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  2. Big Five of Bayview - Wikipedia

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    Ruth Williams (née Ruth Barbara Williamson; September 1, 1935 - January 27, 1995) was an African American producer, playwright, actress, educator and activist in San Francisco California from the 1960s until the 1990s. She was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Charlotte (Herbert) Williamson, a seamstress, and Dallas Williamson, who worked for ...

  3. Hunters Point social uprising (1966) - Wikipedia

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    359. The Hunters Point social uprising (also known as the Hunters Point Riot or Rebellion) broke out in the Hunters Point neighborhood of San Francisco on the night of September 27, 1966, after San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) officer Alvin Johnson shot and killed Matthew Johnson, a teenager who was fleeing the scene of a stolen car.

  4. Charles B. Johnson - Wikipedia

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    Charles Bartlett Johnson (born January 6, 1933) is an American billionaire businessman, with an estimated current net worth of around $6.1 billion. He was chief executive officer of Franklin Templeton Investments from 1957 to 2004. [3] He is a Republican megadonor and part owner of the San Francisco Giants. [4]

  5. Arthur Marx - Wikipedia

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    Arthur Julius Marx (July 21, 1921 – April 14, 2011) was an American writer, the son of entertainer Groucho Marx and his first wife, Ruth Johnson. Early life [ edit ] He was named after Groucho's brother who went by the alternative stage name Harpo .

  6. San Francisco Ballet - Wikipedia

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    San Francisco Ballet is the oldest ballet company in the United States, founded in 1933 as the San Francisco Opera Ballet under the leadership of ballet master Adolph Bolm. The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House , San Francisco, and effective December 2022 under the direction of Tamara Rojo .

  7. Ruth Asawa - Wikipedia

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    ruthasawa .com. Ruth Aiko Asawa (January 24, 1926 – August 5, 2013) was an American modernist artist known primarily for her abstract looped-wire sculptures inspired by natural and organic forms. In addition to her three-dimensional work, Asawa created an extensive body of works on paper, including abstract and figurative drawings and prints ...

  8. The Bonesetter's Daughter - Wikipedia

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    The first is about Ruth, a Chinese-American woman living in San Francisco. She worries that her elderly mother, Lu Ling, is gradually becoming more and more demented. Lu Ling seems increasingly forgetful, and makes bizarre comments about her family and her own past. The second major story is that of Lu Ling herself, as written for Ruth.

  9. Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts - Wikipedia

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    Website. asawa .sfusd .edu. The Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts, is a public alternative high school in San Francisco, California, United States. It was established in 1982 and is part of the San Francisco Unified School District. It is currently located at 555 Portola Drive, San Francisco CA 94131.