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Title: Sun Ra Background: Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, legal name Le Sony'r Ra; May 22, 1914 - May 30, 1993) was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, and poet known for his experimental music, "cosmic" philosophy, prolific output, and theatrical performances. For much of his career...	[ "Blount's being awarded a scholarship at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University." ]
Title: White Lies (band) Background: White Lies are an English post-punk band from Ealing, London. Formerly known as Fear of Flying, the core band members are Harry McVeigh (lead vocals, guitar), Charles Cave (bass guitar and backing vocals), and Jack Lawrence-Brown (drums). The band perform live as a five-piece, when...	[ "During the same month, the band supported Kings of Leon's tour of the United States," ]
Title: White Lies (band) Background: White Lies are an English post-punk band from Ealing, London. Formerly known as Fear of Flying, the core band members are Harry McVeigh (lead vocals, guitar), Charles Cave (bass guitar and backing vocals), and Jack Lawrence-Brown (drums). The band perform live as a five-piece, when...	[ "The first official single from the album, \"There Goes Our Love Again\", was released on 5 August 2013," ]
Title: The Waterboys Background: The Waterboys are a Scottish/Irish folk rock band formed in Edinburgh in 1983 by Scottish musician Mike Scott. The band's membership, past and present, has been composed mainly of musicians from Scotland and Ireland with Edinburgh, Dublin, Spiddal, New York and Findhorn, serving as hom...	[ "February 1984." ]
Title: The Waterboys Background: The Waterboys are a Scottish/Irish folk rock band formed in Edinburgh in 1983 by Scottish musician Mike Scott. The band's membership, past and present, has been composed mainly of musicians from Scotland and Ireland with Edinburgh, Dublin, Spiddal, New York and Findhorn, serving as hom...	[ "Wickham and Thistlethwaite now joined by Trevor Hutchinson on bass and Peter McKinney on drums. The new band, which the official Waterboys'" ]
Title: Roberto Mangabeira Unger Background: Roberto Mangabeira Unger (; born 24 March 1947) is a philosopher and politician. He has developed his views and positions across many fields, including social, political, and economic theory. In legal theory, he is best known by his work in the 1970s and 80s while at Harvard...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Roberto Mangabeira Unger Background: Roberto Mangabeira Unger (; born 24 March 1947) is a philosopher and politician. He has developed his views and positions across many fields, including social, political, and economic theory. In legal theory, he is best known by his work in the 1970s and 80s while at Harvard...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Chris Amon Background: Amon was born in Bulls, and attended Wanganui Collegiate School. He was the only child of wealthy sheep-owners Ngaio and Betty Amon. He learned to drive at the age of six, taught by a farm worker on the family farm. On leaving school, he persuaded his father to buy him an Austin A40 Speci...	[ "Amon holds the record for the most different makes of car raced by a Formula 1 World Championship driver," ]
Title: Chris Amon Background: Amon was born in Bulls, and attended Wanganui Collegiate School. He was the only child of wealthy sheep-owners Ngaio and Betty Amon. He learned to drive at the age of six, taught by a farm worker on the family farm. On leaving school, he persuaded his father to buy him an Austin A40 Speci...	[ "In the early 1980s he became more well known in New Zealand from test-driving vehicles on the TV motoring series Motor Show" ]
Title: Vince Russo Background: Russo grew up in Farmingville, New York and graduated from the University of Southern Indiana (then known as Indiana State University Evansville) in 1983 with a degree in journalism. He worked for the school newspaper The Shield as an assistant sports editor and later as editor-in-chief....	[ "as a result of Hulk Hogan's signing and because Hogan reportedly said that he would not work for TNA as long as Russo was involved with the company." ]
Title: Vince Russo Background: Russo grew up in Farmingville, New York and graduated from the University of Southern Indiana (then known as Indiana State University Evansville) in 1983 with a degree in journalism. He worked for the school newspaper The Shield as an assistant sports editor and later as editor-in-chief....	[ "WWF Magazine" ]
Title: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Background: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by English rock band the Beatles. Released on 26 May 1967 in the United Kingdom and 2 June 1967 in the United States, it was an immediate commercial and critical success, spending 27 weeks at the t...	[ "Phil Spector's Wall of Sound and the Beatles' album Rubber Soul" ]
