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- Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
4: ...e world today, selling over 35 million copies and translated in 27 different languages.
12: ...well as a collection of articles, ''Civilice a su troglodita''. She also worked in Chilean television...
14: ...(whether from murder or suicide is a matter of controversy). In 1975, Isabel Allende went into exile ...
16: ...t]]. The movie starred [[Jeremy Irons]], [[Meryl Streep]], [[Winona Ryder]], [[Glenn Close]] and [[Ant...
29: *''Portrait in Sepia'' (2000) - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ...[November 18]], [[1939]]) is a [[novelist]], [[poetry|poet]], [[literary criticism|literary critic]], ...
6: ...ffect. She ranks as a key figure in [[Canadian poetry]], especially as one of [[Toronto]]'s new voices...
10: ...05]]. In addition, the [[French language|French]] translation of ''The Handmaid's Tale'', ''La servant...
12: ...[Toronto]], [[Unotchit]] Inc., her company, demonstrated a "remote book-signing device" at an invitati...
28: ...winner of the [[2000]] [[Booker Prize]] and the [[2000]] [[Governor General's Award]] - Mary Pickford (7523 bytes)
5: ...d in many melodramas and became a popular child actress in Canada.
9: ...d film era. She won an [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] in [[1929]], but retired from films four yea...
13: ... Her stressful business schedule and Fairbanks' extramarital affair with another woman led to a divorc...
15: ...Ronald. Fairbanks, however, was the love of the actress's life. Before he died, he sent Pickford a mes...
24: ...[[1915]]: worked for various companies, $1000 to $2000 a week - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
11: ...ce" Zinovievna Rosenbaum''', was a popular and controversial [[United States|American]] [[philosopher]...
19: ... Party of the Soviet Union|Communist]] message, attracting the attention of Soviet officials). There i...
22: ...er basic living-expenses. While working as an [[extra]] on [[Cecil B. DeMille]]'s ''[[King of Kings]]'...
26: ...mpany]] publishing house. Despite these initial struggles ''The Fountainhead'' was successful, bringi...
31: ...]] of egoism and individualism. Rand also had a strong dislike for [[mysticism]], [[religion]], and c... - Amelia Earhart (9225 bytes)
8: Her introduction to aviation occurred at a Kansas state fa...
10: ... to the marriage as a "partnership" with "dual control."
14: ...ng [[Charles Lindbergh]]'s solo flight. However, strong north winds, icy conditions and mechanical pro...
16: ...36]] she took delivery of a [[Lockheed 10E]] "Electra," financed by [[Purdue University]], she started...
22: ...signed to communicate with Earhart's Lockheed Electra 10E and guide her to the island once she arrived... - Ruth Benedict (3045 bytes)
9: Benedict wrote poetry under the name "Anne Singleton" until the early ...
15: ...ar-related research and consultation after U.S. entry into
18: ...tary efficiency, approvals needed for its full distribution did not come.
20: ... were alive, and conquered Asian peoples' neither treating the Japanese as their liberators from Weste...
32: ... by H.E. Mr. Sadaaki Numata ... [[25 November]] [[2000]]] - Rosalind Franklin (9829 bytes)
2: ...t contributions to the understanding of the fine structures of [[coal]], [[DNA]] and [[viruses]].
8: ...he basis of her doctoral degree in physical chemistry that she earned in 1945.
9: ...re and earned an international reputation on the structure of carbons. Indeed on several occasions aft...
14: ===Discovery of the structure of DNA===
15: ...B form of DNA. Francis Crick has commented that 'Strictly speaking, our model was not finally ''decisi... - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
7: ...ld city that is now [[Naples]]). A brilliant and strong-willed woman, Florence rebelled against the ex...
9: ... family in [[1845]], evoking intense anger and distress from her family, particularly her mother.
19: ...ey became life-long close friends. Herbert was instrumental in facilitating Nightingale's pioneering w...
23: ... of Kaiserwerth. She undertook the training over strenuous family objections concerning the risks and ...
25: ....gvc.edu/nsa/nightingale.html] in Upper [[Harley Street]], London, a position she held until October [... - Martha Argerich (3384 bytes)
9: ...3 (Rachmaninoff)|Piano Concerto No. 3]] with [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]]'s [[Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tc...
19: ...t Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)]]'''
20: ...: Piano Concerto No. 3'' ([[Grammy Awards of 2000|2000]]) - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...as the greatest female vocalist ever by such industry publications/media outlets as [[Rolling Stone]] ...
6: ...rma]], sang at her father's [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]]-area church and made her first recordings at...
10: ...("[[Bridge Over Troubled Water (song)|Bridge Over Troubled Water]]"), [[Sam Cooke]] and [[The Drifters...
14: ...973 ''''You.'''' But it still produced a standout track ''"Angel",'' written by her sister Carolyn whi...
