children's author. A prolific cinema actress for more than 20 years,
Moore's career has involved both art house and Hollywood films, and she
is known for her emotional portrayals of ordinary women. She began on
television in the 1980s, as a regular in As the World Turns, and then
played supporting roles in films throughout the early 1990s. Critically
acclaimed performances in Short Cuts (1993) and Safe (1995), followed by
starring roles in Nine Months (1995) and The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(1997), established her as a leading Hollywood actress. In the late
1990s and early 2000s, Moore earned four Academy Award nominations, for
Boogie Nights (1997), The End of the Affair (1999), Far from Heaven
(2002), and The Hours (2002). Other notable appearances include The Big
Lebowski (1998), Magnolia (1999), Hannibal (2001), and Children of Men
(2006). She has continued to work regularly in the 2010s, including
acclaimed performances in The Kids Are All Right (2010) and the
television film Game Change (2012), where she portrayed Sarah Palin.
Moore has also written a successful series of children's books.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julianne_Moore>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1800:
War of the Second Coalition: French forces under General Jean
Moreau defeated the Austrians and Bavarians under Archduke John in
Hohenlinden, near Munich, forcing the Austrians to sign an armistice.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hohenlinden>
1910:
Modern neon lighting was first seen publicly after installation
by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_lighting>
1959:
The current flag of Singapore was adopted, six months after
Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Singapore>
1967:
Cardiac surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the first
successful human heart transplant on Louis Washkansky at Groote Schuur
Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christiaan_Barnard>
1999:
NASA lost contact with the Mars Polar Lander (artist's
impression pictured) moments before it reached the atmosphere of Mars
and disappeared.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Polar_Lander>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
fleeting:
Passing quickly.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fleeting>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Words, as is well known, are the great foes of reality. I have
been for many years a teacher of languages. It is an occupation which at
length becomes fatal to whatever share of imagination, observation, and
insight an ordinary person may be heir to. To a teacher of languages
there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man
appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot.
--The Nigger of the 'Narcissus'
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Nigger_of_the_%27Narcissus%27>
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