Laura Esquivel (1950)
Laura Beatriz Esquivel Valdés is a Mexican novelist, screenwriter and former politician. Her first novel Como agua para chocolate became a bestseller in Mexico and the United States, and was later…
Similar Posts
Monica Sims (1925)
Monica Louie Sims was a British BBC Radio producer who became Head of Children’s Programmes, BBC Television, and then Controller of BBC Radio 4. She was also a vice-president of the British Board…
Jim Leighton (1958)
James Leighton is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Leighton started his career with Aberdeen, where he won seven domestic trophies and the 1982–83 European Cup…
Curtis LeMay (1906)
Curtis Emerson LeMay was a US Air Force general who was a key American military commander during World War II and the Cold War. He served as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from 1961…
Bruce Springsteen (1949)
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Nicknamed “the Boss”, Springsteen has released 21 studio albums spanning six decades; most of his albums feature…
Nené (1949)
Tamagnini Manuel Gomes Batista, known as Nené, is a retired Portuguese professional footballer. A prolific striker, he played his entire career with Benfica, appearing in nearly 600 official games…
Safet Plakalo (1950)
Safet Plakalo was a Bosnian playwright and poet, theatre critic, journalist, and founder of the Sarajevo War Theatre. He was a prominent figure in Bosnian drama, known for his poetic and modernist…