A city of north-central California west of Sacramento. A branch of the University of California (established 1905) is here. |
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American actress noted for the dramatic depth of her performances in films such as Dangerous (1935), All About Eve (1950), and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962). |
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American journalist and author of the novella Life in the Iron Mills (1861), a bleak depiction of the lives of industrial workers. |
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American artist whose vibrant canvases were strongly influenced both by cubism and jazz. |
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American writer whose vivid coverage of the Spanish-American, Boer, and Russo-Japanese wars established him as a leading correspondent of his day. |
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American trumpeter noted for his warm, muted trumpet style on albums such as Kind of Blue (1959) and for his later experiments with jazz-fusion. |
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American tennis player and donor (1900) of the Davis Cup for the annual international team tennis competition. |
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