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In 1993, the "Booker of Bookers" prize was awarded to Salman Rushdie for Midnight's Children (the 1981 winner) as the best novel to win the award in its first 25 years. Midnight's Children also won a public vote in 2008, on the prize's fortieth anniversary, for " The Best of the Booker ".
David Eggers, double winner of the Book Prize in 2009. Since 1980, the Los Angeles Times has awarded a set of annual book prizes. The Los Angeles Times Book Prize currently has nine categories: biography, current interest, fiction, first fiction (the Art Seidenbaum Award added in 1991), history, mystery/thriller (category added in 2000), poetry, science and technology (category added in 1989 ...
David Berg – controversial cult leader, founder of Children of God [142] Yusuf Bey – controversial Black Muslim activist [143] Mose Durst – author, educator, former president of the Unification Church [144] James Ishmael Ford – Zen Buddhist priest and Unitarian Universalist minister [145] Ray Frank – female Jewish leader [146]
Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American actress, singer, and dancer.She attained international stardom and critical acclaim as an actress in both musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on the concert stage.
Dean Arnold Corll was born on December 24, 1939, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the first child of Mary Emma Robison (1916–2010) and Arnold Edwin Corll (1916–2001). [5] Corll's father was strict with his children, whereas his mother was markedly protective of both her sons.
Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress and Playboy Playmate.A sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s, Mansfield was known for her numerous publicity stunts and open personal life.
The Exorcist is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin from a screenplay by William Peter Blatty, based on his 1971 novel.The film stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller, and Linda Blair, and follows the demonic possession of a young girl and her mother's attempt to rescue her through an exorcism by two Catholic priests.