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(Alfred Gerald Caplin)cartoonistBorn: 9/28/1909Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut Capp's most famous creation was the comic strip, Li'l Abner (1934–77), which detailed the adventures of Abner…
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The Little Rock Nine pictured with Daisy Bates, the president of the Arkansas NAACP. Browse more African-American biographies by category:…
(Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow)actressBorn: 2/9/1945Birthplace: Los Angeles Actress whose intelligent and sensitively shaped roles have more often been overshadowed by her relationships with…
actorBorn: 6/1/1937Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee A movie industry veteran who has evolved from sturdy character actor to engaging leading man, he received Academy Award nominations for his roles…
actressBorn: 6/7/1909Birthplace: London, England This accomplished, versatile actress won acclaim on Broadway, winning her first Tony as the original Blanche du Bois in A Streetcar Named Desire (…
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(Encyclopedia) Beresford, Bruce, 1940–, Australian film director, b. Sydney, grad. Sydney Univ. (1962). Beresford moved to England, worked for the British Film Institute (1966–71), and made several…
(Encyclopedia) Burbank, LutherBurbank, Lutherbûrˈbănk [key], 1849–1926, American plant breeder, b. Lancaster, Mass. He experimented with thousands of plant varieties and developed many new ones,…
