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- Josephine Baker (5957 bytes)
3: ...singer, sometimes known as "The Black Venus." She became a [[France|French]] [[citizen]] in [[1937]].
7: ... to [[France]], where she starred at the [[Folies Berg貥]], setting the standard for her future acts....
9: ...ensational woman anyone ever saw." In addition to being a musical star, Baker also starred in several ...
11: ...eatest song hit "''J'ai deux amours''" (1931) and became a muse for contemporary painters and sculptor...
17: ...-ethnic orphans, which she called her "Rainbow Tribe." For some time she lived with all of her childre... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
10: ...ng (genre)|swing]] singer, she also encompassed [[bebop]], scat, and performed [[blues]], [[bossa nova...
12: ...with [[Nelson Riddle]]'s [[orchestra]]), [[Irving Berlin]], [[Cole Porter]], [[Jerome Kern]], [[Johnny...
16: ''[[Porgy and Bess]]'' is the most notable of her many recordings ...
20: She married twice. In 1941 she married Benny Kornegay, but the marriage was later annulled....
22: ...leg]]s in [[1993]], and in [[1996]] she died in [[Beverly Hills, California]], after having made some ... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ..., The state of [[Michigan]] declared her voice to be a natural wonder. She has won 16 competitive [[Gr...
6: ...e 14. She signed with [[Columbia Records]] after being discovered by legendary A&R man [[John Hammond...
8: ...rned the nickname ''"The Queen of Soul"'', having become an internationally famous artist and a symbol...
10: ...in the UK pop charts - the best result being a number four with her version of [[Burt Bacharach]]'s ''...
12: ...unchallenged, winning eight successive awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance; she later added t... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...;䴠qızı Ğ?dullina''') (born [[October 24]], [[1931]]) is a [[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[com...
5: ...her studies in [[Soviet]] Russia, her music was labeled "irresponsible" for its exploration of alterna...
9: In the early 1980s Gubaidulina became better known abroad through [[Gidon Kremer]]'s champ...
22: *''Concordanza'' for chamber ensemble (1971)
24: *''Ten Preludes'' for solo cello (1974) - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
3: ... to [[Rock and roll|rock music]] and [[jazz]], to become one of the most highly respected [[singer-son...
5: ...e a distinctive rhythmic, driving sound. She has been a cigarette smoker since the age of nine, which...
9: ... many songs focusing on the dichotomy between the benefits of her stardom and its costs, both in terms...
11: ...nd then-friend [[David Geffen]]). It remains her best selling single to this day.
17: ...th legendary bassist [[Charles Mingus]], who died before the project was completed. Mitchell finished... - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
2: ...''Alanis Nadine Morissette''' (born [[June 1]], [[1974]]) is a successful [[Canada|Canadian]] [[singer-s...
6: ...single, "You Oughta Know", led Morissette to be labeled the "first lady of rage", though the album its...
10: Alanis Morissette was born on [[June 1]], [[1974]], in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], to sch...
12: ... Alanis. I want to meet you one day and I want to be famous, just like you."''
16: :''What did you think I'd be doing now'' - Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
1: ...''[[Horses (album)|Horses]]'', was a photo by [[Robert Mapplethorpe]].]]
2: '''Patti Smith''' (born [[December 30]], [[1946]]) is a [[United States]] [[musicia...
6: ...plethorpe]] the band recorded a first single in [[1974]]. The A side of "Piss Factory / [[Hey Joe]]" fea...
8: ... [[Robert Mapplethorpe]], then her roommate, also became one of rock 'n roll's classics. As Smith tour...
10: ...rgise and reorganise her life, a luxury which had been denied her in her early rise to fame. - Leni Riefenstahl (8095 bytes)
2: ...ndustry after [[World War II|the war]], she later became a [[photographer]].
5: ...on to star in a number of Fanck's [[Mountain film|bergfilme]], presenting herself as an athletic, adve...
7: ... asked her to film the Nazi Party rally in [[Nuremberg]] in [[1934]]. Initially she refused, suggestin...
9: ... decided to film the event instead. This material became ''[[Olympia_(film)|Olympia]]'', a film celebr...
13: ... claims could not be proved in court. In the end, being unable to prove any culpable support of the Na... - Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
1: '''Ingrid Bergman''' ([[August 29]], [[1915]] – [[August...
3: ..., her first movie. After a dozen films in Sweden, Bergman was signed by [[David O. Selznick]] to star ...
5: ... Mary's]]'' ([[1945]]). She would receive another Best Actress nomination for ''[[Joan of Arc (movie)|...
7: ... Bergman's children is the model and actress [[Isabella Rossellini]].
9: ...the big screen. It is considered to be among her best performances. - Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
2: ...aria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow''' but has always been known as '''Mia'''. She is the daughter of [[f...
9: ...ing one of their youngest adopted children. Allen became infamously tainted for a time afterward, havi...
18: * Farrow became friends with [[Roman Polanski]] and his wife ...
