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birth charts with Pluto in GeminiYou will find on these pages astrological charts of thousands of celebrities with Pluto in Gemini. Just click on the celebrities of your choice to get their interactive natal chart, planetary dominants and excerpts of astrological portrait. ![]() ![]() ![]()
Biography of Madeleine Carroll (excerpt)
Madeleine Carroll (February 26, 1906 - October 2, 1987) was a British actress, immensely popular in the 1930s and 1940s, who was renowned for her great beauty. She was born as Edith Madeleine Carroll at 32 Herbert Street (now number 44) West Bromwich, England. ![]()
Biography of Jean Guéhenno (excerpt)
Marcel-Jules-Marie Guéhenno, best known as Jean Guéhenno, born March 25, 1890 in Fougères, died September 22, 1978 in Paris, was a French author and literary critic. Works (extract) 1927 : L’Évangile éternel, Étude sur Michelet (Grasset) 1928 : Caliban parle (Grasset) ![]()
Biography of Paul Vaillant-Couturier (excerpt)
Paul Vaillant-Couturier (January 8, 1892 - October 10, 1937) was a French writer, journalist and politician. Works (extract) La visite du berger, poèmes. Éditions du temps - Paris. 1913. Lettres à mes amis (1918-1919). Flammarion. 1920. Jean sans pain, histoire pour tous les enfants. 1921. ![]()
Biography of Paul Azaïs (excerpt)
Paul Azaïs (6 May 1902 in Paris 10e (birth time source: Didier Geslain, civil registrar) – 17 November 1974 in Paris 17e) was a French film actor. He appeared in 126 films between 1929 and 1966. Filmography (extract) 1966 Le théâtre de la jeunesse (TV Series)
Biography of Joan Grant (excerpt)
Joan Grant (April 12, 1907 – February 3, 1989) was an author of historical novels and reincarnationist.Her first and most famous novel was Winged Pharaoh (1937).Grant shot to unexpected fame upon publication. The New York Times hailed it as "A book of fine idealism, deep compassion and a spiritual quality pure and bright as flame'" a sentiment echoed in countless reviews the world over. ![]()
Biography of Nusch Éluard (excerpt)
Nusch Éluard (born Maria Benz; June 21, 1906 – November 28, 1946) was a French performer, model and surrealist artist. Born Maria Benz in Mulhouse (then part of the German Empire), she met Swiss architect and artist Max Bill in the Odeon Café in Zurich; he nicknamed her "Nusch", a name she would stick to.
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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 Leon Battista Alberti (excerpt)
Leon Battista Alberti (February 14, 1404 – April 20, 1472) was an Italian author, artist, architect, poet, priest, linguist, philosopher, and cryptographer, and general Renaissance humanist polymath: though he is often characterized as "architect" James Beck observes, "to single out one of Leon Battista's 'fields' over others as somehow functionally independent and self-sufficient is of no help at all to any effort to characterize Alberti's extensive explorations in the fine arts." Alberti's life was described in Giorgio Vasari's Vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architettori or 'Lives of the most excellent painters, sculptors and architects'. ![]()
Biography of William III of England (excerpt)
William III (14 November 1650 – 8 March 1702) was the Prince of Orange from his birth, Stadtholder of the main provinces of the Dutch Republic from 28 June 1672, King of England and King of Ireland from 13 February 1689, and King of Scots (under the name William II) from 11 April 1689, in each case until his death.
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Biography of Rómulo Gallegos (excerpt)
Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire (2 August 1884 – 7 April 1969) was a Venezuelan novelist and politician.For a period of some nine months during 1948, he was the first cleanly elected president in his country's history. Rómulo Gallegos was born in Caracas to Rómulo Gallegos Osío and Rita Freire Guruceaga, into a family of humble origin. ![]()
Biography of Helen Hayes (excerpt)
Helen Hayes (October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) was an American two-time Academy Award-winning actress, whose career spanned almost 70 years. She eventually garnered the nickname "First Lady of the American Theater", and was one of the nine people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award.
