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- King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ... Welsh texts often call him ''amerauder'' ("[[emperor]]").
5: ...he west of what would become [[England]], but controversy over the centre of his power and the extent ...
7: ...ho was active during the reign of the [[Roman Emperor]] [[Anthemius]]. Unfortunately, Riothamus is a s...
9: ...red for centuries afterward. Yet the obscurity surrounding the historical career of Artorius makes thi...
13: ...ther Roman Briton of the period, for example [[Ambrosius Aurelianus]], led the forces battling the Sax... - Madalyn Murray O'Hair (6271 bytes)
4: ...yn Murray. In [[1949]] she obtained a Law degree from [[South Texas College of Law]] but never practic...
11: ...d also produced an [[atheism|atheist]] [[radio]] program in which she criticized [[religion]] and [[th...
16: ... of only $500,000. No further communication came from any of the O'Hairs and in 1996 William Murray fi...
18: ...iolent crimes (along with one for stealing funds from the organisation). Police concluded he and accom...
21: ...atheists and various efforts have been made to introduce a new term into common use. - Mary Pickford (7523 bytes)
5: ...ed seven, was cast in Toronto's Princess Theatre production of ''The Silver King'', as Baby Gladys Smi...
7: ...Mille]], who was also in the cast. The play was produced by [[David Belasco]], who insisted that she ...
9: ...that reflected her own age, rather than teenage heroines.
11: ...olism, and Pickford became secretly involved in a romantic relationship with [[Douglas Fairbanks (1883...
13: ...'s second marriage was also plagued with marital problems. Her stressful business schedule and Fairban... - Nathalie Sarraute (1197 bytes)
4: ...d by [[Jean-Paul Sartre]] and [[Max Jacob]]. In [[1941]], she quit her work as a lawyer to consecrate he...
6: ...s most associated with the trend of the [[nouveau roman]].
10: * ''Tropismes'', [[1939]] - Gertrude Stein (13569 bytes)
7: ..., she was educated in [[California]], graduating from [[Radcliffe College]] in 1897 followed by two ye...
12: ...rom 1903 to 1912 she lived in [[Paris]] with her brother Leo, who became an accomplished art critic.
13: ... life, Stein was supported by a stipend from her brother Michael's business.
15: She and her brother compiled one of the first collections of Cubi...
19: ...she had a large circle of friends and tirelessly promoted herself. Her judgments in literature and art... - Amy Johnson (2606 bytes)
2: ...'' ([[July 1]], [[1903]] – [[January 5]], [[1941]]) was a famous English [[aviatrix]] who was born...
4: ...obby, gaining a pilot's licence at the [[London Aeroplane Club]] in late [[1929]].
6: ...on to qualify as the first British-trained woman ground engineer.
8: ...nce Museum in London]]. She received a [[Harmon Trophy]] in recognition of this achievement.
10: ...[[July]] [[1931]], she set the record for flying from [[England]] to [[Japan]] in a [[De Havilland]] [... - Marina Tsvetaeva (21885 bytes)
3: ...([[October 9]], [[1892]] – [[August 31]], [[1941]]) was a [[Russia]]n [[poet]] and [[writer]].
5: ...lly began in the 1960s. Tsvetaeva's poetry arose from her own deeply convoluted personality, her eccen...
8: ...]] of Fine Arts. Tsvetaeva's mother, Maria Alexandrovna Meyn, was Ivan's second wife, a highly literat...
10: ...rgotten it. Maria Alexandrovna particularly disapproved of Marina's poetic inclination. She wished her...
12: ... by the sea at Nervi, near [[Genoa]]. Here, away from the rigid constraints of a bourgeois Muscovite l... - Virginia Woolf (9482 bytes)
3: ...nd a member of the [[Bloomsbury group|Bloomsbury Group]].
7: ...he intellectual circle known as the [[Bloomsbury group]]. While nowhere near a simple recapitulation ...
9: ...ar success. Much of her work was self-published through the [[Hogarth Press]]. She is hailed as one of...
11: ...arious possibilities of fractured narrative and chronology. She has, in the words of [[E.M. Forster]],...
13: ... of time and life, presented simultaneously as corrosion and rejuvenation- all set in a highly imagina... - Rosalind Franklin (9829 bytes)
1: [[Image:Rosalind Franklin.jpg|180px|thumb|right|Rosalind Franklin]]
2: '''Rosalind Elsie Franklin''' ([[July 25]], [[1920]] - ...
4: ==Background==
5: .... Later they helped settle Jewish refugees from Europe who had escaped the ''Nazis''.
8: ...charcoal and how to use them most efficiently, a problem affecting the war. Her work helped spark the ... - Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
1: ...veloper of the first [[compiler]] for a computer programming language.
3: ...ssar in 1931; by [[1941]] she was an [[associate professor]].
5: ...or it. At the end of the war she was discharged from the Navy, but she continued to work on the devel...
9: ...lent, the COMTRAN. However, it was her idea that programs could be written in a language that was clos...
12: ...t turned into an indefinite assignment. She was promoted to Captain in [[1973]] by Admiral [[Elmo R. ... - Martha Argerich (3384 bytes)
3: '''Martha Argerich''' (born [[June 5]], [[1941]]) is a [[pianist]] of [[Argentina|Argentinian]] ...
