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Some authors were pretty terrible people, which can ruin your perception of their writing. But like most of us, artists and writers lived lives rife with nuance, and through even-handed, well-researched biographies, readers can take a peek into the minds that have created some of the stories we love.

The English author Walter Horatio Pater (1839-1894) was the most influential figure in the Esthetic movement of the late 19th century. His writings reveal a mind of sensibility and discrimination, embodying its judgments in carefully wrought prose.

Learn about the life and career of Betty White, who became a pioneer of early television and a star of sitcoms, game shows, and films. She was the first woman to produce a sitcom, host a game show, and win a Primetime Emmy Award.

Brian Sewell was a cinematographer, known for Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000), Boys from Brazil (1993) and Solo, de wet van de favela (1994). He died on 19 September 2015 in London, England, UK.

Revolutionary, fiery, scathing, and stinging, Mutabaruka’s words are as potent on paper as on CD, and so the literary community needed to create a new term just for his works — meta-dub. Born in Rae Town, Jamaica, on Decem, Allan Hope first realised the power of the word when he was in his teens.

Yeats, Jack Butler (1871–1957), painter, was born 29 August 1871 at 23 Fitzroy Road, near Regent's Park, London, youngest of the four surviving children of John Butler Yeats (qv) and brother of William Butler Yeats (qv), Elizabeth Corbet (‘Lollie’) Yeats (qv), and Susan Mary (‘Lily’) Yeats (qv).

Landis Mackellar is the author of The Double Indemnity Murder (3.66 avg rating, 53 ratings, 12 reviews, published 2006), The Economic Impacts of Popula.

Febru — September 3, 2019 • 77 y.o. (82) Lynley was born Carole Ann Jones in Manhattan, New York City, the daughter of Frances (née Felch) and Cyril Jones. Her father was Irish and her mother, a native of New England, was of English, Scottish, Welsh and German ancestry. She studied dance in her childhood.

During their meeting Ibn Khald ū n discussed the history of the Arab world with Timur before the Mongolian army razed the city of Damascus, but spared Ibn Khald ū n ’ s life. Ibn Khald ū n ’ s main work is his world history Kit á b al-‘ Ibar (Book of Examples), a several-volume history of the known world incorporating a comprehensive.

In this well-researched and revealing biography, Warren G. Harris gives an exceptionally acute portrait of one of the most memorable actors in the history of motion pictures—whose intimates included such legends as Marilyn Monroe, Joan Crawford, Loretta Young, David O. Selznick, Jean Harlow, Judy Garland, Lana Turner, Spencer Tracy, and Grace.

The Real Sir Richard Burton. Walter Phelps Dodge, 1907. A short biography with little that is new or not otherwise derived from the prior biographies. Interesting because it is the first "counterbiography" that defends Burton against the accusations of Stisted and Wright. Dodge's Real Sir Richard Burton — link to PDF original (Burtoniana.org).

उन्हें 1917 में कलकत्ता विश्वविद्यालय में शामिल होने का मौका.

Vittorio De Sica. Director: Bicycle Thieves. Vittorio De Sica grew up in Naples, and started out as an office clerk in order to raise money to support his poor family. He was increasingly drawn towards acting, and made his screen debut while still in his teens, joining a stage company in 1923.

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Coco Simon is a published author of children's books. Published credits of Coco Simon include Katie and the Cupcake Cure (Cupcake Diaries) and Katie and the Cupcake Cure. To edit or update the above biography on Coco Simon, please Log In or Register.

Rembrandt (1606–1669) Dutch Master from the Dutch Golden Age. One of the greatest painters, admired for his vivid realism and empathy with the human condition. Rembrandt’s greatest works include Belshazzar’s Feast (1635), The Night Watch, (1642), and Bathsheba at Her Bath, (1654).

Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller, known to the world as Agatha Christie, was born on Septem, in Torquay, England. She was the youngest of three siblings in a middle-class family, where her mother played a significant role in her early education.