Title: Judith Miller Background: Judith Miller (born January 2, 1948) is an American journalist and commentator. She worked in The New York Times' Washington bureau before joining Fox News. Accused by, among others, Edward Said, for a purported anti-Islamic bias in her writing, Miller became embroiled in controversy a...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Judith Miller Background: Judith Miller (born January 2, 1948) is an American journalist and commentator. She worked in The New York Times' Washington bureau before joining Fox News. Accused by, among others, Edward Said, for a purported anti-Islamic bias in her writing, Miller became embroiled in controversy a...	[ "Bruce Ivins, who later committed suicide, with the investigation determining that Ivins acted alone." ]
Title: Vincent Price Background: Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 - October 25, 1993) was an American actor, well known for his distinctive voice and performances in horror films. His career spanned other genres, including film noir, drama, mystery, thriller, and comedy. He appeared on stage, television, radio,...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Vincent Price Background: Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 - October 25, 1993) was an American actor, well known for his distinctive voice and performances in horror films. His career spanned other genres, including film noir, drama, mystery, thriller, and comedy. He appeared on stage, television, radio,...	[ "establish the Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park, California, which was the first \"teaching art collection\" owned by a community college" ]
Title: Peter Cook Background: Cook was born at his parents' house, "Shearbridge", in Middle Warberry Road, Torquay, Devon. He was the only son and eldest of the three children of Alexander Edward "Alec" Cook (1906-1984), a colonial civil servant, and his wife Ethel Catherine Margaret, nee Mayo (1908-1994). He was educ...	[ "On 17 December 1993, Cook appeared on Clive Anderson Talks Back as four characters" ]
Title: Vinnie Paz Background: Vincenzo Luvineri (born October 5, 1977), better known as Vinnie Paz (formerly known as Ikon the Verbal Hologram), is an Italian American rapper and the lyricist behind the Philadelphia underground hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks. He is also the frontman of the hip hop supergroup Army of t...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: The Kinks Background: The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most important and influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhythm and blues and Merseybeat, and were...	[ "Music writers and other musicians have acknowledged the influence of the Kinks on the development of hard rock and heavy metal." ]
Title: José Raúl Capablanca Background: Jose Raul Capablanca y Graupera (19 November 1888 - 8 March 1942) was a Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. A chess prodigy, he is considered by many as one of the greatest players of all time, widely renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and ...	[ "Capablanca beat Marshall by 15-8 (8 wins, 1 loss, 14 draws) -" ]
Title: José Raúl Capablanca Background: Jose Raul Capablanca y Graupera (19 November 1888 - 8 March 1942) was a Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. A chess prodigy, he is considered by many as one of the greatest players of all time, widely renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and ...	[ "After winning an event at New York in 1931, he withdrew from serious chess, perhaps disheartened by his inability to secure a return match against Alekhine," ]
Title: Vinnie Paz Background: Vincenzo Luvineri (born October 5, 1977), better known as Vinnie Paz (formerly known as Ikon the Verbal Hologram), is an Italian American rapper and the lyricist behind the Philadelphia underground hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks. He is also the frontman of the hip hop supergroup Army of t...	[ "It was only available for digital download and was released on 26 October 2010." ]
Title: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Background: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar was born in 1947 in Imam Sahib District of the Kunduz province, northern Afghanistan, a member of the Kharoti tribe of the Ghilji Pashtun. His father, Ghulam Qader, who migrated to Kunduz, is originally from the center of Ghazni province. Afghan businessman an...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Background: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar was born in 1947 in Imam Sahib District of the Kunduz province, northern Afghanistan, a member of the Kharoti tribe of the Ghilji Pashtun. His father, Ghulam Qader, who migrated to Kunduz, is originally from the center of Ghazni province. Afghan businessman an...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Tom Hafey Background: Thomas Stanley Raymond Hafey (5 August 1931 - 12 May 2014) was an Australian rules football Victorian Football League player and coach. Hafey played for Richmond between 1953 and 1958, and coached four clubs--Richmond, Collingwood, Geelong and Sydney--between 1966 and 1988, leading Richmon...	[ "He raised the bar for fitness among his players," ]
