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Sean Connery
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Sir Thomas Sean Connery (August 25, 1930 - October 31, 2020) was a Scottish actor and producer who won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award), and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award.
Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films (every film from Dr. No to You Only Live Twice, plus Diamonds Are Forever and Never Say Never Again), between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His films also include Marnie (1964), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Dragonheart (1996), The Rock (1996), and Finding Forrester (2000).
Connery was polled in a 2004 The Sunday Herald as "The Greatest Living Scot" and in a 2011 EuroMillions survey as "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure". He was voted by People magazine as both the “Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989 and the "Sexiest Man of the Century” in 1999. He received a lifetime achievement award in the United States with a Kennedy Center Honor in 1999. Connery was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to film drama.
On October 31, 2020, it was announced that Connery had died at the age of 90.
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Cierra Voelkl
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Cierra Voelkl grew up living in Tustin, California with her parents Richele and Jim but also has two older half-brothers, Jason and Ryan. Ever since she was a baby, performing has been in her blood. From the Miss Tustin Toddler pageant to dance classes, she couldn't stay off the stage. In 2003, Cierra joined the new local studio, South Coast Performing Arts and soon enough, she was on their competing team living her dream. After leaving her studio after the 8th grade, she wanted to focus on school and pursue acting. In May of 2009, Cierra was an extra in the feature film People Like Us and starting in December starting working on the Nickolodeon show Victorious and soon, iCarly. Around her 16th birthday, Cierra wanted to dance again and joined the local dance crew Smurf Kids as a hip hop dancer and is going far.
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Dixie Locke Emmons
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Dixie Locke Emmons (August 29, 1938 - December 19, 2023) She was Elvis Presley's first girlfriend. Elvis and Dixie were together from January 1954 to May 1956 around Dixie’s high school graduation. They met in Memphis at the First Assembly of God Church and their first dates took me place at the Rainbow Rollerdome Skating Ring. Dixie was born in the south and raised in Memphis, therefore Elvis and Dixie shared a lot of the same southern values, beliefs, traditions and struggles. Elvis attended Dixie’s Southside High School prom on May 6, 1955. Dixie met and was around Elvis’ mother Gladys Presley, and she was in Elvis’ life when he recorded “Thats Alright,” at Sun Records on July 5, 1954. January 24, 1954: Elvis and Dixie Locke were at the same place at the same time. They had not officially met yet. Dixie saw Elvis and at that moment she made plans with a friend to go roller-skating on Saturday night, making sure that Elvis overheard her conversation.
February 16, 1954: Elvis brought his girlfriend Dixie Locke home to meet his parents Vernon and Gladys. Elvis and Dixie had barely known each other for two weeks. Dixie’s 2021 memoir is titled “Unlocked: Memoirs of Elvis's First Girlfriend.” There are sweet and innocent stories in the book, and the book gives great insight into who Elvis was during that time period and Elvis early days of touring.
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William Marlowe
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William Marlowe (25 July 1930 – 31 January 2003) was a British theatre, television and film actor.
He served in the Fleet Air Arm and hoped for a career as a writer before training as an actor at RADA. He was cast as Sir Guy of Gisbourne in The Legend of Robin Hood (1975), A Family at War (1970–72), DCI Bill Russell in The Gentle Touch (1980–84), and Harry Mailer in the Doctor Who serial The Mind of Evil (1971).
He reappeared in Doctor Who four years later as Lester in Revenge of the Cybermen (1975). His guest star roles include Barlow (1975), Breakaway (1980), Callan (1972) and Catch Hand (1964). Later he played Chief Supt. Thomas in The Chief (1990).
He was married to actress Catherine Schell from 1968–1977, and to Kismet Delgado, the widow of actor Roger Delgado from 1979-2003. Many books falsely claim that he was married to actress Fernanda Marlowe.
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Jordan Davis
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Jordan Xavier Davis (born January 12, 2000) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, where he was a part of the team that won the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship while being named the Chuck Bednarik Award and Outland Trophy winner as a senior in 2021. Davis was selected by the Eagles in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.
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Germaine Tillion
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Germaine Tillion, born on May 30, 1907 in Allègre in Haute-Loire, is an emblematic figure of the French Resistance, ethnologist and writer. She devoted her life to the fight against oppression and the defense of human rights.
Germaine Tillion is the daughter of a magistrate and a publisher. She studied ethnology under Marcel Mauss and Louis Massignon at the Collège de France. Her first research took her to Algeria, where she studied Berber societies.
