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    Marlee Matlin

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    Abby Cowit 10-22-12 ASL-7 Marlee Matlin Marlee Matlin is a famous actress who is deaf since she was 18 months old. Marlee has a deformed cochlea‚ which is genetic. This also means she had a good change that she could not hear when she was born‚ instead her hearing got worst over the first year of her life. Marlee’s deafness has not stopped her from doing the things she loves. “I have always resisted putting limitations on myself‚ both professionally and personally.” The first

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    She overcame myriad difficulties in life and is one of the best known actresses of today. Audrey Kathleen Hepburn’s birth brought countless remarkable things for the future of our world. She was born on May 24‚ 1929‚ in Brussels‚ Belgium. Audrey was born to Joseph and Ella Ruston. Even though she was born in Belgium‚ she was a British citizen. She held the citizenship through her father. Audrey’s childhood‚ though trying‚ made her the actress she was. Audrey’s parents‚ though her father was dysfunctional

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    The Life of Marlee Matlin

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    Sara. She repeated this role in the 1988 film version of Children of a Lesser God‚ and in performing in it became the first deaf actress to win an Academy Award. In 1989 Marlee played a deaf woman in Bridge to Silence. From 1991-1993 she had the leading role in the television series Reasonable Doubts and was nominated for a Golden Globe Best Actress Award but her best reward in 1993 was meeting Kevin Grandalski while she was filming a scene from Reasonable Doubts series outside the studio

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    Meryl Streep is a large part of peoples life all over the world. Meryl is not only an astounding actress‚ but a wonderful person as a whole. It is unfortunate Academy Awards are not awarded for being a down-to-earth‚ genuine‚ person; but if they were‚ she would have twice the amount she has now. Meryl is a special person and an excellent role model for people of all ages for a number of reasons. some of these reasons include her impeccable acting skills‚ her down-to-earth personality‚ and how devoted

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    Meet Audrey Hepburn: Actress‚ model‚ dancer‚ humanitarian‚ philanthropist. With her expressive eyes‚ gorgeous smile‚ and princess-like aura‚ it’s no wonder she charmed millions of people around the world. Beneath all of that‚ she was also a genuinely kind and wonderful person. She showed everybody that you can be anything‚ and you can achieve your dreams. Audrey Hepburn has become such an inspiration to many people in her childhood‚ adult life‚ and through her accomplishments. From the moment she

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    cosmopolitan from birth as her father was an English banker and her mother a Dutch baroness. In the movies she appeared as a delicate adolescent‚ a look which remained until her last movie Always (1989) directed by Steven Spielberg. Her career as actress began in the English cinema and after having been selected for the Broadway musical "Gigi" she debuted in Hollywood in 1953. With Roman Holiday (1953) she won an oscar; her favorite genres were the comedies like Sabrina (1954) or Love in the Afternoon

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    Rachel McAdams was a well-known actress that will forever live in the hearts of her fans. It is with great sadness to say that she has now passed but she was doing what she loved and fans were chance to meet her. In book signing event that was supposed to be easy going and fun took a turn for the worst when a 10 foot bookshelf fell on Rachel‚ knocking her unconscious. Rachel was rushed to emergency surgery where she later died from brain damaged with her family by her side. Also if Rachel was to

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    Destiny Rides Again (1939) Director and Lead Actress Director George Marshall was born on December 29‚ 1891 in Chicago‚ Illinois. He was one of America’s earlier directors and is most well known for directing comedies. He worked closely with Lucille Ball on many different projects‚ leading her to ask him to direct her show Here’s Lucy (1968-1974). Some of his most famous projects include: How the West Was Won (1962)‚ Destiny Rides Again (1939)‚ and The Blue Dahlia (1946). As the New York

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    The Sara Bullock Trade

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    introduces the readers for the problem between economics and happiness‚ and how Brooks thinks it affects people‚ the choice between good economics and being happy. Sandra Bullock got an academy award for best actress and then her husband shows to be a jerk‚ this might’ve been caused by Sandra spending too much time on her actress career.

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    Michael Kors

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    Kors was born Karl Anderson‚ Jr.[3] on Long Island‚ New York‚ the son of Joan Hamburger‚ a former model‚ and her first husband‚ Karl Anderson‚ a college student.[4][5] His mother got remarried to Bill Kors when he was five. Since he was getting a new last name‚ his mother told him that he could choose a new first name as well; he chose to become Michael David Kors.[5] He grew up in Merrick‚ New York and graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore‚ New York. Kors’ mother is Jewish and his

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