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Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million by her death in 1962.
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Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was an American singer and actor. Referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is widely regarded as one of the most culturally significant figures of the 20th century. Presley's energetic and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, brought both great success and initial controversy.
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Louis Armstrong
American jazz musician, trumpeter and singer (1901–1971)
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Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert Sinatra was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the most influential entertainers of the 20th century.
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Sophia Loren
Italian actress (born 1934)
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Bing Crosby
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. was an American singer and actor. One of the first multimedia stars, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. Crosby was a leader in record sales, network radio ratings, and motion picture grosses from 1926 to 1977. He was one of the first global cultural icons. Crosby made over 70 feature films and recorded more than 1,600 songs.
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Joan Baez
American contemporary folk musician (born 1941)
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Fred Astaire
American dancer, actor, and singer (1899–1987)
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Charles Aznavour
Armenian-French singer and diplomat (1924-2018)
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Julie Andrews
Dame Julie Andrews is an English actress, singer and author. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, three Emmy Awards, three Grammy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards and nominations for three Tony Awards. One of the biggest box office draws of the 1960s, Andrews has been honoured with the Kennedy Center Honors in 2001, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2007, and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2022. She was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in the 2000 New Year Honours.
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James Stewart
James Maitland Stewart was an American actor and military aviator. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart appeared in 80 films from 1935 to 1991. His films are considered some of the greatest films of all time. In 1999, the American Film Institute (AFI) ranked him third on its list of the greatest American male actors; he received numerous honors including the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1980, the Kennedy Center Honor in 1983, as well as the Academy Honorary Award and Presidential Medal of Freedom, both in 1985.
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Josephine Baker
American-born French dancer, singer and actress (1906–1975)
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Duke Ellington
American jazz pianist and composer (1899–1974)
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Judas Priest
British heavy metal band
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Nina Simone
American singer, songwriter and pianist and civil rights activist (1933–2003)
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Bob Hope
American entertainer (1903–2003)
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Eartha Kitt
American singer and actress (1927–2008)
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Harry Belafonte
American singer, actor and civil rights activist (1927–2023)
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Arturo Toscanini
Italian conductor (1867–1957)
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Maurice Chevalier
French singer, actor, and entertainer (1888–1972)
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Charles Laughton
British-American actor (1899–1962)
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Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter (1917–1993)
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Benny Goodman
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1909–1986)
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Roy Orbison
American musician
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Etta James
American singer (1938–2012)
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Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins was an American actor. Born in Manhattan, he began his acting career as a teenager in summer stock theatre, and appeared in films prior to his Broadway debut. His first film role was in The Actress (1953). That same year, he debuted on Broadway in Tea and Sympathy, a performance for which he received critical acclaim.
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Glenn Miller
American band leader, arranger, and composer (1904–1944)
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Willie Nelson
American country musician (born 1933)
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Les Paul
American jazz guitarist, country guitarist, songwriter and inventor (1915–2009)
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Jefferson Airplane
American rock band
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Domenico Modugno
Italian singer, actor and politician (1928–1994)
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Paul Anka
Paul Albert Anka is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter, and actor. His songs include "Diana", "You Are My Destiny", "Lonely Boy", "Put Your Head on My Shoulder", "(You're) Having My Baby" and "My Way".
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Henry Mancini
American film composer (1924–1994)
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Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret Olsson (born 28 April 1941), credited as Ann-Margret, is an American actress, dancer, and singer with a career spanning seven decades. Her many screen roles include Pocketful of Miracles (1961), State Fair (1962), Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Viva Las Vegas (1964), Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Train Robbers (1973), Tommy (1975), The Return of the Soldier (1982), 52 Pick-Up (1986), Newsies (1992), Grumpy Old Men (1993), Grumpier Old Men (1995), Any Given Sunday (1999), Taxi (2004), and Going in Style (2017). Her accolades include five Golden Globe Awards, an Emmy Award, two Academy Award
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Sam Cooke
American singer and songwriter (1931–1964)
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Jerry Goldsmith
American film composer (1929–2004)
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Lena Horne
American singer, actress, dancer and activist (1917–2010)
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Count Basie
American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984)
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Nancy Sinatra
American singer and actress (born 1940)
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Oscar Peterson
Canadian jazz pianist (1925–2007)
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Michel Legrand
French film score composer (1932–2019)
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José Ferrer
American actor and director (1912–1992)
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Perry Como
American singer, actor, television personality (1912-2001)
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Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song "Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me", "Mambo Italiano", "Tenderly", "Half as Much", "Hey There", "This Ole House", and "Sway". She also had success as a jazz vocalist.
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The Everly Brothers
American rock duo
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Luciano Berio
Italian composer (1925–2003)
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Carol Channing
American actress (1921–2019)
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José Feliciano
Puerto Rican musician
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Leontyne Price
African-American soprano
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Mario Lanza
American tenor and actor (1921-1959)
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Karen Marie Aagaard Ørsted Andersen (; born 13 August 1988), known professionally as MØ, is a Danish singer and songwriter. She signed a recording contract with Sony Music Entertainment in 2012 and released her debut extended play (EP), Bikini Daze (2013), and her debut studio album, No Mythologies to Follow (2014).
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Cab Calloway
American jazz singer (1907–1994)
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Max Steiner
Austrian-born American music composer and conductor (1888–1971)
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Fats Waller
American jazz pianist and composer (1904–1943)
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Chavela Vargas
Mexican singer (1919–2012)
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André Previn
German-American conductor, pianist, and composer (1929–2019)
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Leopold Stokowski
British-born American conductor (1882–1977)
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Diahann Carroll
American actress, singer, model and activist (1935–2019)
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Thomas Beecham
British conductor and impresario (1879–1961)
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Harpo Marx
American comedian