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    | | | Television journalist. Born September 25‚ 1931‚ in Boston‚ Massachusetts. She was the daughter of nightclub impresario Lou Walters (owner of New York ’s swanky Latin Quarter) and his wife‚ Dena. In 1937‚ Lou Walters expanded his business‚ which caused his family to adopt an itinerant lifestyle‚ moving from Boston to New York to Miami Beach. Walters attended the all-female Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville

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    Indira Gandhi’s biography Indira Gandhi was born on the 19th of November in 1917 in Allahabad. She was part of the Nehru Family. Indira Gandhi’s dad was Jawaharlal Nehru and her mom was Kamla Nehru. Her grandfather‚ Motilal Nehru‚ was a Indian nationalist leader. Her father‚ Jawaharlal Nehru‚ was a important person in the independent movement of India. In 1934–35‚ after finishing school‚ Indira went to Shantiniketan‚ a school invented by Rabindranath Tagore. Then‚ she went to England and sat

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    Auto biography of a Tree

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    Auto biography of a Tree I am a tree‚ tall and imposing‚ standing all alone near the campus of a temple. My life is ever so interesting as‚ I see a huge spectrum of society‚ funny gestures of people‚ and hear all kinds of conversation of the devotees who pass by me. I was not always so huge. As is true of all living beings I was also a long time back‚ a young sapling with this huge tree within me. At that time I looked fresh and beautiful as all other beings who are young‚ but‚ at that time I was

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    Biography of Mick Jagger

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    Cited: Egan‚ Sean. The Rough Guide to: The Rolling Stones. London: Rough Guides‚ 2006. Print. Whistler‚ Vanessa. "Mick Jagger - Biography." IMDb - Movies‚ TV and Celebrities. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2013.

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    Biography Of Father Serra

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    Biography of Father Serra Father Junipero Serra was born in November 24‚ 1713. He was born on the Island of Majorca off of the coast of Spain. He wanted to become a Missionary. It was his dream to become a missionary. He wanted to go to the New World but he was too young. Father Francisco Palou went with him in August of 1749. 19 other Missionaries went too. The ships took 99 days. It was‚ rough‚ rocky and difficult. They landed in Vera Cruz and walked 300 Miles to Mexico City. Father

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    Cambridge University PLACE OF BIRTH: Boston‚ Massachusetts PLACE OF DEATH: London‚ England Best Known For Sylvia Plath was a gifted‚ troubled poet‚ known for the confessional style of her work. She wrote the novel The Bell Jar. Sylvia Plath biography Synopsis Sylvia Plath was a gifted‚ troubled poet‚ known for her confessional style work. Winning a scholarship to Smith College in 1950‚ she eventually went on to work as an editor for Mademoiselle magazine. After her husband Ted Hughes cheated

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    Al Capone Biography

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    (Al Capone”s LIfe )Al Capone was born in Brooklyn‚NY in 1899.His parents were Poor immigrants(Gabriela and Tressa Capone).He was among eight children of the parents.His childhood was typical for an italian immigrants.His father was a barber and mother a seamstress nothing could have predicted his rise to the most notorious gangster.Capone was a good student in grade school but started to fall behind and had to repeat the sixth grade.Around that time had begun to hang around the docks

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    Alia Bhatt: a Biography

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    ALIA BHATT: a biography Alia Bhatt (born 15 March 1993) is an Indian actress and model who appears in Bollywood films. Born into a family where her parents‚ Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan‚ and elder sister Pooja Bhatt were actors and filmmakers‚ Bhatt made her acting debut at the age of 19 withKaran Johar’s Student Of The Year (2012)‚ which was a box-office success. Alia was born in Mumbai to Bollywood personalities Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan. Her father Mahesh Bhatt is a director‚ producer

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    Biography of Maya Angelou

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    Maya Angelou Biography Maya Angelou is an amazing American author‚ poet‚ entertainer‚ actress‚ playwright‚ producer and director‚ historian and civil rights activist. She is best known for her portrayals of strong African American women. Born April 4‚ 1928 in St. Louis‚ Missouri. Maya Angelou’s given name was Marguerite Johnson‚ Maya and her brother Bailey spent most of their childhood living with their grandmother in rural Arkansas. Maya grew up in Stamps and learned what it was like to

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