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Lindsay Anderson *IV 17 1923 — The Life You Give
Lindsay Anderson, born April 17, 1923, in Bangalore, India, is the critic, and stage and film director who was a member of the Free Cinema and Angry Young Men movements. Anderson received a degree in English from the University of Oxford and in 1947 became a founding editor of the film magazine Sequence, which lasted…
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Charlie Chaplin *IV 16 1889 — The Life You Give
Charlie Chaplin, byname of Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, (born April 16, 1889, London, England, is the comedian, producer, writer, director, and composer who is widely regarded as the greatest comic artist of the screen and one of the most important figures in motion-picture history. Early life and career Chaplin was named after his father, a…
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Leonardo da Vinci *IV 15 1452 — The Life You Give
Leonardo da Vinci, born April 15, 1452, in Anchiano, near Vinci, Republic of Florence [Italy], is the painter, draftsman, sculptor, architect, and engineer whose skill and intelligence, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal. His Last Supper (1495–98) and Mona Lisa (c. 1503–19) are among the most widely popular…
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Samuel Beckett *IV 13 1906 — The Life You Give
Samuel Beckett, born Samuel Barclay Beckett, on April 13, 1906, in Foxrock, County Dublin, Ireland, was author, critic, and playwright, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969. He wrote in both French and English and is perhaps best known for his plays, especially En attendant Godot (1952; Waiting for Godot). Samuel Beckett was…
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Montserrat Caballé *IV 12 1933 — La Vida Que Das / The Life You Give
Montserrat Caballé, nacida el 12 de abril de 1933 en Barcelona, España, es la soprano española de ópera, que fue admirada por su versatilidad y fraseo y por sus interpretaciones en las óperas de Giuseppe Verdi, Gaetano Donizetti y Richard Strauss. Comenzó sus estudios como niña en el Conservatorio Liceu de Barcelona con Eugenia Kenny…
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Florence Price *IV 9 1887 — The Life You Give
The first African-American woman whose music was played by a major symphony orchestra, Florence Price was a pioneering figure in 20th century American music. In the 21st century, her music has been performed increasingly often, especially since a large cache of her compositions was rediscovered in 2009. Price was born Florence Beatrice Smith in Little…
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some of the fountain pen inks I received today
Saltmarsh, Sterling Silver, Boiler Steam, from Birmingham Pens
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Steve Howe *IV 8 1941 — The Life You Give
Stephen James Howe, born April 8th, 1947, in Holloway, North London, UK, is the musician best known as the guitarist and backing vocalist in the progressive rock band Yes since 1970. During his childhood he was troubled by ‘Fellini-like horror fantasies and nightmares’ for some years. He only could get asleep when he listened to…
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