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Al Pacino
Born: Apr 25, 1940 in New York City, New York
Occupation: Actor, Director, Writer, Active: '70s-??s Major Genres: Drama, Crime
Career Highlights: The Godfather Part II, Serpico, The Godfather
First Major Screen Credit: The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
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Albert Finney
Born: May 09, 1936 in Salford, Lancashire, England, UK
Occupation: Actor, Director, Active: '60s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Comedy Drama
Career Highlights: Tom Jones, If..., Erin Brockovich
First Major Screen Credit: The Entertainer (1960)
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Woody Allen
Born: Dec 01, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York
Occupation: Actor, Writer, Director, Active: '70s-2000s Major Genres: Comedy, Comedy Drama
Career Highlights: Crimes and Misdemeanors, Hannah and Her Sisters, Annie Hall
First Major Screen Credit: What's New Pussycat? (1965)
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Alain Delon
Born: Nov 08, 1935 in Sceaux, France
Occupation: Actor, Writer, Director, Active: '60s-'90s Major Genres: Drama, Thriller
Career Highlights: The Leopard, Rocco and His Brothers, Le Samouraï
First Major Screen Credit: Sois Belle Et Tais-Toi (1957)
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Alan Bates
Born: Feb 17, 1934 in Allestree, Derbyshire, England
Died: Dec 27, 2003
Occupation: Actor Active: '60s-2000s Major Genres: Drama
Career Highlights: Georgy Girl, An Unmarried Woman, Women in Love
First Major Screen Credit: The Entertainer (1960)
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Albert Maysles
Born: Nov 26, 1926 in Brookline, Massachusetts
Occupation: Cinematographer, Director, Actor, Active: '60s-2000s Major Genres: Culture & Society, Music
Career Highlights: The Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter, Monterey Pop, The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
First Major Screen Credit: Psychiatry in Russia (1955)
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Robert Altman
Born: Feb 20, 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri
Died: Nov 20, 2006 in Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Director, Writer, Actor, Active: '60s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: McCabe & Mrs. Miller, The Long Goodbye, Vincent and Theo
First Major Screen Credit: Christmas Eve (1947)
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Alain Resnais
Born: Jun 03, 1922 in Vannes, France
Occupation: Director, Writer, Active: '50s-'60s, '80s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Comedy Drama
Career Highlights: Last Year at Marienbad, Muriel ou le Temps d'un Retour, Hiroshima Mon Amour
First Major Screen Credit: Van Gogh (1948)
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Steve Allen
Born: Dec 26, 1921 in New York City, New York
Died: Oct 30, 2000 in Encino, California
Occupation: Actor, Active: '60s-'90s Major Genres: Comedy, Drama
Career Highlights: GoodFellas, The Benny Goodman Story, College Confidential
First Major Screen Credit: Down Memory Lane (1949)
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Alec Guinness
Born: Apr 02, 1914 in London, England, UK
Died: Aug 05, 2000 in Petersfield, Sussex, England, UK
Occupation: Actor, Writer, Active: '40s-'90s Major Genres: Comedy, Drama
Career Highlights: The Empire Strikes Back, The Bridge on the River Kwai, A Passage to India
First Major Screen Credit: Great Expectations (1946)
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Alan Ladd
Born: Sep 03, 1913 in Hot Springs, Arkansas
Died: Nov 07, 1964 in Palm Springs, California
Occupation: Actor, Active: '30s-'50s Major Genres: Drama, Adventure
Career Highlights: Shane, Whispering Smith, The Carpetbaggers
First Major Screen Credit: Hitler -- Beast of Berlin (1939)
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Alfred Hitchcock
Born: Aug 13, 1899 in Leytonstone, London, England
Died: Apr 29, 1980 in Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Director, Actor, Writer, Active: '20s-'60s Major Genres: Thriller, Drama
Career Highlights: Psycho, North by Northwest, Vertigo
First Major Screen Credit: The Passionate Adventure (1924)
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Alexander Dovzhenko
Born: Sep 12, 1894 in Sosnitsa, Ukraine
Died: Nov 25, 1956
Occupation: Director, Writer, Active: '20s-'40s Major Genres: Drama
Career Highlights: Earth, Zvenigora, Arsenal
First Major Screen Credit: Yagodka Ljubvi (1926)
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Alexander Korda
Born: Sep 16, 1893 in Turkeye, Hungary
Died: Jan 23, 1956
Occupation: Director, Writer, Active: '20s-'40s Major Genres: Drama, Romance
Career Highlights: The Third Man, To Be or Not to Be, The Thief of Bagdad
First Major Screen Credit: Magic (1917)
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Al Jolson
Born: May 26, 1886 in Srednike, Russia
Died: Oct 23, 1950 in San Francisco, California
Occupation: Actor, Active: '20s-'40s, '90s Major Genres: Musical, Drama
Career Highlights: The Jazz Singer, Mammy, Jacob's Ladder
First Major Screen Credit: The Jazz Singer (1927)
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Thomas Alva Edison
Born: Feb 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio
Died: Oct 18, 1931
Occupation: Actor Active: ??s
Career Highlights: Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory
First Major Screen Credit: Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory (1897)
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Ally Sheedy
Born: Jun 13, 1962 in New York City, New York
Occupation: Actor Active: '80s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: The Breakfast Club, WarGames, High Art
First Major Screen Credit: The Day the Loving Stopped (1981)
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Alexander Payne
Born: Feb 10, 1961
Occupation: Writer, Director, Actor, Active: '90s-??s Major Genres: Comedy, Comedy Drama
Career Highlights: Election, Citizen Ruth, The Savages
First Major Screen Credit: The Passion of Martin (1990)
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Alec Baldwin
Born: Apr 03, 1958 in Massapequa, New York
Occupation: Actor, Active: '90s-2000s Major Genres: Comedy, Drama
Career Highlights: Glengarry Glen Ross, Working Girl, Miami Blues
First Major Screen Credit: Code of Honor (1984)
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Joan Allen
Born: Aug 20, 1956 in Rochelle, Illinois
Occupation: Actor, Active: '80s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: The Ice Storm, Peggy Sue Got Married, The Crucible
First Major Screen Credit: Manhunter (1986)