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Dennis Potter (1935 – 1994), English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist. Best known works: The Singing Detective (1986) and Pennies from Heaven (1978).
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Elvis Presley (1935 - 1977)
American Rock 'n Roll icon |
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Frederik Pohl (1919 – 2013), American science fiction writer and editor. |
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Gene Pitney (1940 - 2006)
American singer/songwriter |
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Henry Purcell (1659 – 1695), English composer in the Baroque era.
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Ian Paice (b. 1948).
Drummer of Deep Purple. |
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Guigo
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Jackson Pollock (1912 – 1956), American abstract-expressionist painter, known for his unique style of drip painting.
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Kazimierz Pułaski (1745 - 1779) - a Polish nobleman, soldier and military commander who has been called, together with his Hungarian friend Michael Kovats de Fabriczy, "the father of the American cavalry". A Polish and American national hero who fought for independence and freedom in both Poland and the United States.
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"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."
Charles Bukowski |
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^ Welcome, Tuzvihar!
Laura Palmer (fict.), the murdered girl in Twin Peaks, created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. Edited by Matti - May 06 2018 at 23:54 |
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Michael Phelps (b. 1985).
American swimmer. The most decorated Olympian of all time. |
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Nick Park (b. 1958), British animation film director/ writer/ animator/ producer, best known for the Wallace & Gromit movies and Shaun the Sheep. Has won four Oscars.
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Oscar Peterson (1925 - 2007)
Canadian jazz pianist |
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Peter, Paul and Mary.
American folk & pop group. |
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^ Well... (Quentin Palfrey, U.S. politician - just a name googling for me.)
Rosa Parks (1913 – 2005), Afro-American activist in the civil rights movement (see Montgomery Bus Boycott). In 1955 with Martin Luther King Jr. |
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Shimon Peres (1923 - 2016)
Israeli politician, 8th Prime Minister and 9th President of Israel |
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Tito Puente (1923 - 2000), Puertorican/American musician.
(Does anyone have a U. P.? I don't!) EDIT: Now I remember Uljas Pulkkis (b. 1975), Finnish composer. Except I didn't exactly remember him being Finnish instead of Baltian which his name sounds like. Edited by Matti - May 11 2018 at 06:58 |
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Wikipedia made me remember her...
Ursula Plassnik (b. 1956).
Austrian diplomat and politician. |
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Vincent Price (1911 – 1993), American actor, associated especially to the horror genre.
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Wolfgang Puck, overpriced airport food concessioneer.
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(Googling brought me Zelda Plush, seems to be a toy figure.) I managed to list only nine various _Q initials; together we may make a few more, but inevitably we'll have more skippings than averagely! (And one can always add a reference for the skipped initials.)
Anthony Quinn (1915 - 2001), Mexican-American actor, painter and writer. Anthony Quinn and Giulietta Masina in Fellini's La Strada (1954).
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