Biography of Émile Damais (excerpt)
Émile Damais, born on March 4, 1906 in Paris, died in April 2003, is a French musician, composer, and teacher. ![]()
Biography of Joseph Anthony (director) (excerpt)
Joseph Anthony (May 24, 1912 – January 20, 1993) was an American playwright, actor, and director.He made his film acting debut in the 1934 film Hat, Coat, and Glove and his theatrical acting debut in a 1935 production of Mary of Scotland. ![]()
Biography of Eugenio Montale (excerpt)
Eugenio Montale (October 12, 1896—September 12, 1981) was an Italian poet, prose writer, editor and translator, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1975. Early years Montale was born in Genoa.His family were chemical products traders (his father furnished Italo Svevo's firm). ![]()
Biography of Hugues Cuénod (excerpt)
Hugues-Adhémar Cuénod (French pronunciation: ; 26 June 1902 – 6 December 2010) was a Swiss tenor known for his performances in opera, operetta, both traditional and musical theatre, and on the concert stage, where he was particularly known for his light, romantic and expressive interpretation of mélodie (French art song). ![]()
Biography of Jacques Duclos (excerpt)
Jacques Duclos (October 2, 1896 in Louey, Hautes-Pyrénées-April 25, 1975 in Montreuil) was a French Communist politician who played a key role in French politics from 1926, when he entered the French National Assembly after defeating Paul Reynaud, until 1969, when he achieved a substantial proportion of the vote in the Presidential Elections. ![]()
Biography of Sonja Henie (excerpt)
Sonja Henie (8 April 1912 – 12 October 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and film star.She was a three-time Olympic champion (1928, 1932, 1936) in women's singles, a ten-time World champion (1927–1936) and a six-time European champion (1931–1936).Henie has won more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies' figure skater. ![]()
Biography of Frances Parkinson Keyes (excerpt)
Frances Parkinson Keyes (July 21, 1885 – July 3, 1970) was an American author, and a convert to Roman Catholicism, whose works frequently featured Catholic themes and beliefs.Her last name rhymes with "skies," not "keys." Life and Career Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, she married Henry Keyes in 1903. ![]()
Biography of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (excerpt)
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (Charlotte Aldegonde Élise Marie Wilhelmine) (January 23, 1896 – July 9, 1985) was the second daughter of Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Marie Anne of Portugal. Her maternal grandparents were Miguel of Portugal and Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. ![]()
Biography of Louis de Broglie (excerpt)
Louis-Victor-Pierre-Raymond, 7th duc de Broglie (IPA: ) (August 15, 1892 – March 19, 1987) was a French physicist and a Nobel laureate.He also served as Perpetual Secretary of the Académie des sciences, France. De Broglie was born in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, younger son of Victor, 5th duc de Broglie. ![]()
Biography of Arthur Honegger (excerpt)
Arthur Honegger (March 10, 1892 – November 27, 1955) was a Swiss composer, who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. He was a member of Les Six. His most frequently performed work is probably the orchestral work Pacific 231, which imitates the sound of a steam locomotive.
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Biography of Gustav Heinemann (excerpt)
Gustav Walter Heinemann, GCB (July 23, 1899 (time birth source: Lescaut) - July 7, 1976) was a German politician.He was Minister of Interior Affairs from 1949 to 1950, Minister of Justice from 1966 to 1969 and President of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1969 to 1974. ![]()
Biography of Louis Prima (excerpt)
Louis Prima (December 7, 1910 – August 24, 1978) was an Italian-American entertainer, singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter.Prima rode the musical trends of his time, starting with his seven-piece New Orleans style jazz band in the 1920s, then successively leading a swing combo in the 1930s, a big band in the 1940s, a Vegas lounge act in the 1950s, and a pop-rock band in the 1960s.
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Biography of Stanislas-André Steeman (excerpt)
Stanislas-Andre Steeman (Liege on January 23, 1908 - Menton on December 15, 1970) is an author and Belgian illustrator of French expression. Selected works Œuvres 1928 : Les Amants puérils 1930 : Péril 1930 : Le Doigt volé 1930 : Six Hommes morts / Le Dernier des six, Grand Prix du roman d'aventures 1931
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Biography of André Luguet (excerpt)
André Luguet (15 May 1892 – 24 May 1979) was a French film actor, film director, and screenwriter. He appeared in over 120 films between 1910 and 1970. He was born in Fontenay-sous-Bois, France and died in Cannes, France. Selected filmography * The Mad Genius (1931) ![]()
Biography of Alice Faye (excerpt)
Alice Faye (born Alice Jeane Leppert on May 5, 1912 - May 9, 1998) was an American actress and singer. She is remembered first for her stardom at 20th Century Fox and, later, as the radio comedy partner of her second husband, bandleader-comedian Phil Harris.
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Biography of Saïd Boualam (excerpt)
Saïd Boualam, born October 2, 1906 in Souk-Ahras, Algeria, died in 1982, was a French military and politician. ![]()
Biography of Felix Wankel (excerpt)
Felix Heinrich Wankel, Hon.DEng (August 13, 1902 – October 9, 1988) was a German mechanical engineer.He was the inventor of the Wankel engine. Wankel was born in Lahr, Germany, in the upper Rhine Valley.Since his mother was widowed in World War I, Wankel received no university education or even an apprenticeship. ![]()
Biography of Véra Korène (excerpt)
Véra Korène (July 17, 1901 (sources: Wikipedia in French, Imdb) – November 19, 1996), was a Russian-born French actress and singer. Born Rébecca Véra Korestzky in Russia of Jewish heritage, she fled the Revolution and settled in Paris, France. Using the Francized name Korène, she began her career in the theatre but also appeared in a number of films during the 1930s. ![]()
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 François Marty (excerpt)
Gabriel Auguste François Cardinal Marty (18 May 1904 - February 16, 1994) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Paris. He was born in Vaureilles, Pachins, in France.His family were farmers.His first baptismal name was Gabriel but he used his second one, François, to avoid confusion with a classmate also named Gabriel Marty. ![]()
Biography of Hans Frank (excerpt)
Hans Michael Frank (May 23, 1900 (time birth source: Gauquelin) – October 16, 1946) was a German lawyer who worked for the Nazi party during the 1920s and 1930s and later became a high-ranking official in Nazi Germany.He was prosecuted during the Nuremberg trials for his role in perpetrating the Holocaust during his tenure as Governor-General of occupied Poland.
