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Biography - Thursday, August 31, 2006
"Real stories and fascinating details behind the
most intriguing people who have ever lived."
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Greetings Biography Buff,
In the news: Glenn Ford, who brought a quiet reserve to the
screen in movies dating back to Hollywood's golden era, has
died at 90 at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. Ford was
best known for his roles in such films as "Blackboard
Jungle," "Gilda" and "Pocketful of Miracles." His credits
also included "Teahouse of the August Moon," "Don't Go Near
the Water" and "The Courtship of Eddie's Father."
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JT
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--WHO AM I?
--1. I was born on December 28, 1954 in Mount Vernon, New
York.
--2. I won a scholarship to the American Conservatory Theater
in San Francisco.
--3. My feature-film debut was in the comedy A Carbon Copy.
--4. I starred in the television medical drama St Elsewhere.
--5. I was Oscar-nominated for Cry Freedom and Malcolm X.
Who am I? (Answer at the bottom)
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--BIO QUIZ:
Put these Italian actresses in the order they were born:
--1. Sophia Loren
--2. Laura Antonelli
--3. Gina Lollobrigida
--4. Daniela Bianchi
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--COMINGS AND GOINGS:
****Some famous people born during this week in history:
-- Shania Twain - August 28, 1965
Country singer, songwriter. In 1993, Twain went to Nashville,
signed with Mercury Records, and released her self-titled
debut album. With the help of her music producer husband
Robert "Mutt" Lange, Twain released The Woman in Me in 1995,
which became the bestselling country album by a female
artist in history. Her third album, Come On Over, contained
eight hit singles, and holds the distinction of being the
bestselling country album of all time. In 1999, she
released a fourth album, On the Way. Twain also re-recorded
the single You've Got a Way for the motion picture soundtrack
Notting Hill.
-- Van Morrison - August 31, 1945
Singer, musician, and songwriter. After leaving school at
the age of 15, he played guitar and later saxophone in
several teenage groups, making his first recordings as a
member of Them during the 1960s. His first solo hit was
Brown-Eyed Girl and a year later he released the highly
acclaimed, surreal album Astral Weeks. Other successes of
that period include the single Caravan, and the albums
Moondance and Tupelo Honey. In the 1980s his work developed
a more mystical dimension, and later albums include
Enlightenment, The Healing Game, Down the Road, and Magic
Time. A celebrated live performer, he insisted that every
note be recorded live for the acclaimed album It's Too Late
To Stop Now.
-- Salma Hayek - September 2, 1966
Actress, director, producer. In 1991, Hayek moved to Los
Angeles from Mexico to learn English and become an actress.
She landed a role in 1995's Desperado, which helped her earn
roles in movies such as The Faculty, Wild Wild West, and
Fools Rush In. Subsequently, Hayek became engaged with
smaller, independent pictures and started her own production
company, Ventanarosa. In 2002, her intellectual approach to
filmmaking culminated in her dream role in Frida, in which
she both produced and starred. She followed the success of
Frida with large-scale projects, including directing 2002's
The Maldonado Miracle, starring in the last episode of the
Desperado trilogy, and appearing in the thriller After the
Sunset.
****Some famous people who have died during this week
in history:
-- Ingrid Bergman - August 29, 1982
Born August 29, 1915
Actress. She was an international star of films, television
and on the stage. Bergman made 50 films in her movie career
winning three best Actress Oscars, an Emmy and a Golden
Globe Award. Some of her films: Intermezzo, Casablanca, Walk
in the Spring Rain, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, For Whom the
Bell Tolls, The Bells of St. Mary's, Joan of Arc, Anastasia
and Murder on the Orient Express. Debuting on Broadway, she
stared in Anna Christie and after an absence from the stage
returned to play Joan of Arc winning her a Tony Award for
Best Actress. She was a regular on television and won an
Emmy for the miniseries, "The Turn of the Screw." Diagnosed
with breast cancer and despite failing health, she continued
to work culminating in her last acting role in a TV mini-
series, A Woman Called Golda.
-- Diana "Princess Di" Spencer - August 31, 1997
Born July 1, 1961
Upon the death of her grandfather, the 7th Earl Spencer, in
1975 Diana inherited the title of "Lady" and moved to Althorp,
a stately mansion built in 1508 in the English Midlands. She
met Prince Charles during a shoot in November 1977. The
engagement of Lady Diana and Prince Charles was announced on
February 24, 1981 and they were married at St. Paul's
Cathedral in London on July 29, 1981. Diana was famous for
her groundbreaking fashion choices but she also broke
barriers in the late-1980s when she was the first celebrity
to be photographed shaking hands with an AIDS patient with-
out a glove and she touched leprosy patients in the poorest
parts of the world without concern for her own health.
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--Answer to "WHO AM I?"
Denzel Washington. The actor won a scholarship to the
American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, and then
worked with the Shakespeare in the Park ensemble. He
appeared in several off-Broadway productions and in
television movies before making his feature-film debut in
the comedy A Carbon Copy. He starred in the television
medical drama St. Elsewhere. He was Oscar-nominated for Cry
Freedom and Malcolm X, and won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar
for Glory. He has also starred in Much Ado About Nothing,
Crimson Tide, The Hurricane, Training Day, and Inside Man.
See Denzel in the role that won him an Oscar:
Glory - Running For President
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--Answers to "BIO QUIZ:"
--1. Gina Lollobrigida - 07/04/1927
--2. Sophia Loren - 09/20/1934
--3. Laura Antonelli - 11/28/1941
--4. Daniela Bianchi - 01/31/1942
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