James Brown was born on 3th May 1933 or 1928 in Barnwell (South Carolina) and he died on 25th December 2006 in Atlanta (Georgia). He came from a poor family. He was famous for his performances. He sang Papa’s Got A Brand New Car and I Feel Good.
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Famous people around the world. What they did, when they lived, what they are famous for…
Tim Burton by Léopold P.
He was born in 1958.
He is an American film director and he is a writer and an artist.
He is famous for films such as : « Edward Scissorhands », « Charlie and the Chocolate Factory », « Alice in Wonderland ».
George W. BUSH
This is George Bush. He was the 43 rd President of the USA.
He was sworn into office in January 2001 and he was reelected in November 2004. He was sworn in for second term in January 2005.
He is married to first Lady Laura Bush. They have two daughters, Jenna and Barbara.
He attended Yale university, he got a bachelor degree in history.
His mandate stopped in 2009.
Lord Byron by Clara H. and Hugo R.
a British romantic poet (1788-1824)
famous for : writing romantic poems and being a romantic hero.
Lord Byron is a man, he was English.
He was born on 22nd January 1788.
He died on 19th April 1824.
He was a poet and a politician.
He wrote beautiful poems such as : « She Walks in Beauty », « When We Two Parted ».
Al CAPONE
His name was Alphonse Gabriel Capone, he was known as Al Capone or Scarface.
He was born in 1899 in Brooklyn, in New York, and his family was Italian.
His activities :
He was a famous gangster. He lived in Chicago.
He was the leader of a gang. He sold guns and he stole money. He became rich with alcohol (spirits in American English), casinos and prostitution : they were prohibited. He was arrested and sent to prison.He died in 1947.
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Charlie CHAPLIN by Luc V.
His name is Charles Spencer Chaplin.
Charlie Chaplin was born in 1889 and he died in 1977.
He was an English comic actor.
He is famous for movies such as The Kid.
Winston Churchill by Arthur O.
Sir Winston Léonard Spencer Churchill was born on 30 november 1874 and he died on 24 January 1965. He was the Prime Minister of Great-Britain during the second World War and an officer in the British army. He was English. At the beginning of World War II, he said :
« I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat » .
William Clark
William Clark was born on August 1, 1770.
He died on September 1, 1838.
He was American.
William Clark was an American explorer.
He led the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1803 to 1806 across the territory of the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific Ocean, and claimed the Pacific Northwest for the United States. Afterwards, he served in a militia and as governor of the Missouri Territory.
Sean Connery
He was born in 1930 in Scotland in the city of Edinburgh.
He is an actor.
He began to work very early.
Sean practiced acting body bulding and finished 3rd in the Mr Universe competition.
He began acting in 1951, in a play entitled South Pacific. In 1961, the London Express organized a meeting to find the actors for a James Bond movie.
Sean won that competition.
He played seven times JAMES BOND in the movies and he got an Academy Award for the movie: « The Untouchables » in 1987.
The success of those movies made him famous worldwide.
From 1990, he fought for the devolution of Scotland.
On 5th july 2000, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
On 7th june 2007, he retired, saying : « Retirement is just too much fun ».
Constable
John Constable was born on June 11th in 1776 in East Bergholt in Suffolk in England. He was English.
He was the son of a wealthy mill owner.
His father wanted him to be a priest but John Constable prefered drawing.
He studied at the Royal Academy in London.
He was a British painter. He painted « The Haywain » in 1820 and « Salisbury Cathedral » in 1823 etc…
He wasn’t very famous in England but the French painters (Delacroix ect…) loved his pictures.
He died on March 31st in 1837, in London, in London, in England, aged 61.
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