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- Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ...She was born in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], and attended school at [[Victoria University in the Universit...
4: ...ave feminism]]. She also has a reputation for her deep interest in [[Canada]] and [[Canadian literatur...
6: ...he [[1960s]], along with [[Gwendolyn MacEwen]], [[Dennis Lee]] and [[Michael Ondaatje]].
8: ... fiction [[novel]] ''[[The Handmaid's Tale]]'' (made into a movie and an opera), or for her [[Booker P...
10: ...he French version of the competition, ''Le combat des livres'', in [[2004]]. - Clarice Lispector (1743 bytes)
1: ...larice Lispector''' ([[December 10]] [[1920]] - [[December 9]] [[1977]]) was a [[Brazil|Brazilian]] wr...
3: ...t her stream-of-consciousness writing style was under heavy influence of [[Virginia Woolf]] or [[James...
5: ...s buried in at the Israeli Cemetery of Caj? [[Rio de Janeiro]].
7: ...', where the life of Macab顬 a poor woman in Rio de Janeiro, is written called Rodrigo S.M, a fiction...
13: *A Cidade Sitiada (1949) - Sofia Kovalevskaya (3306 bytes)
1: ...]]) was a [[Russia]]n [[mathematician]] and a student of [[Karl Weierstrass]] in [[Berlin]]. In [[188...
3: ...ged to convince the Russians to list him as descended of aristocracy, a Hungarian king in particular; ...
5: ...) via [[Fyodor Fyodorovich Schubert]] (another Academician) and had more education and "appreciation o...
7: Sofia Kovalevskaya contributed to the understanding of [[partial differential equation]]s (t...
9: ...to get his attention, but he was focused on the older sister Anna and he very probably proposed to her... - Margaret Mead (11387 bytes)
3: ...ecember 16]], [[1901]] – [[November 15]], [[1978]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[cultural a...
5: She was born in Philadelphia and raised in nearby [[Doylestown]] by a uni...
7: ... based on research she conducted as a graduate student, but her position as a pioneering anthropologis...
9: She died in [[New York]] on [[15 November]] [[1978]], aged 76.
13: ... constitutes courtesy, modesty, good manners, and definite ethical standards is not universal. It is ... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
6: ...[1935]], in Harlem's [[Savoy Ballroom]]. She recorded several hit songs with them, including "(If You ...
8: ...bb died in [[1939]], the band continued touring under the new name, "Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Or...
10: ... other singers: in particular, she was able to render quite perfectly [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s voice and t...
12: ...iddle, and [[Duke Ellington]], a later collection devoted to one composer occured during the [[Pablo R...
14: ...scar Peterson]], [[Count Basie]] ("On the Sunny Side of the Street"), [[Joe Pass]] ("Speak love"), [[D... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...[Michigan]] declared her voice to be a natural wonder. She has won 16 competitive [[Grammys]] (includi...
6: ...s [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]]-area church and made her first recordings at the age 14. She signed w...
8: ... internationally famous artist and a symbol of pride for the [[African American]] community. Franklin ...
10: ... Angeles Baptist church. Surprisingly she never made it to number one in the UK pop charts - the best ...
12: ...or Best Female R&B Vocal Performance; she later added three more Grammies in this category in the [[19... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...931]]) is a [[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[composer]] of deeply religious music.
3: ...ervatory, graduating in 1954. In [[Moscow]] she undertook further studies at the Conservatory with Nik...
7: In the mid-1970s Gubaidulina founded Astreja, a folk-instrument improvisation group w...
11: ...). The two works together form a "diptych" on the death and resurrection of Christ, her largest work t...
15: ...f a bond...restoring the legato of life. Life divides man into many pieces...There is no weightier occ... - Mahalia Jackson (2345 bytes)
1: ...] [[gospel music|gospel]] [[singer]], widely regarded as one of the best in the history of the genre. ...
3: ... Trust in Jesus'' won a prize from the French Academy, while ''[[Silent Night]]'' was one of the best...
5: ...[[Germany]] in [[1971]]; when she returned, she made one of her final television appearances on ''[[Th...
7: ...ssociation]]'s [[Gospel Music Hall of Fame]] in [[1978]]. - Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
2: ...e daughter of an [[Atheism|atheist]] father and a devout [[Jehovah's Witnesses|Jehovah's Witness]] mot...
4: ...en Lanier]] of the [[Blue ֹster Cult]], who recorded several songs to which Smith contributed, includ...
6: ...in an assembly line in New Jersey, with the flipside a version of the rock standard with the addition ...
8: ...y and is widely considered one of rock's greatest debuts. The cover photograph by [[Robert Mapplethorp...
10: ... and reorganise her life, a luxury which had been denied her in her early rise to fame. - Lucinda Williams (4182 bytes)
6: ...y blend. She moved to [[Jackson, Mississippi]] in 1978 to record her first album, for [[Smithsonian]]/[[...
8: ...round the country and gained fans among music insiders, including [[Tom Petty]], who would later cover...
10: ...s as a songwriter. [[Mary Chapin Carpenter]] recorded a bowdlerized cover of "Passionate Kisses" (from...
12: ...ritical acclaim, but her commercial success was moderate. [[Emmylou Harris]] said of Williams, "She is...
