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Guimarães Rosa
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João Guimarães Rosa (27 June 1908 – 19 November 1967) was a Brazilian poet, diplomat, novelist, short story writer and doctor, considered by many to be the greatest Brazilian writer of the 20th century and one of the greatest of all time. Rosa only wrote one novel, Grande Sertão: Veredas (known in English as The Devil to Pay in the Backlands), a revolutionary text for its blend of archaic and colloquial prose and frequent use of neologisms, taking inspiration from the spoken language of the Brazilian backlands. For its profoundly philosophical themes, the critic Antonio Candido described the book as a "metaphysical novel". It is often considered to be the Brazilian equivalent of James Joyce's Ulysses. In a 2002, poll by the Bokklubben World Library, "Grande Sertão: Veredas" was named among the best 100 books of all time. Rosa also published four books of short stories in his lifetime, all of them revolving around the life in the sertão, but also addressing themes of universal literature and of existential nature. He died in 1967 — the year he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature — due to a heart attack. (Wikipedia)
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Robert Bösch
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Robert Bösch, photographer and mountain guide, holder of a master's degree in geography, has been working as a freelance photographer for more than 30 years. He shoots for industry, advertising and renowned national and international magazines. He has published many fine books. Robert Bösch is Nikon's ambassador.
As a mountaineer, his travels and expeditions have taken him to all seven continents, where he has climbed many known and unknown mountains. For a film and photo assignment, he climbed Mount Everest. He has accompanied many businesses of Ueli Steck.
His photographs have been exhibited domestically and abroad in various galleries and museums. In recent years, Robert Bösch has been heavily involved in art photography. He has published numerous illustrated books. His last published books - "Aus den Bündner Bergen", "Mountains", "No Man's Land" and "Engiadina" - are offered to classical photography, to which he feels connected and which shapes his work.
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Kirsten Collins
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Canadian-born, LA-based singer/songwriter Kirsten Collins was named an Innovator by The Wall Street Journal and has garnered over 2 million followers in her growing social network ahead of launching her newest artist project. Kirsten presents a unique soulful pop style sporting an energetic vocal style all her own. With a series of Kirsten Collins song releases including “Woo Hoo” “Up & Away”and“SZNS” follows the release of many infectious singles. Kirsten is an accomplished writer and has written for a list of artists, film, tv and more but her most recent favorite is the single title track for album “SAVAGE” and song “I’LL MAKE YOU CRY” on the K-pop girl group Aespa’s new mini album. With knockout stage presence and confidence, Kirsten is a natural entertainer having performed on the YouTube VidCon Stage in front of a crowd of 3,500 while 23 million viewers joined the live stream as well as live streams on Bili Bili. Kirsten’s message in all forms of artistic expression and across all social platforms is one of positivity, self-worth, and finding purpose in all endeavors. With 200,000 monthly Spotify listeners and nearing 1 million on Facebook and Tiktok, Kirsten finds herself with a loyal fanbase eager for more of her vivacious attitude, colorful personality and undeniable talent. Kirsten is an innovator in releasing music NFTs in a collaboration with NFT Blue on her current
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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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Choi Seung-yoon
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Choi Seung-yoon is a South Korean actor renowned for his extensive work as a character actor, frequently appearing in supporting and guest roles across various television dramas and films. He is recognized for his commanding presence and his ability to skillfully shift between genres, often playing highly professional, mysterious, or complex secondary characters.
Choi Seung-yoon’s career is distinguished by his consistent and active participation in some of the most highly-rated and critically acclaimed Korean dramas. While he often takes on roles that drive the subplot or appear as significant guest characters, his performances consistently leave a memorable impression on viewers and critics alike.
He gained notice for playing the chilling character Kim Min-suk in the crime drama Life on Mars (2018), a role that highlighted his ability to portray intense, high-stakes figures. This led to similar roles, such as the prosecutor "Tak" in Delightfully Deceitful (2023) and Dr. Suk Min-Joon in the sci-fi thriller Train (2020).
Choi Seung-yoon has made impactful appearances in globally popular dramas, including playing an NIS agent in the final episodes of Crash Landing on You (2019-2020) and the brief, but memorable, role as Chae Song-Hwa's ex-boyfriend in the opening episodes of the hit medical series Hospital Playlist (2020).
In recent years, he has continued his streak of supporting roles, appearing in major series such as Uncle (2021-2022), the sports romance drama Love All Play (2022), and, most recently, The Atypical Family (2024), where he played the recurring character, Jo Ji-Han.
While largely known for his television work, Choi Seung-yoon has also taken on feature roles. Notably, he played the co-lead character of Audrey in the tvN Drama Stage one-act show, My Uncle is Audrey Hepburn (2019), demonstrating his depth beyond standard supporting roles. His film work includes appearances in Love Clinic (2015) and Phantom Detective (2016).
