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Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

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Haile Selassie I was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia (Enderase) for Empress Zewditu from 1916. He is widely considered a defining figure in modern Ethiopian history, and the key figure of Rastafari, a religious movement in Jamaica that emerged shortly after he became emperor in the 1930s. He was a member of the Solomonic dynasty, which claims to trace lineage to Emperor Menelik I, believed to be the son of King Solomon and Makeda the Queen of Sheba.
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Sean Connery

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Sir Thomas Sean Connery (August 25, 1930 – October 31, 2020) was a Scottish actor and producer who won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award), and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award. Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films (every film from Dr. No to You Only Live Twice, plus Diamonds Are Forever and Never Say Never Again), between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His films also include Marnie (1964), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Dragonheart (1996), The Rock (1996), and Finding Forrester (2000). Connery was polled in a 2004 The Sunday Herald as "The Greatest Living Scot" and in a 2011 EuroMillions survey as "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure". He was voted by People magazine as both the “Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989 and the "Sexiest Man of the Century” in 1999. He received a lifetime achievement award in the United States with a Kennedy Center Honor in 1999. Connery was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to film drama. On 31 October 2020, it was announced that Connery had died at the age of 90. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sean Connery, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Rhett Wilkins

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For Rhett Wilkins, acting has always been a process of self-discovery. After graduating high school, he enrolled in acting classes on a whim. A few months later, however, he wanted to pursue acting more seriously, and at the urging of his agency he moved to Los Angeles, CA. After working in low budget film and television, Wilkins took a break from acting, moved to New Braunfels, TX, and worked in a plant nursery as a horticulturist. Wilkins eventually returned to acting; he wrote, produced, and starred in his own short film, Tuesday. In 2004, he appeared in the feature film, The Puffy Chair, which premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.
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Jack Fox

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Jack Louis Fox is a British actor. He is part of the Fox family. He is the fourth son of James Fox and his late wife Mary, his uncles are Robert and Edward Fox. Fox began his career in television starring in the critically acclaimed Fresh Meat (2011). Roles in the Golden Globe-nominated National Geographic series Genius, BBC One’s Privates, Upstart Crow, NBC's Dracula, ITV’s Mr. Selfridge, Lewis, Midsomer Murders, and Crackle’s Snatch followed. He played a leading Role in Sky Atlantic's Riviera (2019), which smashed records for their biggest debut series ever, making it their most downloaded show in history. He continues to play a lead role in Andrew Davies's ITV/Masterpiece (PBS) produced Sanditon (2020-present). Most recently he can be seen in BBC One's hit drama Cheaters (2022).
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Elsa Hosk

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Elsa Hosk was born on November 7, 1988 in Stockholm, Sweden. Model of Victoria's Secret. Elsa Anna Sofie Hosk. Birthplace Sweden. Height 5' 9½" (177 cm). Build Slim. Eye Color Blue. Hair Color Blonde. Distinctive Feature Freckles. Zodiac Sign Scorpio. Sexuality Straight. Ethnicity White. Nationality Swedish. Occupation Text Fashion//Runway Model. Claim to Fame Top Sexiest Models, Victoria's Secret Angel. Year(s) Active 2002–present, Modeling information. Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) IMG Models - New York, IMG Models - Paris, IMG Models - London, IMG Models - Milan, Iconic Management - Hamburg/Berlin, View Management - Spain, IMG Models - Sidney, MIKAs Stockholm, MIKAs Malmo. Brand Endorsement Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Ungaro, H&m, Lilly Pulitzer, Guess, Victoria's Secret. Bust (inches) 34. Waist (inches) 23. Hips (inches) 36. Clothes Size 4. Shoe Size 7.5.
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Lorraine Hansberry

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Lorraine Hansberry was born May 19, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois. Her family challenged legal segregation, giving rise to the Supreme Court case Hansberry v. Lee. This might have inspired Hansberry to accomplish a first: The opening of A Raisin in the Sun on Broadway on March 11, 1959, which was adapted to screenplay form for two feature films. No black female author had done the former before. The play's storyline about the Youngers, a black family trying out an integrationist vision of life in spite of societal racism, resonates with Hansberry's father's legal battle from a decade earlier. Although Hansberry had many writings published and wrote other plays, The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window was her only other play that got a production during her life. In 1963, Hansberry received a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, leading to her untimely death at the age of 34.
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Einar Reim