Title: Tom Hafey Background: Thomas Stanley Raymond Hafey (5 August 1931 - 12 May 2014) was an Australian rules football Victorian Football League player and coach. Hafey played for Richmond between 1953 and 1958, and coached four clubs--Richmond, Collingwood, Geelong and Sydney--between 1966 and 1988, leading Richmon...	[ "The following season was less productive for Hafey as he played just four games due to a bout of hepatitis." ]
Title: Bobby Orr Background: Robert Gordon Orr, OC (born March 20, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest hockey players of all time. Orr used his ice skating speed, scoring, and play-making abilities to revolutionize the position of defenceman. He played ...	[ "The Bruins and Orr agreed on a US$25,000 signing bonus (US$188,564 in 2017 dollars)," ]
Title: Bobby Orr Background: Robert Gordon Orr, OC (born March 20, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest hockey players of all time. Orr used his ice skating speed, scoring, and play-making abilities to revolutionize the position of defenceman. He played ...	[ "Orr joined the Bruins for the 1966-67 season, his first as a professional." ]
Title: Thor Heyerdahl Background: Thor Heyerdahl (Norwegian pronunciation: [tu:r 'haei@da:l]; October 6, 1914 - April 18, 2002) was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany, and geography. He became notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000 km (5,000 mi) ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Thor Heyerdahl Background: Thor Heyerdahl (Norwegian pronunciation: [tu:r 'haei@da:l]; October 6, 1914 - April 18, 2002) was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany, and geography. He became notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000 km (5,000 mi) ...	[ "101-day," ]
Title: Frank Zappa Background: Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 - December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, activist and filmmaker. His work is characterized by nonconformity, free-form improvisation, sound experiments, musical virtuosity, and satire of American culture. In a career spanning more tha...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Frank Zappa Background: Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 - December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, activist and filmmaker. His work is characterized by nonconformity, free-form improvisation, sound experiments, musical virtuosity, and satire of American culture. In a career spanning more tha...	[ "some took it as a sign of Zappa's concern for perfection at the expense of human feeling." ]
Title: Hakeem Olajuwon Background: Hakeem Olajuwon was born to Salim and Abike Olajuwon, working class Yoruba owners of a cement business in Lagos. He was the third of eight children. He credits his parents with instilling virtues of hard work and discipline into him and his siblings; "They taught us to be honest, wor...	[ "On August 1, 2015, Olajuwon made a special appearance for Team Africa at the 2015 NBA Africa exhibition game." ]
Title: Hakeem Olajuwon Background: Hakeem Olajuwon was born to Salim and Abike Olajuwon, working class Yoruba owners of a cement business in Lagos. He was the third of eight children. He credits his parents with instilling virtues of hard work and discipline into him and his siblings; "They taught us to be honest, wor...	[ "\"When the point guard throws me the ball, I jump to get the ball. But this jump is the set-up for the second move, the baseline move." ]
Title: John Cage Background: John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 - August 12, 1992) was an American composer and music theorist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde. Critics have lau...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: John Cage Background: John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 - August 12, 1992) was an American composer and music theorist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde. Critics have lau...	[ "The program was supported by the Foundation for Emerging Technologies and Arts, Laura Kuhn and the John Cage Trust." ]
Title: Jimmy Fallon Background: James Thomas Fallon was born in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York on September 19, 1974, the son of Gloria (nee Feeley) and James W. Fallon. He is of German, Irish, and Norwegian descent. His paternal grandmother, Luise Schalla, was a German immigrant from Osterholz-Schar...	[ "Another component built into the program was its association with social media and the Internet." ]
Title: Jimmy Fallon Background: James Thomas Fallon was born in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York on September 19, 1974, the son of Gloria (nee Feeley) and James W. Fallon. He is of German, Irish, and Norwegian descent. His paternal grandmother, Luise Schalla, was a German immigrant from Osterholz-Schar...	[ "On November 4, 2017, Fallon's mother, Gloria Fallon, died from undisclosed causes at age 68 at NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan, New York." ]
