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Biography - Thursday, November 30, 2006
"Real stories and fascinating details behind the
most intriguing people who have ever lived."
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Greetings Biography Buff,
I remember the first movie I watched in my college journalism
class was "His Girl Friday" (1940). This brilliant screwball
comedy directed by Howard Hawks, starred both Rosalind Russell
and Cary Grant. In this unforgettable film Russell played a
beautiful ace reporter who is also the former wife of her news-
paper editor, Cary Grant, who is still in love with her. This
week we remember these two classic stars, who died this week
in history.
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Biographically,
JT
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--WHO AM I?
--1. An American blues-influenced rock singer.
--2. Had a distinctive voice — rasping, overtone-rich sound.
--3. Personified that period of the Sixties when the San
Francisco sound, along with outlandish dress and life
style jolted the country.
--4. Close contemporary was Jimi Hendrix who similarly was
catapulted to fame by his appearance at Monterey.
--5. Died from drug-related causes at the age of twenty-seven.
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--DEAD OR ALIVE?
See if you know if the following have had a
visit from the "Grim Reaper":
--1. James Callaghan
--2. Betty Comden
--3. Brooke Astor
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--COMINGS AND GOINGS:
****Some famous people born during this week in history:
-- November 27, 1942 - Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall Hendrix was an American singer, songwriter, and
guitarist. He is considered to be one of the most influential
electric guitarists in rock music history. He achieved world-
wide fame in 1967 playing at the Monterey Pop Festival. Hendrix
was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. His
star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was dedicated in 1994. In
2003, Rolling Stone named Hendrix number one on their list of
the "100 greatest guitarists of all time."
-- November 30, 1835 - Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens was an American humorist, satirist,
writer, and lecturer. He is most noted for his novels
"Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer," and his numerous quotes and sayings. His keen wit and
incisive satire earned him praise from both critics and peers.
Fellow author William Faulkner called Twain "the father of
American literature."
****Some famous people who have died during this week
in history:
-- November 28, 1976 - Rosalind Russell
Rosalind was a four-time Academy Award nominated and Tony
Award winning American film, stage actress. She proved her
quick-witted talent for comedy in the unforgettable His Girl
Friday (1940), directed by Howard Hawks.Hoever, her most
memorable performance was in the title role of the long-
running stage hit Auntie Mame (1956). She remains the actress
with the most Golden Globe Awards (for films) wins with 5.
-- November 29, 1974 - James J. Braddock
James Walter Braddock was a champion boxer and his amazing
comeback from a floundering career that saw him lose several
bouts before struggling to support his family by working on
the docks during the Great Depression earned him the nickname
The Cinderella Man from Damon Runyon. "Cinderella Man" which
was also the name of the film based on his life, showed his
rise from a struggling local boxer to heavyweight champion of
the world in 1935. He won the bout despite being a 10-1
underdog.
-- November 29, 1986 - Cary Grant
Archibald Alexander Leach was an English film actor, when he
came to Hollywood in 1931, he acquired the name Cary Grant.
With his distinctive Mid-Atlantic accent, he was perhaps the
foremost exemplar of the debonair leading man, not only hand-
some, but also witty and charming. He starred in "Bringing Up
Baby" with Katharine Hepburn, and "His Girl Friday" with
Rosalind Russell. Grant was also a favorite actor of Alfred
Hitchcock, and starred in films such as "Suspicion,"
"Notorious", "To Catch a Thief" and "North by Northwest."
Grant was one of Hollywood's top box-office attractions for
several decades. He was named the second Greatest Male Star
of All Time by the American Film Institute.
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--Answer to "WHO AM I?"
Janis Joplin
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--Answers to "DEAD OR ALIVE:"
--1. James Callaghan - Dead
--2. Betty Comden - Dead
--3. Brooke Astor - Alive
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