actressBorn: 10/28/1967Birthplace: Smyrna, Georgia Academy Award-winning film actress known for her Southern charm and her commercially successful romantic comedies, which include Pretty Woman (…
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novelist, poetBorn: 1956Birthplace: Liaoning Province, China From the age of 14 until he was 20, Jin served in the People's Liberation Army in China. Upon release, he taught himself English…
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