John Candy is one of Canada’s greatest‚ and funniest‚ character actors. His well-known role as the big hearted buffoon earned him classics in Uncle Buck (1989) and Planes‚ Trains & Automobiles (1987). His career has handed him some dry spells‚ but Candy always rebounded. Born in Toronto‚ Ontario‚ in the year 1950‚ Candy found his passion for drama while attending a community college. He found a number of bit parts in Canadian television shows‚ and also in such small films as Tunnel Vision (1976)
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Ronald Joseph Ryan was born on February 21 1925 at Carlton‚ Melbourne. He was the only son‚ with three sisters‚ of Australian born parents John Ronald Ryan and Eveline Cecelia Thompson. John who was an invalid former miner violently abused Ronald and Eveline who was a domestic servant emotionally neglected him. Ronald’s childhood consisted of his parents’ alcoholism‚ poverty through there family‚ and poor health‚ particularly his father’s chronic phthisis. In November 1936‚ Ronald was sent to
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Marie Curie Marie Curie was born Maria Sklowdaska on November 7th‚ 1867. She was the fifth and youngest child in her family. Times were tough living in the Russian parition of Poland‚ and her family suffered many financial hardships. She attended school and graduated as Valedictorian‚ but all the years of stress lead up to a sort of breakdown‚ and she had to spend some time away from home with her uncle until she felt less depressed. Soon‚ she was ready for higher education. However‚ being a woman
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He is known as Thomas Quick but was born with the name Sture Bergwall. He adopted his new name by taking Thomas‚ the name of his first victim and Quick his mother’s maiden name. He believed the name he was originally born with was not a name for a serial killer. He used Thomas Quick as his evil alter ego. Born on April 20‚ 1950 in a rural city named Falum. He grew up in a house with seven siblings with three sisters and four brothers. Being born only ten minutes before his twin sister. His mother
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Jilly Bean was born in Columbus‚ Ohio. Girl was only one-inch tall an she stayed like dat for her whole life. She likeded bein’ small. Buh dere was sumhm different bout her. She was always good at solving problems and knowin’ when people is lyin. At duh age of 9 Jilly was so good at solvin’ problems and detectin’ lies dat it was like the girl could read errybodies mind. Jilly always loveded two thangs‚ swimmin’ an school. Jilly Bean loveded ta go swimmin’ wit her friends. She swam in fruit loops
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Andy Warhol Andy Warhol was born in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania in 1928 as Andrew Warhola. He graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology before moving to New York where his first big break‚ occurring in August 1949‚ took place. Glamour Magazine had asked him to illustrate an article called “Success is a Job in New York”. He had dropped the ‘a’ in his last name when the credit mistakenly read “Drawings by Andy Warhol.” By 1955‚ Andy Warhol had almost all of New York copying his work.
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Arik Akerberg Church History November 18‚ 2013 Adoniram Judson Adoniram Judson was born on August 9th‚ 1788 in Malden‚ Massachusetts. Adoniram graduated from Brown University in 1807. While in college‚ Judson abandoned the Christian faith for Deism. After graduation from Brown‚ Judson moved to Massachusetts and started a school‚ he also published several books. Judson liked to travel and did so often. While on one of his trips‚ Judson stayed at an inn‚ in the room next to him he could hear
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Shania Twain Growing up‚ I always enjoyed listening to country music. When I was about 10 years old‚ my cousin gave me a C.D. of Shania Twain and after listening to it‚ I instantly fell in love with her and her music. Shania Twain aka Eilleen Regina Edwards was born in Windsor‚ Ontario‚ Canada on August 28‚ 1965. From a young age‚ her mother pushed her to pursue performing and even drove hours for singing lessons. She had a love for music and began playing guitar and writing songs by the age of
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Harriet Tubman‚ who’s birth name was Araminta Ross‚ was born near Bucktown in Dorchester County‚ Maryland. Unfortunately‚ Tubman was born into slavery and many of her documents were not able to be saved. When Harriet‚ Araminta at the time‚ was born‚ she was nicknamed “Minty” for her real name. Absolutely nobody knows what year Harriet was born. Harriet was a tough woman‚ surviving through the most difficult obstacles that could come upon her. Being born into slavery‚ her life began hard and did not
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Lionel Rose The boxer Lionel Rose‚ who has passed at the age of 62 after a long ailment‚ was the primary Aboriginal Australian to win a world title. He always remembered the appreciation he got when he came back to Melbourne in the wake of overcoming the Japanese champion Fighting Harada in Tokyo to win the undisputed world bantamweight title in February 1968. An unexpected 250‚000 individuals covered the entry lanes to respect their new 19-year-old champion. Raised in Jacksons track‚ Lionel experienced
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