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Jennifer Jones was an American actress, dominated the silver screen during the Hollywood golden years

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  Jennifer Jones was an American actress,  dominated the silver screen during  the Hollywood golden years ஜெனிபர் ஜோன்ஸ் ஒரு அமெரிக்க நடிகை, ஹாலிவுட்டின் பொற்காலங்களில் வெள்ளித்திரையில் ஆதிக்கம் செலுத்தினார். மூன்று தசாப்தங்களில் 20 க்கும் மேற்பட்ட படங்களில் நடித்துள்ள அவர், ‘தி சாங் ஆஃப் பெர்னாடெட்’ படத்தில் நடித்ததற்காக சிறந்த நடிகைக்கான அகாடமி விருதை வென்றார் மேலும் நான்கு படங்களில் அவரது நடிப்பிற்காக பரிந்துரைக்கப்பட்டார். அவரது பெற்றோர்கள் ஒரு பயண கூடார நிகழ்ச்சியை சொந்தமாக வைத்து நடத்தி வந்ததால் அவர் இளம் வயதிலேயே ஷோ பிசினஸில் ஈடுபட்டார். இல்லினாய்ஸில் உள்ள வடமேற்கு பல்கலைக்கழகத்தில் பயின்ற பிறகு, அவர் கப்பா ஆல்பா தீட்டா சமூகத்தின் உறுப்பினராக இருந்தார், அவர் நியூயார்க் நகரத்தில் உள்ள அமெரிக்கன் அகாடமி ஆஃப் டிராமாடிக் ஆர்ட்ஸுக்குச் சென்றார். அவர் 13 வார வானொலி நிகழ்ச்சியில் தனது வாழ்க்கையைத் தொடங்கினார், விரைவில் ஹாலிவுட்டில் நுழைந்தார். தயாரிப்பாளர் டேவிட் ஓ. செல்ஸ்னிக் உடனான சந்திப்பு, அந்த இளம் பெண்ணிடம் இருந்த திறனை உணர்ந்து, அவரது எதிர்கால வாழ்க்கைக்கு அடித்தளம...

JOSEPHINE DUNN ,AMERICAN ACTRESS BORN 1906 - 1983 FEBRUARY 3

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  JOSEPHINE DUNN ,AMERICAN ACTRESS  BORN MAY 1,1906 - 1983 FEBRUARY 3 Mary Josephine Dunn[1] (May 1, 1906 – February 3, 1983) was an American stage and film actress of the 1920s and 1930s.[2] Early years Dunn was born in New York City[3] and educated at the Holy Cross convent.[4] Career Dunn's first venture into entertainment came at age 14 when she became a member of the chorus at the Winter Garden Theatre. Rather than return to school, she continued in her career, appearing in almost 20 productions, including the Ziegfeld Follies.[4] Her Broadway credits include Between Two Worlds (1934), Take a Chance (1932), Pickwick (1927), and Dear Sir (1924).[5] Dunn began her film career with a role in Fascinating Youth (1926) after she completed the then-new Paramount Pictures School. She went on to have the lead roles in Love's Greatest Mistake (1927) and Fireman, Save My Child (1927).[4] After nine months of inactivity in film, Dunn signed a long-term contract with Metro-Goldwyn-May...

HOLLIDAY GRAIGNER AMERICAN ACTRESS BORN 1988 MARCH 27

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  HOLLIDAY GRAIGNER AMERICAN ACTRESS  BORN 1988 MARCH 27 Holliday Clark Grainger (born 27 March 1988), also credited as Holly Grainger, is an English screen and stage actress. Some of her prominent roles are Kate Beckett in the BAFTA award-winning children's series Roger and the Rottentrolls, Lucrezia Borgia in the Showtime series The Borgias, Robin Ellacott in Strike, DI Rachel Carey in the BBC One crime drama The Capture and Estella in Mike Newell's adaptation of Great Expectations. Early life Grainger was born in Didsbury, Manchester. One of her grandfathers is Italian.[1][2] Her first experience of acting was at age five when she was scouted for a BBC TV series. She appeared in many TV shows and independent films as a child actor.[2] Grainger attended Parrs Wood High School from 1999 to 2006,[3] and in 2007 began study for a degree in English literature at the University of Leeds. However, she eventually opted for the Open University.[2] Career Grainger's first acting r...

LENA HORNE AMERICAN ACTRESS,DANCER BORN 1917 JUNE 30 - 2010 MAY 9

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  LENA HORNE AMERICAN ACTRESS,DANCER BORN 1917 JUNE 30 - 2010 MAY 9 Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American dancer, actress, Grammy-winning singer, and  civil rights   activist . Horne's career spanned over 70 years, appearing in film, television, and theater. Horne joined the chorus of the  Cotton Club  at the age of 16 and became a  nightclub performer  before moving to Hollywood. Horne advocated for human rights and took part in the  March on Washington  in August 1963. Later she returned to her roots as a nightclub performer and continued to work on television, while releasing well-received record albums. She announced her retirement in March 1980, but the next year starred in a one-woman show,  Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music , which ran for more than 300 performances on Broadway. She then toured the country in the show, earning numerous awards and accolades. Horne continued recording and perfor...

Alice White (August 25, 1904, February 19, 1983, an American film actress

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Alice White (August 25, 1904,  February 19, 1983,  an American film actress Alice White (August 25, 1904, Paterson, New Jersey – February 19, 1983, Los Angeles, California) was an American film actress.[1][2] Her career spanned late silent films and early sound film Early years[edit] She was born Alva White of French and Italian parents. Her mother was Marian Alexander, an actress and former chorus girl, who made headlines in 1904 for suing Sam Shubert.[3] Marian was briefly married to Alice's father, Audler White. She died when Alice was only three years old. Alice was raised by her maternal grandparents in Paterson, New Jersey she attended schools in Paterson and East Orange, New Jersey. Her grandfather owned a fruit business.[4] Film[edit] After leaving school, White became a secretary and "script girl" for director Josef Von Sternberg.[2] She also worked as a switchboard operator at the Hollywood Writers' Club.[5] After clashing with Von St...