16: ...''[[The Horse Whisperer]]'', the album received wide critical notice and soon went gold. It received a... - Julia Child (8199 bytes)
6: ...nd briefly working in advertising again. Civic-minded, she volunteered with the [[American Red Cross]]...
8: ...ere she was mostly a file clerk but helped in the development of a [[shark]] repellant. She was posted...
10: ...the [[United States State Department | U.S. State Department]] assigned Mr. Child as an exhibits offic...
14: ...re. She joined the women's cooking club [[Cercle des Gourmettes]] where she met [[Simone Beck]] who, ...
16: ...h]] into [[American English]], making the recipes detailed, interesting, and practical. - Leni Riefenstahl (8095 bytes)
5: ...nold Fanck]], the director of that film, and demanded a role in his next film. He consented and Riefe...
7: ...t]]: the film was released in [[1935]] as ''[[Tag der Freiheit]]'' (''[[Day of Freedom]]'') and is now...
9: ... in the [[1936 Summer Olympics|Olympics]] but decided to film the event instead. This material became ...
13: ...II, she spent four years in a [[France|French]] [[detention camp]]. There were accusations of her usin...
15: ...e few films she made were short and personally funded. <!--This needs a source. Her biopic and imdb li... - Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
1: ..., [[1982]]) was an [[Academy Award]]-winning [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Actor|actress]].
3: ...1939]]). The film was an enormous success and "Sweden's illustrious gift to [[Hollywood]]" had arrived...
5: ...eived her first Academy Award nomination for [[Academy_Award_for_Best Actress|Best Actress]] for the f...
7: ...e of Rossellini's and Bergman's children is the model and actress [[Isabella Rossellini]].
9: ... final performance on the big screen. It is considered to be among her best performances. - Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
2: ...n]] [[actress]]. Farrow was born '''Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow''' but has always been known as ...
16: ...nically about famous mothers and their children modeling the latest fashions for families.
21: ...ct of the [[The Beatles|Beatles]] song "[[Dear Prudence]]".
37: *''[[A Wedding]]'' ([[1978]])
38: *''[[Avalanche]]'' ([[1978]]) - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
2: ...ur. She was nominated for twelve Best Actress Academy Awards, the record for nominations until 2003, ...
5: ...d with giving her a sense of adventure and independence.
7: ...l for figure skating from the [[Madison Square Garden]] skating club, shooting golf in the low eightie...
8: ...and information about her brother's apparent suicide and its great impact on Hepburn -->
10: ...ay her degree was in drama -->, the same year she debuted on [[Broadway]] after landing a bit part in ... - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
3: ...oren''' (born [[September 20]], [[1934]]) is considered to be the most famous [[Italy|Italian]] actres...
7: ...[Rome]]. Around this time, she also worked as a model in the ''fotoromanzi'' (weekly ilustrated romant...
9: ...er acting career took off upon meeting [[Vittorio De Sica]] and [[Marcello Mastroianni]] in [[1954]].
11: ...ler in Pink Tights]]'' (in which she appeared blonde for the first time in her career).
13: ...eing the first actor to win a major category [[Academy Award]] (Best Actress) for a non-English langua... - Meryl Streep (12114 bytes)
2: ...m the [[1980s]] to the present day, has been regarded as one of the best in her field.
5: ...s]], [[1979]]), and ''[[Sophie's Choice]]'' ([[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], [[1982]]...
7: ...on so many greatest movie star lists, Streep also defied expectations by her happy home life—mar...
9: ...to date—and her noted comic turn in ''[[She-Devil]]''.
11: ...s Room]]'', and completing another successful decade with ''[[Music of the Heart]]'', for which she le... - Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
5: ...& Hammerstein]]'s television adaptation of ''[[Cinderella]]''.
7: In [[1956]], composers [[Frederick Loewe]] and [[Alan Jay Lerner]] cast Andrews ...
9: ...Newman]] (both in [[1966]]), and ''[[Thoroughly Modern Millie]]'' ([[1967]]), with [[Mary Tyler Moore]...
11: ...-[[1973]], but the greatest critical acclaim accorded her TV work was for her [[variety show]] special...
13: ...r box office hits. She has also starred in two made-for-television movies based on the character of E... - Nadia Comaneci (5337 bytes)
3: ... of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event. She is considered by some to be one of the greatest athletes in ...
5: ... and Stefania-Alexandrina; she was named after "Nadezhda" ("Hope"), the heroine of a Russian film.
7: ...ela Karolyi]] and his wife Marta, who would later defect to the [[United States]] and become coaches o...
11: ...weight and out of shape Comaneci showed up at the 1978 World Championships. A fall from uneven bars res...
13: ...t from her metal grip buckle. Against doctors' orders, she left the hospital and competed on beam whe... - Suzanne Lenglen (11495 bytes)
8: ...r further in the sport. His training methods included an exercise where he would lay down a handkerchi...
10: ...nal Clay Court Championships held at [[Sainte-Claude]], turning 15 during the tournament. The outbreak...
22: == Failed American debut ==
24: ...ion funds for the regions of France that had been devastated by the battles of World War I, she went t...
26: ...pressure was such that she entered the tournament despite being run down and suffering from what later...
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