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Jean Rogers

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Jean Rogers, born Eleanor Dorothy Lovegren, was an American actress who starred in serial films in the 1930s and low–budget feature films in the 1940s as a leading lady. She is best remembered for playing Dale Arden in the science fiction serials Flash Gordon and Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars. She graduated from Belmont High School, and had hoped to study art, but in 1933, she won a beauty contest sponsored by Paramount Pictures that led to her career in Hollywood. Rogers starred in several serials for Universal between 1935 and 1938, including Ace Drummond and Flash Gordon. Rogers was one of seven women chosen out of 2,700 passengers on excursion boats and ferries who were interviewed for roles in Eight Girls in a Boat. The group began work in Hollywood on September 3, 1933. By 1937, Rogers was the only one of the seven featured as an actress. Rogers was assigned the role of Dale Arden in the first two Flash Gordon serials. Buster Crabbe and Rogers were cast as the hero and heroine in the first serial, Flash Gordon, and Rogers' beauty, long blonde hair, and revealing costumes endeared her to moviegoers. The evil ruler Ming the Merciless lusted after her, and Gordon was forced to rescue her from one situation after another. While filming the series in 1937, her costume caught fire and she suffered burns on her hands. Co-star Crabbe smothered the fire by wrapping a blanket on her. In the first serial, Arden competed with Princess Aura for Gordon's attention. Rogers' character was fragile, small-chested, diminutive, and totally dependent on Gordon for her survival; Lawson's Princess Aura was domineering, independent, voluptuous, conniving, sly, ambitious, and determined to make Gordon her own. The competition for Gordon's attention is one of the highlights of the film. In Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars, the second serial, Rogers sported a totally different look. She had dark hair and wore the same modest costume in each episode. Rogers matured after the first serial, and no sexual overtones are seen in Trip to Mars. Rogers told writer Richard Lamparski that she was not eager to do the second serial and asked her studio to excuse her from the third. Despite starring in serial films, Rogers felt she was not going to improve her career unless she could participate in feature films. She discovered that it was more tedious working in feature films. She played John Wayne's leading lady in the 1936 full-length motion picture Conflict and co-starred with Boris Karloff in the horror film Night Key the following year. During the 1940s, Rogers appeared solely in feature films, including The Man Who Wouldn't Talk with Lloyd Nolan, Viva Cisco Kid with Cesar Romero as the Cisco Kid, Design for Scandal with Rosalind Russell and Walter Pidgeon, Whistling in Brooklyn with Red Skelton, A Stranger in Town with Frank Morgan, Backlash, and Speed to Spare with Richard Arlen. Still, she was unhappy with the studios, possibly because she was relegated to B-movie productions on a lower salary. She decided to freelance with companies such as 20th Century Fox and MGM. Her last appearance was in a supporting role in the suspense film The Second Woman, made in 1950 by United Artists. She died in Sherman Oaks in 1991 at the age of 74 following surgery. She was later cremated and her ashes returned to her family.
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Joanna Miles

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joanna Miles (born March 6, 1940) is an American actress. Miles was born in Nice, France, the daughter of Jeanne Miles, an American painter, and Johannes Schiefer, a French painter art curator. She immigrated to the United States, and was naturalized a citizen, in 1941. She was a graduate of The Putney School, a progressive independent high school in Putney, Vermont in 1958. Miles won the two Emmy Awards for her portrayal of Laura Wingfield in the 1973 production of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie: Best Supporting Actress in Drama (for a Special - Program, a One-Time Appearance in a Series - or a Continuing Role) and Supporting Actress of the Year. She has also played supporting roles in various television shows and movies, including Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, (1990) and Star Trek: The Next Generation. She is known to Star Trek fans as Perrin, Sarek's wife, from the episodes Sarek and Unification. In 2001, she had a secondary role as the wife of a storekeeper in Tom Selleck's Turner Network Television Western film, Crossfire Trail. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joanna Miles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Roberto Omegna

