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Rosie ODonnell

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Raised Irish Catholic, O'Donnell lost her mother to cancer as a pre-teen and has consistently stressed values of protecting children and supporting families throughout he ...

Winona Ryder

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Ryder is known for her relationship with actor Johnny Depp throughout the early 1990s. Winona Ryder also received noteworthy media attention for her participation in the ...

Meg Ryan

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Ryan then starred in The Doors, and Prelude to a Kiss. Both films were moderately successful. 1993 saw the release of the hugely successful romantic comedy Sleepless in S ...

Sandra Bullock

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Bullock was born in Arlington County, Virginia, the daughter of Helga D. Meyer, a German opera singer, and John W. Bullock, a Pentagon contractor, executive and part-time ...

Ronnie James Dio

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Ronnie James Dio was born Ronald James Padovano, an only child to an Italian family. The family moved to Cortland, New York early in his life. His parents raised him in t ...

Linda Evangelista

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Recieved a special lifetime achievement award at the 1997 VH1 Fashion and Music Awards. Was ranked #2 (after Cindy Crawford) on MTV's "House of Style" (1989) l ...

Whitney Houston

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In the 1980s, Houston was one the first black artists to receive regular rotation on MTV in the network's early years during a white male rock dominated time.[6][7] Her d ...

Rene Zellweger

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Zellweger was born in Baytown, Texas, an eastern suburb of Houston. Between junior school and high school her family moved to Katy, Texas, a western suburb of Houston. He ...

Van Morrison

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Morrison has pursued an idiosyncratic musical path. Much of his music is tightly structured around the conventions of American soul and R&B, such as the popular singl ...

Nat King Cole

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Nat Cole and three other musicians formed the "King Cole Swingers" in Long Beach and played in a number of local bars before getting a gig on the Long Beach Pik ...

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Moses Abramovitz

Moses_Abramovitz Moses Abramovitz biography: He earned his bachelor's degree summa cum laude in economics from Harvard University.Earned his doctorate in economics from Columbia University. Worked as economic adviser to the secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris. Retired from the William Rober ...

Gardner Ackley

Gardner_Ackley Gardner Ackley biography: 1915 - Born on June 30th in Indianapolis. Gardner Ackley was known as "Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Political Economy".  1940 - Received his masters and doctoral degrees from the University of Michigan.   1961 - Wrote "Macroeconomic Theory".  1963 ...

Walter Adams

Walter_Adams Walter Adams biography: 1922 - Walter Adams was born on the 27th of August in Vienna, Austria.  1942 - Walter Adams earned a BA from Brooklyn College.  1947-1993 - Walter Adams served as professor of economics at Michigan State University.  1969 - Interim president of Michigan State University.  1998 - ...

Carolyn Eugenia Agger

Carolyn_Eugenia_Agger Carolyn Eugenia Agger biography: 1909 - The daughter of Eugene E. Agger, a former professor of money and banking at Rutgers University. 1935 - Carolyn Eugenia Agger married Abe Fortas on the 9th of July. 1938 - Carolyn Eugenia Agger entered Yale Law School and  received her LL.B. degree cum laude. 1960 -  M ...

George Arthur Akerlof

George_Arthur_Akerlof George Arthur Akerlof biography: 1940 - Born on the 17th of June in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. 1962 - George Arthur Akerlof graduated from the Lawrenceville School and received his Bachelor's degree from Yale University. 1966 - George Arthur Akerlof obtained his Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has taught at t ...

Maurice Felix Charles Allais

Maurice_Felix_Charles_Allais Maurice Felix Charles Allais biography: 1911 - Allais was born in Paris, France on May 31, 1911. 1928 - Received his high school diploma in Latin and Science. 1929 - Received his two baccalaureate diplomas in Mathematics and Philosophy. 1934-1936 - Rendered service to the military and worked as an engineer in the mines publ ...

Elisha Benjamin Andrews

Elisha_Benjamin_Andrews Elisha Benjamin Andrews biography: 1844 - Born in Hinsdale, New Hampshire on the 10th of January.1870 - Graduating from Brown University.1874 - The Newton Theological Institution.1875 - Elisha Benjamin Andrews preached for one year and then was president of Denison University. 1879 - Elisha Benjamin Andrews was professor of homiletic ...

Richard Keith Armey

Richard_Keith_Armey Richard Keith Armey biography: 1940 - Born on the 7th of July in Cando, North Dakota.1984 - Amember of the Republican Party and former economics professor at North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas) in Denton, was first elected to the House.1985-2003 - A former U.S. Representative from Texas' 26th Congress ...

Kenneth Joseph Arrow

Kenneth_Joseph_Arrow Kenneth Joseph Arrow biography: 1921 - Born on the 23rd of August.1940 - Kenneth Joseph Arrow graduated from Townsend Harris High School and then earned a Bachelor's degree from the City College of New York.1941 - At Columbia University, Kenneth Joseph Arrow received a Master's degree.1946-1949 - Kenneth Joseph Arrow spent his tim ...

Walter Bagehot

Walter_Bagehot Walter Bagehot biography: 1826 - Born on the 23rd of February at Langport, Somerset England. English economist, social theorist, and literary critic.1839-1842 - Entered Bristol College, Walter Bagehot was deeply influenced by studying anthropology with J. C. Prichard.1851 - Bagehot sent letters back from a holiday trip in Pa ...

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