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Samuel L. Jackson
actor
Born: 12/21/1948
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
Film actor best known for his role as a Bible-thumping hit man in Pulp Fiction (1994). Although he had already…
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County, S.Dak., January 12, 1951; A.A., Santa Fe Community College, Starke,
Fla., 1970; B.A., University of Florida…
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November 30, 1946; graduated from Natrona County High School, Casper, Wyo.;
B.S., Creighton University, Omaha…
MAJETTE Denise L. , a Representative from Georgia; born in Brooklyn, King's County,
N.Y., on May 18, 1955; B.A., Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1976; JD., Duke
University, Durham, N.C.,1979;…
HARMAN Jane L. , a Representative from California; born in New York, N.Y., June 28,
1945; graduated from University High School, Los Angeles, Calif., 1962; B.A.,
Smith College, Northampton, Mass…
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