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61. Even though this romance novelist died at the age of 98 in 2000, she had novels still be published under her name until 2011, 88 years after her first novel "Jig-Saw" was published. Which woman born on July 9th is this?

From Quiz Born on the 9th of July

Answer: Barbara Cartland

Barbara Cartland was a British romance novelist who was born in 1901 and made a Dame of the British Empire. She was the step-grandmother to Princess Diana whom she did not get along with. It is unknown exactly how many books Barbara Cartland wrote, but it is at least 700. She was published under a few names including Barbara Cartland and Barbara McCorquodale.

From Quiz Happy Christmas Birthday!

Answer: Humphrey Bogart

Born December 25, 1899, Bogart's film career spanned almost 30 years and 75 movies. He took home motion picture's ultimate prize in 1951, when he won an Academy Award for his role as Charlie Allnutt in "The African Queen".

From Quiz September 17th Is My Birthday Too!

Answer: Roddy McDowall

Roddy portrayed several characters in the "Planet of the Apes" movies as well as the TV series. He also played "The Bookworm" in the campy "Batman" TV series. His movie and TV credits are numerous.

From Quiz It's My Party

Answer: Francisco Goya

Goya (1746-1828) is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1786 he became a court painter to the Spanish royal family; in 1793 he suffered from an undiagnosed illness which left him completely deaf. He later painted depictions of the Peninsular War (1808-1814), e.g. "The Second of May 1808" and "The Third of May 1808", and prepared prints which were later called "The Disasters of War" ("Los Desastres de la Guerra").

From Quiz 48'ers: The Entertainers

Answer: George Wendt

George Wendt was born on the south side of Chicago. He appeared in all 275 episodes of "Cheers" in addition to the over 30 feature films. John Ratzenberger, also a veteran of "Cheers", playing postman Cliff Clavin, is only one year older than Wendt.

From Quiz Famous people born November 11th

Answer: Trey Smith

Trey Smith was born in 1992 in Los Angeles, California. He was a wide receiver for Oaks Christian Academy. The song, Just The Two Of Us, was written for Trey.

From Quiz Today Is The 24th July

Answer: Danny Dyer

Danny began his acting career at 16 after being discovered by a talent agent. He played the part of Martin Fletcher in Granada Television's "Prime Suspect 3" in 1993. He has made several appearances on television in episodes of a variety of programmes. He initially turned down a role in "Eastenders" in 2009. He has also made appearances in several films including Ray Cooney's "Run for Your Wife" which critics described as "one of the worst British films of all time".

From Quiz Born Under the Sign of Aries

Answer: Tennessee Williams

Born Thomas Lanier Williams III in the eastern Mississippi city of Columbus, Tennessee Williams won the Pulitzer Prize in 1948 for "A Streetcar Named Desire" in in 1955 for "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". Williams died in controversial circumstances in New York City in 1983 at the age of 71. Despite his expressed wish to be buried at sea, his brother insisted that he should be buried in Saint Louis MO. He bequeathed his future royalties to the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, where the funds support a creative writing program.

From Quiz Born on the Same Day

Answer: John Sebastian and Pattie Boyd

John Sebastian and Pattie Boyd were born on the 17th March 1944 and you would have recognised John's #1 Billboard hit as the theme for TV show "Welcome Back Kotter" with "Welcome Back" and his #2 song as front man for "The Lovin' Spoonful""Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind" while Pattie was married to both George Harrison and Eric Clapton who had respective top music albums with "All Things Must Pass" and "Unplugged" along with "Crossroads" (Eric).

From Quiz People Honored with New York Ticker-tape Parades

Answer: Albert Einstein

All the men listed were winners of the Nobel Prize in physics, but the others were not nearly as well known as Einstein, who had become a world-wide celebrity by 1921.

From Quiz Born on Christmas Day

Answer: Menachim Begin

Sadat and Begin won the Nobel Peace Prize for the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. With the treaty, Egypt became the first Arab state to officially recognize Israel. Although remembered for witnessing the pact, Jimmy Carter did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize until 2002.

From Quiz They Were Born the Same Day

Answer: Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert has appeared in the "Chicago Sun-Times" since 1967. With first Gene Siskel and later Richard Roeper, Ebert hosted a highly successful movie review program. A battle with thyroid cancer left Ebert without his voice but did not rob him of his love for movies. McCartney became one of the greatest musicians of our time performing on his own and with the Beatles and later Wings.

