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3 godz. temu · Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; Yiddish: ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American songwriter. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook.Berlin received numerous honors including an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award.He also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Gerald R. Ford in 1977.
3 godz. temu · William Shakespeare (c. 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor.He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard").His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long ...
3 godz. temu · The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). An adaptation of L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's fantasy novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, it was primarily directed by Victor Fleming, who left production to take over the troubled Gone with the Wind.It stars Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke and Margaret ...
1 dzień temu · The Eurovision Song Contest (French: Concours Eurovision de la chanson), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union.Each participating country submits an original song to be performed live and transmitted to national broadcasters via the Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting ...
1 dzień temu · Twin Peaks is an American mystery serial drama television series created by Mark Frost and David Lynch.It premiered on ABC on April 8, 1990, and ran for two seasons until its cancellation in 1991. The show returned in 2017 for a third season on Showtime.. The series follows an investigation, headed by FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) and local Sheriff Harry S. Truman (Michael ...
1 dzień temu · Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; 21 July 1948 ), [1] commonly known by his stage names Cat Stevens, Yusuf, and Yusuf / Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and musician. He has sold more than 100 million records and has more than two billion streams. [2] His musical style consists of folk, rock, pop, and, later in his career ...
1 dzień temu · McCarthyism. American anti-communist propaganda of the 1950s, specifically addressing the entertainment industry. McCarthyism, also known as the Second Red Scare, was the political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals and a campaign spreading fear of alleged communist and Soviet influence on American institutions and of Soviet ...
