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birth charts with Poseidon in VirgoYou will find on these pages astrological charts of thousands of celebrities with Poseidon in Virgo. Just click on the celebrities of your choice to get their interactive natal chart, planetary dominants and excerpts of astrological portrait. ![]() ![]()
Biography of Adrian Frutiger (excerpt)
Adrian Frutiger (born March 24, 1928) is one of the twentieth century's most prominent typeface designers and continues to influence the direction of digital typography into the twenty-first century. Frutiger is best known for his typefaces Univers and Frutiger. Early life ![]()
Biography of Vicente Aleixandre (excerpt)
Vicente Pío Marcelino Cirilo Aleixandre y Merlo (April 26, 1898 – December 13, 1984) was a Spanish poet who was born in Seville. Aleixandre was a Nobel Prize laureate for Literature in 1977. He was part of the Generation of '27. He died in Madrid in 1984.
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Biography of Gene Tunney (excerpt)
James Joseph "Gene" Tunney (May 25, 1897 – November 7, 1978) was the heavyweight boxing champion from 1926-1928 who defeated Jack Dempsey twice, first in 1926 and then in 1927.Tunney's successful title defense against Dempsey is one of the most famous bouts in boxing history and is known as The Long Count Fight.
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Biography of James Last (excerpt)
James Last (also known as "Hansi", born Hans Last; 17 April 1929 – 9 June 2015) was a German composer and big band leader.Initially a jazz bassist (Last won the award for "best bassist in Germany in each of the years 1950 - 1952), his trademark "happy music" made his numerous albums best-sellers in Germany and the United Kingdom, with 65 of his albums reaching the charts in the UK alone.
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Biography of Francisco da Costa Gomes (excerpt)
Francisco da Costa Gomes, GOA (Chaves, Portugal, 30 June 1914 – 31 July 2001), was a Portuguese military officer and politician, the 15th President of the Portuguese Republic (the second after the Carnation Revolution). Life On 8 December 1952, Gomes married Maria Estela Veloso de Antas Varajão (born 23 March 1927 in Viana do Castelo), daughter of João de Campos Varajão and his wife Angélica Martins Veloso (b.
Biography of Gabriel Péronnet (excerpt)
Gabriel Péronnet, born October 31, 1919 in Le Vernet (Allier), died January 13, 1991 in Vichy, was a French politician.He was Defence minister in Government of Jacques Chirac (May 28, 1974 - October 29, 1974), and President of Parti Radical Valoisien (Radical Party) (1975-1977). ![]()
Biography of Georges Lautner (excerpt)
Georges Lautner (French: ; 24 January 1926 (birth time source: Didier Geslain) – 22 November 2013) was a French film director and screenwriter. He was born in Nice, the son of actress Renée Saint-Cyr. Filmography (extract) As director 1958 : La Môme aux boutons
Biography of James MacKay (excerpt)
James Peter Hymers Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern, KT, PC (born 2 July 1927) is a Scottish advocate and former Lord Chancellor (1987–1997). Born in Edinburgh, the son of a railway signalman, Mackay was educated at George Heriot's School, the University of Edinburgh and Trinity College, Cambridge where he undertook degrees in mathematics and then did postgraduate study in that subject. ![]()
Biography of Otto Ohlendorf (excerpt)
Otto Ohlendorf (February 4, 1907 – June 7, 1951) was a German SS-Gruppenführer and head of the interior division of the SD. Nazi official Born in Hoheneggelsen near Hildesheim, the son of a farm owner, he joined the Nazi party in 1925 (member #6631) followed by the SS in 1926. ![]()
Biography of Kerwin Mathews (excerpt)
Kerwin Mathews (January 8, 1926 (source not archived) – July 5, 2007) was an American actor. He is best known for playing Sinbad in the 1958 Ray Harryhausen stop-motion animation feature The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad, where he engaged in a sword fight with animated skeletons. ![]()
Biography of Isidore Isou (excerpt)
Isidore Isou (January 31, 1925 (source not archived) – July 28, 2007), born Ioan-Isidor Goldstein, was a Romanian-born French poet, film critic and visual artist. He was the founder of Lettrism, an art and literary movement which owed inspiration to Dada and Surrealism. ![]()
Biography of Ethel Waters (excerpt)
Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an American blues and jazz vocalist and actress.She frequently performed jazz, big band, rock and roll and pop music, on the Broadway stage and in concerts, although she began her career in the 1920s singing blues. ![]()
Biography of Álvaro Cunhal (excerpt)
Álvaro Barreirinhas Cunhal, who used the name Álvaro Cunhal (Coimbra, Portugal, 10 November 1913 — Lisbon, 13 June 2005), was a Portuguese politician.He served as secretary-general of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) from 1961 to 1992.He was one of the most pro-Soviet of all western Europe communist leaders, often supporting USSR world policies, including the intervention in Czechoslovakia in 1968.