18: ...or several years after that. She lives today in Detroit. - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
5: ...ng|tunings]]. She was supported, however, by [[Dmitri Shostakovich]], who in evaluating her final exam...
7: ... mid-1970s Gubaidulina founded Astreja, a folk-instrument improvisation group with fellow composers Vi...
11: ...ommemoration of [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]. Her contribution was the [[Johannes-Passion (Gubaidulina)|J...
21: *''Vivente - Non Vivente'' for electronics (1970)
23: *String Quartet No. 1 (1971) - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
1: ...i Mitchell-Both Sides Now.jpg|frame|right|Self portrait by Joni Mitchell, on the cover of her album ''...
5: ...]]s) and unique [[guitar]] playing, tuning the instrument in unorthodox manners to produce a distincti...
7: ...e charts, "Urge for Going", was a success for country singer [[George Hamilton IV]] and for folk singe...
11: ...sylum. ''[[For the Roses]]'' (1972), whose title track continued her exploration of the themes of "Fo...
13: ...ite the commercial success of the more mainstream tracks, she would spend the rest of the decade produ... - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
2: ...]] [[singer-songwriter]] and occasional [[actor|actress]].
6: ...ed attention, though she is still one of the industry's premiere female singer/songwriters. The influ...
23: ...ts and a relentless desire to succeed, Morissette traveled with Howe to [[New York City]] to meet with...
25: :''Take a trip to New York with your guardian''
38: ...debut album, and Morissette lost her recording contract with [[MCA Records]]. - Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
4: ...t]], who recorded several songs to which Smith contributed, including "Career of Evil", "Fire of Unkno...
8: ...h a rawer sound, although the murky production contributed to its poor reviews.
10: ... Florida]], falling 15 feet into a concrete orchestra pit and severely damaging a number of neck verte...
17: ...other Teresa]] and Smith's father) in 2000, and ''Trampin''' (featuring a song about [[Gandhi]]) in 20...
19: ...th was an active supporter of [[Ralph Nader]]'s [[2000]] presidential campaign, touring with him and pla... - Sheryl Crow (8611 bytes)
5: ==Introduction==
9: ...amed up with [[record producer|producer]] Bill Bottrell and other musicians to form what they called "...
11: ...ash radio hit. The singles "Run, Baby, Run" and "Strong Enough" were also released. Crow received seve...
15: In [[1997]] Crow contributed the theme song to the [[James Bond]] film '...
17: ...her album, "Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park." - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
3: ...illboard magazine|Billboard]] charts. Classically trained, Amos’s voice and mostly piano-based m...
7: ...ee]] (an Eastern Cherokee with some European ancestry). In 1968, she was given a full scholarship to t...
10: ... [[China O'Brien]]; in the credits, the song is attributed to a band called "Tess Makes Good" with "ad...
13: ... A remix of the song is also included on the soundtrack.
16: ...[Trent Reznor]] of [[Nine Inch Nails]]. The [[Australia]]n edition of the album included "More Pink",... - Leni Riefenstahl (8095 bytes)
2: ... German [[Nazi Party]]. Shut out of the film industry after [[World War II|the war]], she later became...
5: ...rview she recalled that dancing was what made her truly happy. After injuring her knee, she attended a...
7: ...nstead. Riefenstahl later consented, and made ''[[Triumph of the Will]]'', a [[documentary film]] glor...
9: ...ahl qualified to represent Germany in [[cross-country skiing]] in the [[1936 Summer Olympics|Olympics]...
13: ...s but politically naﶥ and ignorant about their atrocities—a position which many of her critics... - Judi Dench (3254 bytes)
2: ...ed Kingdom|British]] stage, film and television actress.
8: ===Theatrical Career===
9: ...1945]] period primarily through her work in [[theatre]], which has been her main fort頴hroughout her ...
11: ...over the next two decades, winning several best actress awards.
13: ...nd Theatre|West End]] and with the [[National Theatre]] in London. She is a multiple winner of the mai... - Catherine Deneuve (2766 bytes)
1: ... deneuve.jpg|thumb|Catherine Deneuve at Cannes in 2000]]
2: ...[[October 22]] [[1943]]) is a [[France|French]] actress, born in [[Paris]], [[France]].
4: ...Françoise Dorléac]], 1942-1967, was a popular actress before dying in a car crash). Her breakthrough...
6: ...d was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for the same performance.
8: ... by her four-year relationship with [[Marcello Mastroianni]]. She has been married once, from 1965 to ... - Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
2: ...rector|director]] [[John Farrow]] and his wife, actress [[Maureen O'Sullivan]].
5: ...'s Baby]]'' with director [[Roman Polanski]], Sinatra served her divorce papers in front of the cast a...
13: ...rrow died of a heart ailment at age 19 in March [[2000]].
15: ==Trivia==
17: * Screen-tested for the role of Liesel Von Trapp in ''[[The Sound of Music]]''.
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