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Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Marianne Jean-Baptiste 1967– Actress At a Glance… Selected works Sources In 1997 Marianne Jean-Baptiste became the first black British actor nominated for an Academy Award. Her performance in 1996’s Secrets and Lies earned her the nomination for best supporting actress, and... Read more |
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Jean Tinguely
Jean Tinguely , 1925-91, Swiss artist. Tinguely is best known for his "metamechanics," electromechanical sculptures that perform tasks such as painting or playing music. Most celebrated of these works is Homage to New York (1959), a machine that destroyed itself when set into motion.... Read more |
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Jean Sibelius
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Jean Berain
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Jean Bodel
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Jean-Paul Paul Gaultier
GAULTIER, Jean-Paul French designer Born:Arcueil, France, 24 April 1952. Education:Educated at the École Communale, the College d'Enseignement, and at the Lycée d'Arcueil, to 1969. Career:Design assistant, Pierre Cardin, 1972-74; also worked for Esterel and... Read more |
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Les Six
Les Six , a short-lived group of six young early 20th-century French musicians. They were united by their adverse reactions to the extravagant impressionism of French composers such as Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel and the overwrought romanticism of Germans such as Richard Wagner and... Read more |
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Jean Gabin
GABIN, Jean Nationality:French. Born:Jean-Alexis Moncorgé in Paris, 17 May 1904; some sources give surname as Monçorge and Morcorge; father a cafe entertainer who performed using the name Gabin. Military Service:Joined Free French, 1943; participated in ... Read more |
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Jean Louis Forain
Jean Louis Forain , 1852-1931, French painter, etcher, and lithographer. One of the foremost etchers of his day, Forain is best known for his political cartoons and social satires, particularly of the worlds of theater and courtroom. His work enlivened a large number of publications, including Vie... Read more |
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Jean de Bodt
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Cocteau Twin goes for the 50 per cent solution
...the sad demise of the Cocteau Twins in 1996. The Grangemouth...output since the Cocteau Twins began as a remix for Sneakster...was the only person the Cocteau Twins ever allowed to...always hated the name ... |
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No longer reluctant tourists, Cocteau Twins play U.S. stages
...be alone. That's because the Cocteau Twins, in the midst of their first...surprise that, according to fellow Cocteau Twin Simon Raymonde, Fraser has...English." In any event, the Cocteau Twins, which, in addition to Fraser... |
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Cocteau mania The eternally ethereal Twins travel to the Orpheum
...Calendar Cafe," the latest album by Cocteau Twins, the 13-year-old, London...months, says Raymonde -- the Cocteau Twins found they could still create...One thing you won't hear in Cocteau Twins music is a lot of fasionable ... |
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FRINGE MUSIC Just don't mention Cocteau Twins . . . oh why not, everyone else...
...as a producer in the wake of the Cocteau Twins split, in 2000 he found time to...label he founded with fellow former Cocteau Twin Simon Raymonde. "When I left...saying that because I'm 45." Cocteau Twins themselves came ... |
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It's not easy being a Cocteau Twin
...interview the singer from the Cocteau Twins. I've been told she might be...she cannot pronounce. While the Cocteau Twin flicks through her book I take...and Robin Guthrie formed the Cocteau Twins 13 years ago, with Simon ... |
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Heaven handed: celestial sonics from Cocteau Twin Robin Guthrie.(rock...
...evocative, pastoral views are not what Cocteau Twins guitarist Robin Guthrie remembers...For 15 years, he and his fellow Cocteau Twins--singer Elizabeth Fraser...Grangemouth, Scotland, and formed the Cocteau Twins in 1980 ... |
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IMPASSIONED VAGUENESS OF COCTEAU TWINS
COCTEAU TWINS At: The Orpheum Theater...stage at the Orpheum for the Cocteau Twins' sold-out set...anything about the Cocteau Twins, you know this -- very...impassioned vagueness. But the Cocteau ... |
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Cocteau Twins ride wave a bit too long
COCTEAU TWINS At: The Orpheum Theater with Moose, last night. We all love to dream and Cocteau Twins, the Scottish trio fronted by singer...brimming with rage or filled with despair. Cocteau Twins music was easy to listen to... |
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Far from identical // Cocteau Twins shrug off comparisons to other bands
Cocteau Twins 8 p.m. Sunday Riviera...but try selling that to the Cocteau Twins' Robin Guthrie...their income - the Cocteau Twins make no apologies for the...well as toothpaste ads - all Cocteau ... |
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Cocteau Twins' same old sweetness
COCTEAU TWINS With Spain At: Avalon, Monday night...remain?That's my relationship with the Cocteau Twins, who played a 90-minute set at...brief American tour. Some history: The Cocteau Twins were a groundbreaking group of ... |