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- Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ... where she currently lives. She is married to the novelist [[Graeme Gibson]]; her daughter, Jess Atwoo...
4: ...ttings and atmosphere of her fiction and in her [[non-fiction]] and edited work. She has also been ass...
6: Though widely known for her fiction, Atwood has also continually pu...
8: ...nd an opera), or for her [[Booker Prize]]-winning novel ''[[The Blind Assassin]].''
10: Two of Atwood's novels have been chosen for [[CBC Radio]]'s ''[[Cana... - Clarice Lispector (1743 bytes)
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7: Her most famous novel is ''A Hora da Estrela'', or ''The Hour of the...
16: *A Ma磠no Escuro (1961)
27: *Onde estivestes de Noite? (1974)
29: *Para n㯠Esquecer (1978) - Sofia Kovalevskaya (3306 bytes)
5: ...Sciences]]) via [[Fyodor Fyodorovich Schubert]] (another Academician) and had more education and "appr...
7: ...[[Abelian function]]s (and thus "justifying" the enormous effort that was put into the theory).
9: ...Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]'s [[Piano Sonata No. 8 (Beethoven)|''Pathetique'' Sonata]], to get hi...
11: ...t of proper wallpaper for one house, used his old notes instead. Sofia spent many hours of childhood s...
15: ...amily friend, she came across [[trigonometry|trigonometric]] concepts unfamiliar to her at the time, w... - Margaret Mead (11387 bytes)
3: ...ecember 16]], [[1901]] – [[November 15]], [[1978]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[cultural a...
5: ... curator, eventually serving as its curator of ethnology from 1946 to 1969. In addition, she taught a...
7: ...nthropologist--one who wrote clearly and vividly enough for the general public to read and learn from ...
9: She died in [[New York]] on [[15 November]] [[1978]], aged 76.
13: ...tandards is not universal. It is instructive to know that standards differ in the most unexpected way... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
2: ...s. Gifted with a three-octave vocal range, she is noted for her purity of tone and "horn-like" improvi...
6: ...ding fame to both the Apollo and herself. She was noticed by [[Bardu Ali]] of [[Chick Webb]]'s band, w...
10: ...[[bebop]], scat, and performed [[blues]], [[bossa nova]], [[samba (music)|samba]], [[gospel]], [[calyp...
12: ...the few to sing - in her unique way - the little known lyrics.
16: ''[[Porgy and Bess]]'' is the most notable of her many recordings with jazz legend [[Lo... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ... 8 consecutive awards from 1968-1975) and she is normally ranked as the greatest female vocalist ever...
6: ...n to Franklin's talents. Her greatest and most innovative work was yet to come.
8: ...went to Atlantic, they just sat me down at the piano and the hits started coming."
10: ... notable covers of songs by [[The Beatles]] ("Eleanor Rigby"), [[The Band]] ("[[The Weight]]"), [[Simo...
14: ...1970s, her music mellowed slightly, though losing nothing of its power, and she continued the hugely s... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
3: ...[Tatar Republic]]. She studied composition and piano at the [[Kazan]] Conservatory, graduating in 1954...
9: In the early 1980s Gubaidulina became better known abroad through [[Gidon Kremer]]'s championing o...
15: ...ife. Life divides man into many pieces...There is no weightier occupation than the recomposition of sp...
18: * Quintet for piano, two violins, viola, and violoncello (1957)
20: *''Musical Toys'' fourteen piano pieces for children (1969) - Mahalia Jackson (2345 bytes)
3: ...e of the best-selling singles in the history of [[Norway]]. She began a radio series on [[CBS]], and ...
7: ...ssociation]]'s [[Gospel Music Hall of Fame]] in [[1978]].
11: ...women/mahalia-jackson.shtml Biography at FemBio ? Notable Women International] - Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
2: ... and [[poet]]. She was born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] and raised in [[New Jersey]], the daughter of...
4: ...tributed, including "Career of Evil", "Fire of Unknown Origin", "The Revenge of Vera Gemini", and "Sho...
6: ... Dee Daugherty ([[drums]]) and Richard Sohl ([[piano]]). Financed by money from Smith's friend and for...
12: ... the [[1970s]]. ''[[Easter (album)|Easter]]'' ([[1978]]) was her most commercially successful record, c...
13: ... less successful, with "Frederick" only gaining minor radio airplay. - Lucinda Williams (4182 bytes)
6: ...y blend. She moved to [[Jackson, Mississippi]] in 1978 to record her first album, for [[Smithsonian]]/[[...
8: ...g and a critical reputation. Nevertheless, it was not until 1988 that [[Rough Trade Records]] released...
16: ...e Whisperer]]'', the album received wide critical notice and soon went gold. It received a [[Grammy Aw... - Julia Child (8199 bytes)
8: ...] repellant. She was posted to [[Kandy]], Ceylon (now [[Sri Lanka]]) in 1943, where she met her future...
14: ...tely with master chefs like [[Max Bugnard]]. She noted that she was the only female in most of the cl...
20: ...en it was first published in 1961 by [[Alfred A. Knopf]], the 734-page ''[[Mastering the Art of French...