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Biography of Edmond Jaloux (excerpt)
Edmond Jaloux (born in Marseille on June 19, 1878; died in Lutry on August 22, 1949) was a French novelist, essayist, and critic.His works tended to be set in Paris or his native Provence.He was interested in German Romanticism and English writers. ![]()
Biography of Jack Paar (excerpt)
Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1917 – January 27, 2004) was an American radio and television talk show host most noted for his status as host of The Tonight Show. Radio and motion pictures Born in Canton, Ohio, the son of Howard A.
Biography of Geneviève Bollème (excerpt)
Geneviève Bollème, born August 7, 1927 in Paris and died February 26, 205 in Angers (cerebral hemorrhage), was a French writer and historian. ![]()
Biography of Jacques Charon (excerpt)
Jacques Charon (27 February 1920-15 October 1975) was a French actor and film director. Born in Paris, Charon trained at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (CNSAD) and made his début at the Comédie-Française in 1941. During his time there which lasted until his death, he played over 150 roles in the classical and modern repertoire. ![]()
Biography of Dick Emery (excerpt)
Richard Gilbert "Dick" Emery (19 February 1915 (birth time source: British Entertainers, 3rd edition) – 2 January 1983) was an English comedian and actor , 'a light entertainment icon' who began on radio in the 1950s.After transition to television his popularity grew through the 1960s and 1970s.
Biography of Gilbert Trigano (excerpt)
Gilbert Trigano, born July 28, 1920 in Montreuil-sous-Bois, died February 4, 2001, was a French businessman, and the founder of Club Méditerranée.Club Méditerranée (Euronext: CU), commonly known as Club Med, is a French corporation of vacation resorts found in many parts of the world, usually in exotic locations. ![]()
Biography of Simone Renant (excerpt)
Simone Renant, born March 19, 1911 in Amiens, died March 29, 2004 in Garches, Hauts-de-Seine, was a French comedian and actress. She was the wife of French Director Christian-Jaque, and then producer Alexandre Mnouchkine. Filmography (extract) 1937 : Les Pirates du rail : Marie Pearson
Biography of Francesco Flora (excerpt)
Francesco Flora, born October 27, 1891 in Colle Sannita, died September 17, 1962 in Bologna, was an Italian literary critic and author.
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Biography of Olivier Gendebien (excerpt)
Olivier Gendebien (12 January 1924, Brussels, Belgium – 2 October 1998, Les Baux de Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France) was a war hero and race car driver.He has been cited as "one of the greatest sportscar racers of all time". Background Born into a wealthy family, an heir to the industrial holdings of the Solvay family, Olivier Gendebien studied engineering at university. ![]()
Biography of Errol Garner (excerpt)
Erroll Louis Garner (June 15, 1921 – January 2, 1977) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his swing playing and ballads. His best-known composition, the ballad Misty, has become a jazz standard. Allmusic.com calls him "one of the most distinctive of all pianists" and a "brilliant virtuoso".
Biography of Béatrix Beck (excerpt)
Béatrix Beck (Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland 14 July 1914 (birth time source: Didier Geslain), died in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte on November 30th, 2008) was a French writer from Belgian origin. She is the daughter of the poet Christian Beck. After several jobs, she became the secretary of André Gide, he encouraged her to write about her experiences: her mother's suicide, the war, her poverty, etc. ![]()
Biography of Harald Quandt (excerpt)
Harald Quandt (November 1, 1921, Charlottenburg—September 22, 1967, Cuneo, Italy), the child of Magda Goebbels and entrepreneur Günther Quandt, was the stepson of Joseph Goebbels. Quandt was the child of a marriage between Günther Quandt and the then Magda Behrend Rietschel in 1921. ![]()
Biography of S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike (excerpt)
Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike (frequently referred to as S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike; January 8, 1899 – September 26, 1959) was the fourth Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka), serving from 1956 until his assassination by a Buddhist monk in 1959. Early life & education
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Biography of Caryl Chessman (excerpt)
Caryl Whittier Chessman (né le 27 mai 1921 à Saint-Joseph (Michigan), mort le 2 mai 1960 à la Prison d'État de San Quentin en Californie) est un condamné à mort américain qui réussit à attirer l’attention de l’opinion publique sur son propre cas, et plus généralement sur la peine de mort aux États-Unis grâce à plusieurs livres qu'il écrivit en prison en attente de son exécution dans la chambre à gaz (qu’il réussit à repousser à plusieurs reprises).