From Quiz I'm 60 and I Know It

Answer: Steven Seagal: Lawman

The show's focus is on Seagal as a sheriff deputy in Louisiana. A&E has had shows named Dog The Bounty Hunter, Gene Simmons Family Jewels and Criss Angel Mind Freak.

From Quiz Year of the Dragon

Answer: Miguel Indurain

Born Miguel Indurain Larraya, between 1991 and 1995 the 'Big Mig' became the first rider since the event began in 1901 to win five consecutive 'Tour de France' cycle races. He was the fifth rider to win five tours. In 1992 he also became only the seventh rider in history to win both the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia in the same year. Miguel Ángel Jiménez was also born in 1964, but in early January, six weeks before the Year of the Dragon began.

From Quiz Born on the Fourth of July

Answer: The Bishop's Wife

Apart from playing the child, Zuzu Bailey, in the 1946 movie "It's a Wonderful Life", Grimes' acting career never took off. She became a medical technologist and spent many years as the unofficial ambassador for the Frank Capra classic.

From Quiz Born on December 28

Answer: Billy Mitchell

William Lendrum "Billy" Mitchell (December 28, 1879 to February 19, 1936) was a United States Army general. During World War I, Mitchell commanded all U.S. air units. He believed in air power as a necessity in future wars. He believed that bombers could sink battleships and did early testing of the theory. Mitchell was court-martialed for insubordination after accusing Army and Navy leaders of an "almost treasonable administration of the national defense." Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 to January 30, 1948) with his brother Wilbur, invented and built the world's first successful airplane. Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 to August 26, 1974) was the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20 to 21, 1927. Robert Hutchings Goddard (October 5, 1882 to August 10, 1945) built thee world's first liquid-fueled rocket.

From Quiz Born on March 9

Answer: Amerigo Vespucci

Amerigo Vespucci (March 9, 1454 to February 22, 1512) was an Italian explorer, navigator and mapmaker. It is believed that the name 'America' was derived from his name. Marco Polo (c. 1254 to January 8, 1324) was an Italian merchant. He is credited with introducing Europeans to Central Asia and China. Giovanni Caboto, was known as John Cabot (c. 1450 to c. 1499) was an Italian explorer. Cabot is believed to be the first European to travel to North America since the Vikings. Christopher Columbus (October 31, 1451 to May 20, 1506) was an Italian explorer. His sailings across the Atlantic ocean brought awareness of the American continents to Europe. The voyages of Columbus laid the groundwork for the the future colonization and exploration of distant lands.

From Quiz December 25th Birthdays

Answer: Helena Rubinstein

Helena Rubinstein, born in Krakow, arrived in Australia in 1894, and started her empire by selling jars of cream containing lanolin, obtained from sheep's wool. This enterprise developed into the world's first cosmetics industry. She died on April 1, 1965. Phoebe Ann Mosey (August 13, 1860 - November 3, 1926) was, of course, Annie Oakley, an American sharpshooter. Greta Garbo (18 September 1905 - 15 April 1990) was a Swedish actress. Elizabeth Arden (Florence Nightingale Graham) (December 31, 1878 - October 18, 1966) was a Canadian businesswoman, also in the cosmetics line.

From Quiz Notable People Born on May 15th

Answer: Joseph Cotten

After appearing on Broadway in "Philadelphia Story", Joseph Cotten's first film appearance was in a 1938 short film titled "Too Much Johnson", directed by Orson Welles. He went on to star with Welles in "Citizen Kane" three years later. Other films involving Cotten and Welles included "Journey Into Fear" (1943) and "The Third Man" (1949). Among his many other film roles were a serial killer in Alfred Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943), a Western release titled "Duel in the Sun" (1946) and "Niagara" (1953) with Marilyn Monroe. He retired at age 75 and passed from complication from throat cancer 13 years later in 1994. Glenn Ford was born on May 1, 1916, and worked with Cotton in "The Money Trap" (1965). Martin Henry Balsam's birthday was November 4, 1919. He appeared with Joseph Cotton in the 1970 film, "Tora, Tora, Tora". James Maitland "Jimmy" Stewart was born on May 20, 1908, and was in the cast of "Airport '77" with Joseph Cotton in 1977.