22: ... and [[Emmy Award | Emmy]] Awards. Though she was not the first television cook, Mrs. Child was the mo...
24: ...o'', again in collaboration with Simone Beck, but not with Louisette Bertholle, with whom they had end... - Leni Riefenstahl (8095 bytes)
2: ...a [[Nazi]]-era [[Germany|German]] [[filmmaker]] renowned for her [[aesthetics]] and advances in film t...
5: ...inated by them, she confidentially approached [[Arnold Fanck]], the director of that film, and demande...
7: ...eedom]]'') and is now available on [[DVD]]. It is not documented that she would ever have a relationsh...
13: ...scinated by the Nazis but politically naﶥ and ignorant about their atrocities—a position which...
15: ...!--This needs a source. Her biopic and imdb list _no_ films after Tiefland-->As a result she became a ... - Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
3: ... movie)|Intermezzo]] ([[1939]]). The film was an enormous success and "Sweden's illustrious gift to [[...
5: ...[[1945]]). She would receive another Best Actress nomination for ''[[Joan of Arc (movie)|Joan of Arc]]...
9: ... for which she received her seventh Academy Award nomination and made her final performance on the big...
13: ...cattered with a part kept to be interred in the [[Norra begravningsplatsen]] in [[Stockholm]].
15: Bergman was honored posthumously with an [[Emmy Award]] for Best A... - Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
2: ...e Lourdes Villiers Farrow''' but has always been known as '''Mia'''. She is the daughter of [[film di...
5: ...ce]] came as a surprise to Mia, who did not even know Frank was thinking of leaving her. They divorced...
9: ...biological son, Satchel (born in [[1987]], and is now called [[Seamus Farrow]]). They also adopted a ...
19: ... of molesting one of her other children. Woody is now married to Soon-Yi, and has adopted two children...
20: ...d to have a [[phobia]] of him. He reportedly does not see him as his father, just as a man who had an ... - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
2: ...uins (TV movie)|Love Among the Ruins]]'', and was nominated for four other Emmys and two [[Tony Award]...
5: ...enereal disease]] in a time when such things were not discussed, and her mother campaigned for birth c...
7: ... films such as ''[[Bringing Up Baby]]'', which is now held up as an exemplar of [[screwball comedy]].
12: ... change his name to S. Ogden Ludlow, so she would not have to adopt the "too ordinary" name of "Mrs. S...
21: ...came the talk of New York City, and began getting noticed by [[Hollywood]]. - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
5: ... illegitimate daughter of aspiring actress and piano teacher Romilda Villani and married engineer Ricc...
7: ... in the early 1950s playing bit parts in mostly minor Italian films, but she had an early brush with [...
13: ...r category [[Academy Award]] (Best Actress) for a non-English language performance.
15: ...r best-known films of this period are [[Peter Ustinov]]'s ''[[Lady L]]'' with [[Paul Newman]], [[Charl...
23: In [[1991]], Loren received an honorary Academy Award for her contribution to world c... - Meryl Streep (12114 bytes)
5: ...Best Supporting Actress—making her the most-nominated actor of all time, surpassing [[Katharine ...
7: ...re some days when even I think I'm overrated, but not today."
9: ... first and only action film to date—and her noted comic turn in ''[[She-Devil]]''.
11: ...pearing in ''[[Marvin's Room]]'', and completing another successful decade with ''[[Music of the Heart...
21: *[[1978]] - [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] for best actress in a min... - Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
3: ...]] [[actress]], [[singer]], and [[author]], best known for her starring roles in the [[musical film]]s...
5: ...econgized her rare, four octave [[coloratura soprano]] talent and enrolled her in voice lessons to dev...
9: ...lbum for Children]] for ''Mary Poppins''. She was nominated for an Academy Award again, the following ...
11: ...nd, despite several starring roles in musical and non-musical films - including some directed by her s...
15: In the [[2000]] New Year's Honours she was made a [[Order of the British Empire|D... - Nadia Comaneci (5337 bytes)
3: ...aneci''' (originally '''Comăneci''') (born [[November 12]], [[1961]]) is a [[Romania]]n-born [[gy...
7: ...the [[1975]] European Championships in [[Skien]], Norway, winning three gold medals and one silver. A...
9: ...the [[1976 Summer Olympics]] in Montr顬, Qu颥c. Not only did she become the first gymnast at the Oly...
11: ...weight and out of shape Comaneci showed up at the 1978 World Championships. A fall from uneven bars res...
17: ...and helped coach the Romanian junior gymnasts. In November of 1989, she defected to the United States.... - Suzanne Lenglen (11495 bytes)
8: ...rtment of the [[Oise]]), some 70 [[kilometre|km]] north of [[Paris]]. During her youth, she suffered f...
14: ...s Chambers]] in the final. The close match, later noted to be one of the hallmarks in tennis history, ...
16: Not only her performances on the court were noted, however. She garnered much attention in the m...
18: ...hen teamed up with [[Max Décugis]] to win another gold medal in the mixed doubles. She was elim...
24: ...y several exhibition matches against the [[Norway|Norwegian-born]] US Open champion, [[Molla Bjurstedt...
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