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- Mary Pickford (7523 bytes)
3: ...], known as "America's Sweetheart" and "the girl with the curl." She became one of the [[Canadian pion...
5: ...oduction of ''The Silver King'', as Baby Gladys Smith. She subsequently played in many melodramas and...
7: ...]] play, ''The Warrens of Virginia'', which was written by William C. DeMille, brother of [[Cecil B. D...
9: ...ies of disappointing roles and the public's inability to accept Pickford in roles that reflected her o...
11: ...ame secretly involved in a romantic relationship with [[Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939)|Douglas Fairbank... - Sophie Germain (4906 bytes)
5: ...[ɣole Polytechnique]], a school which did not admit women.
7: ... Blanc, and Germain was forced to reveal her identity to him. Lagrange apparently considered her a tal...
9: ... had never heard of her. She then wrote to him admitting she was female, to which he responded:
12: ...cal, the predilection with which you have honored it.''
15: ...astronomy at the [[University of Gottingen|University of G?ngen]]. His interest shifted to [[applied ... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
1: [[Image:Ellafitzgerald.jpeg|thumb|Ella Fitzgerald photographed by [[Carl Van Vechten]], 1940...
2: ...urity of tone and "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her [[scat singing]].
4: She was born in [[Newport News, Virginia]], [[United States|USA]] and raised in [[Yonkers, New York]...
6: ...You Can't Sing It), You'll Have to Swing It", but it was her version of the [[nursery rhyme]], "[[A Ti...
8: ...band continued touring under the new name, "Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra." - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...oice to be a natural wonder. She has won 16 competitive [[Grammys]] (including 8 consecutive awards fr...
6: ...ular songs, most notably ''"Rock-a-bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody."'' Though Columbia really wanted...
8: ...ntic, they just sat me down at the piano and the hits started coming."
10: ...h her version of [[Burt Bacharach]]'s ''"I Say a Little Prayer"'' in 1968.
12: Among her most successful hit singles from this era were ''"Chain of Fools"'', ... - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
2: ...s a successful [[Canada|Canadian]] [[singer-songwriter]] and occasional [[actor|actress]].
6: ... decade later in the songwriting, singing, and attitude of singers such as Aguilera, [[Avril Lavigne]]...
12: Morissette showed a love for singing and songwriting at an early age. When she was 9 years old, she...
14: ...ear, Morissette wrote her first song, "Fate Stay With Me", at the age of 9:
19: :''Would I make it through tomorrow'' - Bessie Smith (7284 bytes)
1: [[Image:BessieSmith.jpg|thumb|250px|Bessie Smith photographed by Carl Van Vechten]]
2: '''Bessie Smith''' ([[April 15]], [[1894]] – [[September 2...
5: ... probably helped her develop a stage presence. Smith began developing her own act around [[1913]], at...
7: ...[Louis Armstrong]], [[James P. Johnson]], [[Joe Smith]], [[Charlie Green]], and [[Fletcher Henderson]]...
9: ...[[St. Louis Blues]]." In the film, she sings the title song accompanied by members of [[Fletcher Hende... - Lucille Ball (12427 bytes)
2: ...1911]] – [[April 26]], [[1989]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]], [[comedian...
4: ...r and grandparents. In [[1925]], after a romance with a local bad boy (Johnny), Ball decided to enroll...
5: ...e spinal cord, due to a .22 caliber rifle firing with Warner in the rifle's path. Her grandfather who ...
7: ..."the B-Movie queen", sharing the "royalty" honor with [[Macdonald Carey]], who was designated as her "...
9: ...nd performed in [[U.S.O.]] shows instead). They initially divorced in [[1945]], but remarried the same... - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
2: ..., [[1902]] - [[December 12]], [[1968]]) was a [[United States]] [[actor|actress]], talk-show host, and...
4: ...r of the House]] [[1936]]-[[1940]]), niece of [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[John H. Bankhead II]]...
6: ...ily to let her move to New York. She quickly won bit parts, first appearing in a non-speaking role in ...
8: ...e known for her wit, although as screenwriter [[Anita Loos]], another minor Roundtable member said: "S...
10: ... End]]'s -- and [[England]]'s -- best-known celebrities. - Bette Davis (6722 bytes)
3: ...te Davis''', was an [[Academy Award]] winning [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]].
7: ...and such was the outrage that she received many write-in votes from disgruntled Academy members.
9: ...me her own roles, with the exception of ''[[Gone With the Wind]]'' in [[1939]]. Davis was elected the...
11: ...onscreen in either of their careers, was a smash hit and a top-grosser that year.
13: ...ere reunited not as on-screen lovers, but rather with Henreid directing Davis in the [[camp]]y dual ro... - Judi Dench (3254 bytes)
2: ...mber]] [[1934]]) is a renowned [[United Kingdom|British]] stage, film and television actress.
4: ...itish Empire|Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (DBE); in [[2005]], she was made a [[...
9: ...veloped her reputation as arguably the greatest British actress of the post-[[1945]] period primarily ...