Title: Genelia D'Souza Background: Born in Mumbai Genelia is an East Indian, a Marathi speaking Christian from North Konkan. She was raised in the Bandra suburb of Mumbai. Her mother Jeanette D'Souza was a managing director of the Pharma Multinational corporation. She left her job in 2004 to help Genelia with her care...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Genelia D'Souza Background: Born in Mumbai Genelia is an East Indian, a Marathi speaking Christian from North Konkan. She was raised in the Bandra suburb of Mumbai. Her mother Jeanette D'Souza was a managing director of the Pharma Multinational corporation. She left her job in 2004 to help Genelia with her care...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Muddy Waters Background: Muddy Waters' birthplace and date are not conclusively known. He stated that he was born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, in 1915, but it is believed to be more likely that he was born in Jug's Corner, in neighboring Issaquena County, in 1913. Recent research has uncovered documentation sh...	[ "Big Bill Broonzy, then one of the leading bluesmen in Chicago, had Muddy Waters open his shows" ]
Title: Muddy Waters Background: Muddy Waters' birthplace and date are not conclusively known. He stated that he was born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, in 1915, but it is believed to be more likely that he was born in Jug's Corner, in neighboring Issaquena County, in 1913. Recent research has uncovered documentation sh...	[ "Muddy Waters' singles were frequently on Billboard magazine's various Rhythm & Blues charts including \"Sugar Sweet\"" ]
Title: Rahul Bose Background: Rahul Bose was born to Rupen and Kumud Bose on 27 July 1967. He describes himself as "...half Bengali; one-fourth Punjabi and one-fourth Maharashtrian." Bose's first acting role was at age six when he played the lead in a school play, Tom, the Piper's Son. Section: Activism Passage: Bose...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Rahul Bose Background: Rahul Bose was born to Rupen and Kumud Bose on 27 July 1967. He describes himself as "...half Bengali; one-fourth Punjabi and one-fourth Maharashtrian." Bose's first acting role was at age six when he played the lead in a school play, Tom, the Piper's Son. Section: Early career: 1993-200...	[ "was a critical success and won several awards at international film festivals as well as three National Film Awards." ]
Title: Pete Rose Background: Rose was born April 14, 1941, in Cincinnati, Ohio, one of four children born to Harry Francis "Pete" and LaVerne Rose. He was a member of the Order of DeMolay as a young boy and was encouraged by his parents to participate in sports. He played baseball and football at Western Hills High Sc...	[ "so that he could get out early enough to participate in local Reds games." ]
Title: Pete Rose Background: Rose was born April 14, 1941, in Cincinnati, Ohio, one of four children born to Harry Francis "Pete" and LaVerne Rose. He was a member of the Order of DeMolay as a young boy and was encouraged by his parents to participate in sports. He played baseball and football at Western Hills High Sc...	[ "It was the first of his ten seasons with 200-plus hits, and his .312 batting average was the first of nine consecutive .300 seasons." ]
Title: Trace Adkins Background: Tracy Darrell Adkins (born January 13, 1962) is an American country singer and actor. In 1998, Adkins appeared on the PBS music program Austin City Limits (season 23). Adkins made his debut in 1996 with the album Dreamin' Out Loud, released on Capitol Records Nashville. Since then, Adki...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Sepultura Background: Sepultura (Portuguese pronunciation: [se.puw.'tu.ra], "grave") is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Formed in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera, the band was a major force in the thrash metal and groove metal genres during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with t...	[ "AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5 and said that, \"Overall, Dante XXI is easily one of Sepultura's strongest releases to feature Green on vocals.\"" ]
Title: Sepultura Background: Sepultura (Portuguese pronunciation: [se.puw.'tu.ra], "grave") is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Formed in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera, the band was a major force in the thrash metal and groove metal genres during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with t...	[ "released in 1998." ]
Title: John Maulbetsch Background: John F. Maulbetsch (June 20, 1890 - September 14, 1950) was an All-American football halfback at Adrian College in 1911 and for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1914 to 1916. He is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. After playing with an independent footbal...	[ "A 1938 newspaper account said he \"gained 350 yards from scrimmage.\" Yet, his 1951 obituary indicated he gained 133 yards in 30 attempts." ]
