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- Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
3: ...dies at the Conservatory with Nikolay Peyko until 1959, and then with Shebalin until 1963.
7: ...founded Astreja, a folk-instrument improvisation group with fellow composers Victor Suslin and Vyaches...
9: ...osed a homage to [[T. S. Eliot]], using the text from the poet's spiritual masterpiece ''[[Four Quarte...
11: ...rt project to write a piece for the Passion 2000 project in commemoration of [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]...
15: ...n than the recomposition of spiritual integrity through the composition of music." - 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]]. - Miriam Makeba (1140 bytes)
1: ...atist]] [[Stokely Carmichael]] caused further controversy, especially in the United States. [[Nelson M... - 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... - Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
1: ..., ''[[Horses (album)|Horses]]'', was a photo by [[Robert Mapplethorpe]].]]
4: ...n the pages of ''[[Creem]]'' magazine. She also wrote songs during this period in connection with [[A...
6: ...in New Jersey, with the flipside a version of the rock standard with the addition of a spoken piece ab...
8: ...cted this with a rawer sound, although the murky production contributed to its poor reviews.
10: ...njury required a period of rest, and an intensive round of physical therapy, during which time she was... - Maya Deren (3661 bytes)
4: ...nd because of her father's sympathies for [[Leon Trotsky]], the family fled to [[Syracuse, New York|Sy...
6: ... early 1940s, Deren used some of the inheritance from her father to purchase a used [[16mm]] [[Bolex]]...
10: ...ce. The accompanying documentary was edited and produced after her death.
12: Deren passed away in 1961, at the age of 44, from a [[brain hemorrhage]]. Some have speculated th...
14: ...ces]] in which she spelled out ghostly messages through a [[Ouija board]]. Deren is a character in Mer... - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
2: '''Tallulah Brockman Bankhead''' ([[January 31]], [[1902]] - [[De...
4: ...John H. Bankhead]] ([[1842]]-[[1920]]) (Democrat from Alabama [[1907]]-[[1920]]).
6: ... won bit parts, first appearing in a non-speaking role in The Squab Farm.
8: ...ugh as screenwriter [[Anita Loos]], another minor Roundtable member said: "She was so pretty that we t...
12: ...hat she was generally outclassed by Dietrich, [[Carole Lombard]], et al. - Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
1: [[Image:Mia_Farrow_cover.jpg|thumb|Farrow on the cover of ''[[Glamour]]'', [[1968 in film|...
2: ... daughter of [[film director|director]] [[John Farrow]] and his wife, actress [[Maureen O'Sullivan]].
5: ...Polanski]], Sinatra served her divorce papers in front of the cast and crew. The [[divorce]] came as a...
7: Farrow married [[André revin]] in [[1970]]. They had t...
9: ...or a time afterward, having somewhat confirmed Farrow's accusations by his open relationship with one ... - Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
4: ...h Carolina|Grabtown]], [[Johnston County, North Carolina]], the last of seven children of poor [[tobac...
6: ...w]] from 1945 to 1946, and to [[Frank Sinatra]] from 1951 to 1957. She was regarded as one of the mo...
8: ...gambo]]''. She lost to [[Audrey Hepburn]] in ''[[Roman Holiday]]''. Many thought Gardner's greatest ...
12: After a [[stroke]] in 1989, which left her partially paralyzed a...
14: ...n the Sunset Memorial Park, [[Smithfield, North Carolina]]; the town of Smithfield now has an Ava Gard... - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
2: ...rn won an [[Emmy Award]] in [[1975]] for her lead role in ''[[Love Among the Ruins (TV movie)|Love Amo...
5: ...iscussed, and her mother campaigned for birth control and equal rights for women. The Hepburns demand...
7: ...teens, winning a bronze medal for figure skating from the [[Madison Square Garden]] skating club, shoo...
8: <!-- expand information about her brother's apparent suicide and its great impact on He...
10: ...was in drama -->, the same year she debuted on [[Broadway]] after landing a bit part in ''[[Night Host... - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
5: ...te daughter of aspiring actress and piano teacher Romilda Villani and married engineer Riccardo Scicol...
7: ...s and was discovered by her future husband, film producer [[Carlo Ponti]].
9: ...n meeting [[Vittorio De Sica]] and [[Marcello Mastroianni]] in [[1954]].
11: ...l]] play), ''[[Houseboat (movie)|Houseboat]]'' (a romantic comedy again co-starring Cary Grant), and [...
