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    Cesar Chavez, the theater was founded as “the cultural arm of the United Farm Workers” (Wikipedia). The actors were farmworkers that preformed on truck flat beds. In addition, the performances were held in the middle of fields in Delano, California. San Juan Bautista, California is the home of the theater as of 1971. One of the people to help get the theater going is Luis Valdez. Valdez comes from a family of migrant farmworker. He is a Mexican American that attended San Jose State University and briefly

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    Disney Channel, Disney junior, and Disney XD was created by Walter Elias Disney huge company. Walt Disney was an American entrepreneur, animator, voice actor and film producer. Walter, also known as Walt, was born on December 5, 1901, in Hermosa, Illinois. He won 22 Academy Awards, and was the founder of theme parks Disneyland (in Anaheim, California) and Walt Disney World (in Orlando,Florida). Walt attended McKinley High School in Chicago, where he took drawing and photography classes and was the

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    question: “Where did the name Hollywood come from?” The name came from Harvey Henderson Wilcox and his wife, Daeida, who were owners of a small ranch west of Los Angeles. According to u-s-history.com, “Daeida, who, while on a train trip east met a woman that described her country home in Ohio, that had been named for the Dutch settlement of Hollywood. Liking the name, Daeida christened their ranch 'Hollywood,' upon her return.” (History of Hollywood, California) Movies during this time period became a

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    Robert Downey jr has developed into one of the most respected actors in Hollywood over the last few decades. He has an impressive list of credits to his name, and even after being in the business for over 40 years his face is still welcomed on the big screen. Over the years Robert has hit rough patches that include a divorce, as well as spending time in jail, and in rehab for drug possession and abuse. However, he has succeeded in pulling his life back together, he has now re-married and is drug-free

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    Lewkowitz. From a young age, Lewis was fond of the arts. His first interest was music; he played the cello and took up his studies at the Institute of Musical Art In Manhattan and the Brooklyn Music School Settlement. In the 1920’s, Lewis decided to switch gears and he began to pursue acting. He first entered the theatre scene when he began acting with the Civic Repertory Theatre and Sue Hastings’ Marionette Company. Lewis is well known for his contributions to Group Theatre and Actors Studio, along

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    Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress, and Best Art Direction. Critics found the film beautiful, but ultimately a missed opportunity because its two

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    lives a pretty delusional life with Peter convincing that the bugs are real and behind all the misfortunes they are facing. They defer themselves from the outside world and use flypaper and aluminum foils to prevent themselves from the bugs. Dr Sweet who arrives to meet with Peter is met with violence as he discloses to Agnes that Peter had escaped from a mental institution while under treatment. Peter kills him and convinces Agnes that he is a robot sent by the government to spy on them. It is a

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    SAN FRANCISCO—The Waldo Tunnel, commonly referred to as The Rainbow Tunnel, has officially been re-named in honor of late actor, Robin Williams. The California Senate approved the tunnel's new name on Thursday, July 2, to commemorate Williams for his legacy and contribution to the San Francisco Bay Area’s local acting and comedy community. Williams died on August 11, 2014 in his Tiburon home. The idea to rename the tunnel after Williams initially began as an online petition started by Julie Wainwright

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    the following singles, “California Dreamin’,” “I Will Always Love You,” and “She’s Like the Wind” there are examples of the latter argument of artists reinterpreting or reimaging the original singles in their covers. Starting in California, where dreamin’ is a way to contemplate the meaning of one’s life. At least that is the Mamas and Papas’ original version of “California Dreamin.’” The Mamas and Papas were a group situated in Los Angles and the Southern California pop scene and what made

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    The 1939 Academy were presented on February 29 1940 in Los Angeles California. Nineteen thirty-nine was an exceptional year for movies in face film critics gave labeled it "the greatest year in film history." Furthermore, member as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has a very large number of films to consider. Today only five films were nominees for the honor of "outstanding production" of the year 1939. Although all ten films that were nominated that year are excellent movies, the

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