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Francisco RabalDorothy RabinowitzRadioheadGilda RadnerBen RaeburnRage Against the MachineSam M. RaimiMa RaineyClaude RainsBonnie RaittHarold RamisJoey RamoneMichael RapaportBasil RathboneDan…J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
The award, named for the NBA's second commissioner, is presented annually by the Professional Basketball Writers Association to an NBA player or coach for exemplary community service. Other…Oscar Hammerstein II
Name at birth: Oscar Greeley Clendinning Hammerstein IIOscar Hammerstein II was one of the 20th century's most influential writers of musical plays, a lyricist who collaborated with composer Richard…Mel Blanc
Name at birth: Melvin Jerome BlankThe most famous voice talent in cartoon history, Mel Blanc was the Looney Tunes star who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and dozens of others. Blanc grew up…Gershwin, George
(Encyclopedia) Gershwin, GeorgeGershwin, Georgegŭrshˈwĭn [key], 1898–1937, American composer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Jacob Gershwin. Gershwin wrote some of the most original and popular musical works…bromine
(Encyclopedia) brominebrominebrōˈmēn, –mĭn [key] [Gr.,=stench], volatile, liquid chemical element; symbol Br; at. no. 35; at. wt. 79.904; m.p. –7.2℃; b.p. 58.78℃; sp. gr. of liquid 3.12 at 20℃;…Carracci
(Encyclopedia) CarracciCarraccikärätˈchē [key], family of Italian painters of the Bolognese school, founders of an important academy of painting. Lodovico Carracci, 1555–1619, a pupil of Tintoretto…Stéphane Grappelli 1997 Deaths
Stéphane Grappellijazz violinist The legendary improvisational jazz violinist, who founded the Quintet of the Hot Club in France, helped shape the sound of jazz and influenced scores of…Janet Yellen
Janet Yellen is an economist who has served as chairman of the Federal Reserve and is President Joseph Biden's Secretary of the Treasury. Janet Yellen is a 1967 graduate of Brown University, and she…Gene Wilder
Name at birth: Jerome SilbermanGene Wilder made his movie debut in 1967's Bonnie and Clyde (with Warren Beatty), and is today best known as the eccentric title character in Willy Wonka And The…Trending
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