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Los Angeles
Los Angeles , city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. A port of entry on the Pacific coast, with a fine harbor at San Pedro Bay, it is the second largest U.S. city in population and one of the largest in area. Two mountain ranges, the Santa Monica and Verdugo, cut... Read more |
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Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach , city (1990 pop. 60,167), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1892. Once a commercial port for Los Angeles, it is a residential and resort city with a protected harbor and an excellent marina. There are an aluminum foundry and factories that produce furniture,... Read more |
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Art Shell
Art Shell 1946–Football coach When Art Shell was named head coach of the Los Angeles Raiders in 1989, he became the first African-American head coach in modern National Football League (NFL) history. A former star offensive lineman for the Oakland Raiders, and part of two Super Bowl championship... Read more |
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Russell Smith
Smith, Russell 1954- (Russ Smith)PERSONALFull name, Russell Alan Smith; born April 21, 1954, in Springfield, IL.Addresses:Office—Mr. Mudd Productions, Farmer's Market, 6333 West Third St., Suite 902, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Agent—Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Third Floor, Beverly Hills, CA... Read more |
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Palmdale
Palmdale city (1990 pop. 68,842), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the irrigated Antelope Valley; a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles near Little Rock Creek where it forms Lake Palmdale Reservoir, inc. 1962. Established from two communities that were settled in the 1870s and 80s, Palmdale took... Read more |
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William Wharton
WHARTON, William Name is a pseudonym. Nationality: American. Born: Phildalphia, Pennsylvania, 7 November 1925. Education: The University of California, Los Angeles. Military Service: Served in the United States Army Infantry, 1943-47. Family: Married; four children (one deceased). Career:... Read more |
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Pomona
Pomona , city (1990 pop. 131,723), Los Angeles co., S Calif. at the foot of the San Gabriel Mts.; inc. 1888. It is a residential, industrial, and commercial suburb of Los Angeles where citrus fruits and vegetables are canned and shipped. Manufactures include foods; paper, metal, and plastic... Read more |
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Alan Arkin
Arkin, Alan 1934- (Robert Short)PERSONALFull name, Alan Wolf Arkin; born March 26, 1934, in Brooklyn, NY (some sources say New York, NY); son of David I. (an artist and teacher) and Beatrice (a teacher; maiden name, Wortis) Arkin; married Jeremy Yaffe, 1955 (divorced, 1960); married Barbara Dana (an... Read more |
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George C. Wolfe
George C. Wolfe 1954– Playwright, stage director, producer Found Love of Theater Early Made a Name as Playwright and Director On the “A-List” Selected works Sources In the spring of 1993 George C. Wolfe was named the new head of the New York Shakespeare Festival, one of... Read more |
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