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F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Born: September 24, 1896 St. Paul, Minnesota Died: December 21, 1940 Hollywood, California American author, novelist, and playwright...

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Patrick J. Fitzgerald

Prosecutor Born December 22, 1960, in New York, NY; son of Patrick Sr. (a doorman) and Tillie Fitzgerald. Education: Earned degrees in mathematics an...

Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald

Born: April 25, 1918 Newport News, Virginia Died: June 15, 1996 Beverly Hills, California African American singer Ell...

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Rascal Flatts

Country music group Group formed c. 1999 in Nashville, TN; members include Jay DeMarcus (born April 26, 1971, in Columbus, OH; married, 2004), vocals, guitar, bass, keyboard...

Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert

Born: December 12, 1821 Rouen, France Died: May 8, 1880 Croisset, France French novelist and author The French noveli...

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Flavor Flav

Rapper and television star Born William Johnathon Drayton, Jr., March 16, 1959, in Roosevelt, Long Island, New York; son of William Sr. and Anna Drayton; children: three (wi...

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Claudia Fleming

Food director for Pret a Manger USA Born April 11, 1959, in Brentwood, NY; married Gerry Hayden (a chef). Education: Studied at Peter Kump's New York Cooki...

FloPlast

FloPlast

Industry and Production

FloPlast is a well-established manufacturer and supplier of Plastic Building and Plumbing systems to the UK construction sector. History Founded in 1991, FloPlast is a well-established manufacturer an

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Myron Floren

A fixture of American television for several decades as the accordionist on the durable Lawrence Welk Show , Myron Floren (1919–2005) perhaps ach...

Natural Balance Foods

Natural Balance Foods

Consumer goods

Natural Balance Foods is a young British company that strives to increase global happiness with delicious healthy snacks, humor and helpfulness. this means that she cooks delicious, healthy snacks, do

Malcolm Forbes

Malcolm Forbes

Born: August 19, 1919 New York, New York Died: February 24, 1990 Far Hills, New Jersey American publisher Millionaire...

Forbes

Forbes

Advertising and media

Forbes is an American business magazine. Published eight times a year, it features original articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. Forb

Henry Ford

Henry Ford

Born: July 30, 1863 Dearborn, Michigan Died: April 7, 1947 Dearborn, Michigan American automobile pioneer and industrialist ...

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Glenn Ford

Born Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford, May 1, 1916, in Ste.-Christine, Canada; died August 30, 2006, in Beverly Hills, CA. Actor. Glenn Ford was one of the great actors from the Golden Era of Ho...

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Faith Ford

Actress Born September 14, 1964, in Alexandria, LA; daughter of Charles (an insurance agent) and Pat (a school teacher) Ford; married Robert Nottingham (an actor), 1989 (div...

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George Foreman

Spokesperson and former professional boxer Born George Edward Foreman, January 10, 1949, in Marshall, TX; son of J.D. (a railroad worker) and Nancy Ree Foreman; married and divorc...

Sheffield Forgemasters

Sheffield Forgemasters

Industry and Production

Sheffield Forgemasters is a heavy engineering firm located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The company specialises in the production of large bespoke steel castings&nb

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Elizabeth Denison Forth

Described by the Lewis and Clark website as "one of the nineteenth century's most remarkable and unlikely philanthropists," Elizabeth Denison Forth (1780s–1866) was the f...

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Steve Fossett

Aviator Born April 22, 1944, in Jackson, TN; son of a factory manager; married Peggy Viehland, c. 1968. Education: Stanford University, B.A., 1966; W...

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Financial services

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) is a charity which conducts and funds research aimed at solving poverty in the UK. JRF's stated aim is to "inspire action and change that will create a p

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