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Childfree & Famous--or Infamous
Child, Julia (Aug. 15, 1912 - ) Arguably the world's most famous chef, she professed that she could barely boil an egg until she was 35. Julia was born in Pasadena, California, and graduated from Smith College in 1934. During World War II she served with the Office of Strategic Services in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) where she met Paul Child whom she would later marry. When she was transferred to China she became interested in regional cuisine. Shortly after the end of World War II she enrolled at the famous Cordon Bleu culinary school in Paris while her husband was assigned to American Embassy. Over a number of years, she quantified and translated the French style of cooking for the American kitchen. Her extensive research resulted in the 2-volume Mastering the Art of French Cooking which was published in 1961. She became a national personality promoting her book through various media appearances, culminating with her own cooking series on PBS and continuing appearances on ABC's Good Morning America. Source: Biography: Julia Child: An Appetite for Life, Arts & Entertainment network video, available through www.biography.com; www.biography.com/search/index.html; www.foodwine.com and www.starchefs.com/JChild_bio.html. |
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As a young Department of Justice attorney after World War I, Hoover oversaw mass roundups and deportations of suspected Bolsheviks (Communists). When he was 29, he was appointed director of the Bureau of Investigations (now the FBI) at a time the organization was in disrepute from the scandals of the Harding administration. He rebuilt the bureau on a professional basis, recruiting agents on merits without political appointments. As gangsters thrived during prohibition (1920-1933) Hoover achieved widespread publicity in tracking down and capturing well-known criminals. In the late 1930s investigation of foreign espionage in the United States and the activities of communists and fascists were added to the FBI's duties. During the Cold War, the FBI undertook the intensive surveillance of communists and other left-wing activists. Hoover aggressively investigated both the Ku Klux Klan and Martin Luther King, Jr., and other black activists in the 1960s, but maintained a hands-off policy toward the Mafia. As far as anyone can determine, Hoover never had a romantic attachment with a woman, or even a date. Classical statues of nude men adorned his garden. He lived with his mother until she died. "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain."* In April, 1928, Clyde Tolson joined the Bureau. Tolson, a tall, handsome man five years younger than Hoover, got his law degree from Hoover's alma mater, George Washington University. Quickly after coming to the bureau, he became Hoover's closest personal friend and business associate. His promotion within the Bureau was unprecedented. Hoover and Tolson rode to work together, ate lunches together, traveled on official business together, went to social functions together and vacationed together. Source: Marilyn Bardsley, J.Edgar Hoover, www.crimelibrary.com/hoover/hoovermain.htm;
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Hepburn, Katharine Houghton (May 12, 1909 - ) American actress noted for her "unique combination of patrician beauty and spunky earthiness." Her pictures include Little Women (1933), Bringing Up Baby (1938), The Philadelphia Story (1940), Adam's Rib (1949), and The African Queen (1951). She won Academy Awards for best actress in: Morning Glory (1933), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), The Lion in Winter (1968), and On Golden Pond (1981). Source: Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Dictionary, and Encyclopedia. |
