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Fede Galizia was born in Italy in 1578. By the time she was a teenager she was an accomplished portrait painter. She was famous throughout Europe. Artemisia Gentileschi lived in Europe from 1593…

Bette Davis

(Ruth Elizabeth Davis)actressBorn: 5/5/1908Birthplace: Lowell, Massachusetts Academy Award -winning film and television actress known for her distinctive appearance and voice, as well as for roles…

John Ford

(Sean Aloysius O'Feeney)directorBorn: 2/1/1895Birthplace: Cape Elizabeth, Maine Academy Award-winning director known for his visually striking, well-acted movies, notably Westerns, that capture…

Erykah Badu

(Erica Wright)musicianBirthplace: Dallas, TexasBorn: 2/26/1971 Raised in an artist-friendly household, Erykah studied acting, painting, and dance as well as music. Her debut album, Baduizm (1997)…

William Baldwin

actorBorn: 2/21/1963Birthplace: Massapequa, New York Brother of actors Alec, Steven, and Daniel Baldwin, he has starred in a number of thrillers, including Flatliners (1990) and Backdraft (1991),…

Jake Lloyd

actorBorn: 3/5/1989 The young actor was virtually unknown until he burst on the scene with Episode I — The Phantom Menace, the first of three prequels to the Star Wars trilogy. In the film Lloyd…

Conrad Moffat Black

financierBorn: 8/25/1944Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada After studying at Carleton, Laval, and McGill universities, he went into business, ultimately gaining control of Argus Corporation, a…

Colin Firth

actorBorn: 9/10/1960Birthplace: Grayshott, Hampshire, England Well-regarded British actor who has starred in such movies as Valmont (1989) and Apartment Zero (1988). Firth became more familiar to…

Tom Brokaw

TV journalistBorn: 2/6/1940Birthplace: Webster, South Dakota Well-respected TV journalist whose popularity with American viewers grew during his term as host of the Today show (1976–82). Brokaw…

Matt Christopher

writerBorn: 8/16/1917Birthplace: Bath, Pennsylvania A prolific and award-winning author, he is best known for his sports novels for children as well as his many short stories and articles in…