From Quiz Birthdays - March 24

Answer: Harry Houdini & Houdini & Ehrich Weiss & Weiss

Houdini was born Ehrich Weiss in Hungary. Well known for his feats of escapology, such as 'The Chinese Water Torture Cell', he died of peritonitis in 1926, after allowing a student to punch him in the stomach. He was also a pioneer aviator, crashing his 'plane outside Melbourne, Australia in 1910.

From Quiz Who Do I Share A Birthday With?

Answer: Madonna

Superstar Madonna is known worldwide for her daring, stylish, and seductive performances. She's one goal-oriented Leo who really has shown just how outrageous personalities born on this day can be. Her 1989 'Like a Prayer' video, combining religion and sex, ignited outrage while simultaneously fascinating crowds worldwide. Her unusual behavior seems to be just what her audiences love and crave.

From Quiz February 6

Answer: Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth (1895-1948) was born on February 6th. One of his best records is the fantastic 60 home run season. Roger Maris broke that record with 61 runs in 1961. This record is not quite completely official, because when Ruth hit 60, the seasons were 154 games long. The season length when Maris hit the 61 was eight games longer, at 162. At 154 games in the 1961 season, Maris only had 59 homeruns.

From Quiz November 30

Answer: Cricket

Abel was the first man to 'carry his bat', meaning that he continued batting without an out from the start to the end of an innings. He was the first to score 2000 runs in consecutive years. In one year, 1901, he scored a remarkable 3309 runs.

From Quiz Born March 4th

Answer: Chris Rea

Christopher Anton Rea born on 4th March 1951 and is probably best known for "Road to Hell". He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.

From Quiz Whose birthday is June 23?

Answer: Joss Whedon

Joseph Hill Whedon was born in New York City and received a degree in film studies from Wesleyan University. Whedon started his career writing four episodes of "Roseanne". In 1992, his screenplay for the movie "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" was produced and from 1997-2003 the T.V. series of the same name was a mega-hit that also spawned the popular spin-off "Angel". Whedon also created and wrote the painfully short-lived series "Firefly" (2002-2003) and the movie based on the series, "Serenity" (2005). He's worked in virtually every aspect of film/television, including producer, writer, director, musician and even an actor ("Veronica Mars", "Buffy...", "Angel") and has appeared as himself ("Battlestar Galactica", "Robot Chicken"). Extra trivia - Joss' dad, Tom Whedon was also a prolific television writer and producer ("The Golden Girls", "The Electric Company", "Benson" among others); his grandfather, Don Whedon wrote for many 'classic' T.V. series, including "Leave it to Beaver", "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "The Andy Griffith Show"). Joss and his wife, Kai Cole, live in Los Angeles with their son, Arden, 6. David E. Kelly (b. 1956) is the creator of T.V. hits such as "Boston Legal", "The Practice" and "Picket Fences". Rick Berman (b. 1945) has produced many entries in the "Star Trek" universe, including "Star Trek: The Next Generation", "Deep Space Nine" and several of the films. Seth McFarland (b. 1973) is the animator, producer, writer and voice talent behind "Family Guy" and "American Dad").

From Quiz Born on 22 September

Answer: Anne of Cleves

Henry married Anne in January 1540, after choosing her from a series of portraits of eligible young women that had been painted by Hans Holbein the Younger. However, despite taking a shine to her portrait, Henry took a dislike to Anne herself and the marriage was annulled just six months later on the grounds that it had never been consummated.

From Quiz November 30th Birthdays

Answer: Winston Churchill

Some of Churchill's positions were: Member of the House of Commons (both as a Conservative and a Liberal), Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, President of the Board of Trade, Home Secretary, First Lord of the Admiralty (twice), Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Prime Minister (twice). He was knighted in 1953, and made an honorary US citizen in 1963. He died in 1965.

From Quiz Famous People Born in July

Answer: John Singleton Copley

Copley, born in Boston, was noted for his historical subjects and portraits in both the US and Great Britain. Some of his subjects have included Samuel Adams and John Hancock.

From Quiz Born In The 1700s

Answer: Stephen Decatur

Decatur was mortally wounded in a duel with James Barron and died in 1820.

From Quiz Born in 1991

Answer: Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran was born on February 17, 1991 in Halifax, England. He is known by his trademark red hair which became the namesake for his record label Gingerbread Man Records. His first three albums were all named with the mathematical symbols for plus, multiply and divide in that order. Some of his more popular songs are "Beautiful People" and "The A Team".

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