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Singer, songwriter. Jackson was born August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana, to an African-
American working-class family. His father, Joseph Jackson, had been a guitarist but had put
aside his musical aspirations to provide for his family as a crane operator. Believing his sons
had talent, he molded them into a musical group in the early 1960s. At first, the Jackson
Family performers consisted of Michael's older brothers Tito, Jermaine, and Jackie. Michael
joined his siblings when he was five, and emerged as the group's lead vocalist. He showed
remarkable range and depth for such a young performer, impressing audiences with his
ability to convey complex emotions. Older brother Marlon also became a member of the
group, which evolved into the Jackson 5.Behind the scenes, Joseph Jackson pushed his sons
to succeed. He was also reportedly known to become violent with them. Michael and his
brothers spent endless hours rehearsing and polishing up their act. At first, the Jackson 5
played local gigs and built a strong following. They recorded one single on their own, "Big
Boy" with the b-side "You've Changed," but it failed to generate much interest.
The Jackson 5 moved on to working an opening act for such R&B artists as Gladys Knight
and the Pips, James Brown, and Sam and Dave. Many of these performers were signed to the
legendary Motown record label, and it has been reported that Gladys Knight may have
been the one to tell Motown founder Berry Gordy about the Jackson 5. Impressed by the
group, Gordy signed them to his label in 1968.
Relocating to Los Angeles, Michael and his brothers started work on their music and dancing
with their father as their manager. They lived with Gordy and also with Supremes singer
Diana Ross when they first arrived there. In August 1969, the Jackson 5 was introduced to
the music industry at a special event, and later served as the opening act for the Supremes.
Their first album, Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5, hit the charts in December of that
year. It's first single, "I Want You Back," hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in January
1970.
More chart-topping singles quickly followed, such as "ABC," "The Love You Save," and "I'll
Be There." At the age of 13, Jackson launched a solo career in addition to his work with the
Jackson 5. He made the charts in 1971 with "Got to Be There" from the album of the same
name. His 1972 album, Ben, featured the eponymous ballad about a rat. The song became
Jackson's first solo No. 1 single.
For several years, Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 maintained a busy tour and recording
schedule, under the supervision of Berry Gordy and his Motown staff. Gordy wrote many of
the songs recorded by the group and by Michael Jackson as a solo artist. The group became
so popular that they even had their own self-titled cartoon show, which ran from 1971 to
1973.
Despite Jackson's individual achievements and the group's great success, there was trouble
between the Jacksons and their record company. Tensions mounted between Gordy and Joseph
Jackson over the management of his children's careers, and their level of participation in making
their music. The Jacksons wanted more control over their recordings, which led to most of the
Jacksons breaking ties with Motown in 1975. Jermaine Jackson remained with the label and
continued to pursue a solo career, having previously released several albums none of which had
matched the success of his younger brother Michael.
Marilyn Monroe
(19261962)
(Original name Norma Jean Mortenson , also called Norma Jean Baker)
Actress. Born Norma Jeane Mortenson (later baptized as Norma Jeane Baker) on
June 1, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. During her all-too-brief life, Marilyn
Monroe overcame a difficult childhood to become of the worlds biggest and most
enduring sex symbols. She never knew her father, and her mother Gladys
developed psychiatric problems and was eventually placed in a mental institution.
Growing up, Monroe spent much of her time in foster care and in an orphanage. In
1937, a family friend and her husband, Grace and Doc Goddard, took care of her
for a few years. But when Docs job was transferred in 1942 to the East Coast, the
couple could not afford to bring Monroe with them.
Once again, Monroe faced life in foster care. But she had one way outget married.
She wed her boyfriend Jimmy Dougherty on June 19, 1942. A merchant marine,
Dougherty was later sent to the South Pacific. Monroe went to work in a munitions
factory in Burbank where she was discovered by a photographer. By the time
Dougherty returned in 1946, Monroe had a successful career as a model. She
dreamt of becoming an actress like Jean Harlow and Lana Turner.
Her marriage fizzled out as Monroe focused more on her career. The couple
divorced in 1946the same year she signed her first movie contract. With the movie
contract came a new name and image, she began calling herself Marilyn Monroe
and dyed her hair blonde. But her acting career didnt really take off until the
1950s. Her small part in John Hustons crime drama The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
garnered her a lot of attention. That same year she impressed audiences and
critics alike as Claudia Caswell in All About Eve, starring Bette Davis.
Tired of bubbly, dumb blonde roles, Monroe moved to New York City to study
acting with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio. She returned to the screen in the
dramatic comedy Bus Stop (1956), playing a saloon singer kidnapped by a rancher
who has fallen in love with her. She received mostly praise for her performance.
Angelina Jolie
(In full Angelina Jolie Voight) Actress, humanitarian. Born Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4,
1975 in Los Angeles, California, to actor Jon Voight and French actress Marcheline
Bertrand. She rose to stardom in the 1990s. She began acting at a young age, studying at
the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute while in her early teens. Jolie later attended New York
University.
In the 1990s, Angelina Jolie became a popular actress. She gave a star-making performance
in the 1998 television film Gia based on the short, tragic life of model Gia Marie Carangi,
which won her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
Another great dramatic role in Girl, Interrrupted (1999) brought Jolie her first Academy Award
for Best Supporting Actress. She has continued to take on a variety of interesting roles,
such as an adventurer in the Lara Croft films, a FBI profiler in Taking Lives (2004), an
assassin in Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005), and a neglected, troubled socialite wife in The Good
Shepherd (2006).
In 2007, Jolie gave a brillant performance as Mariane Pearl, the pregnant widow of Wall
Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl, in A Mighty Heart. The film was based on Mariane Pearl's
account of her husband's abduction and murder.
Jolie has drawn Oscar buzz for Clint Eastwood's missing-child drama Changeling, due for
release October 24, 2008.A devoted humanitarian, Angelina Jolie was made a Goodwill
Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency in 2001. She has made headlines for her work to
obtain aid for refugees in Cambodia, Darfur and Jordan, to name just a few.In 2005, Jolie
received the Global Humanitarian Action Award from the United Nations Association of the
USA for her activism on behalf of refugee rights. She continues to travel the world to
drawing attention to global issues.Famous for her off-screen romances, Angelina Jolie has
been married twice. She married Hackers co-star Jonny Lee Miller in 1995. The couple
divorced in 1999. The next year Jolie married Academy Award-winning actor Billy Bob
Thornton. That union lasted until 2003.In 2002, Angelina Jolie adopted a son from Cambodia
and named him Maddox. Three years later, she adopted a daughter, Zahara, and later in
2005, actor Brad Pitt filed paperwork to adopt both of Jolies children.
Jolie and Pitt met during the making of Mr. and Mrs. Smith in 2004. The couples first
biological daughter, Shiloh, was born in the African country of Namibia in 2006. Jolie, Pitt,
and their children had traveled there to avoid the media frenzy that seemed to follow them
wherever they went.
Old Book
Kiara Chea Austria
Atellah M.
Five Sensory
Details
Dark inside and outside the house
Starry sky
Dogs barking
Sweet smell of cookies
Cold and gentle wind
Lights of vehicles passing by
Clashing of the moving grass
( My Night
Observation)
The Two Night Surprises
grainy soft
BSED-Iv
(InsTrUcTreSs)