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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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Roland Pidoux

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Roland Pidoux (born 29 October 1946, in Paris) is a French contemporary cellist and conductor. Roland Pidoux studied at the Conservatoire de Paris until 1966. His masters were André Navarra, Jean Hubeau and Joseph Calvet. He entered the Orchestra of the Opéra de Paris in 1969, then was cellist solo by the Orchestre national de France from 1978 to 1987. In the same time, he was a member of the Via Nova Quartet, then the Pasquier Trio with Régis Pasquier (violin) and Bruno Pasquier (viola). He also formed a piano trio with Jean-Claude Pennetier and Régis Pasquier. Roland Pidoux has been professor at the Conservatoire de Paris and artistic director of the "Rencontres de violoncelle" at Bélaye (Lot) since 1988. Roland Pidoux is the father of cellist Raphaël Pidoux. Pidoux appeared as cellist Pablo Casals in Pablo Larraín's Jackie. Source: Article "Roland Pidoux" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Kathleen Lockhart

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kathleen Lockhart  (August 9, 1894 — February 18, 1978) was an English-born stage actress. She was born Kathleen Arthur in Southsea, Hampshire in England. An actress and musician, Kathleen got her start on the stage in England and then immigrated to the United States in 1924, upon her marriage to Canadian-born actor Gene Lockhart. She continued to appear on stage and in Hollywood films for almost forty years. Kathleen and her husband, Gene, occasionally starred opposite each other, most notably as Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol (1938). After her husband died in 1957, she retired from acting and made no more film appearances, except for a small role in The Purple Gang (1960). She was the mother of actress June Lockhart and grandmother of actress Anne Lockhart. She died on February 18, 1978 in Los Angeles, California following a long (undisclosed) illness. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6241 Hollywood Boulevard. Her grave is located next to her husband, Gene in Culver City's Holy Cross Cemetery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kathleen Lockhart, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Peter Farrelly

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Peter John Farrelly (born December 17, 1956) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and novelist, known for his work in the comedy genre with his younger brother Bobby, writing and directing films such as "Dumb and Dumber" (1994), "There's Something About Mary" (1998), and "Me, Myself & Irene" (2000). After a twenty-year run of collaborations that culminated in the sequel "Dumb and Dumber To" (2014), the Farrelly brothers embarked on solo careers. Peter made his solo directorial debut with the period drama "Green Book" (2018), which went on to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards in 2019.
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Robert Urquhart

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Urquhart (16 October 1921 – 21 March 1995) was a Scottish character actor who mainly worked in British television during his career. He was born in Ullapool, Scotland on 16 October 1921, educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh and made his stage debut in 1947. He starred in many shows of the detective/special-agent type, such as Department S, Callan, The Professionals, Man in a Suitcase, The Avengers, and opposite Patrick McGoohan in the 1965 episode of Danger Man titled "English Lady Takes Lodgers". He also played the lead role in Jango, a short lived 1961 production by Associated Rediffusion His first film role was in 1952 in You're Only Young Twice. He died in Edinburgh on 21 March 1995. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Urquhart (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Jill Scott

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Scott was born on April 4, 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She grew up an only child in a North Philadelphia neighborhood, raised by her mother, Joyce Scott and grandmother. She recalls a happy childhood and was "very much a loved child". Scott was raised as a Jehovah's Witness. After graduating the Philadelphia High School for Girls, Scott attended Temple University. While working two jobs, she studied secondary education. She planned to become a high school English teacher. However, after three years of study and then serving as a teacher's aide, Scott became disillusioned with a teaching career, and she dropped out of college.
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Maria Pia Conte

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Born Maria Pia Vaccarezza in Genoa, the daughter of a carpenter, Conte spent her youth in Sestri Levante before moving to Genoa to study classical ballet. After a few experiences as a child actress, she was first noted as a fotoromanzi model, then she decided to pursue an acting career and enrolled the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in 1962. Conte made her acting debut in 1961, in the Marco Bellocchio's short film La colpa e la pena, then she appeared in a number of films and TV-series, often in secondary roles, being sometimes credited as Mary P. Count. She was also occasionally active as a voice actress and a dubber. She retired in the late 1970s. She was married to actor Giuseppe Rinaldi (1919-2007) and is the mother of actress Francesca Rinaldi.
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Kate Nash

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Kate Marie Nash (born 6 July 1987) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and actress. Nash rose to prominence in the UK with the sleeper hit "Foundations" (2007). Her debut album, Made of Bricks, peaked at number 1 in the UK and number 36 in the US. Nash won the award for Best British Female Artist at the 2008 Brit Awards. Her second studio album, My Best Friend Is You, was released in 2010 and reached the top 10 in both the UK and Germany. The album's lead single, "Do-Wah-Doo", peaked at number 15 in the UK, becoming her fourth UK Top 40 single. After being dropped by her record label, Nash self-released her third studio album, Girl Talk, on 4 March 2013. The album failed to match the commercial success of Nash's previous albums, though it charted inside the top 100 in the UK, Ireland, Germany and Austria. In April 2017, Nash launched a Kickstarter to finance a fourth studio album. On 21 April 2017, Nash released a four-track EP, Agenda. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kate Nash, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Torrey DeVitto

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Torrey Joël DeVitto is an American actress and former fashion model. She's best known for her starring role as Dr. Natalie Manning on NBC's Chicago Med. Her first starring role was as Karen Kerr on the ABC Family drama series Beautiful People. She followed this up with recurring roles as Carrie in The CW drama  One Tree Hill (2008–2009), as Melissa Hastings in the ABC Family/Freeform mystery drama Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017), and as Dr. Meredith Fell in The CW fantasy drama The Vampire Diaries (2012–2013). She also starred as Maggie Hall in the final season of Lifetime's drama series Army Wives (2013). She then landed a starring role as Dr. Natalie Manning, one of the original characters in NBC's Chicago Med (2015-2021).
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Don Simpson

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Donald Clarence "Don" Simpson (October 29, 1943 – January 19, 1996) was an American film producer, screenwriter, and actor. Simpson, along with his producing partner Jerry Bruckheimer, produced such hit films as Flashdance (1983), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Top Gun (1986), and The Rock (1996). Their films would go on to earn $3 billion. In 1985 and again in 1988, he and his producing partner, Jerry Bruckheimer, were named Producers of the Year by the National Association of Theatre Owners.
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