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1. This American R&B singer wrote the song "If you Need me" which was a big hit for Solomon Burke. His big breakthrough came when his 3rd single was released in 1965. "In the Midnight Hour" went on to be awarded a gold disc.
2. This American writer was both the son and grandson of famous writers. His father wrote a novel on which the film "The Russians Are Coming!, The Russians Are Coming!" for which he won an Oscar nomination for best adapted screenplay. His grandfather was a humourist and columnist in "The New Yorker" magazine. The person you are trying to identify wrote a blockbuster novel which was turned into a huge Spielberg film and several sequels.
3. This English actor found fame playing a role on the London stage that he would play again in a major film musical of 1968. He got an Oscar nomination for that role. He went on to star in an American TV series about a boy in a magical land which he went on to play again in a film in 1970.
4. This man was one of the best-known economists on the planet. He had served in the administrations of four Democratic American Presidents. He was Professor of Economics at Harvard University and wrote dozens of books and thousands of published articles.
5. This boxer won the Middleweight Gold Medal at the Helsinki Olympic Games of 1952. He went on to become the undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World. At the time he was the youngest man ever to win this title, when he knocked out Archie Moore in the 5th round of their fight in 1956.
6. This American crime-writer was a fighter pilot in the Second World War. In 1947, he wrote "I, the Jury" as a means to make money to buy a home for himself and his wife. It sold in the millions in America alone and introduced his most famous character, a detective called Mike Hammer.
7. This Canadian actor made his first film in 1939 but his career didn't really get started until after his military service in the Second World War came to an end. He made over 100 films, many of them westerns. In 1978 he had a cameo role as a small town stepfather of a young boy who came into his life quite suddenly from a faraway place and who grew up on the family farm.
8. This American singer enjoyed great success in the 1960s. His first top 20 UK hit (in December 1963) was a song about being a day away from a large city in Oklahoma. He had already Had a big hit in America when he recorded the song "Town Without Pity" for the 1961 film of the same name. It was nominated for an Oscar in the "Best Music, Original Song" category in 1962.
9. This very popular Australian was a breath of fresh air in his profession. His enthusiasm was obvious to all. He sometimes seemed to take incredible risks with some quite dangerous creatures. His young daughter Bindi would make occasional appearances on his show.
10. This famous American was born in 1913. His mother separated from his father, Leslie King just 16 days after his birth. She married again in 1916. He wasn't legally adopted by his new father and didn't in fact change his name until he was 22. He was a star College Football player and became interested in politics in his mid 30s. While he was never elected to the highest offices, he had a somewhat stellar political career.
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