Biography of Marcel Trompier (excerpt)
Marcel Trompier, born August 10, 1907 in Villie-Morgon, was a French businessman.
Biography of Florence Véran (excerpt)
Florence Véran, born Éliane Meyer on June 23, 1922 in Paris (birth time source: Didier Geslain), died in 2006, is a French composer and singer. She is the mother of singer Marianne Mille. Songs by: André Claveau 1950 : Gigi, paroles de Rachel Thoreau (chanson inspirée par le roman éponyme de Colette) ![]()
Biography of Gale Storm (excerpt)
Josephine Owaissa Cottle (born April 5, 1922), better known as Gale Storm, is an American actress/singer.Her sister gave Josephine her middle name, an American Indian word meaning, "bluebird." Early life Born in Bloomington, Texas, Storm was raised by her family as Josephine Cottle.
Biography of Jean Bretonnière (excerpt)
Jean Bretonnière, born October 22, 1924 in Tours, died March 13, 2001 in Romainville, was a French actor, comedian and singer. Filmography (extract, in French) 1949 : Chantons les saisons d’Henri Cerutti (court métrage) 1951 : Sous le ciel de Paris de Julien Duvivier : le chanteur (et le créateur de la chanson Sous le ciel de Paris, paroles de Jean Dréjac et musique d'Hubert Giraud)
Biography of Paul Guiramand (excerpt)
Paul Guiramand, born February 1, 1926 in Saint-Quentin, is a French painter. ![]()
Biography of Sandro Pertini (excerpt)
Alessandro (Sandro) Pertini (September 25, 1896 - February 24, 1990) was an Italian socialist, probably the most popular President of the Italian Republic. Early life Born in Stella (Province of Savona) as the son of a well to do landowner, Alberto, he studied at a Salesian college in Varazze, and completed his schooling at the "Chiabrera" lyceum (high school) in Savona.
Biography of Mary Reid (excerpt)
Mary Reid aka Mary MacArthur (August 13, 1880-1921) was a Scottish suffragette and trades unionist.She was born in Glasgow and became politicised when she joined the shop assistant's union whilst working in her father draper's shop.In 1903 she became the general secretary of the Women's Trade Union League and in 1906 formed the National Federation of Women Workers and assisted in the creation of the National Anti-Sweating League.
Biography of Michel Crozier (excerpt)
Michel Crozier (born 6 November 1922 in Sainte-Menehould, Marne, died on May 24, 2013) was a French sociologist and member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques since 1999. He is also an officer of the Légion d'honneur and a commander of the Ordre National du Mérite, as well as a laureate of the Prix Tocqueville.
