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Historical Figures 2.0: The Initials |
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 Posted: July 24 2018 at 05:13 |
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^ Looks familiar!  Katri Ylander (b. 1985), Finnish pop singer; one of those numerous artists who come into music business via TV contest (Finnish Idols, 2005).  |
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Posted: July 24 2018 at 09:17 |
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Karl X Gustav (1622 - 1660).
King of Sweden from 1654 until his death.  |
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Posted: July 24 2018 at 09:50 |
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Loretta Young (1913 – 2000), American actress. Oscar for Best Actress: The Farmer's Daughter (1947).
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Posted: July 24 2018 at 18:39 |
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Leonard Zelig, the fictional character created by Woody Allen for his movie Zelig (1983).
Allen as Zelig.  Edited by Atkingani - July 24 2018 at 18:40 |
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Posted: July 24 2018 at 23:38 |
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Lots of choices for M. Here's my chain of X-Y-Z.
Malcolm X (1925–1965), American civil rights activist. Marguerite Yourcenar (1903 – 1987), French novelist and essayist; the first woman elected to the Académie française. Monica Zetterlund (1937 – 2005), Swedish singer and actress.  |
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Posted: July 25 2018 at 03:34 |
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Nelson Xavier (1941 - 2017).
Brazilian actor and political activist. Twice awarded the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Festival.  |
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Posted: July 25 2018 at 03:57 |
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Neil Young (b. 1945)
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Posted: July 25 2018 at 06:00 |
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And to complete the X-Y-Z chain of N, by team work: Nathan Zuckerman, the protagonist in several novels of Philip Roth, such as The Ghost Writer (1979) and The Human Stain (2000).
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Posted: July 26 2018 at 05:55 |
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I am afflicted with an X-Y block...
Ossip Zadkine (1888 - 1967) French-(Bela)Russian visual artist  Edited by someone_else - July 26 2018 at 06:00 |
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Posted: July 26 2018 at 06:24 |
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Paul Young (1947 – 2000), British singer-songwriter, perhaps best known as a vocalist in Mike + The Mechanics. (In the right side of the picture.)
 Or, for the larger pop music public: Paul Young (b. 1956), British singer-songwriter. 'Every Time You Go Away', 'Come Back and Stay' and other hits.
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Posted: July 26 2018 at 19:20 |
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Per Zanussi (b. 1977).
Norwegian jazz musician.  |
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Posted: July 26 2018 at 23:16 |
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Name googling: Queen Zenobia (c. 240 – c. 274), 3rd century queen of Palmyra.
Roger Zelazny (1937 – 1995), American poet and writer of science fiction / fantasy. (I think this is the only person I've posted in both of the Historical Figures games.)  |
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Posted: July 27 2018 at 03:38 |
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Procession-wise completing the P series:
Phideaux Xavier American prog musician  BREAKING: New album Infernal will be released on 9 September. |
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Posted: July 27 2018 at 03:52 |
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^^ Zenobia was a poweful woman. I like her history.
Robert Young (1907 - 1998). American actor. A very familiar figure.  |
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Posted: July 27 2018 at 04:14 |
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Stefan Zweig (1881 – 1942), Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist and biographer.
As a teenager I read his captivating novella Chess Story (1941).  PS. I'm thinking of an actress for S.Y. (whose first name is more common as a men's name); if you guess who, feel free to post it. EDIT: V
 That's right, Sean Young who acted Rachael in Blade Runner.Edited by Matti - July 27 2018 at 06:01 |
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Posted: July 27 2018 at 05:15 |
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^Positive identification: Sean Young (b. 1959) American actress  Edited by someone_else - July 27 2018 at 05:16 |
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Posted: July 28 2018 at 04:12 |
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Sebastiano Ximenes, 16th century.
Italian banker who gave name to the Palace Ximenes de Sangallo, Florence, Italy.  |
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Posted: July 30 2018 at 02:34 |
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Terence Young (1915 – 1994), British film director and screenwriter.(in the middle of the picture; he's best remembered for three early James Bond films starring Sean Connery.)
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Posted: July 31 2018 at 17:32 |
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Skipping U.
Victor of Xanten, 4th century. Christian martyr of Xanten, Germany, known as Saint Victor.  |
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Posted: July 31 2018 at 23:18 |
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^ I have no U either.  |
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