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- Josephine Baker (5957 bytes)
3: ... Baker''' ([[June 3]], [[1906]] - [[April 12]], [[1975]]), born '''Freda Josephine McDonald''', was an ...
5: ... toward [[New York City]] during the [[Harlem Renaissance]], performing at the [[Plantation Club]].
7: On [[October 2]], [[1925]], she opened in [[Paris]] at the Th颴re [[Champs-Elys饳]], where she be...
9: ...tes|U.S.]], she would have suffered from the [[racism|racial]] prejudices common to the era. The write...
11: ... a publicity stunt and not legally binding). At this time she also scored her greatest song hit "''J'a... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
2: ...oted for her purity of tone and "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her [[scat singin...
4: ...ort News, Virginia]], [[United States|USA]] and raised in [[Yonkers, New York]]. She was left on her ...
6: ...t was her version of the [[nursery rhyme]], "[[A Tisket A Tasket]]" that launched her to stardom.
10: ...e]]'s voice and typical gestures, as well as [[Louis Armstrong]]'s.
12: ...rcer]] (the only songbook devoted soley to a lyricist) the Kern and Mrcer songbooks also scored by Rid... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...he is normally ranked as the greatest female vocalist ever by such industry publications/media outlets...
6: ...She signed with [[Columbia Records]] after being discovered by legendary A&R man [[John Hammond]]. In...
8: ... American]] community. Franklin said herself of this period, "When I went to Atlantic, they just sat m...
10: ...ic recorded in a Los Angeles Baptist church. Surprisingly she never made it to number one in the UK po...
12: ...ormance; she later added three more Grammies in this category in the [[1980s]]. - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...#286;?dullina''') (born [[October 24]], [[1931]]) is a [[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[composer]] of deeply re...
3: Gubaidulina was born in [[Chistopol]], in the [[Tatar Republic]]. She studied co...
5: ...examination encouraged her to continue down her "mistaken path".
7: ...aidulina founded Astreja, a folk-instrument improvisation group with fellow composers Victor Suslin an...
11: ...m a "diptych" on the death and resurrection of Christ, her largest work to date. - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
3: ...rt Macleod, Alberta|Fort Macleod]], [[Alberta]]), is a Canadian musician and painter. Initially worki...
5: ...he instrument in unorthodox manners to produce a distinctive rhythmic, driving sound. She has been a ...
7: ...g her first two songs widely adopted by other artists, "Chelsea Morning" and "Both Sides Now".
9: ...k Cavett Show]]''.) Also of interest, "For Free" is the first of Mitchell's many songs focusing on th...
11: ...ffen]]). It remains her best selling single to this day. - Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
1: [[Image:pattismith-horses.jpg|thumb|300px|Stark in its simplicit...
2: ... [[New Jersey]], the daughter of an [[Atheism|atheist]] father and a devout [[Jehovah's Witnesses|Jeho...
4: ...reem]]'' magazine. She also wrote songs during this period in connection with [[Allen Lanier]] of the...
6: ...orded a first single in [[1974]]. The A side of "Piss Factory / [[Hey Joe]]" featured a story describi...
8: ...e second album ''[[Radio Ethiopia]]'' reflected this with a rawer sound, although the murky production... - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
4: ...ersial [[Catholic]] [[nun]] and founder of the [[Missionaries of Charity]] whose work among the [[pove...
11: ...], an [[Ireland|Irish]] community of nuns with a mission in [[Calcutta]].
13: ...n honour of [[Teresa of Avila]] and [[Th鲨se de Lisieux]]. She took her final vows in May [[1937]], a...
15: ...]] Mother Teresa taught [[geography]] and [[catechism]] at St. Mary's High School in Calcutta, becomin...
17: ...utta and found temporary lodging with the Little Sisters of the Poor. She then started an open-air sch... - Penny Marshall (1609 bytes)
1: '''Penny Marshall''' ([[October 15]], [[1942]]) is an [[United States|American]] actress, producer a...
3: ... Bronx]], [[New York City|New York]]. She is the sister of writer, producer and director [[Garry Marsh...
5: ... ''[[Laverne and Shirley]]'' from ([[1976 in television|1976]]-[[1983 in film|1983]]).
14: *''[[How Sweet It Is!]]'' (1968)
16: *''[[The Christian Licorice Store]]'' (1971) (scenes deleted) - Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
1: ...]]) was an [[Academy Award]]-winning [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Actor|actress]].
3: ...ery young, she lost both of her parents and was raised by some relatives; she studied at the [[Royal D...
7: ...and Bergman's children is the model and actress [[Isabella Rossellini]].
9: ...made her final performance on the big screen. It is considered to be among her best performances.
11: ...[French language|French]], [[English language|English]] and [[Italian language|Italian]] fluently, whi... - Bette Davis (6722 bytes)
1: ...he actress; there is also singer named [[Betty Davis]].''
2: [[Image:bettedavis.jpg|thumb|right|208x240|]]
3: ...tober 6]], [[1989]]), better known as '''Bette Davis''', was an [[Academy Award]] winning [[United Sta...
5: ...who aspired to be an actress. Davis was denied admission to [[Eva LeGallienne]]'s Manhattan Civic Repe...
