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Allen Stewart Konigsberg
United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-)
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Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
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Alicia Alonso
Cuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921)
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Louis Armstrong
United States pioneering jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971)
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Fred Astaire
United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987)
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Johann Sebastian Bach
German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)
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Pearl Mae Bailey
United States singer (1918-1990)
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George Balanchine
United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983)
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Lucille Ball
United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
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Tallulah Bankhead
uninhibited United States actress (1903-1968)
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Maurice Barrymore
United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905)
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Georgiana Emma Barrymore
United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893)
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Lionel Barrymore
United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1878-1954)
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Ethel Barrymore
United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959)
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John Barrymore
United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942)
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Bela Bartok
Hungarian composer and pianist who collected Hungarian folk music; in 1940 he moved to the United States (1881-1945)
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Mikhail Baryshnikov
Russian dancer and choreographer who migrated to the United States (born in 1948)
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Sir Henry Maxmilian Beerbohm
English writer and caricaturist (1872-1956)
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Robert Charles Benchley
United States humorist (1889-1945)
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Benjamin Kubelsky
United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974)
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Ingrid Bergman
Swedish film actress (1915-1982)
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Henriette Rosine Bernard
French actress (1844-1923)
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Shirley Temple Black
popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)
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Marc Blitzstein
United States pianist and composer of operas and musical plays (1905-1964)
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Humphrey DeForest Bogart
United States film actor (1899-1957)
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John Wilkes Booth
United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865)
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Anton Bruckner
Austrian organist and composer of romantic music (1824-1896)
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Richard Burbage
English actor who was the first to play the leading role in several of Shakespeare's tragedies (1567-1619)
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Nathan Birnbaum
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
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Richard Burton
Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984)
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William Byrd
English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623)
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Sidney Caesar
United States comedian who pioneered comedy television shows (born 1922)
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James Cagney
United States film actor known for his portrayals of tough characters (1899-1986)
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Pablo Casals
an outstanding Spanish cellist noted for his interpretation of Bach's cello suites (1876-1973)
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Johnny Cash
United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003)
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Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin
English comedian and film maker; portrayed a downtrodden little man in baggy pants and bowler hat (1889-1977)
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Maurice Chevalier
French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972)
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Frederic Francois Chopin
French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school (1810-1849)
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens
United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)
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Imogene Coca
United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001)
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Frank Cooper
United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961)
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Arcangelo Corelli
Italian violinist and composer of violin concertos (1653-1713)
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Katherine Cornell
United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974)
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Francois Couperin
French composer of music for organ and a member of a family of distinguished organists (1668-1733)
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Sir Noel Pierce Coward
English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
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Joan Crawford
United States film actress (1908-1977)
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Hume Blake Cronyn
Canadian actor who frequently played character parts with his wife Jessica Tandy (1911-2003)
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Harry Lillis Crosby
United States singer and film actor (1904-1977)
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Merce Cunningham
United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922)
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Karl Czerny
Austrian virtuoso pianist and composer of many works for the piano; studied with Beethoven and was a teacher of Liszt (1791-1857)
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Bette Davis
United States film actress (1908-1989)
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Miles Dewey Davis Jr.
United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991)
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James Byron Dean
United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955)
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Agnes George de Mille
United States dancer and choreographer who introduced formal dance to a wide audience (1905-1993)
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Robert De Niro
United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943)
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Gerard Depardieu
French film actor (born in 1948)
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Maria Magdalene von Losch
United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992)
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Antoine Domino
United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928)
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John Dowland
English lutenist and composer of songs for the lute (1563-1626)
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John Drew
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
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Isadora Duncan
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
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Jimmy Durante
United States comedian remembered for his large nose and hoarse voice (1893-1980)
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Eleonora Duse
Italian actress best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924)
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Bob Dylan
United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941)
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Andre Eglevsky
United States ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1917-1977)
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Edward Kennedy Ellington
United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974)
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Georges Enesco
Romanian violinist and composer (1881-1955)
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Douglas Elton Fairbanks
United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939)
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Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000)
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Manuel de Falla
Spanish composer and pianist (1876-1946)
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William Claude Dukenfield
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
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Ella Fitzgerald
United States scat singer (1917-1996)
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Henry Fonda
United States film actor (1905-1982)
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Jane Fonda
United States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937)
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Lynn Fontanne
United States actress (born in England) who married Alfred Lunt and performed with him in many plays (1887-1983)
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Dame Margot Fonteyn
English dancer who danced with Rudolf Nureyev (born in 1919)
