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A PUBLICATION OF THE "MONTHLY HERALD"
SOCIAL ANALYSIS AND COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF ARTS, CULTURE AND CIVILIZATIONS FROM THE BRONZE AGE TO PRESENT
VOLUME I: ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS, NEAR EAST, MIDDLE EAST, ANATOLIA, ASIA MINOR AND EARLY CHRISTIAN ARTS
BY
MAXIMILLIEN de LAFAYETTE
INTRODUCTION BY DR. JOHN CHEN, UNITED NATIONS/UNESCO LAUREATE & FORMER MEMBER OF THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE OF LIBRARY SCIENCE AND INFORMATION SERVICE. WASHINGTON, DC, USA.
LONDON. PARIS. ROME. NEW YORK
She
appeared in one episode of his hit TV series Moonlighting in 1989. 1988/89
saw Moore in The Seventh Sign and We’re No Angels, but it was another year
before she made the Hollywood A-list (and netted a Golden Globe nomination)
with 1990's Ghost. The next decade brought Moore three daughters,
high-profile nude poses on covers of Vanity Fair, television appearances,
“Best Dressed” and “Most Beautiful” titles, investment in the financially
insecure Planet Hollywood chain, separation (after 10 years) from Willis,
and before- and behind-the-camera roles in a string of movies -- Nothing But
Trouble (1991), Mortal Thoughts (1991, also co-producer), The Butcher’s Wife
(1991), A Few Good Men (1992), Indecent Proposal (1993 - MTV Movie and
People’s Choice and ShoWest awards), Disclosure (1994), Now and Then (1995,
also produced), The Scarlet Letter (1995 - daughter Tallulah appeared as
well), The Juror (1996 - People’s Choice award), Striptease (1996 - oops, a
Razzie for worst actress; daughter Rumer also appeared), Deconstructing
Harry (1997), GI Jane (1997, also produced), Destination Anywhere (1997),
and the Austin Powers movies (1997 and 1999, produced). The husky-voiced
Moore lent her eloquence, as well, to animated films and a spoken word CD.
In 1999 Moore added “editor” to her list of accomplishments, taking on that
assignment for the millennium issue of Marie Claire magazine. Upcoming are
roles in Basic Instinct 2 and Passion of Mind. Moore has risen to the top of
her profession with a determination that is alternately mocked and respected
by her peers. She is flippantly accused of “naked ambition,” but this star’s
drive is backed by nothing less than style, talent, beauty and brains. 
Name:
Elizabeth Hurley. Birth Name: Elizabeth Jane Hurley. Height:
5'. 9". Nationality: British. Birth Date: June 10, 1965.
Birth Place: Hampshire, England, UK. Occupation: Actress, model,
producer. Education: Boarding school (studying ballet at age 12) London
Studio Center, London, U.K. (majored in Dance and Theatre) Relationship: Arun
Nayar (Indian; businessman), Stephen Bing (producer, writer; together from
2000-2001), Hugh Grant (actor; born on September 9, 1960; together from
1986-2000), Ted Forstmann (executive). Father: Army officer. Mother:
Schoolteacher. Sister: Katie Hurley (literary agent; older).
Brother: Michael Hurley (engineer; younger). Son: Damian Charles
Hurley (born on April 4, 2002 at London’s Portland Hospital). Claim to
fame: as Vanessa Kensington in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
(1997). Agent: Creative Artist Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly
Hills, Ca 90212, USA.
Her
European big and small screen roles continued with Der Skipper/Kill Cruise
(1990), Orchid House (TV - 1991), and El Largo Invierno (1991). Hurley broke
into Hollywood in 1992 with The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (2 episodes,
TV) and Passenger 57. Steady work followed in Beyond Bedlam (1993), Nightscare
(1993), Sharpe’s Enemy (TV - 1994), Shameless (1995), Mad Dogs and Englishmen
(1995), The World of 007 (TV - 1995), The Shamrock Conspiracy (TV - 1995),
Harrison: Cry of the City (TV - 1995), Samson and Delilah (TV - 1996), and
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (TV - 1997). Hurley’s
blockbuster stardom began with the successful Austin Powers: International Man
of Mystery (1997) and its sequel Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999).
In between were roles in the films Dangerous Ground (1997), Permanent Midnight
(1998), My Favorite Martian (1999), and Edtv (1999). Behind the camera, Hurley
has produced the Grant vehicles Extreme Measures (1996) and Mickey Blue Eyes
(1999) as head of development of Simian Films. As well, she is instantly
recognizable as the Estee Lauder spokesmodel -- a contract she was awarded in
1994 at the advanced (for models) age of 29. She has the dubious distinction
of being named, recently, the IGN For Men magazine ‘Babe of the Century.’
Coming up for the actor/producer/model are roles in The Weight of Water and
Bedazzled. With before- and behind-the-camera success, Hurley -- “every
English schoolboy’s fantasy” -- has a solid career as more than a pretty face.
