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1935–77, American popular singer, b. Tupelo, Miss. Exposed to gospel music from childhood, Presley began playing guitar before his adolescence. He f...
(Ernesto Antonio Puente, Jr.) (t ´t pw n´t ) (KEY) , 1923–2000, American musician, b. New York City. One of the premier composers and players of ...
1891–1964, American composer and lyricist, b. Peru, Ind., grad. Yale, 1913. Porter’s witty, sophisticated lyrics and his affecting melodies place ...
(Charles Christopher Parker, Jr.), 1920–55, American musician and composer, b. Kansas City, Kans. He began playing alto saxophone in 1933, and after...
1893–1979, American movie actress, b. Toronto, Ont. In 1909 she began working with D. W. Griffith. Specializing in playing young girls, she was dubb...
(Alberto Pacino) (p ch ´n ) (KEY) , 1940–, American actor, b. New York City, studied at the Herbert Berghof Studio and the Actors Studio, New York ...