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Turner, Tina

(Encyclopedia) Turner, Tina 1939- , African American R&B and rock singer, b. Brownsville, Tn., as Anna Mae Bullock. Turner had a turbulent…

Tina Brown

magazine publisherBorn: 11/21/1953Birthplace: Maidenhead, England Christina Hambley Brown graduated from St. Anne's College, Oxford University, in 1974. After working as a reporter for several…

Tina Louise

(Tina Blacker)actressBorn: 2/11/1934Birthplace: New York City Known primarily for her portrayal of Ginger, the movie star on Gilligan's Island (1964–67), she also had a brief stage career and…

Tina Turner

(Annie Mae Bullock)rhythm and blues singerBorn: 11/26/1939Birthplace: Nutbush Borough, Tennessee Grammy Award-winning rhythm and blues singer known for her powerful vocals and her athletic dancing…

Comediennes

Â Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models Literary Figures Media…

Bassett, Angela Evelyn

(Encyclopedia) Bassett, Angela Evelyn 1958- , American actress, b. New York, N.Y., Yale Univ. (B.A., 1980; M.F.A., 1983; D.F.A. (2018, hon.). Bassett…

Ike Turner Biography

musicianDied: Dec. 12, 2007 (San Marcos, California) Best Known as: musician, songwriter, producer, and ex-husband of Tina Turner Turner was an R&B…

Angela Bassett

actressBorn: 8/16/1958Birthplace: New York City This Yale-educated actress starred in August Wilson plays on Broadway before making her move to films with leading roles in Boyz in the Hood (1991)…

Newhouse, Samuel Irving

(Encyclopedia) Newhouse, Samuel Irving, 1895–1979, American newspaper and magazine publisher, b. New York City as Solomon Neuhaus, known generally as Sam. From 1922 to the 1970s, his Advance…

Gloria Reuben

actressBorn: 6/9/1964Birthplace: Toronto, Canada Actress/singer Gloria Reuben credits the influence of her mother, an accomplished singer, and older brother, a Broadway actor, for her career path.…