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Zachary Alexander Rice
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Zachary Alexander Rice was born in Irvine, California to famed Artist McKenzie and Rocket Scientist, Steven Rice. Zach has been acting since he was a young child; At three he was memorizing monologues from movies and complete comedy routines to perform for family and friends. It was obvious to everyone that Zach had a passion for performing. Zach has been constantly working in Film, Television, Voice, and Commercials. He has more than 50+ acting credits, 2 Director credits, 1 Writing credits, his own show and a comedy Stand Up special on the way. He has surpassed one million followers 1,000,000+ across social media platforms with his own brand of humor online as ZachRiceTV. He also performs successful comedy rap under the moniker, ItzSizzlingBacon. Zach has been nominated and won several acting awards and was voted "Fav Teen Stand Up Comedian in America".
He is a giant kid whose nickname is "Man-Baby" for his massive body and cherubic face. A nickname that Zach embraces! He has successfully transitioned from Disney type-actor to more adult roles - working almost non-stop in the entertainment industry.
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Bill Robinson
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According to one jazz dance source, Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson was the chief instigator for getting tap dance "up on its toes." Early forms of tap, including the familiar "buck and wing", contained a flat-footed style, while Robinson performed on the balls of his feet with a shuffle-tap style that allowed him more improvisation. It obviously got him noticed and it certainly made him a legend.
Born Luther Robinson in Richmond, Virginia, on May 25, 1878, he was orphaned in infancy and reared by a grandmother. He took his brother Bill's name for his own once he went professional. His brother, in turn, took the name Percy and later became a renowned drummer. Hoofing in beer gardens at age 6, Bojangles joined traveling companies and vaudeville tours in his teens and slowly built up a successful reputation in nightclubs and musical comedies. He headlined with Cab Calloway many times at the famous Cotton Club in Harlem. Bojangles' unique sound came from using wooden taps and his direct claim to fame would be the creation of his famous "stair dance," which involved tapping up and down a flight of stairs both backwards and forwards. Both black and white audiences were taken by his style and finesse and, following the demise of vaudeville, he easily transferred his talents to Broadway. Lew Leslie, a white producer, put together "Blackbirds of 1928," an all-black revue that would prominently feature Bill and other black musical talents.
From there it was films for the now old-timer. In the 1930s various studios usurped his patented talent in their old-fashioned Depression-era musicals. Times being what they were, he was typically cast as a butler or servant. Nevertheless, he enjoyed immense popularity, especially when partnered with reigning #1 box office moppet Shirley Temple. Bojangles would be featured in four of Shirley's sentimental vehicles: The Little Colonel (1935) (in which he recreated his "stair dance" with her), The Littlest Rebel (1935), Just Around the Corner (1938) and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938). In addition, he assisted in the choreography on one of her other films, Dimples (1936). For the most part Bill was a specialty player, but every once in a while he got into the thick of things, playing Lena Horne's love interest in One Mile from Heaven (1937) for instance. Still tapping his heart out as a 60-year-old, Bojangles returned to the stage in "The Hot Mikado" which was a tuneful jazz reworking of Gilbert and Sullivan's classic operetta. Suffering from a chronic heart condition, he slowed down in the mid-'40s and died in New York City in 1949 of heart disease.
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Tommy Rettig
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Thomas Noel "Tommy" Rettig (December 10, 1941 – February 15, 1996) was an American child actor and computer software engineer and author. Rettig is best remembered for portraying the character "Jeff Miller" in the first three seasons of CBS's Lassie television series, from 1954–1957, later seen in syndicated re-runs as Jeff's Collie. He also co-starred with another former child actor, Tony Dow, in the mid-1960s television teen soap opera Never Too Young and recorded the song by that title with the group The TR-4.
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Tony McFarr
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Tony McFarr (October 1976 - May 13, 2024) was an American stunt performer who worked as Chris Pratt’s stunt double on Jurassic World (2015). He went on to work with Pratt on Passengers (2016), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018).
McFarr began his Hollywood career as an uncredited stunt double for Geoff Stults on the set of Bones in 2011 and did stunt work in movies such as Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), Rock of Ages (2012), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Let’s Be Cops (2014), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014), Furious 7 (2015), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), The Accountant (2016), Logan Lucky (2017), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), Tag (2018), Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021), and more.
McFarr passed away from undetermined causes at his home outside of Orlando, Florida on May 2024.
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Frederico Machado
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Frederico Machado (São Luis, 1972), film critic, screenwriter, producer and director. In 2006 he founded Lume Filmes production company then become distribution service; he’s also the director of Lume International Film Festival. After directing various short movies, in 2013 he writes and directs his first feature film ‘The Exercise of Chaos’, one of the most remarkable first-time film ever as well as first part of his Dante Trinity Trilogy continued a year after with ‘The Road of Milk’, a work equally astonishing but more experimental that maintains the stylistic fingerprint of the author. The last part of the trilogy has been announced but is still in working: ‘The Orbits of Water’. - Cine Paxy - Italy
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