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Mildred Bailey Facts

Mildred Rinker Bailey (February 27, 1907 – December 12, 1951) was a popular and influential American jazz singer during the 1930s, known as “The Queen of Swing”, “The Rockin’ Chair Lady” and “Mrs. Swing”. Some of her best known hits are “It’s So Pe

Marguerite Rawalt Facts

Dr. Marguerite Rawalt (16 October 1895 – 16 December 1989) was an American writer and lawyer who lobbied in Congress on behalf of women’s rights. She worked for the Internal Revenue Service for 30 years, and served on the board of directors for num

Bradley Page Facts

Bradley Page (September 8, 1901 – December 8, 1985) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1931 and 1943.

Magic Sam Facts

Samuel “Magic Sam” Gene Maghett (February 14, 1937 – December 1, 1969) was an American Chicago blues musician. Maghett was born in Grenada, Mississippi, and learned to play the blues from listening to records by Muddy Waters and Little Walter. Afte

Hansi Linder Facts

Agathe von Trapp Facts

Agathe Johanna Erwina Gobertina von Trapp (12 March 1913 – 28 December 2010) was the eldest daughter of Georg and Agatha (née Whitehead) von Trapp. She was also a member of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives were the inspiration for the play an

Eslanda Robeson Facts

Rona Jaffe Facts

Rona Jaffe (June 12, 1931 – December 30, 2005) was an American novelist, who published numerous works from 1958–2003. She may have been best known for her controversial novel, Mazes and Monsters (1981). During the 1960s, she also wrote cultural p

Fox Harris Facts

Fox Harris was an American actor known for such films as Repo Man, Sid and Nancy, Straight to Hell, Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, The Underachievers and Dr. Caligari.

Pauline Tennant Facts

Pauline Tennant was born on February 6, 1929 in London, England as Pauline Laetitia Tennant. She was an actress, known for The Queen of Spades (1949) and Great Day (1945). She was married to Tony Rumbold, Euan Graham and Julian Pitt-Rivers. She died

Rita Levi Montalcini Facts

Rita Levi-Montalcini, OMRI, OMCA (22 April 1909 – 30 December 2012) was an Italian Nobel Laureate honored for her work in neurobiology. She was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with colleague Stanley Cohen for the dis

Maya Van Horn Facts