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Is an American stand up comedian, writer, and actor, perhaps best known for his work as Det. John Mu

Is an American stand up comedian, writer, and actor, perhaps best known for his work as Det. John Munch, on Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Is a British songwriter, guitar player and recording and performing musician.Thompson is especially

Is a British songwriter, guitar player and recording and performing musician.Thompson is especially well regarded as a guitar player. He was named in the top 20 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

Waswo was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A. He studied at the a University of Wisconsin –

Waswo was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A. He studied at the a University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, and later at Studio Marangoni, the Centre for Contemporary Photography in Florence, Italy. After extensive worldwide travels he settled in India in 2001, where he organized an exhibition of his Indian landscapes and portraits with the help of Alliance Française, Kashi Art Gallery, and Cymroza Art Gallery. The exhibition, called "India Poems", traveled to Cochin

Was a German cellist, composer and a renowned teacher. As a child Richard Klemm received from his fa

Was a German cellist, composer and a renowned teacher. As a child Richard Klemm received from his father a musical education in several instruments (the cello, piano, violin and trumpet), and he also sang in the Dresden Kreuzchor (Dresden Boys' Choir). In 1919 Klemm left Dresden and took up the position of cellist with the Königsberg Spaorchester. During the years 1923-1926 he studied the cello with Hugo Becker in Berlin, composition with Paul Juon, and the piano. He graduated in both musical disciplines, the cello and the piano. For his final graduation examination pieces he played the cello solo sonata by Zoltán Kodály and Beethoven's piano concerto No 3.

Is a Dutch writer convicted of manslaughter.His mother managed to survive the war by working for the

Is a Dutch writer convicted of manslaughter.His mother managed to survive the war by working for the Germans, because of this she spent some time in prison after the Dutch liberation. Until the release of his mother, Klinkhamer lived with various foster families (He briefly lived with the widow of his biological father of which he witnessed her death). When his mother was released they wandered through The Netherlands, visiting Zeist among other Municipalities. Eventually his mother met a wealthy man from Switzerland and introduced her son as her cousin. Obviously

Was an English poet in the seventeenth century.Richard Lovelace was born in 1618. His exact birthpla

Was an English poet in the seventeenth century.Richard Lovelace was born in 1618. His exact birthplace is unknown, but it is documented that it was either Woolwich, Kent, or Holland [1]. He was the oldest son of Sir William Lovelace and Anne Barne Lovelac

Is an American songwriter who specializes in musical film with his brother Robert B. Sherman. Some o

Is an American songwriter who specializes in musical film with his brother Robert B. Sherman. Some of the Sherman Brothers' best known writing includes the songs from Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, Winnie the Pooh, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Slipper and the Rose and the theme park song, "It's a Small World (after all)".

Is an American author and screenwriter, typically of fantasy, horror, or science fiction.Born in All

Is an American author and screenwriter, typically of fantasy, horror, or science fiction.Born in Allendale, New Jersey to Norwegian immigrant parents, Matheson was raised in Brooklyn and graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in 1943. He then entered the military and spent World War II as an infantry soldier. In 1949 he earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and moved to California in 1951. He married in 1952 and has four children, three of whom (Chris, Richard Christian, and Ali Matheson) are writers of fiction and screenplays.

Last name pronounced /'scæ ri/, rhyming with "marry" - was an enormously popular American childre

Last name pronounced /'scæ ri/, rhyming with "marry" - was an enormously popular American children's author and illustrator who published over 300 books with total sales of 300 million worldwide.Scarry was born in Boston, Massachusetts, where his parents ran a shop. The Scarry family enjoyed a comfortable life even during the time of the Great Depression. Following high school graduation, Scarry enrolled in a business college but soon dropped out, finding it not to his liking. He then studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where he remained until being drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II.

Was a South African writer.Rive was a firm believer in anti-racism[3] but decided to stay in his cou

Was a South African writer.Rive was a firm believer in anti-racism[3] but decided to stay in his country in order that he could influence its development there.Rive focused initially published his stories collections or in South African magazines like "Drum" and "Fighting Talk". He won a prize for his short story "The Bench" which is still anthologised. "The Bench" takes the well known story of Rosa Parkes and sets it in South Africa. He wrote novels called: "Emergency" (1964) set against the Sharpeville massacre and what is regarded as his best novel, "Buckingham Palace District Six" which was published in 1986. This novel turned into a musical by a theatre in Cape Town. He also published a disappointing autobiography entitled, " Writing Black" in 1981.[1]

Is an Irish poet.Murphy was born at Milford House near the Mayo-Galway border in 1927. He spent five

Is an Irish poet.Murphy was born at Milford House near the Mayo-Galway border in 1927. He spent five years of his early childhood in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. Educated at boarding schools in Ireland and England, he won a scholarship to Oxford at 17 and studi

Is a Canadian journalist and theatre artist. He is currently the chief theatre critic for the Toront

Is a Canadian journalist and theatre artist. He is currently the chief theatre critic for the Toronto Star and the Canadian theatre correspondent for Variety.

Is a U.S. author, webmaster and advertising copywriter, best known for his advertising thesaurus Wor

Is a U.S. author, webmaster and advertising copywriter, best known for his advertising thesaurus Words That Sell, his trenchant satirical lexicon, The Cynic's Dictionary, and his darkly humorous online essays

Was a German music critic, writer, poet, and amateur composer. He figured prominently in the mid-cen

Was a German music critic, writer, poet, and amateur composer. He figured prominently in the mid-century War of the Romantics, taking the side opposite Eduard Hanslick, and championing the "Music of the Future" (the progressive Romantic style of Franz Liszt and Richard Wagner). In 1854 Pohl moved to Weimar, where he became an editor at the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik. He wrote invective-laden articles under the pseudonym "Hoplit" (from the Greek term hoplite, the foot-soldier of ancient Greece) in support of Liszt and Wagner, and critical of music of the more conservative Romantic composers.

