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Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) [ 2 ] was a British singer and songwriter who achieved worldwide fame as the lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four- octave vocal range.
Mary Hunter Austin (September 9, 1868 – August 13, 1934) was an American writer. One of the early nature writers of the American Southwest , her classic The Land of Little Rain (1903) describes the fauna, flora, and people of the region between the High Sierra and the Mojave Desert of southern California .
Mary V. Austin (1900–1986), Australian community worker and political activist. Mary Brown Austin (1768–1824), mother of Texan pioneer Stephen F. Austin. Mary Austin (born 1951), closest friend and former girlfriend of British singer-songwriter Freddie Mercury. Mary Austin, wife of Brewster Kahle and co-founder of the Kahle/Austin Foundation.
His former partner, Mary Austin, was a particular comfort in his final years, and in the last few weeks made regular visits to look after him. [12] Near the end of his life, Mercury began to lose his sight, and declined so that he was unable to leave his bed. [12] Mercury chose to hasten his death by refusing medication and took only ...
Mary Brown Austin (1768–1824) had dramatic influence on early Texas history. Perhaps her most important contribution to history is writing a letter to her son, Stephen, two days before the death of her husband, Moses Austin, imploring Stephen F. Austin to carry out the dying wish of his father—that Stephen follow through with the empresario grants for land settlement in Texas. [1]
Lucy Boynton (born 17 January 1994 [1][2]) is a British and American actress. Raised in London, she made her professional debut as the young Beatrix Potter in Miss Potter (2006). She appeared in television productions Ballet Shoes (2007), Sense and Sensibility (2008) and Mo (2010), making guest appearances on Lewis, Borgia, Endeavour, and Law ...
Stephen Fuller Austin (November 3, 1793 – December 27, 1836) was an American-born empresario. Known as the " Father of Texas " and the founder of Anglo Texas, [ 1 ][ 2 ] he led the second and, ultimately, the successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families and their slaves from the United States to the Tejas region of Mexico in ...
Mary Nell Steenburgen[1] (/ ˈstiːnˌbɜːrdʒən /; born February 8, 1953) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and songwriter. After studying at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse in the 1970s, she made her professional acting debut in the Western comedy film Goin' South (1978). Steenburgen went on to earn critical acclaim for her role ...