Just don’t cross her... 
BIOGRAPHY SYNOPSIS:
Estella Warren was born on 23 December, 1978 in Peterborough, Ontario
Canada. She began modeling when she was in a fashion show at high school,
and her Polaroid was sent to a modeling agent in New York. She soon after
appeared in three issues of Italian Vogue with Ellen Von Unwerth. She say's
"I thought it would be fun but it was hard work". Estella was then chosen as
the model for the Chanel #5 campaign, and then the Perry Ellis campaign. She
says she likes modeling because she gets to meet a lot of different people
with different backgrounds. "You learn to deal with different characters".
Estella also likes the traveling that goes with modeling internationally. As
Estella now lives in New York, she says she misses the open space of Canada
but that New York has such a fun, fast, invigorating pace.
Name:
Fiona Apple. Birth Name: Fiona Apple Maggart. Height: 5'. 2''.
Nationality: American. Date: September 17, 1977. Birth Place:
New York, New York. Occupation: Musician, song writer.
Education: Senior High School (two months home study). Relationship:
Paul Thomas Anderson (screenwriter). Father: Brandon Maggart
(actor). Mother: Diane McAfee (former singer). Half Brother:
Garrett Maggart (actor). Facts: Musician Fiona Apple contributed some
music to MAGNOLIA (1999) and is also responsible for many of the paintings
seen throughout. When Fiona was 12 years old, she was raped in an apartment
where she lived. She has a sister named Amber Maggart. Her birthday is
actually September 13, 1977. Quotes: Come on. I got drunk when I was
like 5. 
The songs on Tidal reveal
an old-soul eloquence and depth that make rules (paying one's dues, building a
fan base, etc., etc.) rather irrelevant. Not that Fiona denied or refused to
follow them -- they just didn't apply. "This is something I think I've always
wanted to do but didn't say aloud -- I couldn't admit it to myself, because
admitting it meant making myself vulnerable to the possibility that it might
not happen, and that thought was unbearable. I didn't want to make a move
until I knew it was the right thing," Fiona says. "And I wasn't sure until
about a year ago." That's when "I decided the doors were open for me," Fiona,
a native New Yorker, says. "It's not so much that this is my destiny but I
made it my destiny -- it's impossible to imagine life not doing what you want
to do." So Fiona, the progeny of an artistic family (her father is an actor
and her mother is a real renaissance woman -- singer, dancer, nutritionist,
fitness trainer, cook) came to Los Angeles to spend time with her dad,
complete her high school education through independent study -- and do a demo.
Her objective was to make a slew of tapes and send them out widely -- but she
wound up saving the postage. As soon as the tapes were done, Fiona went home
to NYC for Christmas, bringing a few copies of her demo along. One tape wound
up in the hands of a friend who happened to baby-sit for a prominent music
industry executive; the friend passed the three-song demo on to the exec, who
in turn played it for a holiday party guest: producer and manager Andrew
Slater. "Andy called and said he wanted to meet me," says Fiona, "and we've
been working together ever since." At the time, however, Fiona didn't have
enough material she felt to be of album quality. "Songs don't just pour out --
so I pressured myself to write," she says. "I'd write two songs a week, and I
don't know how I managed it because every time I write a song I don't think
I'll be able to write another ever again." Once she was satisfied with the
songs, she entered the studio. No parts were written -- which translates into
Tidal's breathless spontaneity (indeed, several tracks are one-take wonders)
and a certain tendency toward improvisational fade-outs. "We just played,"
Fiona says simply. Upon the album's release, Fiona embarks on the next phase:
performing. "I know it's going to change my life...I'm looking forward to it
-- I think that's what all this blood, sweat and tears has been for," she says
with a small, dauntless smile. "I'll be nervous, but what else can I do? I
won't go backwards." While Fiona Apple's lyrics may be interpreted in many
ways, the overriding message of her debut is that life is the sum of
experience -- painful and joyous, tangible and emotional, positive and
negative. "My album is called Tidal partly because all this has hit me like a
tidal wave but also because 'tidal' refers to ebbing and flowing, and that's
really what life is, a constant ebb and flow." 
Name:
Famke Janssen. Height: 5'.11". Nationality: Dutch.
Date: January 1, 1964. Birth Place: Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Occupation: Actress, model. Education: Columbia University in New
York (majored in Writing and Literature) University of Amsterdam (majored in
Economics) Took acting classes with Harold Guskin. Husband: Todd
Williams (aka Kip Williams; screenwriter; married in 1995; separated in
1999; divorced in 2000). Relationship: Ben Affleck (dated in 2001).
Claim to fame: as Xenia Zaragevna Onatopp in Golden Eye (1995).
Quotes: I don't even like talking about dating. It's like having a stamp
on your forehead: 'I'm available and I'm looking'. Agent: Peter
Fraser & Dunlop, Drury House 34-43 Russell St., London WC2B 5HA. UK.