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John Millington Synge, W.B. Yeats, and others Compiled by David Johnson, Ann Marie Imbornoni, and Borgna Brunner The Irish have always been recognized as having the gift of gab, so…John Harper 2002 Deaths
John HarperAge: 78 rector of Washington, DC's St. John's Episcopal Church who preached to eight presidents, from Kennedy to Clinton, in his 30-year career with the church. Died: Washington,…Richard Harris 2002 Deaths
Richard HarrisAge: 72 versatile Irish actor who received Oscar nominations for his roles in This Sporting Life and The Field. Known for his disdain of film stars, Harris was nevertheless a…1999 National Book Critics Circle Awards
Fiction: Motherless Brooklyn, Jonathan Lethem (Doubleday)General Nonfiction: Time, Love, Memory: A Great Biologist and His Quest for the Origins of Behavior, Jonathan Weiner (Knopf)Biography…Jeff Foxworthy Biography
Jeff Foxworthyactor, comedianBorn: 9/6/1958Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia You might be a redneck if…you had heard of Jeff Foxworthy before The Jeff Foxworthy Show (1995–97) began running on…Cecil B. DeMille Biography
Cecil B. DeMilledirector, producer, screenwriterBorn: 8/12/1881Birthplace: Ashfield, Massachusetts An innovative and influential figure in the development of Hollywood filmmaking, he is best known…Arlene Francis Biography
Arlene FrancisArlene Francis KazanjianactressBorn: 10/20/1907 Birthplace: Boston, Ma. breezy actress who was a panelist on television's What's My Line? 25 years. Other acting credits include…Tim Taylor Biography
Tim Taylorrock musicianBorn: 1969 Lead singer, guitarist, and Moog-synthesizer-meister of the group Brainiac, Taylor was killed in a car accident just as the band was gaining national…2005 George Polk Awards
The George Polk Awards in Journalism, administered by Long Island University, honors excellence in print and broadcast journalism. The award was esablished in 1949 and named for CBS correspondent…Juliet Prowse
Juliet Prowse dancerBorn: 9/25/1936Birthplace: Bombay, India The tall, leggy dancer gained fame in the United States when Nikita Khrushchev, visiting the set of Can-Can, declared her dancing “…Trending
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