Biography of Aimee Semple McPherson (excerpt)
Aimee Semple McPherson (October 9, 1890 – September 27, 1944), also known as "Sister Aimee" or "Sister," was a Canadian-born evangelist and media sensation in the 1920s and 1930s; she was also the founder of the Foursquare Church. Early life McPherson was born Aimee Elizabeth Kennedy in Salford, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of James Morgan Kennedy, a widower and devout Methodist, and Mildred Ona Pearce, 36 years his junior, who had been hired to nurse his first wife during her terminal illness. ![]()
Biography of John Turner (excerpt)
John Napier Wyndham Turner, PC, CC, QC (born June 7, 1929) is a retired Canadian lawyer and politician, who served as the 17th Prime Minister of Canada from June 30 to September 17, 1984.Turner held the office of Prime Minister for 79 days, the second shortest tenure in Canadian history after Charles Tupper. ![]()
Biography of Jean Francaix (excerpt)
Jean René Désiré Françaix (May 23, 1912, Le Mans (birth time source: Didier Geslain, birth certificate) – September 25, 1997, Paris) was a French neoclassical composer, pianist, and orchestrator, known for his prolific output and vibrant style. Life Françaix's natural gifts were encouraged from an early age by his family: his father, Director of the Conservatoire of Le Mans, was a musicologist, composer, and pianist, and his mother, a teacher of singing. ![]()
Biography of Bertus Aafjes (excerpt)
Lambertus Jacobus Johannes Aafjes (May 12, 1914 – April 23, 1993), known as Bertus Aafjes was a Dutch poet whose work is marked by his devout Catholicism. Aafjes was born in Amsterdam.He wrote poems on the resistance to the German occupation during the World War II. ![]()
Biography of Gloria DeHaven (excerpt)
Gloria Mildred DeHaven (July 23, 1925 (birth time source: the Wilsons, birth certificate) – July 30, 2016) was an American actress and singer who was a contract star for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Early life DeHaven was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of actor-director Carter DeHaven and actress Flora Parker DeHaven, both former vaudeville performers. ![]()
Biography of Sylvia Sidney (excerpt)
Sylvia Sidney (born Sophia Kosow; August 8, 1910 – July 1, 1999) was an American stage, screen, and film actress whose career spanned 70 years. She rose to prominence in dozens of leading roles in the 1930s. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams in 1973. ![]()
Biography of Feike Asma (excerpt)
Feike Asma, born April 21, 1912 in Den Helder, died December 18, 1984 in Amsterdam, was a Dutch musician and organist. ![]()
Biography of Hebe Camargo (excerpt)
Hebe Maria Monteiro de Camargo Ravagnani (8 March 1929 – 29 September 2012) was a Brazilian television host, singer and actress.She is considered the "Queen of Brazilian Television" (Portuguese: Rainha da Televisão Brasileira).She died at her home on 29 September 2012. ![]()
Biography of Syngman Rhee (excerpt)
Syngman Rhee or Yi Seungman (March 26, 1875 – July 19, 1965; Korean pronunciation: ) was the first president of South Korea.His presidency, from August 1948 to April 1960, remains controversial, affected by Cold War tensions on the Korean peninsula and elsewhere.
Biography of Nicole Vedrès (excerpt)
Nicole Védrès (born Nicole Henriette Désirée Charlotte Cahen dit Nathan dit Rais; 4 September 1911 (birth time source: Didier Geslain) – December 1965) was a French film director, journalist, and writer. Filmography (extract) Paris 1900 (1947) La vie commence demain (1949) ![]()
Biography of Paul Volcker (excerpt)
Paul Adolph Volcker Jr.(September 5, 1927 – December 8, 2019) was an American economist.He served two terms as the 12th Chair of the Federal Reserve under U.S.presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan from August 1979 to August 1987.He is widely credited with having ended the high levels of inflation seen in the United States during the 1970s and early 1980s. ![]()
Biography of John Paul Stevens (excerpt)
John Paul Stevens (born April 20, 1920) is currently the most senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.He joined the Court in 1975 and is the oldest and longest-serving incumbent member of the Court.He was appointed to the court by Republican President Gerald R.
Biography of William H. Sheldon (excerpt)
William Herbert Sheldon (November 17, 1898 – September 17, 1977) was an American psychologist and numismatist. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Sheldon distinguished himself in both fields; in psychology, Sheldon pioneered the use of anthropometry in the development of his categories of somatotypes, and in numismatics, Sheldon authored Penny Whimsy, the first work to extensively catalog the varieties of early American large cents. ![]()
Biography of Jacques Bainville (excerpt)
Jacques Bainville (February 9, 1879 in Vincennes-February 9, 1936 in Paris) was a French historian and journalist. A staunch monarchist, he was a leading figure in Action Française. A follower of Charles Maurras, Bainville was a founder of Action Française and soon became an important figure in the Institute d'Action Française, a college of sorts ran by the organisation (it had no permanent buildings but ran lectures and study groups where possible). ![]()
Biography of Suzy Carrier (excerpt)
Suzy Carrier, born in Moulins (Allier) November 13, 1922 and died in Grasse November 29, 1999, was a French actress. Filmography (extract) 1942 : Pontcarral, colonel d'empire de Jean Delannoy 1942 : Secrets de Pierre Blanchar 1942 : Étoiles de demain - court métrage - de René Guy-Grand |
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