Robert Frederick Zenon "Bob" Geldof, KBE is an Irish singer-songwriter, author, occasional actor and political activist. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s and early 1980s alongside the punk rock movement.

Poet Biography Boris Vian was born at Ville d'Avray in 1920. He was trained as a civil engineer, receiving his diploma in 1942. He was also a jazz trumpeter, film actor, cabaret singer, translator, inventor, record company executive & Transcendent Satrap of the College de Pataphysique. Vian's extraordinary work mirrored his fascinating life.

Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the 13th president of the United States. He was president from 1850 to 1853. He was the last Whig president, and the last president who was not a Democrat or Republican. Fillmore became president in 1850, when the previous president, Zachary Taylor died. The Whig party did not pick him to.

Mary Todd Andrews, actress and the widow of screen star Dana Andrews, died Jan. 17 in Palm Springs, Calif., of Alzheimer’s disease. She was 86.

As he chronicled in his autobiography A Childhood: The Biography of a Place, Crews was born in 1935 on a tiny farm in rural Georgia. His father was an unsuccessful farmer who died when Harry was.

Louie Anderson, whose four-decade career as a comedian and actor included his unlikely and Emmy-winning performance as mom to twin adult sons in the TV series “Baskets,” has died at age 68.

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini KSMOM GCTE (J – Ap) was an Italian politician and journalist who served as Prime Minister of Italy from 1922 to 1943. He also was the leader of the National Fascist Party.

How to write a short bio Writing a short bio can be a deceptively challenging task. Here are some steps you can follow to help you write a successful short bio: 1. Choose a voice The first step in writing a short bio is deciding on a voice. For our purposes, choosing a voice involves deciding whether you are writing in the first or third person.

Hidy Ochiai, 74, of Vestal, has studied karate since he was 6 years old in Japan; To date, Ochiai has taught some 450,000 students nationwide; Ochiai established the Educational Karate Program as.

George Orwell, (25 June – 21 January ) has proved to be one of the twentieth century’s most influential and thought provoking writers. His relatively small numbers of books have created intense literary and political criticism. Orwell was a socialist, but at the same time he did not fit into any neat ideology.

Robert B. Parker, the best-selling mystery writer who created Spenser, a tough, glib Boston private detective who was the hero of nearly 40 novels, died Monday at his home in Cambridge, Mass. He.

आज इस आर्टिकल में हम आपको डॉ भीमराव आंबेडकर की जीवनी – B. R. Ambedkar Biography Hindi के बारे में बताएंगे।. हर साल 14 अप्रैल को ही भीम राव आम्बेडकर जयंती मनाई जाती है. भीमराव आम्बेडकर का जन्म 14 अप्रैल 1891 में मध्य प्रदेश में स्थित महू नगर सैन्य छावनी में हुआ था।. उनके पिता का नाम रामजी सकपाल और उनकी माता का नाम भीमाबाई सकपाल था.

Suma Kanakala is an Indian television presenter, actress, and television producer who predominantly works in Telugu television. She is best known for hosting in ETV's Star Mahila, a Telugu TV game.

Biographies of Inventors. Bolt of Fate: Benjamin Franklin and His Electric Kite Hoax by Tom Tucker. Call Number: QC16.F68 T82 2003. Broken Genius: the Rise and.

Gary D. Schmidt has blended a career as a professor of English with one that involves writing both for children and adults. Schmidt's fiction and nonfiction children's books span genres from young adult and middle grade novels to picture books, and they deal with topics from biography to suicide.

Born in London in 1923, Lawford was the only child of Lieutenant General Sir Sydney Turing Barlow Lawford, KBE (1865–1953) and May Sommerville Bunny (1883–1972). At the time of his birth, his mother was married to Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Ernest Vaughn Aylen DSO, [4] one of Sir Sydney's officers, while his father was married to Muriel Williams. [5].

