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Biography of Nicholas Winton (excerpt)
Sir Nicholas George Winton MBE (born Nicholas George Wertheim; 19 May 1909 – 1 July 2015) was a British humanitarian who organized the rescue of 669 children, most of them Jewish, from Czechoslovakia on the eve of the Second World War in an operation later known as the Czech Kindertransport (German for "children transportation").
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Biography of Victor Borge (excerpt)
Victor Borge (January 3, 1909 – December 23, 2000) was a Danish-American humorist, entertainer and pianist, affectionately known as the Clown Prince of Denmark and the Great Dane. Early life and career Born Børge Rosenbaum in Copenhagen, Denmark, into a Jewish family. His parents, Bernhard and Frederikke Rosenbaum, were both musicians (his father was a violinist in the Royal Danish Chapel, and his mother played piano), Borge took up piano like his mother at the age of 3, and it was soon apparent that he was a prodigy. ![]()
Biography of Harivansh Rai Bachchan (excerpt)
Harivanshrai "Bachchan" Shrivastav (November 27, 1907 – January 18, 2003) was a distinguished Hindi poet of Chhayavaad literary movement (romantic upsurge) of early 20th century Hindi literature. He is best known for his early work Madhushala (मधुशाला). He is also the father of Bollywood superstar, Amitabh Bachchan. ![]()
Biography of Henri Médus (excerpt)
Henri Médus, born October 21, 1904 in Guelma, Algeria, died November 19, 1985 in Toulon, was a French singer (bass, dramatic low bass). ![]()
Biography of Bruno Coquatrix (excerpt)
Bruno Coquatrix, (August 5, 1910 (birth time source: Didier Geslain, birth certificate) - April 1, 1979) was a French songwriter and music impresario who owned the famed Paris Olympia music hall. Born at Ronchin, Nord, after purchasing the Paris Olympia in 1954, he was instrumental in recognizing and exposing the talent of up-and-coming performers and brought international stars to Parisian audiences.
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Biography of André Dewavrin (excerpt)
Andre Dewavrin (9 June 1911 (birth time source: Didier Geslain, birth certificate) – 21 December 1998) was a French officer who served with Free French Forces intelligence services during World War II. He was born in France, the son of a businessman. ![]()
Biography of Dixie Lee Ray (excerpt)
Dixy Lee Ray (September 3, 1914–January 2, 1994) was the seventeenth governor of Washington State in the United States, and the first woman to hold that position (for one term, from 1977 until 1981). She was born Marguerite Ray; at twelve, she changed her name to "Dixy Lee". ![]()
Biography of Elsa Morante (excerpt)
Elsa Morante (August 18, 1912 - 25 November 1985) was an Italian novelist, perhaps best known for her novel La storia (History). Biography Elsa Morante was born in Rome in 1912, and except for a period during World War II, would reside in her home city until her death in 1984. ![]()
Biography of Nino Rota (excerpt)
Nino Rota (December 3, 1911 (birth time source: Grazia Bordoni, birth certificate) – April 10, 1979) was an Italian composer best known for his work on film scores, notably the films of Federico Fellini. He also composed the music for two of Franco Zeffirelli's Shakespeare films, and for Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather trilogy. ![]()
Biography of Glenn Seaborg (excerpt)
Glenn Theodore Seaborg (Swedish: Glenn Teodor Sjöberg) (April 19, 1912 – February 25, 1999) won the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "discoveries in the chemistry of the transuranium elements," contributed to the discovery and isolation of ten elements, developed the actinide concept and was the first to propose the actinide series which led to the current arrangement of the Periodic Table of the Elements. ![]()
Biography of Joan Blondell (excerpt)
Rose Joan Blondell, known as Joan Blondell, (August 30, 1914 – December 25, 1979) was an Oscar-nominated American actress. Considered a sexy wisecracking blonde, she was a pre-Hays Code staple of Warner Brothers and appeared in more than 100 movies and television productions.
Biography of Joseph-Michel de Montgolfier (excerpt)
Joseph-Michel Montgolfier (26 August 1740 – 26 June 1810) and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier (6 January 1745 – 2 August 1799) were the inventors of the montgolfière, globe aèrostatique or airship. The brothers succeeded in launching the first manned ascent, carrying a young physician and an audacious army officer into the sky.
