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Cher Biography
Cher(Cherilyn Sarkisian La Piere)actress, pop starBorn: 5/20/1946Birthplace: El Centro, California Academy Award-winning pop star turned actress turned infomercial queen whose films include…Benjamin A. II SMITH, Congress, MA (1916-1991)
Senate Years of Service: 1960-1962 Party: Democrat SMITH Benjamin A. II , a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Gloucester, Essex County, Mass., March 26, 1916; attended Gloucester public schools…Poems by Emily Dickinson: Problems
by EmilyDickinsonXLIThe Juggler of DayProblems Problems Bring me the sunset in a cup, Reckon the morning's flagons up, And say how many dew; Tell me how far the morning leaps, Tell me…1974 Cannes Film Festival
Palme d'OrThe Conversation, Francis Ford Coppola (United States)Special Jury PrizeOne Thousand and One Nights, Pier Paolo Pasolini (Italy)Best ActorJack Nicholson, The Last Detail (United…1958 Cannes Film Festival
Palme d'OrThe Cranes Are Flying, Mikhail Kalatozov with an Honorary Award to Tatiana Samoilova for her superb performance (U.S.S.R.)Special Jury PrizeMy Uncle, Jacques Tati (France)Best…David Blaine
Showman David Blaine's original specialty was "street magic" -- close-up magic done for small groups on New York City streets -- then he became famous for bigger and more elaborate stunts. Blaine's…Robert Roberts HITT, Congress, IL (1834-1906)
HITT Robert Roberts , a Representative from Illinois; born in Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, January 16, 1834; moved to Ogle County, Ill., in 1837 with his parents, who settled in Mount Morris…Baron Munchausen: This is a very short chapte...
by Rudolph Erich Raspe A further account of the jo... Voyage eastward-The Baron i... This is a very short chapte... This is a very short chapter, but contains a fact for which…William SPRAGUE, Congress, RI (1830-1915)
Senate Years of Service: 1863-1875 Party: Republican; Liberal Republican SPRAGUE William , a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Cranston, R.I., September 12, 1830; attended the common schools and…Thomas Bradford CURTIS, Congress, MO (1911-1993)
CURTIS Thomas Bradford , a Representative from Missouri; born in St. Louis, Mo., May 14, 1911; attended the public schools of Webster Groves, Mo.; Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., A.B., 1932, and…Trending
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