Title: Bill Laswell Background: Bill Laswell (born February 12, 1955, Salem, Illinois, and raised in Albion, Michigan) is an American bassist, producer and record label owner. Laswell has been involved in hundreds of recordings with many collaborators from all over the world. Laswell's music draws upon many different ...	[ "calling it Orange Music Sound Studios." ]
Title: Bill Laswell Background: Bill Laswell (born February 12, 1955, Salem, Illinois, and raised in Albion, Michigan) is an American bassist, producer and record label owner. Laswell has been involved in hundreds of recordings with many collaborators from all over the world. Laswell's music draws upon many different ...	[ "Sonny Sharrock to Archie Shepp and pop star Whitney Houston) as well as" ]
Title: Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) Background: Leonardo, nicknamed Leo, is a fictional character and one of the four main characters in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and all related media. He is often depicted wearing a blue eye mask. His signature weapons are two katanas. Leonardo is the most seriou...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) Background: Leonardo, nicknamed Leo, is a fictional character and one of the four main characters in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and all related media. He is often depicted wearing a blue eye mask. His signature weapons are two katanas. Leonardo is the most seriou...	[ "leader position in the team" ]
Title: James Watt Background: James Watt (30 January 1736 (19 January 1736 OS) - 25 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1781, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Rev...	[ "Watt's rivals soon overtook him in developing the process, and he dropped out of the race." ]
Title: James Watt Background: James Watt (30 January 1736 (19 January 1736 OS) - 25 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1781, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Rev...	[ "mostly in Cornwall" ]
Title: Frederick Law Olmsted Background: Frederick Law Olmsted (April 26, 1822 - August 28, 1903) was an American landscape architect, journalist, social critic, and public administrator. He is popularly considered to be the father of American landscape architecture. Olmsted was famous for co-designing many well-known...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Isabella I of Castile Background: Isabella I (Spanish: Isabel, 22 April 1451 - 26 November 1504) reigned as Queen of Castile from 1474 until her death. Her marriage to Ferdinand II of Aragon became the basis for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Charles I. After a struggle to claim her ri...	[ "Isabella and her husband had created an empire and in later years were consumed with administration and politics;" ]
Title: Isabella I of Castile Background: Isabella I (Spanish: Isabel, 22 April 1451 - 26 November 1504) reigned as Queen of Castile from 1474 until her death. Her marriage to Ferdinand II of Aragon became the basis for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Charles I. After a struggle to claim her ri...	[ "In 1485 they laid siege to Ronda," ]
Title: Macaulay Culkin Background: Macaulay Carson Culkin was born in New York City. His father, Christopher Cornelius "Kit" Culkin, is a former actor known for his productions on Broadway and is the brother of actress Bonnie Bedelia. His mother is Patricia Brentrup, who never married Culkin. He was named Macaulay aft...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Paul Reubens Background: Paul Reubens (ne Rubenfeld; born August 27, 1952) is an American actor, writer, film producer, game show host, and comedian, best known for his character Pee-wee Herman. Reubens joined the Los Angeles troupe The Groundlings in the 1970s and started his career as an improvisational comed...	[ "Paul has two younger siblings," ]
Title: Sheryl Crow Background: Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actress. Her music incorporates elements of pop, rock, country and blues. She has released ten studio albums, four compilations, a live album, and has contributed to a number of film soundtracks....	[ "In December 2015, she covered \"A Hard Day's Night\" at the John Lennon 75th Birthday Concert," ]
Title: Vaslav Nijinsky Background: Vaslav Nijinsky (also Vatslav; Russian: Vatslav Fomich Nizhinskii; Russian: ['vatsl@f f@'mjitc njI'zinskjIj]; Polish: Waclaw Nizynski; 12 March 1889/1890 - 8 April 1950) was a ballet dancer and choreographer cited as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. Section: Biogr...	[ "In 1868 her talent was spotted and she moved to Kiev as a solo dancer." ]