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Biography of André Guinebert (excerpt)
André Guinebert, born June 22, 1902 in Beaupréau (Maine-et-Loire) and died July 23, 1990 in Miré (Maine-et-Loire), was a French painter. ![]()
Biography of Philip Johnson (excerpt)
Philip Cortelyou Johnson (July 8, 1906– January 25, 2005) was an influential American architect. With his thick, round-framed glasses, Johnson was the most recognizable figure in American architecture for decades. In 1930, he founded the Department of Architecture and Design at MoMA and later (1978), as a trustee, he was awarded an American Institute of Architects Gold Medal and the first Pritzker Architecture Prize, in 1979.
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Biography of Norman Wisdom (excerpt)
Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom, OBE (4 February 1915 – 4 October 2010) was an English comedian, singer-songwriter and actor best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring his hapless onscreen character Norman Pitkin. These films initially made more money than the James Bond film series, and secured Wisdom a celebrity status in lands as far apart as South America, Iran and many Eastern Bloc countries, particularly in Albania where his films were permitted by Enver Hoxha – Wisdom was the only Western actor to enjoy this privilege.
Biography of André Gretry (excerpt)
André Ernest Modeste Grétry (February 8, 1741 – September 24, 1813) was a composer from the Prince-Bishopric of Liège (present-day Belgium), who worked from 1767 onwards in France and took French nationality. He is most famous for his opéras comiques. He was born at Liège, his father being a poor musician.
Biography of Molly Weir (excerpt)
Mary Weir, better known as Molly (17 March 1910 (birth time source: British Entertainers, third edition, Frank C. Clifford) - 28 November 2004) was an accomplished Scottish stage actress, best known to legions of children as the long-running (1977-1984) character Hazel the McWitch the Scottish Ghost in the BBC TV series, Rentaghost. ![]()
Biography of David Oistrakh (excerpt)
David Fyodorovich Oistrakh (Russian: Давид Фёдорович Ойстрах), David Fiodorovič Ojstrah; September 30 1908 – October 24, 1974) was a violin virtuoso who made many recordings and was the dedicatee of numerous violin works. His recordings and performances of Shostakovich's concerti are particularly well known, but he was also a performer of classical concerti. ![]()
Biography of John Smith (explorer) (excerpt)
John Smith (1580 – 21 June 1631) was an English soldier, explorer, colonial governor, admiral of New England, and author. He played an important role in the establishment of the colony at Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in North America, in the early 17th century.
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Biography of Antoine-François-Claude Ferrand (excerpt)
Antoine François Claude, comte Ferrand (4 July 1751 – 17 January 1825), French statesman and political writer, was born in Paris, and became a member of the parlement of Paris at eighteen. Biography Ferrand left France with the first party of emigrants, and attached himself to the prince of Condé; late he was a member of the council of regency formed by the comte de Provence after the death of Louis XVI.
Biography of Carlos Cachaça (excerpt)
Carlos Cachaça, born on August, 3, 1902 in Rio de Janeiro, died on August 16, 1999, was a Brazilian musician and composer. Discography: Série Ídolos MPB nº 21 (1976) CD/Vinil Mangueira - Sambas de Terreiro (1999) No Tom da Mangueira Tom Jobim Clementina de Jesus (1976) Fala Mangueira (1968) CD/Vinil ![]()
Biography of Simon Wiesenthal (excerpt)
Simon Wiesenthal, KBE, (Buczacz, December 31, 1908 – Vienna, September 20, 2005) was an Austrian-Jewish architectural engineer who hunted down Nazi war criminals, after surviving the Holocaust. Following four and a half years in the concentration camps of Janowska, Plaszow, and Mauthausen during World War II, Wiesenthal dedicated most of his life to tracking down and gathering information on fugitive Nazis so that they could be brought to justice for war crimes and crimes against humanity. ![]()
Biography of Raymond Peynet (excerpt)
Raymond Peynet, born November 16, 1908 in Paris, died January 14, 1999 in Mougins, was a French cartoonist, artist and illustrator.
Biography of Léo Lapara (excerpt)
Léopold Joseph Lapara, best known as Léo Lapara, born May 25, 1909 in Digne-les-Bains, died September 3, 1995 in Digne-les-Bains, was a French comedian. He married twice, with actresses Véra Clouzot and Héléna Bossis. Filmography 1950 : La Belle que voilà de Jean-Paul Le Chanois : Le chirurgien 1949 : Retour à la vie de Jean Dréville : Bernard, le médecin dans le sketch Le Retour de Jean 1949 : Dernière heure, édition spéciale de Maurice de Canonge : Alex Grive 1949 : Entre onze heures et minuit de Henri Decoin : L'inspecteur Perpignan 1948 : Rouletabille contre la dame de pique de Christian Chamborant : L'ambassadeur ![]()
Biography of Buddy Ebsen (excerpt)
Buddy Ebsen (April 2, 1908 – July 6, 2003) was an American character actor, singer, producer and dancer. A performer for seven decades, he had starring roles as Jed Clampett in the 1960s television series, The Beverly Hillbillies and as the title character in the 1970s detective series Barnaby Jones.
