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- Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...[[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[composer]] of deeply religious music.
3: ...dies at the Conservatory with Nikolay Peyko until 1959, and then with Shebalin until 1963.
5: ...ostakovich]], who in evaluating her final examination encouraged her to continue down her "mistaken pa...
7: ...lina founded Astreja, a folk-instrument improvisation group with fellow composers Victor Suslin and Vy...
9: ...ium]]''. She later composed a homage to [[T. S. Eliot]], using the text from the poet's spiritual mast... - Billie Holiday (6766 bytes)
3: ...''' ([[April 7]], [[1915]] – [[July 17]], [[1959]]), also called '''[[Jazz royalty|Lady Day]]''' i...
7: ...] section of [[Baltimore]]. According to her autobiography, her house was the first on their street to...
14: ...mond was the first). Hammond arranged several sessions for her with [[Benny Goodman]]; her first-ever ...
18: ... with impecable timing, nuanced phrasing, and emotional immediacy.
20: ...inging trivial pop songs, her unique tone and emotional commitment made her performances special. - Miriam Makeba (1140 bytes)
1: ...]], [[1932]]) is a [[South Africa]]n singer. In [[1959]] she was exiled because of her appearance in the...
3: ...' tour. Shortly thereafter she published her autobiography ''Makeba: My Story''. In [[2002]], she shar... - Bessie Smith (7284 bytes)
4: ==Biography==
5: ..." Theatre and by [[1920]] she had gained a reputation in the South and along the Eastern Seaboard.
7: ... was "Down Hearted Blues", a song written and previously recorded by [[Alberta Hunter]]. Working a hea...
9: ...chestra, the Hall Johnson Choir, and a string section--a musical environment that is radically differe...
11: ...who happened to be recording in the adjoining studio, dropped by for an almost inaudible guest visit. ... - Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
4: ...She also wrote songs during this period in connection with [[Allen Lanier]] of the [[Blue ֹster Cult]...
6: ...side a version of the rock standard with the addition of a spoken piece about fugitive heiress [[Patty...
8: ...his with a rawer sound, although the murky production contributed to its poor reviews.
10: ...umber of neck vertebrae. The injury required a period of rest, and an intensive round of physical ther...
13: ...uccessful, with "Frederick" only gaining minor radio airplay. - Maya Deren (3661 bytes)
4: ... citizen]]. By [[1935]] she was very active in various [[socialist]] causes in the [[New York City]].
8: ...tures." In 1947 she won the [[Grand Prix Internationale]] for 16mm [[experimental film]] at [[Cannes]...
14: ...er]]'' (1982). James Merrill paid for the completion of several of Deren's films.
19: ...[Alexander Hammid]], music by [[Teiji Ito]] added 1959
22: ...ransfigured Time'' (1946) Choreographic collaboration with Frank Westbrook and [[Rita Christiani]]. - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
22: ...orite as is her role as the Black Widow on television's Batman.
24: ...y|Old Grand Dad]] -- continued unabated. And behavior that was endearingly wicked in a flapper starlet...
63: *[[The Boy Who Owned a Melephant]] (1959) (narrator)
104: *1945 [[Foolish Notion]] - Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
7: ...ied [[Andr預revin]] in [[1970]]. They had three biological children (Matthew, Sascha, and Fletcher) t...
9: ...t confirmed Farrow's accusations by his open relationship with one of her adopted teenage daughters, [...
11: ...parent, is active in agencies that encourage adoptions and is a [[UNICEF]] Special Representative. By...
16: ...others and their children modeling the latest fashions for families.
24: *''[[Unusual Occupations: Film Tot Holiday]]'' ([[1947]]) (short subject... - Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
6: ... rumored to have beaten Gardner during their relationship.)
28: * [[Reunion in France]] (1942)
40: * [[Music for Millions]] (1944)
60: * [[Bhowani Junction]] (1956)
63: * [[The Naked Maja]] (1959) - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
2: ...13th nomination for ''[[Adaptation (movie)|Adaptation]]''. Hepburn won an [[Emmy Award]] in [[1975]] ...
5: ...re unafraid of expressing their frank views on various topics, including sex. "We were snubbed by eve...
7: ...-final of the Connecticut Young Women's Golf Championship. She would later be recognized for her athl...
8: <!-- expand information about her brother's apparent suicide and its gre...