During the Second World War, Tillion joined the French Resistance. She was arrested in 1942 and deported to the Ravensbrück concentration camp in 1943. Despite the inhumane conditions, she continued to document life in the camp and help her fellow prisoners. After her release in 1945, Germaine Tillion worked to collect testimonies and documents on the concentration camps. She also wrote several books about her experience, including “Ravensbrück,” which became a reference on the subject.
Tillion continued her commitment in Algeria, where she denounced torture during the war of independence. She also worked on development and education projects for local populations. In 2004, she was named Grand-Croix of the Legion of Honor, France’s highest distinction. The same year, she created the Germaine Tillion association.
Germaine Tillion died on April 19, 2008 in Saint-Mandé, at the age of 100. Her legacy lives on through her writings and her unwavering commitment to justice and human rights.
In 2015, she was buried in the Panthéon, an honor reserved for great figures in French history. Holder of numerous decorations for her heroic acts during the Second World War, she was in 1999 the second French woman to become Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor after Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz. A tribute from the Nation was paid to her at the Panthéon on May 27, 2015, where she entered at the same time as Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz, Jean Zay and Pierre Brossolette.
Germaine Tillion remains a source of inspiration for her courage, resilience and dedication to the human cause. Her work continues to influence studies on the Resistance and human rights.
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Archie Alemania
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Alemania has appeared in several television commercials such as Chippy, San Miguel, Globe and Pop Cola. He is a talent of ABS-CBN and a member of Big Brother's Dance Group, Big Men Dance Group, and the Big Men Singers. At present, Archie is into sitcom, honing his talents as an actor.
Alemania has also been a host from 2004 to 2007 for Studio 23's weekly infotainment show and gag show Wazzup Wazzup with fellow hosts Toni Gonzaga and Vhong Navarro.
He moved to GMA Network in 2010. his first appearance in GMA is I Laugh Sabado until 2011 as a mainstay before his quick return to ABS-CBN.
after 4 years, he returned to GMA Network while he still appeared at two shows of ABS-CBN including Tubig at Langis and FPJ's Ang Probinsyano. Alemania is currently a mainstay of Bubble Gang since 2016. his first GMA Drama appearance is D' Originals.
He has a son with actress Mickey Ferriols named Brent Marcus Alemania. He married Gee Canlas in October 2018.
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Aziz Ali
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Aziz bin Ali, a renowned monologist and folk poet, was born in Baghdad on the side of Al-Karkh. His true name was Aziz bin Ali bin Abdul Aziz Ali bin Hatim bin Hanei. Completing his primary education in 1924, Aziz embarked on a journey that would significantly influence the landscape of Iraqi music.
Aziz bin Ali gained prominence for his unique contribution to the world of music through the art of monologue singing. Prior to his emergence, this distinctive style was neither known nor familiar within the Iraqi singing community. Aziz's musical legacy lies in his ability to introduce and popularize the monologue genre in Iraqi music, leaving an indelible mark on the country's cultural heritage.
Though the monologist and folk poet has departed, his impact continues to resonate, shaping the course of Iraqi musical traditions and inspiring future generations. Aziz bin Ali's dedication to his craft and pioneering spirit have solidified his place as a trailblazer in the rich tapestry of Iraqi artistic expression.
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Barbara La Marr
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Barbara La Marr (born Reatha Dale Watson; July 28, 1896 – January 30, 1926) was an American film actress and screenwriter who appeared in 27 films during her career between 1920 and 1926. La Marr was also noted by the media for her beauty, dubbed as "The Girl Who Is Too Beautiful," as well as her tumultuous personal life.
During her career, La Marr became known as the pre-eminent vamp of the 1920s; she partied and drank heavily, once remarking to the press that she only slept two hours a night. In 1924, her health began to falter after a series of crash diets for comeback roles further affected her lifestyle, leading to her death from pulmonary tuberculosis and nephritis at age 29.
She was posthumously honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to the film industry.
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Franco Franchi
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Franco Franchi (born Francesco Benenato , 18 September 1928 - 9 December 1992) was an Italian comedian.
He was born in Palermo, Sicily and began his career in the 1950s, although his career only really took off in the 1960s. He starred in many comedies, mainly as a duo with Ciccio Ingrassia but also in more dramatic material such as Comencini's 'Adventures of Pinocchio (1972), in which they paired memorably as the Fox and the Cat.
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