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The show is like an Edwardian play - emotional life gets stepped on for the sake of accepted manners, and that's terrific for actors to play in.
On radio and television, magazines and the movies, you can't tell what you're going to get. When you look at the comic page, you can usually depend on something acceptable by the entire family.
Luther Allison, Musician (1939) |
Ibrahim Babangida, Statesman (1941) |
Abu Bakar Bashir, Activist (1938) |
William Carey, Clergyman (1761) |
Belinda Carlisle, Musician (1958) |
Larry Ellison, Businessman (1944) |
W. Mark Felt, Public Servant (1913) |
Marcus Garvey, Publisher (1887) |
John C. Hawkes, Novelist (1925) |
Dave Jones, Coach (1956) |
Conrad Aiken, Author (1973) |
Pearl Bailey, Actress (1990) |
Ruth First, Activist (1982) |
Duncan Forbes, Writer (1868) |
Ira Gershwin, Musician (1983) |
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Writer (1935) |
Moses Hadas, Writer (1966) |
Fernand Leger, Artist (1955) |