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Biography of György Sándor (excerpt)
György Sándor (21 September 1912 – 9 December 2005) was a Hungarian pianist, friend of Béla Bartók and champion of his music. Sándor was born in Budapest. He studied at the Liszt Academy in Budapest under Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály, and debuted as a performer in 1930.
Biography of Lester Horton (excerpt)
Lester Horton (January 23, 1906 - November 2, 1953) was an American dancer, choreographer, and teacher. Lester Horton was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. Choosing to work in California (three thousand miles away from the center of modern dance - New York City), Horton developed his own approach that incorporated diverse elements including Native American dances and modern Jazz.
Biography of Jean Raffarin (excerpt)
Jean Raffarin (Mars 23, 1914 Vouzailles - January 17, 1996 Chasseneuil-du-Poitou) was a French politician. He is the father of the former Prime Minister (2002-2005) Jean-Pierre Raffarin. ![]()
Biography of Danny Thomas (excerpt)
Danny Thomas (born Amos Muzyad Yaqoob Kairouz; January 6, 1912 – February 6, 1991) was an American actor, singer, nightclub comedian, producer, and philanthropist. He created and starred in the Danny Thomas Show. In addition to guest roles on many of the comedy, talk, and musical variety programs of his time, his legacy includes a lifelong dedication to fundraising for charity. ![]()
Biography of Terry-Thomas (excerpt)
Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens, known as Terry-Thomas (July 10, 1911 – January 8, 1990), was a British actor best known for playing upper-class cads and eccentrics in comedies from the 1950s to the 1970s. He was instantly recognizable by his gap-toothed smile, cigarette holder, dressing gown, and catchphrases like “You’re an absolute shower!”
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Biography of Livia (excerpt)
Livia Drusilla, (Classical Latin: LIVIA•DRVSILLA, LIVIA•AVGVSTA) (58 BC-AD 29 ), after her AD 14 marriage called Livia Augusta, and often known as Olivia Druscilla, Julia Augusta, and Caesarina Olivia, was a Roman empress as the third wife of the Emperor Augustus and his adviser. ![]()
Biography of Michael Rennie (excerpt)
Michael Rennie (25 August 1909–10 June 1971) was an English film, television, and stage actor, best known for his starring role as the space visitor Klaatu in the 1951 classic science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still. Early years Eric Alexander Rennie was born in Idle, a village near the West Riding of Yorkshire city of Bradford (subsequently a Bradford suburb) and educated at The Leys School, Cambridge.
Biography of Günter Wand (excerpt)
Günter Wand (January 7, 1912 in Elberfeld, Germany – February 14, 2002 in Ulmiz near Bern, Switzerland) was a German orchestra conductor and composer. Wand studied in Wuppertal, Allenstein and Detmold. At the Cologne conservatory, he was a composition student with Philipp Jarnach and a piano student with Paul Baumgartner. ![]()
Biography of Mireille Balin (excerpt)
Mireille Balin, born Blanche Mireille Césarine Balin in Monte-Carlo, July 20, 1909 2:15 PM, died November 9, 1968 in Clichy, was a French actress. Filmography (extract) 1932 : Vive la classe, de Maurice Cammage 1932 : Don Quichotte, de Georg Wilhelm Pabst.
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Biography of Raymond de Sèze (excerpt)
Raymond Romain, Comte de Sèze or Desèze (September 26, 1748 (source: Wikipedia in French) –May 2, 1828) was a French advocate. Together with François Tronchet and Malesherbes, he defended Louis XVI, when the king was brought before the Convention for trial.
Biography of Noël Devaulx (excerpt)
Noël Devaulx, born December 9, 1905 in Brest, died in June 1995, was a French novelist and writer. Selected works Le pressoir mystique, 1948 (nouvelle), Sainte Barbegrise, 1952 (nouvelle), Bal chez Alféoni, 1955 (contes), Le manuscrit inachevé, , Le visiteur insolite (contes), 1985. ![]()
Biography of Louis L'Amour (excerpt)
Louis L'Amour (March 22, 1908 – June 10, 1988) was an American author. L'Amour's books, primarily Western fiction (though he called his work 'Frontier Stories'), remain enormously popular, and most have gone through multiple printings. At the time of his death all 101 of his works were in print (86 novels, 14 short-story collections, and one full-length work of nonfiction) and he was considered "one of the world's most popular writers".
