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Ruth Gordon Jones (October 30, 1896 – August 28, 1985), better known as Ruth Gordon, was an American film, stage, and television actress, as well as screenwriter and playwright.[1] Gordon began her career performing on Broadway at age nineteen. She gained international visibility and critical acclaim for film roles which continued into her seventies and eighties. Her later work included performances in Rosemary's Baby (1968), Harold and Maude (1971), and the Clint Eastwood films Every Which Way but Loose (1978) and Any Which Way You Can (1980).
In addition to her acting career, Gordon wrote numerous plays, film scripts and books, most notably co-writing the screenplay for the 1949 filmAdam's Rib. Gordon won an Academy Award, an Emmy and two Golden Globe awards for her acting, as well as receiving three Academy Award nominations for her writing. Gordon was born at 31 Marion Street in Quincy, Massachusetts.[2] She was the only child of Annie Tapley (née Ziegler) and Clinton Jones, a factory foreman who had been a ship's captain. She was baptized an Episcopalian;[3][4] her first appearance in the public eye came as an infant when her photograph was used in advertising for her father's employer, Mellin's Food for Infants & Invalids.[5] Prior to graduating from Quincy High School, she wrote to several of her favorite actresses for autographed pictures. A personal reply she received from Hazel Dawn (whom she had seen in a stage production of The Pink Lady) inspired her to go into acting.[2] Although her father was skeptical of her chances of success in a difficult profession, he took his daughter to New York in 1914, where he enrolled her in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. more...... Ivana Marie Trump (née Zelníčková; (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɪvana ˈmarɪjɛ ˈzɛlɲiːt͡ʃkovaː]); February 20, 1949) is a Czech-American former athlete,socialite, and fashion model noted for her marriage to American business magnate Donald Trump.
Zelníčková was born at Gottwaldov (now known as Zlín) in Czechoslovakia, the daughter of Miloš Zelníček and Marie (née Francová).[1] From a very young age, her father nurtured and encouraged her skiing talent. She has stated that she was selected as an alternate on the 1972Czechoslovak Olympic Ski Team. However, in 1989, Petr Pomezny, Secretary General of the Czech Olympic Committee, stated, "Who is this Ivana woman, and why do people keep calling us about her? We have searched so many times and have consulted many, many people, and there is no such girl in our records.""[2] In the early 1970s she earned a master's degree in physical education from Charles University of Prague. In 1971, she married Alfred Winklmayr, an Austrian skier, in order to obtain a foreign passport so that Communist leaders would not deem her a defector. In 1974 she divorced Alfred Winklmayr. In 1975 she left Czechoslovakia for Canada to be with a childhood friend, George Syrovatka, who owned a ski boutique there. For the following two years she lived in Montreal and worked as a model for some of Canada's top fur companies. She then left Syrovatka and moved to New York to promote the Montreal Olympics. It was in New York that she met Donald Trump, son of prominent real estate developer Fred Trump. more....... |
John Adams, Jr. (October 30 [O.S. October 19] 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American lawyer, author, statesman, and diplomat. He served as thesecond President of the United States (1797–1801), the first Vice President (1789–1797),[1] and as a Founding Father was a leader of American independence from Great Britain.[2] Adams was a political theorist in the Age of Enlightenment who promoted republicanism and a strong central government. His innovative ideas were frequently published. He was also a dedicated diarist and correspondent, particularly with his wife and key advisor Abigail.
He collaborated with his cousin, revolutionary leader Samuel Adams, but he established his own prominence prior to the American Revolution. After the Boston Massacre, despite severe local anti-British sentiment, he provided a successful though unpopular legal defense of the accused British soldiers, driven by his devotion to the right to counsel and the "protect[ion] of innocence".[3] As a delegate from Massachusetts to theContinental Congress, Adams played a leading role in persuading Congress to declare independence. He assisted Thomas Jefferson in drafting the Declaration of Independence in 1776, and was its foremost advocate in the Congress. As a diplomat in Europe, he helped negotiate the eventual peace treaty with Great Britain, and acquired vital governmental loans from Amsterdam bankers. Adams was the primary author of theMassachusetts Constitution in 1780 which influenced American political theory, as did his earlier Thoughts on Government. more....... Henry Franklin Winkler, OBE (born October 30, 1945)[1][2] is an American actor, director, comedian, producer and author.[3]
Winkler is best known for his role as Arthur Fonzarelli in the 1970s American sitcom Happy Days.[4] "The Fonz," or "Fonzie," a leather-cladgreaser and auto mechanic, started out as a minor character at the show's beginning, but had achieved top billing by the time the show ended. He currently stars as Sy Mittleman on Adult Swim's Childrens Hospital[5] and Eddie R. Lawson on USA Networks's Royal Pains.[6] Winkler was born in the West Side of Manhattan, New York City, New York, the son of Ilse Anna Marie Winkler (née Hadra) and Harry Irving Winkler, a lumber company president. Winkler's Jewish parents emigrated from Berlin, Germany to the United States in 1939, "on the eve" ofWorld War II. Winkler said that his parents came to the United States for a six-month business trip but that they knew they were never going back.[1] His father smuggled the only assets the family had left, family jewels, in a box of chocolate that he carried under his arm.[7] Although they did not keep kosher, Winkler was raised in the traditions of Conservative Judaism,[8][9] but said that he was not religious as an adult. The family attended Congregation Habonim, where his mother, a homemaker, ran the Judaica shop. His parents were founding members of the temple.[1] Winkler has a sister, Beatrice.[7] more....... |
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