Theo van Gogh (1957)
Theodoor “Theo” van Gogh was a Dutch film director. He directed Submission: Part 1, a short film written by Somali writer and politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali, which criticised the treatment of women in…
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Mary Two-Axe Earley (1911)
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Irvine Welsh (1958)
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Pierre Larouche (1955)
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Michael Devine (1954)
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Wendell Mottley (1941)
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