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Dick Cavetttalk-show host, entertainerBorn: 11/19/1936Birthplace: Gibbon, Nebraska Cavett began his career as a writer for Jack Paar, Merv Griffin,Jerry Lewis, and Johnny Carson. His series of talk-…
Geraldine PageactressBorn: 11/22/1924Birthplace: Kirksville, Missouri Page turned in many notable performances on stage and screen, often playing fragile, eccentric characters. After 7 Oscar…
John Williams(John Towner Williams)composer, conductorBorn: 2/8/1932Birthplace: Queens, New York Famed movie score and TV theme composer, Williams has worked with Hollywood's most famous directors…
Carlo PontiproducerBorn: 12/11/1912Birthplace: Magenta, Italy A producer of numerous Italian and English-language films, Ponti worked with accomplished directors such as Fellini (La Strada, 1954;…
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Kim Novak(Marilyn Pauline Novak)actressBorn: 2/13/1933Birthplace: Chicago Novak's blonde good looks won her a contract with Columbia, and she debuted in two films in 1954. She quickly became…
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