Title: Vaslav Nijinsky Background: Vaslav Nijinsky (also Vatslav; Russian: Vatslav Fomich Nizhinskii; Russian: ['vatsl@f f@'mjitc njI'zinskjIj]; Polish: Waclaw Nizynski; 12 March 1889/1890 - 8 April 1950) was a ballet dancer and choreographer cited as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. Section: Early...	[ "Designer Alexandre Benois proposed a ballet based upon Le Pavillon d'Armide, choreographed by Fokine to music by Nikolai Tcherepnin." ]
Title: Smothers Brothers Background: The Smothers Brothers are Thomas ("Tom" - born February 2, 1937) and Richard ("Dick" - born November 20, 1939), American singers, musicians, and comedians. The brothers' trademark double act was performing folk songs (Tommy on acoustic guitar, Dick on string bass), which usually le...	[ "the brothers made their first professional appearance as a duo in February 1959 at The Purple Onion in San Francisco." ]
Title: Smothers Brothers Background: The Smothers Brothers are Thomas ("Tom" - born February 2, 1937) and Richard ("Dick" - born November 20, 1939), American singers, musicians, and comedians. The brothers' trademark double act was performing folk songs (Tommy on acoustic guitar, Dick on string bass), which usually le...	[ "April 4, 1969." ]
Title: Lawrence Alma-Tadema Background: Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, (; born Lourens Alma Tadema Dutch pronunciation: ['l^ur@ns 'alma: 'ta:d@,ma:]; 8 January 1836 - 25 June 1912) was a Dutch painter of special British denizenship. Section: Later years Passage: Alma-Tadema's output decreased with time, partly on account...	[ "the successful formula of women in marble terraces overlooking the sea such as in Silver Favourites (1903)." ]
Title: Jimmy Doolittle Background: James Harold Doolittle (December 14, 1896 - September 27, 1993) was an American aviation pioneer. A Reserve officer in the United States Army Air Corps, Doolittle was recalled to active duty during World War II. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for personal valor and leadership as c...	[ "James H. \"Jimmy\" Doolittle died at the age of 96 in Pebble Beach, California on September 27, 1993," ]
Title: Disturbed (band) Background: Disturbed is an American heavy metal band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1994. The band includes vocalist David Draiman, bassist John Moyer, guitarist/keyboardist Dan Donegan, and drummer Mike Wengren. Former band members are vocalist Erich Awalt and bassist Steve Kmak. The band ...	[ "The band toured in support of the \"Mayhem Festival\" alongside Slipknot, DragonForce and Mastodon during summer of 2008." ]
Title: Disturbed (band) Background: Disturbed is an American heavy metal band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1994. The band includes vocalist David Draiman, bassist John Moyer, guitarist/keyboardist Dan Donegan, and drummer Mike Wengren. Former band members are vocalist Erich Awalt and bassist Steve Kmak. The band ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Mick Fleetwood Background: Michael John Kells Fleetwood was born in Redruth, second child to John Joseph Kells Fleetwood and Bridget Maureen (nee Brereton) Fleetwood. His elder sister Susan Fleetwood, who died of cancer in 1995, became an actress. In early childhood Fleetwood and his family followed his father,...	[ "He pulled out of the mainstream and chose to stay at home. He doesn't play much anymore," ]
Title: Dwight Howard Background: Howard was born in Atlanta, to Dwight Sr. and Sheryl Howard, and into a family with strong athletic connections. His father is a Georgia State Trooper and serves as Athletic Director of Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy, a private academy with one of the best high school basketball p...	[ "Howard signed an amendment to his contract, waiving his right to opt out at the end of the season and committing to stay with the Magic through the 2012-13 season." ]
Title: Dwight Howard Background: Howard was born in Atlanta, to Dwight Sr. and Sheryl Howard, and into a family with strong athletic connections. His father is a Georgia State Trooper and serves as Athletic Director of Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy, a private academy with one of the best high school basketball p...	[ "On December 26, he eclipsed 15,000 points for his career in a loss to the New Orleans Pelicans." ]
Title: Joe McGinnity Background: McGinnity's father, Peter, was born in Dublin, Ireland. His last name was McGinity before he came to United States. He changed it by adding an "n" after he emigrated to the United States in 1861. Peter worked in coal mines and on the farm owned by John and Rebecca Denning, and they acc...	[ "he organized, managed," ]
Title: Roberto Mangabeira Unger Background: Roberto Mangabeira Unger (; born 24 March 1947) is a philosopher and politician. He has developed his views and positions across many fields, including social, political, and economic theory. In legal theory, he is best known by his work in the 1970s and 80s while at Harvard...	[ "legal education." ]
