Lillian Gish

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Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993), was an American stage, screen and televison actress whose film acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912 to 1987. She was a prominent film star of the 1910s and 1920s, particularly associated with the films of director D.W. Griffith, including her leading role in Griffith's seminal Birth of a Nation (1915). Her sound-era film appearances were sporadic, but included a memorable role in the 1955 cult thriller Night of the Hunter. She did considerable television work from the early 1950s into the 1980s, and closed her career playing opposite Bette Davis in the 1987 film The Whales of August.

The American Film Institute (AFI) named Gish 17th among the greatest female stars of all time. She was awarded an Honorary Academy Award in 1971, and in 1984 she received an AFI Life Achievement Award.

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Angelina Jolie

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie launches World Refugee Day at the National Geographic Society. (State Department photo by Michael Gross) Image Disclaimer: Unless a copyright is indicated, information and photographs contained herein are in the public domain and may be copied and distributed without permission. Citation of the U.S. State Department or U.S. Embassy Montevideo as source is appreciated. Generally speaking, works created by U.S. Government employees are not eligible for copyright protection in the United States. See Circular 1 "COPYRIGHT BASICS" from the U.S. Copyright Office.

A global call for the safety and protection of 17 million refugees arose from Washington June 15, echoing with tribute to the courage of people who flee war, violence or discrimination in search of safety and hope for a better future.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) opened a five-day recognition of June 20’s World Refugee Day with a Washington ceremony, bringing both diplomatic and cinematic star power to the event.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and film star Angelina Jolie shared a stage during a ceremony hosted by the National Geographic Society. Rice came to the event as chief diplomat for a nation that offers resettlement to more refugees each year than any other – 53,000 in 2004, and a projected 55,000 in 2005. Jolie serves as goodwill ambassador for UNHCR and, in that role, has traveled to remote areas in more than 15 nations, meeting and encouraging refugees and the people who assist them.

Rice said the United States has a “deep and abiding” commitment to the protection and assistance of refugees. “Communities across our country have opened their doors and their hearts to refugees helping them to begin new lives in safety and in freedom,” she said.

The United States provided almost $700 million for overseas assistance to refugees and conflict victims in 2004. It provided additional hundreds of millions of dollars in global food aid, much of which flowed to refugees and displaced persons.

In recognition of World Refugee Day, Rice said the United States renews its pledge “to keep the hope of the world’s refugees alive.”

Jolie, who has represented the cause of refugees for almost four years, noted the more than 50,000 refugees resettled in the United States in 2004. “I’m certain among these 50,000, you’ll also find some of the best and brightest of America’s future," she said.

While acknowledging those success stories, Jolie also said, “There are 17 million whose futures are still uncertain. Refugee Day is the day we make sure they aren’t forgotten.”

The official Web page for World Refugee Day is posted on the UNHCR Web site.

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Amelia Earhart

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Digital ID: cph 3a22092. Source: b&w film copy neg. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-20901 (b&w film copy neg.) Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 Retrieve uncompressed archival TIFF version (1,748 kilobytes)

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Amelia Mary Earhart (24 July 1897 – missing 2 July 1937, declared deceased 5 January 1939) was a noted American aviation pioneer, author and women's rights advocate. Earhart was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, which she was awarded as the first woman "aviatrix" to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records,[5] wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences, and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for women pilots.

Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island during an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937. Fascination with her life, career and disappearance continues to this day.

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