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Einer Johan Reim var elev af Albert Luther og blev uddannet på Folkescenens elevskole 1918-20. Han debuterede 6. juli 1920 på Friluftsteatret i Svendborg som Peter i "Et eventyr i Rosenborg Have". Einer Reim var 1921-26 på Sønderbros Teater, hvor han spillede titelrollen i Ravn Jonsen's og Chr. Bogø's folkekomedie "Manden fra Amerika". Han blev hurtig populær som Amager-scenens unge sangelsker og efter engagement ved Odense Teater i årene 1926-29 kom han i 1930 til Folketeatret, hvor han spillede skomagerdrengen i "Tre små Piger". Senere var han på Nørrebros Teater og 1932-35 på Odense Folketeater, 1937-38 på Folketeatret i København, på Det ny Teater 1938-39 samt på Andelsscenen, hvor han var Dr. Knock i Jules Romains komedie. I 1946 spillede han Napoleon i "Madame Sans-Gêne" på Hedvig Schad-Turné og kom derefter til Alliancescenerne. Han havde mange roller for Skolescenen og var meget anvendt i Radioteatret. I 1950erne indgik han i den faste stab af medvirkende i sommerrevyerne i Svendborg, bl.a. "Der må være en prik" i 1953. Fra 1957 til 1968 var han turnéleder af Landsskolescenen. Einer Reim kunne to måneder før sin død fejre sit 50 års jubilæum på Scala, som han var knyttet til i de senere år, og hvor hans sidste rolle blev politibetjenten i Gustav Wied-forestillingen "Livsens ondskab".
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Peyton Manning

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Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, he spent 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and four seasons with the Denver Broncos. Manning played college football for the University of Tennessee, leading the Tennessee Volunteers to the 1997 SEC Championship Game in his senior season. He is the second son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning and older brother of former NFL quarterback Eli Manning. Nicknamed "The Sheriff" due to his tendency to audible prior to the snap, Manning is one of the most recognizable and parodied players in the NFL. Teams led by Manning typically used the hurry-up offense in place of the standard huddle.
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Nazanin Boniadi

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Nazanin Boniadi was born in Tehran, Iran, at the height of the Iranian Revolution; her parents relocated to London shortly thereafter. She performed violin and ballet as a young girl. She attended a private high school and later moved to the United States where she earned a bachelor's degree, with honors, in biological sciences from the University of California, Irvine. At UCI, she won the Chang Pin-Chun Undergraduate Research Award for molecular research involving cancer treatment and heart transplant rejection. She was also Assistant Editor-in-Chief of MedTimes, UCI's undergraduate medical newspaper. Nazanin Boniadi is rapidly making her mark in both film and television. She co-starred as CIA analyst Fara Sherazi on seasons three and four of the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning drama Homeland (2011), for which she shared a 2015 SAG Award nomination in the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series category. Boniadi appeared in the 2016 MGM-Paramount remake of Ben-Hur. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov, the film stars Ms. Boniadi in the female lead role of Esther opposite Jack Huston, Morgan Freeman and Toby Kebbell. She will next appear in a leading role opposite Armie Hammer and Dev Patel in Anthony Maras's Hotel Mumbai. Among her many television credits, Boniadi portrayed Nora, a relatively longstanding love interest to Neil Patrick Harris's Barney Stinson, in seasons six and seven of How I Met Your Mother (2005). She also appeared as the notorious Adnan Salif in season three of Shonda Rhimes' hit political drama Scandal (2012). She will next star alongside J.K. Simmons in the original Starz series Counterpart (2017), created by Justin Marks and Executive Produced by Morten Tyldum. On film, Boniadi appeared as Amira Ahmed in Jon Favreau's Iron Man (2008) and portrayed a young mother, Elaine, in Paul Haggis' The Next Three Days (2010). She also has several independent features to her credit. Born in Tehran at the height of the Iranian Revolution, Boniadi's parents relocated to London, England, shortly thereafter, where she was raised with an emphasis on education. While she was involved in theatre early in life, Boniadi later decided she wanted to become a physician. She moved to the United States at the age of 19 to attend the University of California, Irvine, where she received her Bachelor's Degree, with Honors (Dean's Academic Achievement and Service Award) in Biological Sciences, and won the "Chang Pin Chun" Undergraduate Research Award for her work in heart-transplant rejection and cancer research. Switching gears to pursue her first love, Boniadi then decided to study acting, which included training in Contemporary Drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London under the supervision of dramaturge Lloyd Trott. Boniadi is fluent in both English and Persian. She is a dedicated human rights activist. Boniadi served as a spokesperson for Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) 2009-2015, and continues to partner with the non-profit as an AIUSA Artist of Conscience.
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Glynis Johns

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Glynis Johns (October 5, 1923 - January 4, 2024) was a South African-born British actress, dancer, musician and singer. Born in Pretoria, South Africa, while her parents were on tour, she is best known for originating the role of Desiree Armfeldt in A Little Night Music on Broadway, for which she won a Tony Award, and for playing Winifred Banks in Walt Disney's musical motion picture Mary Poppins. In 2020, with the death of Olivia de Havilland, Johns became the oldest living Academy Award-nominee in any acting category. In both roles, Johns sang songs written specifically for her, including "Send in the Clowns", composed by Stephen Sondheim, and "Sister Suffragette", written by the Sherman Brothers. Johns was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the 1960 film The Sundowners. She was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood and class years of British cinema. She is known for the breathy quality of her husky voice and her upbeat persona. Description above from the Wikipedia article Glynis Johns, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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