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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 Frances Dee (excerpt)
Frances Marion Dee (November 26, 1909 – March 6, 2004) was an American actress. She starred opposite Maurice Chevalier in the early talkie musical, The Playboy of Paris (1930). She starred in the film An American Tragedy (1931) in the role played by Elizabeth Taylor in the 1951 remake A Place in the Sun. ![]()
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"). ![]()
Biography of James Thurber (excerpt)
James Grover Thurber (December 8, 1894 – November 2, 1961) was an American humorist and cartoonist.Thurber was best known for his contributions (both cartoons and short stories) to The New Yorker magazine. Life Thurber was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Charles L. ![]()
Biography of Émile Henriot (writer) (excerpt)
Émile Henriot (French pronunciation: ; 3 March 1889, Paris – 14 April 1961, Paris) was a French poet, novelist, essayist and literary critic. Life A son of the caricaturist Henri Maigrot, known under the pen name Henriot, he fought in the First World War.
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Biography of Giorgio De Chirico (excerpt)
Giorgio de Chirico (Italian pronunciation: ; July 10, 1888 – November 20, 1978) was a Greek-born Italian artist. In the years before World War I, he founded the scuola metafisica art movement, which profoundly influenced the surrealists. After 1919, he became interested in traditional painting techniques, and worked in a neoclassical or neo-Baroque style, while frequently revisiting the metaphysical themes of his earlier work. ![]()
Biography of Benoîte Rencurel (excerpt)
Benoîte (Benedicta) Rencurel (born in September 16, 1647) was a shepherdess from Saint-Étienne-le-Laus, France who saw apparitions from the Virgin Mary beginning from 1664 through 1718.The apparitions became known as Our Lady of Laus and has become the site of thousands of pilgrims a year. ![]()
Biography of Clara Malraux (excerpt)
Clara Goldschmidt, born October 22, 1897 in Paris, was the wife of French author, adventurer and statesman André Malraux. ![]()
Biography of George Abbott (excerpt)
George Francis Abbott (25 June 1887 - 31 January 1995) was an American theater producer and director, playwright, screenwriter, and film director and producer whose career spanned more than seven decades. Early years Abbott was born in Forestville, New York, near the town of Salamanca, which twice elected his father mayor. ![]()
Biography of Djuna Barnes (excerpt)
Djuna Barnes (12 June, 1892 – 18 June, 1982) was an American writer who played an important part in the development of 20th century English language modernist writing and was one of the key figures in 1920s and 30s bohemian Paris after filling a similar role in the Greenwich Village of the teens. ![]()
Biography of André Chamson (excerpt)
André Chamson, born June 6, 1900 in Nîmes and died November 9, 1983 in Paris, was a French novelist and author, member of Académie Française (May, 17, 1956). He is the father of French novelist Frédérique Hébrard. ![]()
Biography of André Kertész (excerpt)
(The Hungarian name form is Kertész Andor; this article uses the Western style.) André Kertész (2 July 1894 – 28 September 1985), born Kertész Andor, was a Hungarian-born photographer known for his groundbreaking contributions to photographic composition and the photo essay.In the early years of his career, his then-unorthodox camera angles and style prevented his work from gaining wider recognition. ![]()
Biography of Léon Cuffaut (excerpt)
Léon Cuffaut, born January 21, 1911 in Charenton- le-Pont (Val- de- Marne)(birth time source: Didier Geslain, birth certificate), and died September 18, 2002, was a French aviator and resistant.
Biography of Paul Dupré-Lafon (excerpt)
Paul Dupré-Lafon, born June 1è, 1900 in Marseille and died in 1971, was a French artist, painter and designer.He studies at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Marseille.He meets Georges Willameur and the two friends paint and exhibit in galleries in Marseille.
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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 Wilhelm Brückner (excerpt)
Wilhelm Brückner (11 December 1884 in Baden-Baden – 18 August 1954 in Herbsdorf, Upper Bavaria) was until 1940 Adolf Hitler's chief adjutant. Brückner grew up in Baden-Baden and also did his Abitur there. Afterwards he studied law and economics in Strasbourg (then Straßburg, Germany), Freiburg, Heidelberg and Munich. ![]()
Biography of Ira Gershwin (excerpt)
Ira Gershwin (6 December 1896 – 17 August 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century. With George he wrote more than a dozen Broadway shows, featuring songs such as "I Got Rhythm," "Embraceable You," "The Man I Love" and "Someone to Watch Over Me," and the opera Porgy and Bess.
Biography of Aimée van de Wiele (excerpt)
Aimée van de Wiele, born on March 8, 1907 in Brussels, died in 1991 in Paris, was a Belgian musician and harpsichordist. |
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