John S. McCain, U.S. Senator from Arizona
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John S. McCain rose from relative obscurity to win the first of two terms as a Republican member of the US House of Representatives, and in 1986 he was elected to the Senate to succeed the retiring senator Barry M. Goldwater. McCain's popularity stemmed in large part from his heroism during the Vietnam War, for McCain holds the unenviable distinction of being the most severely injured pilot to ever withstand the rigors of a North Vietnamese prison camp.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2006
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Kasturica, Eric
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Eric Kasturika, a director, screenwriter, actor and musician has won awards for Palme d'Or and the Cannes Film Festival, and has also worked for the ministry for information when he joined the Communist Party. While he has made successful movies like 'Underground' and a short film 'Guernica', he has also tested his acting skills in minor roles for which he wrote the screenplay.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2005
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Ziskin, Laura
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Movie executive Laura Ziskin is known in the film industry as a producer of films that are both critically and commercially successful, such as 'Pretty Woman' and 'No Way Out.' Ziskin is president of Fox 2000, a division of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1997
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