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- King Arthur (22450 bytes)
2: ...f '''King Arthur''' in plate armour with visor raised and with jousting shield]]
5: ...ght against the [[pagan]] [[Saxon]]s. His power base was probably in either [[Wales]], [[Cornwall]], o...
9: ...rius makes this identification unlikely, as there seems to be little reason for him to have become a m...
11: ...sonage (citing sometimes a supposed change of the sea-god [[Lir]] into [[Leir of Britain | King Lear]]...
15: ... mac Gabran]], who had a son called Artuir and whose life was somewhat similar to Arthur's. - Madalyn Murray O'Hair (6271 bytes)
1: ...of [[American Atheists]] and campaigned for the [[separation of church and state]].
4: ...o nonetheless divorced Roths and began calling herself Madalyn Murray. In [[1949]] she obtained a Law ...
9: ...for the separation of church and state, and addresses issues of [[First Amendment to the United States...
13: ... might have characterized as [[self-actualization|self-actualizing]].
16: ...me time and a visit to [[San Antonio, Texas]]. In September Jon ordered $600,000 worth of gold coins f... - Mary Pickford (7523 bytes)
5: ...'The Silver King'', as Baby Gladys Smith. She subsequently played in many melodramas and became a pop...
9: ... but retired from films four years later, after a series of disappointing roles and the public's inabi...
11: ...ure film star. The phrase "by the clock" became a secret message of their love; as the couple was driv...
13: ...at their estate [[Pickfair]]. However, Pickford's second marriage was also plagued with marital proble...
15: ...he love of the actress's life. Before he died, he sent Pickford a message saying simply, "By the clock... - Nathalie Sarraute (1197 bytes)
4: ...], she quit her work as a lawyer to consecrate herself to literature. - Gertrude Stein (13569 bytes)
3: [[Image:Homosexualitystein.jpg|thumb|right|Gertrude Stein and he...
11: ...t of artistic creativity gathering in [[Montparnasse]].
15: ... a friend and painted her portrait), [[Henri Matisse]], [[Andre Derain]] plus other young painters.
19: ...arge circle of friends and tirelessly promoted herself. Her judgments in literature and art were highl...
21: ... was Gertrude's 'wife' in that Stein rarely addressed his wife, and he treated Alice the same, leaving... - Amy Johnson (2606 bytes)
2: ...'' ([[July 1]], [[1903]] – [[January 5]], [[1941]]) was a famous English [[aviatrix]] who was born...
4: ...heffield]], Johnson went to work in [[London]] as secretary to a solicitor. She was introduced to flyi...
8: ...e seen in the [[Science Museum_(London)|Science Museum in London]]. She received a [[Harmon Trophy]] ...
10: In [[July]] [[1931]], she set the record for flying from [[England]] to [[Japa...
12: In [[July]] [[1932]], she set a solo record for the flight from England to [[C... - Marina Tsvetaeva (21885 bytes)
3: ...([[October 9]], [[1892]] – [[August 31]], [[1941]]) was a [[Russia]]n [[poet]] and [[writer]].
5: ...ned use of language. Among her themes were female sexuality, and the tension in women's private emotio...
8: ...na's imagination, and to cause her to identify herself with the Polish aristocracy.)
10: ...'s children, and Tsvetaeva's father maintained close contact with Varvara's family. Maria favoured Ana...
12: ... to several changes in school, and during the course of her travels she acquired Italian, French and G... - Virginia Woolf (9482 bytes)
3: ...([[January 25]], [[1882]] – [[March 28]], [[1941]]) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[author]] an...
7: ... her sister [[Vanessa Bell]] had been sexually abused by their half-brothers, George and [[Gerald Duck...
9: ...ritical and popular success. Much of her work was self-published through the [[Hogarth Press]]. She is...
13: ...simultaneously as corrosion and rejuvenation- all set in a highly imaginative and symbolic narrative e...
15: ...voices, and can't concentrate. So I am doing what seems the best thing to do. You have given me the gr... - Rosalind Franklin (9829 bytes)
2: ...he fine structures of [[coal]], [[DNA]] and [[viruses]].
5: ... father taught in the evenings. Later they helped settle Jewish refugees from Europe who had escaped t...
8: ...e fine structure of coal and charcoal and how to use them most efficiently, a problem affecting the wa...
9: ...ough he had been equally involved in the work. It seemed she had little choice but to return to Englan...
12: ...in arrived, and so he returned to find that his research project had been taken over by a newcomer. Th... - Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
3: ...egan teaching mathematics at Vassar in 1931; by [[1941]] she was an [[associate professor]].
5: In [[1943]] she joined the [[U.S. Naval Reserve]] and was assigned to work with [[Howard Aiken...
7: ...st version was [[A-0]]. Later versions were released commercially as the [[ARITH-MATIC]], [[MATH-MATI...
9: ...s of the time. It is fair to say that COBOL was based very much on her philosophy.
12: Hopper retired from the Naval Reserve with the rank of Commander at the end of [[196... - Martha Argerich (3384 bytes)
3: '''Martha Argerich''' (born [[June 5]], [[1941]]) is a [[pianist]] of [[Argentina|Argentinian]] ...
5: ...rturo Benedetti Michelangeli]] and [[Stefan Askenase]]. In [[1957]], she won two major piano competiti...
