Billie Holiday, 1915-1959: The Lady Sang the Blues She was one of the greatest jazz singers in America. VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: Billie Holiday And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week...
Thomas Edison, 1847-1931: America's Great Inventor Edison is remembered most for the electric light, phonograph and his work with motion pictures. ANNOUNCER: Welcome to the VOA Special English program, People in America. Today, Sarah Long and Bob Dou...
Ayn Rand, 1905-1982: Americans Still Debate Her Books and Ideas Her two most famous books are The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tel...
Billy Wilder, 1906-2002: He Made Movies That People Will Never Forget Wilder made serious movies dealing with social issues as well as funny movies. VOICE ONE: I'm Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, P...
Ida Tarbell, 1857-1944: She Used Her Reporting Skills Against One of the Most Powerful Companies in the World Tarbell charged that Standard Oil was using illegal methods to hurt or destroy smaller oil companies. ANNOUNCER: People in America, a progra...
Jerome Kern, 1885-1945: The Father of American Musical Theater Singers still perform Kern's songs today. VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about and play music by...
Rachel Carson, 1907-1964: Her Books Helped Launch the Environmental Protection Movement in the U.S. Her book, Silent Spring, led the U.S. to ban DDT. ANNOUNCER: People America, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. Today, Steve Ember...
Madam C.J. Walker, 1867-1919: She Developed Hair-Care Products for Black Women Her products helped women have a better sense of their own beauty. VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: Madame C.J. Walker And I'm Rich Kleinfeldt with the VOA Spec...
James Brown, 1933-2006: The Godfather of Soul Influenced Many Kinds of Music During His 50-Year Career Brown was also called the hardest working man in show business. VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with People in America...
Buckminster Fuller, 1895-1983: Building Designer, Engineer, Inventor, Thinker, Poet He was one of the most unusual thinkers of the twentieth century. VOICE ONE: I'm Phoebe Zimmermann. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English progra...
