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Tommy G. Thompson Biography
Tommy G. ThompsonGeorge W. Bush's secretary of Health and Human Services Born: 11/19/1941Birthplace: Elroy, Wis. Thompson was the governor of Wisconsin for an unprecedented 14 years. During…Robert Bennet Forbes Biography
Robert Bennet Forbesmerchant, authorBorn: 1804Birthplace: Jamaica Plain, Mass. Began his career in his uncles' company, which specialized in trade with China. The company became Russell…Tom O'Horgan Biography
theater directorDied: January 11, 2009 (Florida, USA) Best Known as: director of "Hair" Tom O'Horgan, an innovative stage and screen director,…Sophocles
Sophocles was a Greek dramatist whose long career came between his contemporaries Aeschylus and Euripides. A respected public figure of Athens, he was both a priest and a general (an elected…Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams's stark, detailed photographs of Yosemite National Park are among the most recognizable images in the world. Adams was a piano player who turned his attention to photography in the 1920s…Leni Riefenstahl
Name at birth: Helene Bertha Amalie RiefenstahlTrained as an dancer, Leni Riefenstahl was an up-and-coming actress in German movies of the 1920s before becoming a film director. She impressed Adolf…William Wallace Biography
William Wallaceinventor, manufacturerBorn: 1825Birthplace: Manchester, England The son of English immigrants, he followed his father into the business of making wires, which he inherited upon…Jerzy Grotowski Biography
Jerzy GrotowskiAge: 65 innovative Polish director who had an important influence on the development of modern theater. Died: Pontedera, Italy, January 14, 1999.Ernest GrossG - LHowie Haak…Willem de Kooning Biography
Willem de KooningAge: 92 native of Holland who became an innovator in American art. Epitomized movement known as Abstract Expressionism. Died: March 19, 1997.Lorenzo “Piper” Davis1997…Max Roach Biography
jazz musicianDied: Aug.16, 2007 (New York City) Best Known as: jazz drummer A founding father of bebop and a visionary bandleader, Roach brought…Trending
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