13: ...re freely expressed herself, although she gained profiency in the [[English language]]. In [[1960]], h... - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
1: [[Image:MarilynMonroe.jpg|right|frame|Marilyn Monroe]]
2: '''Marilyn Monroe''' ([[June 1]], [[1926]] – [[August 5]], [...
6: ...he studio where Marilyn's mother, Gladys Pearl Monroe Baker, worked as a film-cutter. However in later...
12: ...[1941]], Grace took her in again. She was then introduced to a neighbor's son, James Dougherty, who wo...
16: ...d the spectacular heights of fame that Marilyn Monroe has. Her [[face]] was certainly her fortune and ... - Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
3: ...er]], and [[author]], best known for her starring roles in the [[musical film]]s ''[[Mary Poppins]]'' ...
5: .... During her run in the musical, she starred in [[Rodgers & Hammerstein]]'s television adaptation of '...
7: ...ot]]'' opposite [[Richard Burton]] and newcomer [[Robert Goulet]]. As was her previous show, it was a ...
9: ...]'' ([[1967]]), with [[Mary Tyler Moore]] and [[Carol Channing]].
11: ...rk was for her [[variety show]] specials with [[Carol Burnett]]. In [[1983]], she was chosen as the [[... - Dawn Fraser (2591 bytes)
2: ...retired it was eight years before her record was broken.
4: ...]’s palace, taking the Olympic flag (later proved false). The ban was lifted four years later.
19: *[[1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Rome Olympic Games]]
32: **110 yards freestyle: 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964
33: **220 yards freestyle: 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964 - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
16: | vicepresident=[[Aaron Burr]]; [[George Clinton (politician)|George Cli...
18: ...ulturalist]], [[Horticulture|horticulturist]], [[Property|land owner]], [[architect]], [[Archaeology|a...
23: ...]], [[1720]]–[[March 31]], [[1776]]), both from families who had settled in [[Virginia]] for sev...
25: ..., [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Roger Sherman]], and [[Robert R. Livingston]]. The committee met and unani...
27: The [[Library of Congress]] was founded from the sale of his collection (the Library was foun... - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
4: <!-- WikiProject Countries Infobox; scroll down to edit content-->
10: ...lagasy language|Malagasy]]: Fatherland, Liberty, Progress)'' |
38: established_dates = From [[France]] <br> [[26 June]], [[1960]] |
53: ...ne of whom brought [[Malagasy]] rice to [[South Carolina]].
55: ...inancial assistance. British influence remained strong for several decades, during which the Merina co... - Switzerland (22270 bytes)
1: ...tria]] and [[Liechtenstein]]. The country has a strong tradition of [[neutral country|political and mi...
11: national_motto = Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno<br>(English: One for all, all for one)|
13: ...anguage|French]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Romansh]]|
31: time_zone = [[Central European Time|CET]] |utc_offset=+1 |
32: time_zone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] |utc_offset_DST=+2 | - Cuba (25106 bytes)
6: ...[Guanajatabey]]) came under [[Spain|Spanish]] control in the [[15th century]] and who were wiped out s...
8: Cuba's economy prospered for the next fifty years. To the point that...
10: ...arrying out the economic reforms that Castro had promised. Among other things, [[healthcare]] and [[ed...
12: ... Pigs)on April 17,1961 where they were met by castro's army, and fought valiantly for more than three ...
14: ...to the U.S., mostly aboard vessels that departed from the U.S. Eventually the U.S. stopped the flow o... - Rwanda (10946 bytes)
7: national_motto = Liberty, Cooperation, Progress |
35: established_dates = From [[Belgium]] <br> [[July 1]], [[1962]] |
38: time_zone = [[Eastern European Time|EET]] |
50: ...as Rwanda were the [[Pygmy]] and [[Twa]]. Later, groups known as [[Hutus]] and [[Tutsis]] also settled...
52: ...ms. After Germany's loss in [[World War I]], the protectorate was taken over by [[Belgium]] with a [[L... - Democratic Republic of the Congo (21095 bytes)
1: ...97. Since 1998, the country has suffered greatly from the devastating and [[genocide|genocidal]] [[Sec...
5: Infobox; scroll down to edit content
41: established_dates = From [[Belgium]] <br> [[June 30]], [[1960]] |
44: ... = [[Central European Time|CET]], [[Eastern European Time|EET]] |
50: ...polated from the latest International Comparison Programme benchmark estimates.
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