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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bette_DavisBette Davis - Wikipedia

    19 hours ago · Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (/ ˈ b ɛ t i /; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television, and theater.Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters and was known for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and ...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Elliot_PageElliot Page - Wikipedia

    19 hours ago · Page was born on February 21, 1987, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Martha Philpotts, a teacher, and Dennis Page, a graphic designer. [7] He was assigned female at birth and went by his given name, Ellen, prior to transitioning in 2020. [8] Page attended the Halifax Grammar School until grade 10, and spent some time at Queen Elizabeth High School.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HypatiaHypatia - Wikipedia

    19 hours ago · Hypatia [a] (born c. 350–370; died 415 AD) [1] [4] was a Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, then part of the Eastern Roman Empire. She was a prominent thinker in Alexandria where she taught philosophy and astronomy. [5] Although preceded by Pandrosion, another Alexandrian female ...

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sandy_KoufaxSandy Koufax - Wikipedia

    19 hours ago · Sandy Koufax. Sanford Koufax ( / ˈkoʊfæks /; né Braun; born December 30, 1935), nicknamed " the Left Arm of God ", is an American former baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers from 1955 to 1966. Widely regarded as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history, as well as the ...

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bob_HopeBob Hope - Wikipedia

    19 hours ago · Website. bobhope .com. Signature. Leslie Townes " Bob " Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was a British-born American comedian, actor, entertainer and producer with a career that spanned nearly 80 years and achievements in vaudeville, network radio, television, and USO Tours. He appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, starring in 54.

  6. 19 hours ago · Baton Rouge (/ ˌ b æ t ən ˈ r uː ʒ / ⓘ BAT-ən ROOZH; French: Baton Rouge or Bâton-Rouge, pronounced [bɑtɔ̃ ʁuʒ]) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana.Located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, it had a population of 227,470 as of 2020; it is the seat of Louisiana's most populous parish (county-equivalent), East Baton Rouge Parish, and the center of ...

  7. 19 hours ago · Paramount's former boss, Sherry Lansing, made the biggest gamble of her career when she traded a screenplay with WB to acquire Forrest Gump's script. Warner Bros., who owned Eric Roth's script did not move ahead with the film due to Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman's Rain Man.