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Roberto Omegna,  (born May 28, 1876, Turin, Italy—died Nov. 9, 1948, Turin), motion picture cameraman, director, and producer ofdocumentaries, one of the pioneers of the Italian cinema. His thorough research and filmmaking skills place him in the forefront of early documentarians. After receiving degrees in physics and mathematics, Omegna attended the Bassi and Ristori school of acting in Turin. In 1901 he and a partner opened the Edison Cinema in Turin, where he began to make short travel documentaries to both show at his theatre and sell to other exhibitors. He helped found the Ambrosio film studio in 1905 and went on to produce almost 100 films during his 18-year tenure with the company, serving as artistic director for all films and sometimes as cameraman or director (or both) as well. A pioneer of the documentary, Omegna produced some of the first films on travel, nature, and medicine. These includedTraversata del Chaco (1906; “Crossing the Chaco”), Buenos Aires (1906),Matrimonio abissino (1908; “Abyssinian Wedding”), La caccia al leopardo (1908; “Hunting the Leopard”), La neuropatolagia (1908; “Neuropathology”), Usi e costumi indiani (1911; “Customs and Practices of India”), Templi indiani (1911; “Indian Temples”), Una fabbrica di ombrelli in Birmania (1911; “An Umbrella Factory in Burma”), Funerali cinesi (1911; “Chinese Funerals”), and La vita delle farfalle (1911; “The Life of Butterflies”). In 1926 Omegna joined the management of LUCE (Union for Educational Cinematography), whose acronym spells the Italian word for “light.” From 1926 to 1942 he produced some 150 scientific and educational documentaries, mostly for schools and universities; they were also well received by the general public. Several of his works, including Uno sguardo al fondo del mare (1936; “A Look at the Bottom of the Sea”) and Un mondo meraviglioso (1938; “A Wonderful World”)—both of which received awards at the Festival of Venice—remain interesting and scientifically accurate even today. (Encyclopaedia Britannica)
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C-Murder

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Corey Miller (born March 9, 1971) better known by his stage name C-Murder, is an American rapper. He initially gained fame in the mid-1990s as a part of his brother Master P's label No Limit Records, primarily as a member of the label's supergroup, TRU. He went on to release several solo albums of his own through the label, including 1998's platinum Life or Death. He has released nine albums altogether on six different labels, No Limit Records, TRU Records, Koch Records, Asylum Records, RBC Records, and Venti Uno. His brothers are Master P and Silkk the Shocker.
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Morisi Kvitelashvili

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Morisi Mikhailovich Kvitelashvili (Georgian: მორის ყვითელაშვილი, pronounced [moɾis qʼʷitʰelaʃʷili]; Russian: Морис Михайлович Квителашвили, born 17 March 1995) is a retired Russian-Georgian figure skater who represented Georgia. He is the 2020 European bronze medalist, a three-time Rostelecom Cup medalist (including gold in 2021), a five-time Challenger series medalist (including gold at the 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb), and the 2018 Georgian national champion. Representing Russia, Kvitelashvili is the 2015 CS Mordovian Ornament bronze medalist. On the junior level, he is the 2013 JGP Czech Republic bronze medalist and the 2014 Russian junior national bronze medalist. Kvitelashvili placed 24th at the 2018 Winter Olympics and progressed to 10th place at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Description above from the Wikipedia article Morisi Kvitelashvili, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Matt Letley

