Eric Fraser (1902)
Eric George Fraser was a British illustrator and graphic artist. He was famous in the public mind for contributions to the Radio Times, and as the creator in 1931 of ‘Mr Therm’ in adverts for the…
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Robert Means Thompson (1849)
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Joseph Green (1900)
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Dusty Springfield (1939)
Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien, better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was an English singer born to Irish parents. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano voice, she was a popular…
Mona-Lisa Pursiainen (1951)
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Eiichi Ohtaki (1948)
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