Biography of Norman Lewis (excerpt)
Norman Lewis (28 June 1908–22 July 2003) was a prolific British writer best known for his travel writing. Though not widely known, Graham Greene wrote: "Norman Lewis is one of the best writers, not of any particular decade, but of our century". ![]()
Biography of Rodolfo Gucci (excerpt)
Rodolfo Gucci, born July 16, 1912 in Florence, died May 16, 1983 (cancer), was one of two sons (with Maurizio Gucci his brother) of Guccio Gucci, the founder of the Italian famous fashion empire Gucci. ![]()
Biography of Woody Hayes (excerpt)
Wayne Woodrow “Woody” Hayes (February 14, 1913 – March 12, 1987) was a college football coach who is best remembered for winning five national titles and 13 Big Ten championships in 28 years at Ohio State University. Early years Born in Clifton, Ohio, Hayes played center at Newcomerstown High School in Newcomerstown, Ohio. ![]()
Biography of Jean Simon (general) (excerpt)
Jean Simon, born on April 29, 1912 in Brest (birth time source: Didier Geslain, birth certificate), died on September 28, 2003 in Cherbourg, was a French general.
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Biography of Pericle Felici (excerpt)
Pericle Felici (August 1, 1911, Segni, Rome - March 22, 1982, Foggia) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Born in Segni, Rome on August 1, 1911, he first studied theology at the local seminary of Segni, and afterwards at the Roman Pontifical Seminary. ![]()
Biography of Louis-François de Bausset (excerpt)
Louis-François de Bausset (14 December 1748 – 21 June 1824) was a French cardinal, writer and member of the Académie Française. He was born in Pondichéry, and died in Paris. ![]()
Biography of Paul Tortelier (excerpt)
Paul Tortelier (March 21, 1914 - December 18, 1990) was a French cellist and composer. Tortelier was born in Paris, the son of a cabinet maker with Breton roots. He was encouraged to play the cello by his father and mother, and at 12 he entered the Paris Conservatoire. ![]()
Biography of Jacques Hélian (excerpt)
Jacques Hélian, born Jacques Mikaël Der Mikaëlian, June 8, 1912 in Paris, and died June 30, 1986, was a French musician and conductor. ![]()
Biography of Francisco de Miranda (excerpt)
Sebastián Francisco de Miranda y Rodríguez (Caracas, March 28, 1750 – in prison, El Arsenal de la Carraca, Cadiz, July 14, 1816), commonly known as Francisco de Miranda, was a Venezuelan revolutionary. Although his own plans for the independence of the Spanish American colonies failed, he is regarded as a forerunner of Simón Bolívar, who during the Hispanic American wars of independence successfully liberated a vast portion of South America.
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Biography of Alfred Métraux (excerpt)
Alfred Métraux (1902-1963), often described as "an ethnographer's ethnographer," was one of the most significant anthropologists and human rights leaders of the twentieth century. Early life Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1902, he spent much of his childhood in Argentina where his father was a well known surgeon resident in Mendoza. ![]()
Biography of Michael Redgrave (excerpt)
Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave, CBE (20 March 1908 – 21 March 1985) was an English stage and film actor, director, manager and author. He twice (1958 and 1963) won Best Actor trophies in the Evening Standard Awards and twice received the Variety Club of Great Britain 'Actor of the Year' Award (in the same years).
Biography of Erwin Félix Lewy-Bertaut (excerpt)
Professor Erwin Félix Lewy-Bertaut, born on February 9, 1913 in Leobschutz, Germany, died on November 6, 2003 in Grenoble, France, was a scientist and crystallographer. Biography on http://journals.iucr.org/j/issues/2004/02/00/es0336/es0336.pdf ![]()
Biography of Margaret Sullavan (excerpt)
Margaret Brooke Sullavan (April 13, 1909 – January 1, 1960) was an Academy Award-nominated American actress. Early years Sullavan was born in Norfolk, Virginia, the daughter of a wealthy stockbroker, Cornelius Sullavan and his wife Garland Brooke. She attended boarding school at Chatham Episcopal Institute (now Chatham Hall), where she was president of the student body and delivered the salutory oration in 1927. |
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