Title: William II of England Background: William II (Old Norman: Williame; c. 1056 - 2 August 1100), the third son of William the Conqueror, was King of England from 1087 until 1100, with powers over Normandy, and influence in Scotland. He was less successful in extending control into Wales. William is commonly known ...	[ "essentially for the purposes of taxation, which was an example of the control of the English monarchy." ]
Title: Duncan Hunter Background: Duncan Lee Hunter (born May 31, 1948) is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the House of Representatives from California's 52nd, 45th and 42nd districts from 1981 to 2009. Hunter was the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee during the 108th and 109th Congre...	[ "Hunter introduced H.R. 6375, which would have required the defense department to post the purpose of all congressional earmarks in annual defense bills," ]
Title: Duncan Hunter Background: Duncan Lee Hunter (born May 31, 1948) is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the House of Representatives from California's 52nd, 45th and 42nd districts from 1981 to 2009. Hunter was the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee during the 108th and 109th Congre...	[ "During Duncan D. Hunter's active service, his wife, Margaret Hunter, campaigned on his behalf." ]
Title: Joe Walsh Background: Joseph Fidler Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. In a career spanning more than forty years, he has been a member of five successful rock bands: James Gang, Barnstorm, Eagles, the Party Boys, and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. In the 1990s, ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Joe Walsh Background: Joseph Fidler Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. In a career spanning more than forty years, he has been a member of five successful rock bands: James Gang, Barnstorm, Eagles, the Party Boys, and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. In the 1990s, ...	[ "He has also been a personal contributor to a number of charity causes including halfway houses for displaced adult women in Wichita, Kansas." ]
Title: The Wiggles Background: The Wiggles are an Australian children's music group formed in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1991. The current members of the group are Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, and Emma Watkins. The original members were Field, Phillip Wilcher, Murray Cook, Greg Page, and Jeff Fatt. ...	[ "The final televised performance of the original band members, along with the new members, was on 22 December 2012," ]
Title: Alan Menken Background: Alan Irwin Menken was born on July 22, 1949, at French Hospital in New York City, to Judith and Norman Menken. His father was a boogie-woogie piano-playing dentist, and his mother was an actress, dancer and playwright. His family was Jewish. Menken developed an interest in music at an ea...	[ "Aladdin opened on Broadway in 2014, earning him another Tony nomination for Best Score." ]
Title: Alan Menken Background: Alan Irwin Menken was born on July 22, 1949, at French Hospital in New York City, to Judith and Norman Menken. His father was a boogie-woogie piano-playing dentist, and his mother was an actress, dancer and playwright. His family was Jewish. Menken developed an interest in music at an ea...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Narendra Modi Background: Narendra Damodardas Modi (Gujarati: ['n@re:ndr@ da:mo:d@r'da:s 'mo:di:] ( listen); born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 16th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014, and is the Member of Parliament...	[ "by 86,373 votes" ]
Title: Narendra Modi Background: Narendra Damodardas Modi (Gujarati: ['n@re:ndr@ da:mo:d@r'da:s 'mo:di:] ( listen); born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 16th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014, and is the Member of Parliament...	[ "by 570,128 votes." ]
Title: Super Furry Animals Background: Super Furry Animals are a Welsh psychedelic rock band. Since their formation in Cardiff, Wales, in 1993, the band has consisted of Gruff Rhys (lead vocals, guitar), Huw Bunford (lead guitar, vocals), Guto Pryce (bass guitar), Cian Ciaran (keyboards, synthesisers, various electron...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Joe McGinnity Background: McGinnity's father, Peter, was born in Dublin, Ireland. His last name was McGinity before he came to United States. He changed it by adding an "n" after he emigrated to the United States in 1861. Peter worked in coal mines and on the farm owned by John and Rebecca Denning, and they acc...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Zheng He Background: Zheng He (Chinese: Zheng He ; 1371-1433 or 1435) was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral, and court eunuch during China's early Ming dynasty. He was originally born as Ma He in a Muslim family, later adopted the conferred surname Zheng from Emperor Yongle. Zheng commanded e...	[ "Zheng He was born Ma He to a Muslim family of Kunyang, Kunming, Yunnan, China." ]
