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Christopher Isherwood

Christopher Isherwood

19041986

English-American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter known for "Goodbye to Berlin" and his contributions to gay fiction

Count Basie

Count Basie

19041984

American jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer known for the Count Basie Orchestra and shaping the swing era with his minimalist piano and driving rhythm section

Wendell Meredith Stanley

Wendell Meredith Stanley

19041971

American biochemist and Nobel laureate who was the first to isolate and crystallize a virus, bridging the gap between living and non-living matter

Ralph Bunche

Ralph Bunche

19041971

American diplomat, educator, and political scientist who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his mediation in the Arab-Israeli conflict

Dolores del Río

Dolores del Río

19041983

Pioneering Mexican actress, known as the first major female Latin American crossover star in Hollywood and a key figure in Mexican cinema's Golden Age