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DIANE KEPLEY

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The very name "Edsel" became a popular symbol for a commercial failure.

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Production: 1958 – 1960.

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CARLATA BRADLEY

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Sir Sidney Poitier is celebrating his 89th birthday today.

Poitier spent time working as a dishwasher while his friends assisted
him in learning how to read the newspaper and speak without a
Bahamian accent. The American Film Institute called him one of
the 25 Greatest Male Stars of All Time in 1999.


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Ross Simpson

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George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)

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NEWSMAKERS ON THIS DAY

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Carlota Bradley

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Sir Sidney Poitier is 88 years old today.

Poitier spent time working as a dishwasher while his friends
assisted him in learning how to read the newspaper and speak
without a Bahamian accent.

He became the first African American to win an Oscar after his
performance in Lilies of the Field (1963). The American Film
Institute called him one of the 25 Greatest Male Stars of All
Time in 1999.

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