Is a contemporary Scottish poet. His books include Tube Shelter Perspective (Southfields, 1993), Sen

Is a contemporary Scottish poet. His books include Tube Shelter Perspective (Southfields, 1993), Sense and a Minor Fever (Vennel Press, 1993), Marks & Sparks (Akros, 1995), Hand Held (Akros, 1997), Perfume & Petrol Fumes (Diehard, 1999), gifthorse (with t

Is an American poet. He is a former United States Poet Laureate and two-time winner of the Pulitzer

Is an American poet. He is a former United States Poet Laureate and two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize.When only 8 years old, Wilbur published his first poem in John Martin's Magazine. His first book, The Beautiful Changes and Other Poems appeared in 1947. Since then he has published several volumes of poetry, including New and Collected Poems (Faber, 1989). Wilbur is also a translator, specializing in the 17th century French comedies of Molière and the dramas of Jean Racine. His translation of Tartuffe has become the standard English version of the play, and has been presented on television twice. (A 1978 production is available on DVD.)

Is a German composer, musician and teacher. His compostional output is diverse, including nursery rh

Is a German composer, musician and teacher. His compostional output is diverse, including nursery rhymes and music for children, choral music and hymns, incidental music, orchestral music as well as chamber music.[1] Klein attended the humanistic Gymnasium in Landau, Germany and learned to play the piano, the violin, and the viola. He later learned the trumpet and the organ. He started composing at a young age and as an adolescent had already conducted his own works with his school orchestra on the occasion of school and commemorative events. In 1935, at the age of fourteen, he started performing piano pieces and songs in broadcasts at the former Rundfunk-Sender Kaiserslautern.

Richard was born September 19, 1955 in Owosso, Michigan, the son of Henry S. and Theresa (Suchozenka

Richard was born September 19, 1955 in Owosso, Michigan, the son of Henry S. and Theresa (Suchozenka) Burmer. As a youth growing up in Michigan, he was introduced to the music of India, the Mid-East, contemporary orchestral composers, and electronic music. He found a wide pallet of musical textures with synthesizers, and the original sampler, the Mellotron. Influences also came from the Moody Blues, King Crimson, and Pink Floyd. He graduated from Corunna High School.

Is an English writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. He is perhaps best known fo

Is an English writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. He is perhaps best known for writing the cult musical The Rocky Horror Show and for his role in presenting the popular TV show The Crystal Maze.

Was a German composer, pianist, conductor, and critic. He studied in Frankfurt with Iwan Knorr befor

Was a German composer, pianist, conductor, and critic. He studied in Frankfurt with Iwan Knorr before traveling to Munich for further studies with Josef Rheinberger. He accompanied numerous singers (including Eugen Gura), taught singing for a time, and served as music critic for the Münchener Post from 1907. He was invited to New York City and Newark, New Jersey to conduct the Arion Society in 1912; he returned home with the outbreak of World War I. He later became music critic for the Bayrische Staatszeitung, and taught singing in Cologne from 1920 until 1934. He then returned to Munich as the president of the Akademie der Tonkunst. He retired to the Ammersee after World War II. Most of Trunk's output was choral, though he composed an operetta (Herzdame, 1916) and some instrumental works as well.

Mullins is best known for his worship songs "Step by Step" (later incorporated into his hit single "

Mullins is best known for his worship songs "Step by Step" (later incorporated into his hit single "Sometimes by Step") and "Awesome God", both of which have been embraced as modern classics by many Christians. Some of his albums are also considered among Christian music's best, including Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth (1988), The World As Best As I Remember It, Volume One (1991) and A Liturgy, A Legacy, & A Ragamuffin Band (1993).

Is an African American playwright, and screenwriter for television and cinema. He is an associate pr

Is an African American playwright, and screenwriter for television and cinema. He is an associate professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he is presently the chair of the Rita and Burton Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing.

Was a German late Romantic composer best known for his three symphonies. In these works, he "seems t

Was a German late Romantic composer best known for his three symphonies. In these works, he "seems to have aimed to be an immediate continuation of Bruckner, as a result of which he actually ended up on the margin of music history".[1] Wetz was appointed a manager of the Erfurt music association in 1906. He fell in love with the town and remained there for the rest of his life. Until this point, Wetz's published compositional works had almost exclusively been piano songs, though he twice tried to write opera.

Was a German composer, music professor and pedagogue. Wüerst was a pupil of Carl Friedrich Rungenha

Was a German composer, music professor and pedagogue. Wüerst was a pupil of Carl Friedrich Rungenhagen's at the Royal Academy and a pupil of Felix Mendelssohn's in Berlin. He later taught in the conservatory of Theodor Kullak (what would soon become the Stern Conservatory) and edited the Neue Berliner Musikzeitung (from 1874–75).[1] One of his notable students was Heinrich Hofmann.

Is an American TV news anchor who hosts Rick's List on CNN from 3 P.M. to 5 P.M. In addition, he ser

Is an American TV news anchor who hosts Rick's List on CNN from 3 P.M. to 5 P.M. In addition, he serves as a contributor to Anderson Cooper 360° and CNN International, where he frequently reports while simultaneously translating in English and Spanish. For eight months, in the interim between Paula Zahn and Campbell Brown, he anchored Out in the Open at 8 p.m. The show was to last one week in late July 2007,