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Pauline Kael
Pauline Kael , 1919-2001, American film critic, b. Petaluma, Calif. Possessed of an extensive knowledge of the technical aspects of moviemaking and a feisty, pop-inflected style, Kael was noted for her provocative, passionate, and tough-minded film criticism. An extremely influential figure, she... Read more |
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Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon (John Uhler Lemmon 3d), 1925-2001, American actor, b. Newton, Mass., grad. Harvard (1947). He became famous in roles ranging from sardonic comedy to compelling drama, ultimately achieving the status of a kind of modern American Everyman, often hapless yet persevering. A talented piano... Read more |
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Bella Freud
FREUD, Bella British designer Born:London, 17 April 1961. Education:Attended Michael Hall School, Forest Row, East Sussex. Left school at 16 to work as shop assistant to Vivienne Westwood, London, 1977. Studied at Accademia di Costume e di Moda, Rome, and ... Read more |
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Akira
AKIRA Japanese designer Born:Maki Akira, Oita, Japan, circa 1949. Education:Graduated from Oita University; worked for and studied fashion with Reiko Minami, Tokyo. Career:Moved to New York, 1974; tailor, Halston, 1976-81; showed first own collection, 1982;... Read more |
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Terni
Terni , city (1991 pop. 108,248), capital of Terni prov., Umbria region, central Italy, on the Nera River. Its manufactures include iron and steel, munitions, textiles, machinery, and chemicals, and it has movie studios. Hydroelectric power is generated at nearby waterfalls, which were formed in 272... Read more |
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Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty (Henry Warren Beatty) , 1937-, motion picture actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, b. Richmond, Va. An eminently bankable star, the handsome, charismatic, yet oddly elusive leading man made his film debut in Splendor in the Grass (1961). His reputation as a Hollywood Don... Read more |
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Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren , 1934-, Italian film actress, b. as Sophia Scicoloni. She grew up in the slums of Naples. With the help of Italian producer Carlo Ponti (later her husband) she gained international fame as a beautiful and accomplished film actress in both tragic dramas and boisterous comedies. She won... Read more |
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Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro , 1943-, American film actor, b. New York City. After studying for the stage, he acted in films directed by Brian De Palma . In 1973 he made his first major movies, Bang the Drum Slowly and Mean Streets. In these and other motion pictures he has shown an impressive dramatic range... Read more |
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Kristoff St. John
ST. JOHN, Kristoff 1966–(Christoff St. John) PERSONAL Born July 15, 1966, in New York, NY; son of Christopher (an actor and director) and Maria (an actress) St. John; married Mia Richardson, 1991 (divorced, 1995); married Allana Nadal (a model), November 24, 2001; children: (first marriage)... Read more |
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