Hollanda, known as Miúcha, was born on November 30, 1937 in Rio de Janeiro and died on December 27, 2018. She was a Brazilian singer and composer. She came from a musical family that included her brother Chico Buarque and sisters Ana and Cristina Buarque.
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Biography of Butch Voris (excerpt)
Roy Marlin "Butch" Voris (September 17, 1919 – August 10, 2005) was a U.S. Navy aviator, World War II flying ace, and founder of the Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration team. Over a 22-year career, he flew a wide range of aircraft, from biplanes to jets, and later contributed to the development of the F-14 Tomcat and Apollo Lunar Module at Grumman.
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Biography of Art Green (artist) (excerpt)
Arthur Green (May 13, 1941 – April 14, 2025) was an American painter and founding member of Chicago’s Hairy Who, known for his surrealist-inspired representational art. Trained at the Art Institute of Chicago, his paintings combined pop-art motifs, vivid colors, and trompe-l’œil effects drawn from American popular culture.
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Biography of Hard Boiled Haggerty (excerpt)
Don Stansauk, known by his ring name Hard Boiled Haggerty, was born on April 2, 1925, and died on January 27, 2004. A former American football player, he rose to fame as a professional wrestler and later as a character actor.
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Biography of David H. DePatie (excerpt)
David Hudson DePatie (December 24, 1929 – September 23, 2021) was an American film and television producer. He was the last head of Warner Bros. Cartoons, co-founded DePatie–Freleng Enterprises with Friz Freleng, worked for Hanna-Barbera, and was executive producer at Marvel Productions.
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Biography of Richard Devon (excerpt)
Richard Devon, born Richard Gibson Ferraiole on December 11, 1926, in Glendale, California, was an American character and voice actor. From the late 1940s to 1991, he performed in hundreds of stage, radio, film, and television roles. Raised in a modest family of Italian descent, Devon worked early on as a stable hand and riding instructor—skills that served him well in his many roles in Westerns.
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Biography of Larry Bunker (excerpt)
Lawrence Benjamin Bunker (November 4, 1928 – March 8, 2005) was an American jazz drummer, vibraphonist, and percussionist. A member of the Bill Evans Trio in the 1960s, he also played timpani with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Born in Long Beach, California, Bunker was a key figure on the West Coast jazz scene.
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Biography of Nita Bieber (excerpt)
Nita Gale Bieber (July 18, 1926 – February 4, 2019) was an American actress and dancer. Born in Los Angeles, she studied dance from childhood with her four siblings. After graduating from Hollywood High School, she toured with a USO troupe. She began her film career in 1946 with Columbia Pictures, notably appearing in Rhythm and Weep with the Three Stooges.
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Biography of Jean-Michel Othoniel (excerpt)
Jean-Michel Othoniel (born January 27, 1964, in Saint-Étienne) is a French contemporary artist and sculptor, widely known for his poetic and sensual glass bead and brick installations. A graduate of the National School of Arts in Cergy, he rose to prominence after presenting sulfur sculptures at Documenta in Kassel in 1992.
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Biography of Nalda Bird (excerpt)
Nalda Marie Bird (February 11, 1927 – September 15, 2004) was a starting pitcher and outfielder in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1945 season. Standing 5 ft 1 in and weighing 115 lb., Bird batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
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Biography of Hampton Hawes (excerpt)
Hampton Barnett Hawes Jr. (November 13, 1928 – May 22, 1977) was an American jazz pianist and the author of the acclaimed memoir Raise Up Off Me, which won the Deems Taylor Award for music writing in 1975. Born in Los Angeles to a religious family, he was self-taught and began playing with major West Coast jazz musicians in his teens, including Charlie Parker and Dexter Gordon.
Biography of Jack Donner (excerpt)
Jack Donner (born Jake Doner; October 29, 1928 – September 21, 2019) was an American actor whose career in film, theater, and television spanned more than six decades. A Los Angeles native, he began acting in the 1950s with roles in The Guiding Light and As the World Turns, and spent seven seasons in New York regional theater.
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Biography of Stanley Gartler (excerpt)
Stanley Michael Gartler, born June 9, 1923, in Los Angeles, is an American cell and molecular biologist and human geneticist. He was the first to provide conclusive evidence for the clonality of human cancers and discovered widespread HeLa cell contamination in supposedly unique cell lines. |
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