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James Coburn

actorBorn: 8/31/1928Birthplace: Laurel, Nebraska Academy Award-winning actor best known for his distinctive deep voice and playing tough guys and villains in numerous westerns and action films. He…

Hispanic American Writers

  Sandra Cisneros   Isabel Allende, writer Julia Alvarez, writer Rudolfo Anaya, writer Sandra Cisneros, writer Oscar Hijuelos, writer Maria Hinojosa, journalist Geraldo Rivera, talk-…

Julia Roberts

actressBorn: 10/28/1967Birthplace: Smyrna, Georgia Academy Award-winning film actress known for her Southern charm and her commercially successful romantic comedies, which include Pretty Woman (…

Joan Allen

actressBorn: 8/20/1956Birthplace: Rochelle, Illinois Film and stage actress whose film credits include Face/Off (1997), The Ice Storm (1997), The Crucible (1996), Nixon (1995), and Searching for…

Geena Davis

  (Virginia Davis)actressBorn: 1/21/1956Birthplace: Wareham, Massachusetts   Versatile actress whose career has ranged from thoughtful roles in movies such as Thelma & Louise (1991) and A…

Jeff Bridges

actorBorn: 12/4/1949Birthplace: Los Angeles As the son of Lloyd Bridges and younger brother of Beau, Jeff has been a camera hound since he was an infant, appearing in The Company She Keeps (1950)…

Tommy Lee Jones

actorBorn: 9/15/1946Birthplace: San Saba, Texas Academy- and Emmy Award-winning film and television actor best known for his role in The Fugitive (1993) that won him the supporting actor Oscar.…

Gwyneth Paltrow

actressBorn: 9/27/1972Birthplace: Los Angeles Paltrow made her feature film debut in Steven Spielberg's, Hook (1991). But it was her appearance in the mini-series, Cruel Doubt, alongside her mother…

Patty Duke

(Anna Marie Duke)actressBorn: 12/14/1946Birthplace: New York, New York Actress who won an Oscar at the age of 16 for her performance as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker (1962). Duke briefly…

Pat Morita

(Noriyuki Morita)actorBorn: 8/28/1932Birthplace: Berkeley, California This Japanese-American actor, who lived in a Japanese internment camp during World War II, programmed computers before becoming…