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February 19 Famous Americans
February 19 famous Americans
Lee Marvin was born in 1924 in New York. He attended the St. Leo School Saint Leo, Florida. He left school to join the Marines, acting as a scout sniper, 4th Marine Division. Went wounded in combat during World War II Battle of Saipan. Most of the platoon was killed Marvin was wounded in the buttocks with machine guns, cutting the sciatic nerve. He received a Purple Heart and a medical discharge. While working as a plumber's assistant in a theater in New York, was asked to replace an actor who had fallen ill. This began an amateur off-Broadway acting career. He moved to Hollywood in 1950 and found work in mostly supporting roles in war films. His first film is now in the Navy in 1951. He appeared in several films next year, including Duel at Silver Creek, Hangman's knot, and eight men of iron. Marvin got bigger and bigger roles, starring in the 1956 film of the passenger assault and Missouri in 1958. Balinger He was frank in the television series M Squad (1957-1960). His performance in Cat Ballou (1965) won an Oscar for Best Actor for him. Biggies other two were for him in the movie The Professionals (1966) and The Dirty Dozen (1967). Marvin died of a heart attack August 29, 1987. He was 63.
William "Smokey" Robinson was born in 1940 in Detroit, Michigan. This is an R & B and soul singer, songwriter and record producer. It is a significant figure associated with Motown Records, second only to founder Berry Gordy. Robinson was an early member of the Miracles. From 1960 to 1987, had 37 Top 40 hits Motown. He was also Vice President of the company 1961-1988. Robinson was the leading composer of the Temptations (1963-1966), with hits like "The Way You Do You Do the Lean "" My Girl, "" Since I Lost My Baby "and" Get Ready. "He also wrote for The Four Tops. In total, has over 4000 songs to his credit. Smokey was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist - but there was some controversy over the fact that other members of the original group of Miracles were not accepted.
Bobby Rogers (Robert E. Rogers) was born in 1940 in Detroit, Michigan. This has been a member of Motown Records' Miracles since 1956. He was born the same day and same hospital as Smokey Robinson, but the two will not meet before age 15. Rogers is also a composer and sometimes wrote the Temptations Smokey Robinson hit "The Way You Do The Things You Do. "Successful Mary Wells also wrote," My Baby, One More Heartache, "a Marvin Gaye Top 40, and in 1964 wrote The Miracles Top 40, "That's What Love Is Made Of," said Rogers has also co-lead vocals by the success of 1962 "You've Really Got A Hold On Me. "It always happens in the United States, Canada and Europe, with members of the Miracles - the doyen of the group. Milagros has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Amy Tan was born in 1942 in Oakland, California. Tan is an American writer of Chinese origin. He received his BS and MS from San Jose State University and doctoral studies at the University of California Santa Cruz, UC Berkeley. His work explores the mother-daughter relationship. One of her novels, The Joy Luck Club, was adapted to film. She wrote several other books such as The Kitchen God's Wife, the Hundred secret senses and daughter of the Bonesetter's. His most recent book is Saving Fish from drowning. It also has two children's books to his credit, Lady Moon, published in 1992, and Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat in 1994. The later it became a cartoon series in PBS. He now lives in Sausalito, California.
TANYA Justine Bateman was born in 1966 in Rye, New York. This is the film, television actress and singer, active 1982 today. She is best known for her role as Mallory Keaton on the television series Family Ties 1982-1989. She has also guest starred in several episodes of Lois & Clark The New Adventures of Superman. Bateman is a founder and partner of FM78.tv. production dedicated to the creation of business content for Internet distribution. He also founded his own design and fashion has been a member of Screen Actors Guild Board of Directors National until 2009.
NAOMI Ellen Cohen (Mama Cass Elliot) was born in 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland. She was an American singer known as Mama Cass of The Mamas & The Papas. After separation of the group has had success as a singer and five solo albums. It was found in his apartment in London, died of a heart attack 29 July 1974. She was 32 years old.
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