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Bull Moose Party

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The Bull Moose Political Party was also known as the Progressive Party. It was created in 1912 due to a split about the Republican nominee for President. The Party was founded by Theodore Roosevelt when he lost the nomination to Howard Taft. Roosevelt pulled all his delegates and formed the new party. […]

Jonathan Ke Quan

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Jonathan Ke Quan is probably best known for two roles - Short Round in Indiana and The Temple of Doom and as Data in The Goonies.

Jonathan was born Ke Huy Quan on August 20, 1971 in Vietnam. He left the country with his family when Saigon fell to the communists and later immigrated to […]

Investing Because of Celebrities

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I read with interest an article about investing in commercial real estate in New York City. The article suggested that the best investment would be to buy homes or apartments or businesses near celebrities homes. That’s right, it seems that the draw to live or shop near celebrities is so high that you […]

Denholm Elliot

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Since the last Indiana Jones film was released, we have been watching the previous three films. I always thought that Denholm Elliot, who played Marcus Brody in the first and third movies was excellent. Elliott was born May 31, 1922 in London, England and attended Malvern College. He was trained at the […]

Anna Chlumsky

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I caught My Girl on television last night and started wondering whatever happened to that fresh face girl who played Vada Sultenfuss? Ann Chulmsky was born December 3, 1980 in Chicago, Illinois. She started her career modeling with her mother and was chosen to play Vada in My Girl and My Girl 2. […]

Celebrity Rehab

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Here is a new concept - follow actual celebrities as they attend drug rehab and try to get their lives back on track. It is actually a show on VH1 called Celebrity Rehab and it is now in its second season. I haven’t seen an episode yet, but you can watch all of […]

Diets and Celebrities

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Why do so many people look to celebrities for diet advice? Of course celebrities always try and look their best and be in shape. It is part of their business. But, they don’t always do it the safest way either. I was browsing a message board and found this interesting message:
“Have […]

Dominique Dunne

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It is always sad when someone, who barely past acne treatments and puberty is murdered. This is what happened to Dominique Dunne.

Dominique Dunne was born November 23, 1959 in Santa Monica, California. Her father is the famous journalist and author Dominick Dunne. Dunne attended Colorado State University and then spent a year […]

Heather O’Rourke

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You might not remember her name, but you will remember her performance in Poltergeist. She had the line “They’re Heeere.”

Heather O’Rourke was born on December 27, 1975 in San Diego, California. She was discovered by Steven Spielberg when she was five. Her older sister was a dancer in the […]

Judith Barsi

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The name might not sound familiar, but you will probably recognize the face. Judith Barsi was born June 6, 1978 in Los Angeles, California. She was the daughter of Hungarian immigrants who fled the Soviet take over of Hungary. They later immigrated to the United States right before Judith was born.