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John Grisham
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Long before his name became synonymous with the modern legal thriller, he was working 60-70 hours a week at a small Southaven, Mississippi, law practice, squeezing in time before going to the office and during courtroom recesses to work on his hobby--writing his first novel.Born on February 8, 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to a construction worker and a homemaker, John Grisham as a child dreamed of being a professional baseball player. Realizing he didn't have the right stuff for a pro career, he shifted gears and majored in accounting at Mississippi State University. After graduating from law school at Ole Miss...
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Al Pacino
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Alfredo James Pacino is an Academy Award-, Golden Globe-, Tony-, BAFTA-, Emmy- and SAG award-winning American film and stage actor and director, widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors of all time. He is well-known for his roles as Michael Corleone in the trilogy, Tony Montana in , Sonny Wortzik in , Frank Serpico in , Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade in , and Roy Cohn in . He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1992 for his role in after being nominated 7 times beforehand for various roles.
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