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Actress, singer, director and producer Barbra Streisand was born on this date in 1942. She has received two Academy Awards: Best Actress for "Funny Girl" in 1968 and one for lyrics for "Evergreen" for "A Star is Born." With a career spanning over six decades, Streisand has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment and is among the few performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT). Information source, nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org; photo source, wikipedia.com.
Shirley Temple Black, curly-haired child actress whose career as a movie star spanned the Great Depression and World War II eras, was born on this date in 1928. Black, who died in 2014. was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Ghana (1974) and to Czechoslovakia (1988). Information source, nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org; photo source, U.S. Embassy in Prague.
Shirley Temple Black, curly-haired child actress whose career as a movie star spanned the Great Depression and World War II eras, was born on this date in 1928. Black, who died in 2014. was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Ghana (1974) and to Czechoslovakia (1988). Information source, nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org; photo source, U.S. Embassy in Prague.
Vera Maxwell, sportswear clothing designer whose popular and practical styles starting in 1947 permitted greater freedom of motion, was born on this date in 1901. Maxwell, who died in 1995, was the subject of two retrospective exhibits at the Smithsonian Institution. Information source, nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org; photo source, Pinterest.