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AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
Birth date: October 7, 1952
Birth place: Leningrad (now St.
Petersburg), Russia
Birth name: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
Father: Vladimir Putin, a factory foreman
Mother: Maria Putin
Marriage: Lyudmila (Shkrebneva) Putin (July 28,
1983-2014, divorced)
Children: Yekaterina and Maria
Education: Leningrad State University, law, 1975
Religion: Orthodox Christian

Vladimir Putin was born on October 1, 1952, in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia.
An only child, his father was a foreman in a metal factory and his mother was a
homemaker. Putin lived with his parents in an apartment with two other families. Though
religion was not permitted in the Soviet Union, the former country which was made up of
Russia and other smaller states, his mother secretly had him baptized as an Orthodox
Christian.
Though a small child, Putin could hold his own in fights thanks to martial arts classes.
By the age of sixteen he was a top-ranked expert at sambo, a Russian combination of
judo and wrestling. By the time he was a teenager Putin had begun to display the
ambition that he later became known for, and he attended a respected high school,
School 281, which only accepted students with near-perfect grades. The institution was
the only one in Russia to stress chemistry, which was Putin's interest. However, he
soon moved toward liberal arts and biology. Putin played handball and worked at the
school radio station, where he played music by the Beatles and other Western rock
bands. Fascinated with spy movies as a teen, he aspired to work for the KGB, the
Russian secret service
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Birthday: October 9, 1964

Nationality: Mexican
Famous: Directors T V & Movie Producers
Age: 54 Years, 54 Year Old Males
Sun Sign: Libra
Also Known As: Guillermo Del Toro Gómez
Born In: Guadalajara, Jalisco
Famous As: Filmmaker, Screenwriter
Height: 5'10" (178 cm), 5'10" Males
Family:
Spouse/Ex-: Lorenza Newton (M. 1986–2017)
Father: Federico Del Toro
Mother: Guadalupe Del Toro
Children: Mariana Del Toro, Marisa Del Toro

Guillermo del Toro Gómez was born on October 9, 1964 in Guadalajara, Jalisco,
Mexico, to automotive entrepreneur Federico del Toro Torres and Guadalupe Gómez.
He was raised in a Catholic household and described his upbringing as "morbid",
stating that it made him intolerant of authoritarianism.

He developed an interest in making short dark fantasy films with 'Planet of the Apes'
toys and his father's Super 8 camera since he was only eight. He created about 10
short films till high school. He later attended the film school, Centro de Investigación
y Estudios Cinematográficos, in Guadalajara, from where he graduated in 1983.

Guillermo del Toro began his filmmaking career in 1993 with the Spanish-language
Mexican horror drama film 'Cronos', starring Federico Luppi and Ron Perlman, which
depicted the story of an antiques shopkeeper who undergoes vampiric transformation.
His first feature film, it was selected as the Mexican entry for the 'Best Foreign
Language Film' at the 66th Academy Awards, even though it failed to earn nomination
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Birth date: September 21, 1947

Birth place: Portland, Maine

Birth name: Stephen Edwin King
Father: Donald King
Mother: Nellie Ruth (Pillsbury) King
Marriage: Tabitha (Spruce) King (January 1971-
present)
Children: Naomi, Joe and Owen
Education: University of Maine at Orono, B.A. in
English, 1970

Stephen King is a 'New York Times'-bestselling novelist who made

his name in the horror and fantasy genres with books like 'Carrie,'
'The Shining' and 'IT.' Much of his work has been adapted for film
and TV
Stephen King was born on September 21, 1947, in Portland, Maine. He
graduated from the University of Maine and later worked as a teacher while
establishing himself as a writer. Having also published work under the
pseudonym Richard Bachman, King's first horror novel, Carrie, was a huge
success. Over the years, King has become known for titles that are both
commercially successful and sometimes critically acclaimed. His books have
sold more than 350 million copies worldwide and been adapted into
numerous successful films.

King stayed close to home for college, attending the University of Maine at
Orono. There he wrote for the school's newspaper and served in its student
government. While in school, King published his first short story, which
appeared in Startling Mystery Stories. After graduating with a degree in
English in 1970, he tried to find a position as a teacher but had no luck at
first. King took a job in a laundry and continued to write stories in his spare
time until late 1971, when he began working as an English educator at
Hampden Academy. It was that year that he also married fellow writer
Tabitha Spruce.
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Birth date: March 25, 1947

Birth place: Pinner, England
Birth name: Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Father: Stanley Dwight, a Royal Air Force
officer
Mother: Sheila (Harris) Dwight
Marriage: David Furnish (2014-present); Renate
Blauel (1984-1988, divorced)
Children: Born via surrogate with David
Furnish: Elijah Joseph Daniel, Zachary Jackson
Levon

Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947, in the town of Pinner
in Middlesex, England. An only child who was overweight and wore glasses, he was afraid
of his father, a squadron leader (a ranking officer) with the Royal Air Force, whom he
described as "very snobbish and sort of stiff." His mother Sheila, on the other hand,
brought home records that introduced him to rock music. John taught himself to play the
piano at the age of four. He studied at the London Academy of Music but quit two weeks
before graduation to pursue a musical career. He worked for a music publishing company
and also played the piano in bars, later joining a band called Bluesology. He created his
stage name as a combination of the middle name of Bluesology's singer, Long John
Baldry, and the first name of the saxophone player, Elton Dean. Later in his life, John
added the middle name Hercule

.He gained his education from Pinner Wood Junior School, Reddiford School and Pinner
County Grammar School. However, he left studies before A-Level examinations to pursue
a career in music.

He started playing piano at an early age, and at the age of 11, he won a junior scholarship
to the Royal Academy of Music. Such were his abilities that he started composing music
at an early age. Elton studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London for five years.