7: ...trage that she received many write-in votes from disgruntled Academy members. - Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
6: ...Miguel Dominguin]] and [[Mario Cabr靝, industrialist [[Howard Hughes]], and actor [[George C. Scott]]...
8: ... nominated. [[Grayson Hall]], as the hysterical Miss Judith Fellowes, however, was nominated, albeit ...
14: Ava Gardner is interred in the Sunset Memorial Park, [[Smithfiel...
16: Gardner is portrayed by [[Kate Beckinsale]] in ''[[The Aviat...
24: * [[This Time for Keeps]] (1942) - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
2: ...aptation]]''. Hepburn won an [[Emmy Award]] in [[1975]] for her lead role in ''[[Love Among the Ruins (...
5: ...ildren became well-versed in social and political issues. Once a very young Katharine Hepburn even ac...
7: ... in films such as ''[[Bringing Up Baby]]'', which is now held up as an exemplar of [[screwball comedy]...
10: ...from BM in history and philosophy; can this be a mistake? other sources say her degree was in drama --...
12: ...They divorced in [[1934]] after Hepburn was established as a film star. - Helen Hunt (3298 bytes)
3: ...len Elizabeth Hunt''' (born [[15 June]] [[1963]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]]. ...
5: Hunt co-starred with [[Paul Reiser]] in the television [[Situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[Mad About You]...
25: *''[[Twister: Ride it Out]]'' (1998)
27: *''[[Twister (movie)|Twister]]'' (1996)
28: *''[[Kiss of Death (1995 movie)|Kiss of Death]]'' (1995) - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
3: ...Sophia Loren''' (born [[September 20]], [[1934]]) is considered to be the most famous [[Italy|Italian]...
7: ...ty contests, were she won several prizes and was discovered by her future husband, film producer [[Car...
11: ... with [[Paramount Studios]]. Among her films at this time: ''[[Desire Under the Elms]]'' with [[Anthon...
13: ...ry [[Academy Award]] (Best Actress) for a non-English language performance.
15: ...in her career. Some of her best-known films of this period are [[Peter Ustinov]]'s ''[[Lady L]]'' wit... - Meryl Streep (12114 bytes)
2: ...s accolades for her work in [[movies]] and [[television]] and who, from the [[1980s]] to the present d...
5: ...ummit, New Jersey]], [[United States|USA]], and raised in nearby [[Bernardsville, New Jersey|Bernardsv...
7: ...Having been named on so many greatest movie star lists, Streep also defied expectations by her happy h...
9: ...the Spirits]]'', [[1995]]'s ''[[The Bridges of Madison County]]'' (largely regarded as her great comeb...
11: However, that is not to say that Streep did not maintain her reput... - Nadia Comaneci (5337 bytes)
3: ...ct score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event. She is considered by some to be one of the greatest athl...
7: .... At the Pre-Olympics competition in Montr顬 in 1975 Nadia won the All-Around title. That same year t...
9: ... her success led her to be named a "Hero of Socialist Labor," the youngest Romanian to receive that re...
11: ... fall from uneven bars resulted in a 4th place finish, but she won the beam title.
13: ...etition for blood poisoning due to a cut in her wrist from her metal grip buckle. Against doctors' or... - Jackie Joyner-Kersee (2098 bytes)
2: ...e Kennedy]]. She lives in [[East St. Louis, Illinois]].
4: ... multi-discipline events after seeing a 1975 television movie about [[Babe Zaharias|"Babe" Didrikson]]...
6: ...ther, [[Al Joyner]], is also an Olympic gold medalist, having won the Olympic [[triple jump]] in [[198...
8: ... bring himself to have life support removed from his wife, it fell to Jackie and Al to authorize remov...
10: ...nge, however, was physical. She suffers from exercise-induced [[asthma]], and on more than one occasio... - Martina Navratilova (16246 bytes)
3: ...]. During her career she won 18 [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] singles titles and 40 Grand Slam do...
5: ...ried Miroslav Navrátil, who became her first tennis coach. Martina then took the name of her stepfath...
7: ===Tennis career===
9: ...avrátilová won the Czechoslovakian national tennis championship. In [[1973]], aged 16, she turned pr...
11: ... reach the top of the game saw her embark on a punishing routine to get herself into shape that eventu... - Hillary Rodham Clinton (17176 bytes)
2: ... United States|President]] [[Bill Clinton]]. She is a member of the [[Democratic Party]].
6: ... in a [[Methodist]] family in [[Park Ridge, Illinois]]. Her father ran a drapery-making business and ...
8: ..._States%29|Democratic Party]] and writing her thesis on radical organizer Saul Alinsky.
10: ...ambridge, Massachusetts. She joined the staff advising the [[U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary|Ju...
12: ... and Vince Foster, who worked in the Clinton Administration as a deputy counsel for a brief time befor... - Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
1: ...lled music actually consists of is something that is still debated today.
4: ...hi;νη)) by way of the Latin ''musica''. It is ultimately derived from ''mousa'', the Greek word...
6: ... something which may be combined with it in song) is relatively modern.
8: ...s]]. Of those, only the last - musica instrumentalis - referred to music as performed sound.
10: ... strictly to the mathematical proportions. From this concept later resulted the romantic idea of a mus...
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