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He has produced some of the most highly acclaimed, biggest box-office hits of his era, including 'Aliens,' 'Titanic,' and 'Avatar.' | |
He was American baseball catcher who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers until his career was cut short as a result of an automobile accident. | |
He was an Algerian-born writer who won the Nobel Prize for literature in part due to his embrace of existentialism in books like 'The Stranger.' | |
A poor child from an Italian immigrant family, he (a.k.a. 'Scarface') rose to infamy as the leader of the Chicago mafia during the Prohibition era. | |
Under this pen name, he was the author of the children's classics 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking-Glass.' | |
He was an agricultural chemist whose development of products derived from peanuts revolutionized the South's agricultural economy. | |
Known as the Man in Black, he was a singer, guitarist, and songwriter whose music innovatively mixed country, rock, blues, and gospel influences. | |
A Marxist Cuban political leader, he helped lead the Cuban Revolution and served as president of Cuba 1976-2008. | |
His unique blend of impressive martial arts and screwball physical comedy have helped make him an international film star. | |
With the use of mime, slapstick and other comedic routines, 'The Tramp' was the best known actor and director of the silent film era. | |
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He is a U.S. convicted murderer best known for shooting and killing former Beatles member John Lennon. | |
He was English poet who wrote the unfinished work, 'The Canterbury Tales,' which is considered one of the greatest poetic works in English. | |
A TV chef and author, she adapted complex French cooking for everyday Americans, with her groundbreaking cookbook 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking.' | |
She is the bestselling mystery author of all time. Her characters, Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot, have been repeatedly portrayed on film. | |
As prime minister, he rallied the British people during WWII and led his country from the brink of defeat to victory. | |
She is an American Idol winner who went on to record several top ten hits including 'Breakaway,' 'Behind These Hazel Eyes,' and 'Because of You.' | |
A talented, troubled grunge performer, he became a rock legend with his band Nirvana in the 1990s and committed suicide at his Seattle home in 1994. | |
He was an ancient Chinese thinker and social philosopher who emphasized personal and governmental morality, justice and sincerity. | |
A French ocean explorer and navy officer, he co-invented the Aqua-Lung, or scuba. | |
She was a Polish-born French physicist famous for her work on radioactivity and twice a winner of the Nobel Prize. | |
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