11: ...kespeare Company]] and made numerous appearances with the company in [[Stratford]] and [[London]] over...
13: ...Awards]]. She has also appeared with success on [[Broadway]]. - Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
2: ...[1945]] in [[Los Angeles, California]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[actress]]. Farrow was born...
5: ...hile working on the film ''[[Rosemary's Baby]]'' with director [[Roman Polanski]], Sinatra served her ...
9: ...ed Farrow's accusations by his open relationship with one of her adopted teenage daughters, [[Soon-Yi ...
11: ...ith Andr預revin (3 adopted) and 3 from her time with Woody Allen (2 adopted).
16: ... made her film debut in a [[1947]] short subject with her famous mother. The short was ironically abou... - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
2: ...ting career. In [[1999]], the [[American Film Institute]] ranked Hepburn the greatest actress of all t...
5: ...her unabashedly liberal family, who she credited with giving her a sense of adventure and independence...
7: ...ould later be recognized for her athletic physicality — she fearlessly performed her own pratfal...
8: ...ormation about her brother's apparent suicide and its great impact on Hepburn -->
10: ...year she debuted on [[Broadway]] after landing a bit part in ''[[Night Hostess]]''. - May Irwin (2858 bytes)
1: ...[October 22]], [[1938]] in [[New York City]], [[United States]], was an actress, singer and major star...
4: ... the [[Tony Pastor]] Theatre, a popular New York City music hall.
8: ...rican American]] influenced songs. In the 1895 [[Broadway]] show ''[[The Widow Jones]]'', she introduced "T...
10: ...songs, including "Hot Tamale Alley," with music written by [[George M. Cohan]]. In 1907 she married he...
12: ...t the time and combined with her charming personality, for more than thirty years she was one of Ameri... - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
2: ...1926]] – [[August 5]], [[1962]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]] of the [[20...
6: ...''' in the charity ward of Los Angeles County Hospital. Her grandmother, Della Monroe Grainger, later ...
8: ...red adopting her, which they could not have done without Gladys's consent.
10: ...died; Gladys's father, Otis, died in a mental hospital near [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardin...
12: ...o think little of herself, yet also developed a gritty, opportunistic side and a super-human drive. Sh... - Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
1: ...M1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Julie Andrews as Maria, with the Von Trapp children in ''The Sound of Music''...
3: ... [[October 1]], [[1935]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[actress]], [[singer]], and [[author]], bes...
5: ...oy Friend]]'' in [[1953]] (which transferred to [[Broadway]] the same year, giving Andrews her American debu...
7: ...ulet]]. As was her previous show, it was a smash hit.
9: ...and ''[[Thoroughly Modern Millie]]'' ([[1967]]), with [[Mary Tyler Moore]] and [[Carol Channing]]. - United States (58223 bytes)
1: ... of America'''—also referred to as the '''United States''', '''the USA''', '''the U.S.''', '''Am...
2: ...ited States also has a collection of overseas territories and possessions around the world. Each of th...
5: native_name = United States of America |
6: common_name = the United States |
12: official_languages = [[Languages in the United States|None at federal level]];<br> [[English l... - Roaring Twenties (28131 bytes)
1: ...[[consumer]] [[demand]] and aspirations, coupled with significant changes in the [[lifestyle]]; and a ...
3: ... economic transformation accelerated as [[Great Britain]] was wholly supplanted as Canada's main econo...
5: ...ills were shed in favor of practicality, in [[architecture]] as well as in daily life. At the same tim...
8: ...dustry aligned to mass production, and a society with a culture of [[consumerism]]. In Europe, the eco...
11: ...many new products on the market on which to spend it. At first, the cessation of wartime production ca... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
9: *[[1757]] - The [[United Kingdom]] captures [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], [[Indi...
10: ...United States]] [[United States Constitution|Constitution]].
11: *[[1793]] - [[Russia]] and [[Prussia]] partition [[Poland]].
13: *[[1818]] - British [[Institution of Civil Engineers]] formed
20: *[[1882]] - [[John D. Rockefeller]] unites his oil holdings into the [[Standard Oil]] [[tr... - Cable car (railway) (12669 bytes)
4: ...e as required. Cable cars are sometimes confused with [[funicular]]s, where the cars are permanently a...
7: ... a cable house or power house. The speed at which it moves is relatively constant, although somewhat i...
9: ...cable. Conversely the car is stopped by detaching it from the cable, and then applying brakes. This gr...
11: ...may not be able to stop and can wreak havoc along its route until the cable house realizes what is goi...
13: ...ot unique to cable cars, as electric cars fitted with [[regenerative braking]] offer the same advantag... - Warren G. Harding (30163 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ... flair for [[public speaking]] before entering politics, first in the [[Ohio Senate]] ([[1899]]–...
20: ...ng. He was succeeded by [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Calvin Coolidge]].
25: ...th those who controlled most of Marion's local politics. When Harding moved to unseat the ''Marion Ind...
27: ...ting" (Harding's term for informal conversation) with his friends over games of [[poker]].
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