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William Clark Gable
United States film actor (1901-1960)
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Greta Louisa Gustafsson
United States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990)
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Judy Garland
United States singer and film actress (1922-1969)
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David Garrick
English actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779)
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Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson
Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956)
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Arthur John Gielgud
English actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000)
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John Birks Gillespie
United States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop (1917-1993)
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Lillian Gish
United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993)
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Benjamin David Goodman
United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986)
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Martha Graham
United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991)
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Cary Grant
United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)
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Harley Granville-Barker
English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946)
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Stephane Grappelli
French jazz violinist (1908-1997)
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Sir Alec Guinness
English stage and screen actor noted for versatility (1914-2000)
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Lionel Hampton
United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)
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Thomas J. Hanks
United States film actor (born in 1956)
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Oliver Hardy
United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
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Harlean Carpenter
United States film actress who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937)
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Reginald Carey Harrison
English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
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Coleman Hawkins
United States jazz saxophonist (1904-1969)
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Helen Hayes
acclaimed actress of stage and screen (1900-1993)
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John Hemminge
English actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare's plays (1556-1630)
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James Marshall Hendrix
United States guitarist whose innovative style with electric guitars influenced the development of rock music (1942-1970)
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Jim Henson
United States puppeteer who created a troupe of puppet characters (1936-1990)
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Katharine Houghton Hepburn
United States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (1907-2003)
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Woodrow Charles Herman
United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)
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Dame Myra Hess
English pianist (1890-1965)
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Alfred Hawthorne
risque English comedian (1925-1992)
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Dustin Hoffman
versatile United States film actor (born in 1937)
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Leslie Townes Hope
United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003)
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Sir Anthony Philip Hopkins
Welsh film actor (born in 1937)
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Lena Calhoun Horne
United States singer and actress (born in 1917)
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Vladimir Horowitz
Russian concert pianist who was a leading international virtuoso (1904-1989)
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Harry Houdini
United States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets or padlocked containers (1874-1926)
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Leslie Howard Stainer
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
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Julio Iglesias
Spanish singer noted for his ballads and love songs (born in 1943)
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Mahalia Jackson
United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972)
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Michael Joe Jackson
United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958)
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Glenda Jackson
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
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Judith Jamison
United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1944)
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Joseph Joachim
Hungarian violinist and composer (1831-1907)
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Asa Yoelson
United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950)
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Janis Joplin
United States singer who died of a drug overdose at the height of her popularity (1943-1970)
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Decimus Junius Juvenalis
Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman society during the reign of the emperor Domitian (60-140)
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William Henry Pratt
United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969)
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Tamara Karsavina
Russian dancer who danced with Nijinsky (1885-1978)
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Edmund Kean
English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833)
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Joseph Francis Keaton
United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966)
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Eugene Curran Kelly
United States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996)
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Princess Grace of Monaco
United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982)
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Emmett Kelly
United States circus clown (1898-1979)
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Riley B King
United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
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Fritz Kreisler
United States violinist (born in Austria) (1875-1962)
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Wanda Landowska
United States harpsichordist (born in Poland) who helped to revive modern interest in the harpsichord (1879-1959)
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Emilie Charlotte le Breton
British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929)
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Ringgold Wilmer Lardner
United States humorist and writer of satirical short stories (1885-1933)
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Sir Harry MacLennan Lauder
Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950)
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Charles Laughton
United States film actor (born in England) (1899-1962)
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Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel
United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965)
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Gertrude Lawrence
English actress (1898-1952)
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Stephen Butler Leacock
Canadian economist best remembered for his humorous writings (1869-1944)
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Edward Lear
British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
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Huddie Leadbetter
United States folk singer and composer (1885-1949)
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Lee Yuen Kam
United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)
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Rose Louise Hovick
United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970)
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Eva Le Gallienne
United States actress (born in England) (1899-1991)
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Vivien Leigh
English film actress (1913-1967)
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Jack Lemmon
United States film actor (1925-2001)
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Jerry Lee Lewis
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
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Beatrice Lillie
British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989)
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Franz Liszt
Hungarian composer and piano virtuoso (1811-1886)
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Harold Clayton Lloyd
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
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Sofia Scicolone
Italian film actress (born in 1934)
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Laszlo Lowestein
United States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964)
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Bela Ferenc Blasko
United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956)
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Alfred Lunt
United States actor who performed with his wife Lynn Fontanne in many stage productions (1893-1977)
