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Chamique HoldsclawBorn: Aug. 9, 1977Basketball F 2-time national player of the year, leading Tennessee to 3 straight national championships (1996,97,98); 1998 Sullivan Award winner; top…
Akira KurosawaAge: 88 world-renowned Japanese director whose acclaimed films included Rashomon (1951), Dersu Uzala (1975), and The Seven Samurai (1954). Kurosawa won three Acadmey Awards,…
Nat HolmanBorn: Oct. 18, 1896Basketball pioneer played with Original Celtics (1920-28); coached CCNY to both NCAA and NIT titles in 1950 (a year later, several of his players were caught up…
Halldor Laxness Halldor Gudjonssonwriter A Nobel prize-winning writer of over 60 novels and plays, Laxness was one of Iceland's greatest literary figures. His works include The Great Weaver…
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Montgomery CliftactorBorn: 10/17/1920Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska Fine-featured, highstrung movie actor who often played sensitive loners. His films include Red River (1946), A Place in the…
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