12: ...ided to carry on their marriage in a platonic fashion, and the two would remain lifelong friends. The... - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
7: ...a Villani" or "Sofia Lazzaro' and took part in regional beauty contests, were she won several prizes a...
9: ..., her acting career took off upon meeting [[Vittorio De Sica]] and [[Marcello Mastroianni]] in [[1954]...
11: ...with a five-picture contract with [[Paramount Studios]]. Among her films at this time: ''[[Desire Unde...
13: ...] festivals' best performance prizes, the distinction of being the first actor to win a major category...
15: ... Kong]]'' with [[Marlon Brando]], and ''[[The Millionairess]]'' with [[Peter Sellers]], with whom she ... - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
2: ...ng screen presence, stunning good looks and mysterious [[death]] would make her a perennial [[sex symb...
6: ...les Stanley Gifford]], a [[salesman]] for the studio where Marilyn's mother, Gladys Pearl Monroe Baker...
8: ...yn's death, Ida claimed that she and Wayne had seriously considered adopting her, which they could not...
12: ... Coast]] and felt marriage would be the best solution for the teenaged Norma Jeane. Since Marilyn was ...
16: ... to this very day - over 40 years after her mysterious death - she still generates huge interest in he... - Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
5: ... in [[Rodgers & Hammerstein]]'s television adaptation of ''[[Cinderella]]''.
7: ...]] and newcomer [[Robert Goulet]]. As was her previous show, it was a smash hit.
9: ...Academy Award for Best Actress]] as a result. Studio chief Jack Warner had told Andrews he didn't feel...
11: ...film ''Mary Poppins'']]''[[Star!]]'', a [[1968]] biography of [[Gertrude Lawrence]], and ''[[Darling L...
13: ...its. She has also starred in two made-for-television movies based on the character of Eloise, the mop... - Dawn Fraser (2591 bytes)
1: ...September 4]] [[1937]]) is an [[Australia]]n champion [[swimming|swimmer]].
2: Known for her [[politically incorrect]] behaviour or [[larrikinism|larrikin]] character as much a...
4: ...ed from swimming, after the Australian Swimming Union placed her under a 10 year ban. Things had come ...
31: *Australian Championships
32: **110 yards freestyle: 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964 - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ...ical philosophy|political philosopher]], [[revolutionary]], [[Agriculture|agriculturalist]], [[Horticu...
20: ...siana Purchase]] and the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]].
22: ==Biographical information==
23: ...h; before founding his own vision of higher education at the [[University of Virginia]]. - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
2: '''Madagascar''' is an [[island]] [[nation]] in the [[Indian Ocean]], off the eastern coast...
10: national_motto = Tanindrazana, Fahafahana, Fa...
11: image_map = LocationMadagascar.png |
12: national_anthem = ''Ry Tanindraza nay malala &...
24: population_estimate = 17,501,871 | - Switzerland (22270 bytes)
1: ...ation, and is home to many international organisations.
3: ... one of the four official languages. The abbreviation is similarly used; for example, it is used as Sw...
10: image_map = LocationSwitzerland.png |
11: national_motto = Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno<br>(...
12: national_anthem = [[Swiss Psalm]] | - Cuba (25106 bytes)
6: Cuba and its originally [[Amerindian]] population ([[Taino]], [[Siboney]] and [[Guanajatabey]]) ca...
10: ... some delay, a [[Constitution]] of Soviet inspiration was adopted in [[1976]].
12: ...ion and aimed at the USA. This led to an Internatiional Nuclear Stand-off, between the United States o...
14: ...political asylum. In response to this and international pressure, Castro allowed anyone who desired to...
16: ...our country could not have survived the confrontation with imperialism". - Rwanda (10946 bytes)
7: national_motto = Liberty, Cooperation, Progress |
8: image_map = LocationRwanda.png |
9: national_anthem = [[Rwanda nziza]] |
21: population_estimate = 7,954,013 |
22: population_estimate_year = 2004 | - Democratic Republic of the Congo (21095 bytes)
1: ...he '''Democratic Republic of the Congo''' is a nation in [[central Africa]] and the third largest coun...
13: national_motto = None |
14: image_map = LocationDRCongo.png |
15: national_anthem = [[Debout Congolais]] |
19: government_type = transitional |
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