She was born in 1923 in New-York. She was a photographer.
She was famous for shooting excentric people in the USA, and everyday life.
She committed suicide in 1971
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Famous people around the world. What they did, when they lived, what they are famous for…
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire was born on May 1Oth 1899.
He died on June 22th in 1987.
He was American.
He was a good actor, dancer and singer.
In 1917, Fred Astaire and his sister started to work in New York.
From then on, he acted, danced and sang and he became famous.
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Neil ARMSTRONG
1930 Ohio, USA.
Family : Married. Two sons.
Education : Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering.
Experience: 1949 – 1952 naval aviator
Korean War
Flying over 200 different models of aircraft, including jets, rockets, helicopters and gliders for NASA
1962 : astronaut
1969 : commander of Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing mission, the first man to land a craft on the Moon and the first man to step on its surface.
1971-1979 : professor at the University of Cincinatti.
Louis ARMSTRONG
picture by MCC with midjourney
Louis Daniel Armstrong was nicknamed Satchmo and Pops.
He was born on 4th July 1901 in New-Orleans.
He was a singer, a trumpeter and jazz-band leader and he was one of the most popular jazzmen in the 20th century.
He lived in New-York. He travelled a lot in his life.
He recorded many records such as St Louis Blues and Hello Dolly!
He died in 1971 in New-York.
He lived at the same times as Elvis Presley and Neil Armstrong and Marylin Monroe.
Tex Avery by Clément E.
His name is Tex Avery or Frederick Bean Avery. He was an American cartoonist. He was born in 1908 in Texas (that’s why he was called Tex) and he died in 1980. He created famous cartoons and characters, such as Droopy, which was featured in sixteen cartoons.
Queen BOADICEA
Queen Boadicea was a queen of the Icenis tribe.She was married to an Icenian king, Prasutagus.
We don’t know when she was born or when she died but we know she lived in AD 60 or 61.
She was famous because she led the revolt in Great-Britain against the Romans and she fought them for the independence of her kingdom. She was poisoned.
Her name is Boudica, Boudicca or Boadicea.
Bono
BonHo was born in 1960 in Ireland. He is not dead. He is a musician, a singer and a songwriter. He is known for his songs with rock band U2 and their songs on Ireland. His true name is Paul David Hewson
David Bowie
He is an English musician, an actor and a record producer. He used to play pop music and was a very creative artist. He was born in 1947 and he died in 2016. He is famous because he was a good singer.
Benjamin Britten
1913 – 1976
English composer
Education : piano, viola lessons. Royal college of music, London
Family : father, dentist
lifelong friend : Peter Pears
Famous for : composing operas, choral works
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Benjamin BRITTEN by Sébastien H.
Benjamin Britten was born in Lowestoft 22nd November 1913.
He composed his first works at the age of five!
When he was eleven Britten met and studied Franck Bridge, a composer.
In 1930, Britten went to the Royal College of Music to study piano and composition.
One of his first jobs was composing music for documentary films.
Britten went to the USA in 1939 with his friend the tenor Peter Pears. He composed a War Requiem.
When Britten came back to England, he composed one of his most important work Peter Grimes.
He died in Alderburg 4th December 1976.
Major Works :
War Requiem
Peter Grimes
Billy Budd
The Turn of the Screw
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Curlew River
Death in Venice
A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Ceremony of Carols
Emily Bronte
Her name was Emily Jane Bronte.
She was born in July 1818 and she died in December 1848. She died when she was thirty.
She was English.
She wrote “Wuthering Heights” (it’s “Les Hauts de Hurlevent” in French).
She was a British poet and a novelist.
Her book is famous because it’s a romantic book.
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