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Madonna Louise Ciccone
United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958)
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Marcel Marceau
French mime famous for his sad-faced clown (born in 1923)
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Dame Alicia Markova
English ballet dancer (born in 1910)
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Robert Nesta Marley
Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981)
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Donald Robert Perry Marquis
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
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E. G. Marshall
United States actor (1914-1998)
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Dino Paul Crocetti
United States singer (1917-1995)
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Mary Martin
United States actress (1913-1990)
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Steve Martin
United States actor and comedian (born in 1945)
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Julius Marx
United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1890-1977)
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Leonard Marx
United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1891-1961)
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Arthur Marx
United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1893-1964)
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Herbert Marx
United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1901-1979)
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James Neville Mason
English film actor (1909-1984)
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Leonide Fedorovitch Massine
French choreographer and ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1895-1979)
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Sir Yehudi Menuhin
British violinist (born in the United States) who began his career as a child prodigy in the 1920s (1916-1999)
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Anna Amalia Mercouri
Greek film actress (1925-1994)
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Ethel Merman
United States singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984)
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Arthur Mitchell
United States dancer who formed the first Black classical ballet company (born in 1934)
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Robert Mitchum
United States film actor (1917-1997)
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Thelonious Sphere Monk
United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982)
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Norma Jean Baker
United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962)
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Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert
Irish dancer (1818-1861)
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Dudley Stuart John Moore
English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in 1935)
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Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
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Alla Nazimova
United States actress (born in Russia) (1879-1945)
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Paul Leonard Newman
United States film actor (born in 1925)
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Vaslav Nijinsky
Russian dancer considered by many to be the greatest dancer of the 20th century (1890-1950)
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Rudolf Nureyev
Russian dancer who was often the partner of Dame Margot Fonteyn and who defected to the United States in 1961 (born in 1938)
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Joseph Oliver
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
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Baron Olivier of Birghton
English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989)
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Roy Orbison
United States composer and rockabilly tenor popular in the 1950s (1936-1988)
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Peter Seamus O'Toole
British actor (born in Ireland in 1932)
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Ignace Jan Paderewski
Polish pianist who in 1919 served as the first Prime Minister of independent Poland (1860-1941)
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Niccolo Paganini
Italian violinist and composer of music for the violin (1782-1840)
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Charles Christopher Parker
United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
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Anna Pavlova
Russian ballerina (1882-1931)
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Edith Giovanna Gassion
French cabaret singer (1915-1963)
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Mary Pickford
United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979)
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Sidney Poitier
United States film actor and director (born in 1927)
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Francis Poulenc
French pianist and composer (1899-1963)
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Henry Purcell
English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695)
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Francois Rabelais
author of satirical attacks on medieval scholasticism (1494-1553)
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Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff
composer and piano virtuoso born in Russia (1873-1943)
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Charles Robert Redford
United States actor and filmmaker who starred with Paul Newman in several films (born in 1936)
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Sir Ralph David Richardson
British stage and screen actor noted for playing classic roles (1902-1983)
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Paul Bustill Robeson
United States bass singer and an outspoken critic of racism and proponent of socialism (1898-1976)
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Edward Goldenberg Robinson
United States film actor noted for playing gangster roles (1893-1973)
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Virginia Katherine McMath
United States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (1911-1995)
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William Penn Adair Rogers
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
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Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein
Russian composer and pianist (1829-1894)
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Arthur Rubinstein
United States pianist (born in Poland) known for his interpretations of the music of Chopin (1886-1982)
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Lillian Russell
United States entertainer remembered for her roles in comic operas (1861-1922)
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Charles Camille Saint-Saens
French pianist and composer (1835-1921)
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Salome
woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist
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Artur Schnabel
United States composer (born in Austria) and pianist noted for his interpretations of the works of Mozart and Beethoven and Schubert (1882-1951)
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Clara Josephine Schumann
German pianist and composer of piano music; renowned for her interpretation of music, especially the music of her husband Robert Schumann (1819-1896)
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Albert Schweitzer
French philosopher and physician and organist who spent most of his life as a medical missionary in Gabon (1875-1965)
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George C. Scott
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
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Andres Segovia
Spanish guitarist who made classical guitar a concert instrument (1893-1987)
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Peter Sellers
English comic actor (1925-1980)
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Rudolf Serkin
United States concert pianist (born in Czechoslovakia) (1903-1991)
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Ravi Shankar
Indian sitar player who popularized classical Indian music in the West (born in 1920)
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Henry Wheeler Shaw
United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885)
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Arthur Jacob Arshawsky
United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)
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Ted Shawn
United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ruth Saint Denis (1891-1972)
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Moira Shearer
Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926)
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Sarah Kemble Siddons
English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831)
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Paul Simon
United States singer and songwriter (born in 1942)
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Francis Albert Sinatra
United States singer and film actor (1915-1998)
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Cornelia Otis Skinner
United States actress noted for her one-woman shows (1901-1979)
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Otis Skinner
United States actor (1858-1942)
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Bessie Smith
United States blues singer (1894-1937)
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Kathryn Elizabeth Smith
United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986)
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Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky
Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938)
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Ruth Saint Denis
United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ted Shawn (1877-1968)
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Isaac Stern
United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)
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James Maitland Stewart
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
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Israel Strassberg
United States actor and film director (born in Austria) who was a leader in developing method acting in the United States (1901-1982)
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Meryl Streep
United States film actress (born in 1949)
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Barbra Joan Streisand
United States singer and actress (born in 1942)
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Erich von Stroheim
United States film actor (born in Austria) (1885-1957)
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Edward Vincent Sullivan
United States host on a well known television variety show (1902-1974)
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Gloria May Josephine Svensson
United States actress in many silent films (1899-1983)
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Jonathan Swift
an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)
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Maria Tallchief
United States ballerina who promoted American ballet through tours and television appearances (born in 1925)
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Thomas Tallis
English organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585)
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Jessica Tandy
United States actress (born in England) who made many stage appearances, often with her husband Hume Cronyn (1909-1994)
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Arthur Tatum
United States jazz pianist who was almost completely blind; his innovations influenced many other jazz musicians (1910-1956)
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Elizabeth Taylor
United States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932)
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Dame Alice Ellen Terry
English actress (1847-1928)
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Twyla Tharp
innovative United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1941)
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Dame Sybil Thorndike
English actress (1882-1976)
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James Grover Thurber
United States humorist and cartoonist who published collections of essays and stories (1894-1961)
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Spencer Tracy
United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967)
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Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree
English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)
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Sophie Tucker
United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her flamboyant performances (1884-1966)
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Antony Tudor
United States dancer and choreographer (born in England) (1909-1987)
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Galina Sergeevna Ulanova
Russian ballet dancer (1910-1998)
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Peter Alexander Ustinov
British actor and playwright (1921-2004)
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Sarah Vaughan
United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990)
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Gaetan Vestris
Italian dancing-master for Louis XVI who was considered the greatest dancer of his day; he was the first to discard the mask in mime (1729-1808)
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Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
Italian baroque composer and violinist (1675-1741)
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Thomas Wright Waller
United States jazz musician (1904-1943)
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Ethel Waters
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
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Duke Wayne
United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)
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George Orson Welles
United States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985)
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Mae West
United States film actress (1892-1980)
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Hiram King Williams
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
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Natalie Wood
United States film actress (1938-1981)
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Tammy Wynetter Pugh
United States country singer (1942-1998)
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Lester Willis Young
United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)
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Loretta Young
United States film and television actress (1913-2000)
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Efrem Zimbalist
United States violinist (born in Russia) (1889-1985)
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Pinchas Zukerman
Israeli violinist (born in 1948)
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Marian Anderson
United States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993)
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Charles Edward Berry
United States rock singer (born in 1931)
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Enrico Caruso
outstanding Italian operatic tenor (1873-1921)
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Placido Domingo
Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941)
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Eileen Farrell
United States operatic soprano noted for the clarity and power of her voice (1920-2002)
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Woodrow Wilson Guthrie
United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967)
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Eleanor Gwynne
English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687)
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William John Clifton Haley Jr.
United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981)
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George Harrison
English rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001)
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Charles Hardin Holley
United States rock star (1936-1959)
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Michael Philip Jagger
English rock star (born in 1943)
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John Lennon
English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980)
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Swedish Nightingale
Swedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887)
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Sir James Paul McCartney
English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942)
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John McCormick
United States operatic tenor (born in Ireland) (1884-1945)
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Lauritz Lebrecht Hommel Melchior
United States operatic tenor (born in Denmark) noted for his Wagnerian roles (1890-1973)
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James Douglas Morrison
United States rock singer (1943-1971)
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Marta Brigit Nilsson
Swedish operatic soprano who played Wagnerian roles (born in 1918)
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Jessye Norman
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
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Luciano Pavarotti
Italian tenor (born in 1935)
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Rosa Melba Ponselle
United States soprano (1897-1981)
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Elvis Aron Presley
United States rock singer whose many hit records and flamboyant style greatly influenced American popular music (1935-1977)
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Mary Leontyne Price
United States operatic soprano (born 1927)
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Ernestine Schumann-Heink
United States operatic contralto (1861-1936)
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Peter Seeger
United States folk singer who was largely responsible for the interest in folk music in the 1960s (born in 1919)
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Belle Miriam Silverman
United States operatic soprano (born in 1929)
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Richard Starkey
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
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Dame Joan Sutherland
Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926)
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Renata Tebaldi
Italian operatic soprano (born in 1922)
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Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa
New Zealand operatic soprano (born in 1944)
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Helen Traubel
United States operatic soprano (1903-1972)
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Maria Meneghini Callas
Greek coloratura soprano (born in the United States) known for her dramatic intensity in operatic roles (1923-1977)
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Marilyn Horne
United States operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1934)
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Helen Porter Mitchell
Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931)
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Alice-Josephine Pons
United States coloratura soprano (born in France) (1904-1976)