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Howard E. Rollins, Jr. Biography
Howard E. Rollins, Jr. actorBorn: 11/17/1950Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland Rollins gained critical acclaim for his role as a young Black man in search of justice in the film Ragtime (1981), a…Michael Gambon Biography
Michael GambonactorBorn: Oct. 19, 1940Birthplace: Dublin Gambon joined Britain's National Theatre in 1963, and made his first film appearance in the 1965 Olivier Othello. His notable stage…James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones is particularly known for his resonant basso voice and commanding presence. His early successes were in the New York theater, first in Shakespeare's Othello and The Emperor Jones (…Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne played the tough, mysterious, leather-clad Morpheus in the box office hit The Matrix (1999, with Keanu Reeves) and its sequels. Fishburne was acting on a national level from a…Maggie Smith
Name at birth: Margaret Natalie SmithDame Maggie Smith is the Oscar, Emmy and Tony winner who is best known to modern audiences as the Dowager Countess of Grantham in the TV series Downton Abbey and…Laurence Fishburne Biography
Laurence Fishburneactor, writerBorn: 7/30/1961Birthplace: Augusta, Georgia Intense African-American actor whose work has ranged from Shakespeare's Othello (1995) to the urban mini-classic Boyz N The…1952 Cannes Film Festival
Grand PrixTwo Pennyworth of Hope, Renato Castellani (Italy)Othello, Orson Welles (Morocco)Special Jury PrizeWe Are All Murderers, Andre Cayatte (France)Best ActorMarlon Brando, Viva Zapata! (…Ira Frederick Aldridge
Ira Frederick Aldridge 19th-century American actor Born: July 24, 1804 Birthplace: New York, N.Y. Aldridge was born to free Black people in New York City, and educated at the New York African…Bob Hoskins Biography
Bob HoskinsactorBorn: 10/26/1942Birthplace: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England After several small and forgettable roles in British films and television series, Hoskins's first starring role came…Brewer's: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: O
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