7: ...ated dynamics and tempi, her playing is characterised by her passionate and unique sound.
9: ...[[Sergei Rachmaninoff]], [[Olivier Messiaen]] and Sergei Prokofiev, a notable record pairing Rachmanin...
17: *Martha Argerich & [[Mikhail Pletnev]] for ''[[Sergei Prokofiev|Prokofiev]] (Arr. Pletnev): Cindere... - Josephine Baker (5957 bytes)
1: [[Image:JosephineBakerBurlesque.JPG|thumb|Josephine Baker in a [[burlesque]] outfit]]
3: ...1906]] - [[April 12]], [[1975]]), born '''Freda Josephine McDonald''', was an [[African American]] da...
7: ...e]], where she starred at the [[Folies Bergè²¥]], setting the standard for her future acts. Already a ...
9: ... films, among them ''Zouzou'' (1934) and ''Princesse Tamtam'' (1935).
11: ... hit "''J'ai deux amours''" (1931) and became a muse for contemporary painters and sculptors. - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
3: ...ger, her repertoire ranged from classical [[opera seria]], such as [[Gaspare Spontini|Spontini]]'s ''[...
5: ...ullio Serafin]]. Together with Serafin, Callas subsequently recorded and performed many bel canto oper...
7: ...litan Opera]], [[Dallas Opera]], [[Royal Opera House]], [[Mexico]]'s [[Palacio de las Bellas Artes]], ...
9: ...back recital in [[1973]] tour with the tenor [[Giuseppe Di Stefano]] but it was a disaster due to Call...
13: ... recovered, they were scattered into the [[Aegean Sea]], off the coast of Greece. - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
4: ...rt News, Virginia]], [[United States|USA]] and raised in [[Yonkers, New York]]. She was left on her o...
6: ... to Swing It", but it was her version of the [[nursery rhyme]], "[[A Tisket A Tasket]]" that launched ...
10: ... [[Swing (genre)|swing]] singer, she also encompassed [[bebop]], scat, and performed [[blues]], [[boss...
12: ...lington]], a later collection devoted to one composer occured during the [[Pablo Records|Pablo]] years...
20: ...rnegay, but the marriage was later annulled. Her second husband was the famous [[double bass|bass]] p... - Billie Holiday (6766 bytes)
7: ...ree, but they soon divorced, leaving her to be raised largely by her mother and other relatives. A har...
9: ... responsible father. In the rare times Billie did see him, she would shake him down for money by threa...
14: ... Hammond was the first). Hammond arranged several sessions for her with [[Benny Goodman]]; her first-e...
16: ...around this time that Holiday had her first successes as a live performer. On [[November 23]], [[1934]...
20: ... white gardenia in her hair. She explained the sense of overpowering drama that featured in her songs,... - Bessie Smith (7284 bytes)
2: ...[September 26]] [[1937]]) in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]], [[USA]] was the most popular and successful [...
5: ...d a reputation in the South and along the Eastern Seaboard.
7: ...was signed by [[Columbia records]], and quickly rose to stardom as a headliner on the [[T. O. B. A.]] ...
9: ...s orchestra, the Hall Johnson Choir, and a string section--a musical environment that is radically dif...
11: ...almost inaudible guest visit. Hammond was not pleased with the result, preferring to have Bessie back ... - Julia Child (8199 bytes)
2: ...ng the Art of French Cooking'' and the television series ''[[The French Chef]]'', which premiered in 1...
6: ...arbor]] in 1941, joined the [[Office of Strategic Services]] (OSS) after being turned down by the [[Un...
8: ...vilian Service as head of the Registry of the OSS Secretariat.
10: ...fine cuisine. She learned to cook in order to please him and entertain their large social circle. In 1...
14: ... written a French cookbook for Americans and proposed that Mrs. Child work with them to make it appeal... - Hannah Szenes (4490 bytes)
3: '''Hannah Szenes''' (or '''Chana Senesh''') ([[July 17]], [[1921]] - [[November 7]], ...
7: Hannah Szenes (Senesh) was born to an assimilated Jewish family in ...
9: ...d not take the office in the [[anti-semitism|anti-Semitic]] atmosphere. She joined ''Maccabea'', a Hun...
11: ...tine]]. In 1941 she joined a [[kibbutz]] called ''Sedot Yam'' and also joined the [[Haganah]]. Februar...
13: ...er mother as well. The mother was eventually released. - Krystyna Skarbek (11133 bytes)
3: ...] [[Poland]] and [[France]]. She was the longest-serving and most capable of all SOE's women agents. ...
9: ...]] [[rifle]] which was fated never to see wartime service.
11: ...monary [[tuberculosis]]. (It did not hurt her cause that the Gestapo had not been anxious to get on t...
13: ...mdash; it is unclear by whom or for what reason. Several versions exist as to why the Musketeers were...
15: ...a and Kowerski was the ease — which her accusers might have understood, had they known her bette... - Penny Marshall (1609 bytes)
5: Penny played the role of the wise-cracking brewery worker [[Laverne DeFazio]] in th...
9: She has directed several successful feature [[film|motion pictures]] ...
13: *''[[The Savage Seven]]'' (1968)
18: *''[[1941]]'' (1979)
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