5: ... Bolzano within a few weeks, and her career as a professional pianist was launched.
7: ... at age 19) of such competition mainstays as the Prokofiev ''Toccata'' and Liszt's ''Sixth [[Hungarian...
9: ...erto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)|Piano Concerto No. 1]]. From [[1969]] to [[1973]], Argerich was married to [[...
11: ...as been tireless in promoting younger pianists, through her annual festival, and does frequently appea... - Josephine Baker (5957 bytes)
7: ...ently escaped into the orchestra pit, where it terrorized the musicians, adding yet another element of...
9: ... [[United States|U.S.]], she would have suffered from the [[racism|racial]] prejudices common to the e...
13: ...was awarded the [[Croix de Guerre]] for her underground activity.
15: ... personal life similarly suffered, and she went through six marriages, some legal, some not.
17: ...other expatriate American entertainer living in Europe. - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
1: ...a.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Maria Callas in the title role of Donizetti's opera ''Anna Bolena'', La Scala,...
3: ...xtremely versatile singer, her repertoire ranged from classical [[opera seria]], such as [[Gaspare Spo...
5: ...[1947]], Callas made her Italian debut at the [[Verona Arena]] in ''[[La Gioconda]]'' under the baton ...
7: ...ingly unstable higher register that wobbled uncontrollably at times.
9: ... a disaster due to Callas's almost-completely destroyed voice. - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
2: ...s noted for her purity of tone and "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her [[scat sin...
6: ...'s Orchestra in [[1935]], in Harlem's [[Savoy Ballroom]]. She recorded several hit songs with them, in...
10: ...ice and typical gestures, as well as [[Louis Armstrong]]'s.
12: ...s she was now called by other singers) toured [[Europe]] and North America, classically opening their ...
14: ...portant groups and [[Solo (music)|solo]]ists. Her role effectively was the "instrumentalist of voice".... - Billie Holiday (6766 bytes)
3: ...sh; [[July 17]], [[1959]]), also called '''[[Jazz royalty|Lady Day]]''' is generally considered one of...
7: ...n early age and, allegedly, began working as a [[prostitute]] with her mother. This preceded her move ...
9: ...se]]". Some historians consider this an anomaly, probably inserted by a hospital or government worker ...
14: ...Around [[1932]] she was "discovered" by [[record producer]] [[John Hammond]] at a club called Monette'...
16: ...eafter, Holiday began performing regularly at numerous clubs on [[52nd Street]] in [[Manhattan]]. - Bessie Smith (7284 bytes)
5: ...ge presence. Smith began developing her own act around [[1913]], at [[Atlanta]]'s "81" Theatre and by...
7: ...nest musicians around, most notably [[Louis Armstrong]], [[James P. Johnson]], [[Joe Smith]], [[Charl...
9: ... musical environment that is radically different from any found on her recordings.
11: ... preferring to have Bessie back in her old blues groove, but "Take Me For A Buggy Ride" and "Gimme a ...
13: ...ned an ambulance. She was taken to Clarksdale's Afro-Hospital and her arm was amputated, but she never... - Julia Child (8199 bytes)
2: ...am through her many [[cookbook]]s and television programs. Her most famous works are the 1961 cookbook...
6: ...s]] and, after the bombing of [[Pearl Harbor]] in 1941, joined the [[Office of Strategic Services]] (OSS...
10: ...eign Service | U.S. Foreign Service]] and also introduced Julia to fine cuisine. She learned to cook i...
14: ... had written a French cookbook for Americans and proposed that Mrs. Child work with them to make it ap...
16: ... For the next decade as the Childs moved around Europe and finally to [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], th... - Hannah Szenes (4490 bytes)
7: ...d to live with her mother Katherine Szenes and a brother.
9: Szenes entered a private protestant girl's school open – with increased ...
11: ...ted in the British army. In 1944 she begun a paratrooper training in [[Egypt]] for the British [[Speci...
13: ...r comrades crossed the Hungarian border in small groups. She was captured before she could begin her m...
17: ...her last day, November 7, 1944. Her remains were brought to [[Israel]] in 1950 and buried in the cemet... - Krystyna Skarbek (11133 bytes)
7: ... A first marriage, at eighteen, to businessman Karol Getlich soon ended without rancor. On [[Novembe...
9: ...f the Polish courier missions was the smuggling across the Tatras of a secret, unique Polish [[anti-ta...
11: ....) Krystyna and Kowerski made good their escape from Hungary via the [[Balkans]] and [[Turkey]].
13: ... organization called the "[[Musketeers]]." This group had been formed in [[October]] [[1939]] by engi...
15: ...visas through French-mandated [[Syria]] from the pro-[[Vichy]] [[France|French]] [[consul]]. Only Ger... - Penny Marshall (1609 bytes)
1: ...942]]) is an [[United States|American]] actress, producer and director.
3: ...rk City|New York]]. She is the sister of writer, producer and director [[Garry Marshall]].
5: ...tion comedy|sitcom]] ''[[Laverne and Shirley]]'' from ([[1976 in television|1976]]-[[1983 in film|1983...
7: Marshall was married to actor and director [[Rob Reiner]] ([[1971]]-[[1979]]).
18: *''[[1941]]'' (1979)
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