21: ...Prudence, became the subject of the [[The Beatles|Beatles]] song "[[Dear Prudence]]".
35: *''[[The Great Gatsby]]'' ([[1974]]) - Jodie Foster (4460 bytes)
2: ...''Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster''' (born [[November 19]], [[1962]]) is an [[United States|American]]...
5: ...ep school, the [[Lyc饠Fran硩s de Los Angeles]], before going on to [[Yale University]], where she ea...
7: ...e earned a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her role in [[Martin S...
9: ...cademy Award for Best Actress|Academy Awards]] as Best Actress for her role as a gang-rape victim in '...
11: ...s even share the same father. Because of this and because she has lived with a female companion for se... - Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
2: '''Ava Gardner''' ([[December 24]], [[1922]] – [[January 25]], [[1990]])...
6: ...in the mid-[[1960s]]. (Scott was rumored to have beaten Gardner during their relationship.)
8: ...h Fellowes, however, was nominated, albeit in the best supporting actress category.
10: ...J.R.R. Tolkien]] at [[Oxford University]] in November 1964. Neither was aware of the fame of the othe...
12: ...] in 1989, which left her partially paralyzed and bedridden, [[Frank Sinatra]] paid all her medical ex... - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
2: ...which she won four. She was nominated for twelve Best Actress Academy Awards, the record for nominati...
5: ...oy that," Hepburn later said of her unabashedly liberal family, who she credited with giving her a sen...
7: ...Young Women's Golf Championship. She would later be recognized for her athletic physicality — s...
10: ...egree from BM in history and philosophy; can this be a mistake? other sources say her degree was in dr...
14: ==Hepburn's acting career begins== - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
3: ...s of all time and, at the age of 70, continues to be a top sex symbol.
7: ...ani" or "Sofia Lazzaro' and took part in regional beauty contests, were she won several prizes and was...
11: ... became romantically attracted for a time). Loren became an international film star with a five-pictur...
13: ... actor to win a major category [[Academy Award]] (Best Actress) for a non-English language performance...
15: ... with [[Peter Sellers]], with whom she recorded a best-selling album of comedic songs and also reporte... - Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
3: ...ritish]] [[actress]], [[singer]], and [[author]], best known for her starring roles in the [[musical f...
5: She was born '''Julia Elizabeth Wells''' in [[Walton-on-Thames]], [[Surrey]], [...
7: ...]]'' opposite [[Richard Burton]] and newcomer [[Robert Goulet]]. As was her previous show, it was a sm...
9: ...n ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' ([[1965]]), and thus became, briefly, one of the most sought-after stars ...
13: ...aries]]'' and its sequel, both of which proved to be major box office hits. She has also starred in t... - Dorothy Hamill (1348 bytes)
3: ...backwards. Her mother said yes and she learned to be a professional. When she was older she won an Oly...
5: ...ch became known as the "[[Hamill camel]]." The bobbed hairstyle that she wore during her Olympic perfo...
7: ...d Ice Capades in [[1993]], but sold it to [[Pat Robertson]] soon after. - Martina Navratilova (16246 bytes)
3: ...defected to the [[United States]] in [[1975]] and became a US citizen in [[1981]]. During her career s...
5: ...] her mother Jana married Miroslav Navrátil, who became her first tennis coach. Martina then took the...
9: ...sional singles title in [[Orlando, Florida]] in [[1974]].
11: ...her career (and was at one point unflatteringly labelled the “Great Wide Hope” by the [[journalist...
15: ...d the World No. 1 ranking for the first time. She beat Evert in the final again to successfully defend... - Daisy (2511 bytes)
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10: {{Taxobox genus entry | taxon = [[Bellis]]}}
16: ... the name "daisy" is a corruption of "day's eye", because the whole head closes at night and opens in ...
18: ...sed insecticides. Daisy leaves are edible and can be used in salads. - Heraldry (23465 bytes)
1: ...n [[battle]]s or [[jousting|jousts]] and to describe the various devices they carried or [[paint]]ed o...
3: ... reason for this is that they refer to the shield-bearer's point of view, not the observer's.
5: ... in many different [[typeface|font]]s while still being the same letter.<sup>1</sup> For example, alm...
9: ...ay the entire coat-of-arms, and this practice may be the origin of the popular usage.
12: ...rallel usage for noncombatant [[clergy]]men could be found sometimes on the [[Europe]]an continent, wi... - Greek language (35285 bytes)
13: ...ικά, [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] {{IPA|/ɛˌliniˈka/}} –...
15: ...Classical]] periods of Greek civilisation. It has been studied in schools and universities in many cou...
17: ...tablished in the city of [[Rome]] and Koine Greek became a first or second language in the [[Roman Emp...
21: ...ctly from [[Koine Greek]], '''Modern Greek''' can be traced in the late [[Byzantine]] period (as early...
23: ...reek is traditionally written in the [[Greek alphabet]].
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