Title: Zheng He Background: Zheng He (Chinese: Zheng He ; 1371-1433 or 1435) was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral, and court eunuch during China's early Ming dynasty. He was originally born as Ma He in a Muslim family, later adopted the conferred surname Zheng from Emperor Yongle. Zheng commanded e...	[ "Ma He responded defiantly by saying that the Mongol pretender had jumped into a lake. Afterwards, the general took him prisoner." ]
Title: Snoop Dogg Background: Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. was born in Long Beach, California, the second of three sons. He was named after his stepfather, Calvin Cordozar Broadus Sr. His mother is Beverly Broadus (nee Tate). His father, Vernell Varnado, was a Vietnam veteran, singer, and mail carrier who was said to b...	[ "Snoop is known to freestyle some of his lyrics on the spot for some songs" ]
Title: Snoop Dogg Background: Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. was born in Long Beach, California, the second of three sons. He was named after his stepfather, Calvin Cordozar Broadus Sr. His mother is Beverly Broadus (nee Tate). His father, Vernell Varnado, was a Vietnam veteran, singer, and mail carrier who was said to b...	[ "Snoop formed a funk duo with musician Dam-Funk called 7 Days of Funk" ]
Title: David Robinson (basketball) Background: David Robinson was born in Key West, Florida, the second child of Ambrose and Freda Robinson. Since Robinson's father was in the Navy, the family moved many times. After his father retired from the Navy, the family settled in Woodbridge, Virginia, where Robinson excelled ...	[ "The winner of the NBA Community Assist Award is presented with the David Robinson Plaque." ]
Title: David Robinson (basketball) Background: David Robinson was born in Key West, Florida, the second child of Ambrose and Freda Robinson. Since Robinson's father was in the Navy, the family moved many times. After his father retired from the Navy, the family settled in Woodbridge, Virginia, where Robinson excelled ...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Elaine Paige Background: Elaine Paige (born Elaine Jill Bickerstaff, 5 March 1948) is an English singer and actress best known for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Barnet, Hertfordshire, Paige attended the Aida Foster Theatre School, making her first professional appearance on stage in 1964, at the age o...	[ "In 1993, Paige signed up for a year as French chanteuse Edith Piaf in Pam Gems' musical play, Piaf, to critical acclaim." ]
Title: Elaine Paige Background: Elaine Paige (born Elaine Jill Bickerstaff, 5 March 1948) is an English singer and actress best known for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Barnet, Hertfordshire, Paige attended the Aida Foster Theatre School, making her first professional appearance on stage in 1964, at the age o...	[ "Paige also recalls singing the mezzo role of Bastienne in Mozart's Bastien and Bastienne." ]
Title: Good Night, and Good Luck Background: Good Night, and Good Luck is a 2005 American historical drama film directed by George Clooney and starring David Strathairn, George Clooney, Robert Downey, Jr., Patricia Clarkson and Jeff Daniels. The movie was written by Clooney and Grant Heslov (both of whom also have act...	[ "It was named \"Best Reviewed Film of 2005 in Limited Release\" by" ]
Title: Good Night, and Good Luck Background: Good Night, and Good Luck is a 2005 American historical drama film directed by George Clooney and starring David Strathairn, George Clooney, Robert Downey, Jr., Patricia Clarkson and Jeff Daniels. The movie was written by Clooney and Grant Heslov (both of whom also have act...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Seether Background: Seether are a South African rock band founded in May 1999 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The band originally performed under the name Saron Gas until 2002, when they moved to the United States and changed it to Seether to avoid confusion with the deadly chemical known as sarin gas. Disc...	[ "CANNOTANSWER", "Not enough information", "Cannot answer", "Do not know" ]
Title: Seether Background: Seether are a South African rock band founded in May 1999 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The band originally performed under the name Saron Gas until 2002, when they moved to the United States and changed it to Seether to avoid confusion with the deadly chemical known as sarin gas. Disc...	[ "Seether reached their highest position on the US Billboard 200 Charts when Holding On to Strings Better Left to Fray rose to the Number 2 position." ]
Title: Junior Seau Background: Tiaina Baul Seau Jr. (; SAY-ow; January 19, 1969 - May 2, 2012), better known as Junior Seau, was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). Known for his passionate play, he was a 10-time All-Pro, 12-time Pro Bowl selection, and named to the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team. Section:...	[ "After the Patriots had a number of injuries late in the 2008 season, they re-signed Seau. He started two of four games he played." ]

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