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Matthew Letley (born 29 March 1961) is an English rock drummer, formerly with the English rock band, Status Quo. Letley attended Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School, in Rochester, Kent. His first recordings, with his brother Mark's progressive rock band Sindelfingen, were made when he was only 12; a live track including him was added to a CD reissue of their rare album Odgipig (he joined after the recording of the original album). As a drummer he played for a number of well-known artists, including a-ha, Bob Geldof, Vanessa Mae, Hank Marvin and Kim Wilde. In April 2015 Matt Letley produced and recorded drum section for the song of Russian alternative rock band 208 Talks of Angels. Released 4 February 2022, Matt performed and recorded drums for Stu Allen's debut single "Falling Out of Sight". Having joined Status Quo in 2000, his first tour with the band was in Germany. In 2006, Letley was part of Status Quo's Just Doin' It tour. After joining the band Letley often performed a drum solo, 'The Killer', as part of the song "Gerdundula". When "Gerdundula" was dropped from the Quo set, his solo was typically performed during "In the Army Now". On 17 December 2012, Letley announced, via his website, that he would be leaving Status Quo after 12 years. His final concert was on Wednesday 19 December, at The O2 Arena as the final date of the band's winter 2012 tour. Letley is endorsed by Noonan Custom drums, Paiste cymbals, Remo heads, Vic Firth drumsticks and Hardcases cases. Source: Article "Matt Letley" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė

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Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė (born January 20, 1963) is а Lithuanian actress and television presenter. Known for her screen and stage performances, she has gained recognition for films such as Burnt by the Sun (1994) and Katya Ismailova (1994), which won her the Nika Award for Best Actress. Dapkūnaitė was also credited in Mission: Impossible (1996), Seven Years in Tibet (1997), Emily Young's debut Kiss of Life (2003), and Okkupert (2015–2019). Dapkūnaitė has performed in theaters in Lithuania, the United Kingdom, United States, and Russia, including Steppenwolf Theatre, Shaftesbury Theatre, The Old Vic, Hampstead Theatre, Theatre of Nations, and more. She has a long-lasting professional partnership with John Malkovich - they have worked together on numerous theatre productions.
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Nay Htoo Naing

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Nay Htoo Naing is a Burmese actor and film director. He is one of the most successful actors in Myanmar's B-rated action film industry and has been regarded as the "Burmese Chuck Norris". Throughout his career, he has acted in over 300 films. Nay Htoo Naing was born on 1 January 1979 in Yenangyaung, Magway Region, Myanmar. He applied to Defence Services Academy (D.S.A) after graduating from high school, but he was declined because of failure in some physical tests. Then he moved to Yangon from Yenangyaung to pursue a career in show business. Nay Htoo Naing did not have any connections to the Burmese film industry before starting out his career as a worker, security guard and eventually as an actor. But then, at the age of 20, he grasped his first chance to be in front of a camera. He did not go to any formal school or training courses to study acting; however he says director Aung Min Thein is his mentor and taught him a lot. He entered the film industry with the film Ba Yoke, where he played the lead role. He then starred in the film Amye Mae Dar (Nameless Sword), which led to increased recognition for him. His classic film Mee Lat War (Blazing Palm/Fire Palm) is popular and one of the all-time best films in his career. He acted not only in the several direct-to-videos, but also acted in the big screen films. Throughout his successful career, he has acted in over 300 films. He is also a film director and directing the film Amone Zayike Amone Winkabar. In 2018, he founded the Target Art Training Center in Yangon. Nay Htoo Naing is married to singer Mya Thin Chel in 2011. They have two sons, named Phone Lattyar and Phone Linkar. His wife Mya Thin Chel is also seen in his some films. – Wikipedia
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Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal

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Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (17 September 1916 – 20 April 1991) was the leader of the Mongolian People's Republic from 1940 to 1984. During his political life, he served as Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Great Khural (head of state), Prime Minister of Mongolia (head of government) and General Secretary of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. He was the longest-serving leader of any Eastern Bloc country, serving over 44 years in office until his expulsion in August 1984. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Han

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Han Ji-sung, known professionally as Han, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and producer under JYP Entertainment. He is a member of the boy group Stray Kids and its sub-unit 3Racha. Han has been a full member of the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) since February 2023, becoming the youngest K-pop idol to be awarded such membership. As of May 2026, he has registered 196 songwriting and production credits, including works for NiziU, Show Lo, Yao Chen, JO1, Nexz, and Modyssey, as well as collaborations with artists such as Lil Durk, Sky-Hi, Tiger JK, and LiSA.
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