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Patrick Muldoon(William Patrick Muldoon, III)actor, modelBorn: 9/27/1969Birthplace: San Pedro, California Posing for the “Men of USC” calendar during the late 1980s prompted Patrick Muldoon to begin…
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VAN RENSSELAER Henry Bell , a Representative from New York; born at the Manor House in Albany,
N.Y., May 14, 1810; was graduated from the United States Military Academy at
West Point in 1831;…
Harry Connick, Jr.
musician, actor
Born: 9/11/1967
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana
Musician known whose smooth voice and revival of swing and big band have drawn comparisons to Frank…
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