(Born London, 30 May 1879; died Firle, Sussex, 7 April 1961). British painter and designer. She married Clive Bell in 1907 and like him and her sister, Virginia Woolf, was a central figure of the Bloomsbury Group.

Juliet Capulet from "Romeo and Juliet" is one of William Shakespeare's best-known characters. She is the young daughter of Capulet and Lady Capulet. At age 13, Juliet is beautiful, innocent, and—importantly—of marriageable age.

A sumptuous clothbound collection of work by British photographer Richard Learoyd, famed for his luminous camera obscura portraits.

Patricia Ann Davis (née Reagan; born Octo) is an American actress and author.She is the daughter of U.S. president Ronald Reagan and his second wife, Nancy Reagan.

Pierre François Marie Louis Boulle was a French novelist born in Avignon, France. Pierre and his sisters Suzanne and Madeleine were the children of Eugène Boulle, an eccentric lawyer who wrote theatre reviews in a local newspaper and married Thérèse Seguin, the daughter of the papers editor, but died of heart disease in 1926. Pierre studied at the Sorbonne and the Ecole Supérieure d.

Bhagat Singh (27 September 1907 [1] [b] – 23 March 1931) was an Indian anti-colonial revolutionary, [6] who participated in the mistaken murder of a junior British police officer in December 1928 [7] in what was to be retaliation for the death of an Indian nationalist. [8].

Lawson was a firm believer in the merits of the sketch story, commonly known simply as 'the sketch,' claiming that "the sketch story is best of all. Lawson's Jack Mitchell story, On The Edge Of A Plain, is often cited as one of the most accomplished examples of the sketch.

Jennifer Jones was an American actress, who dominated the silver screen during the Hollywood golden years. Having starred in more than 20 films in a career spanning three decades, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in ‘The Song of Bernadette’ and was nominated for her performances in four other films.

Captain James Cook FRS (7 November [O.S. 27 October] 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer, and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 17in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular.

Anna Julia Cooper was an American educator and writer whose book A Voice From the South by a Black Woman of the South (1892) became a classic African American feminist text. Cooper was the daughter of a slave woman and her white slaveholder (or his brother).

The Career of Alexander Graham Bell Chronology 1847 Born March 3 at 16 South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. Family Moved to 13 hope Street when he was 9 months old. 1855-1857 Attended McLaren’s Academy, Edinburgh 1857 to 1859 At Royal High School, Edinburgh. In 1858, added Graham to his name to distinguish self from his grandfather. 1860.

Lemony Snicket has dedicated his life to researching and telling the story of the terrible happenings of the Baudelaire orphans. He started writing A Series of Unfortunate Events for both personal and legal reasons.

Mussolini's mother, a schoolteacher, was a devout Catholic who wanted her children to succeed in life and thought that education was the best path to success. Mussolini's parents named him after Benito Juarez, a Mexican revolutionary leader, and as he grew he seemed to follow the example of his rebellious namesake. He was aggressive and.

These books not only give details of athletes’ achievements but also their failures and successes. As readers read their stories, they can learn a lot about patience, endeavor, and commitment. Below are 9 of the best sports biographies that anybody can recommend. 1. “Open” by Andre Agassi.

Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini (Italian: [izaˈbɛlla rosselˈliːni]; born 18 June 1952) [1] is an Italian-American [2] [3] actress. [4] The daughter of Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman and Italian film director Roberto Rossellini, she is noted for her successful tenure as a Lancôme model and an established career in American and European cinema.

Fifty years after her death, Australian writer Charmian Clift is experiencing a renaissance. With her forward-thinking columns, Clift’s voice rose above the crowd during post-war Australia.

Liam PITCHFORD: Association. Table Tennis England: Current WR #1: Age. 31: Playing Hand & Style. Right Hand: Grip. Shakehand: YTD W/L % Career Prize money* Last Match Details. 3 - 0 vs Quadri ARUNA - Men's Singles Quarterfinals.