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This funny lady worked hard at John Murray Anderson Drama School in New York, but was told by her instructors to go home because she had no talent.
Who is Lucille Ball?
This man who invented the telephone first invented the comic book for his father's deaf students in Scotland.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
This English leader received poor marks in composition, spelling and writing because he would not pay attention to his lessons, but went on to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953.
Who is Winston Churchill?
This American Rock and Roll idol earned a "C" in music.
Who is Elvis Presley?
A newspaper editor fired this man because he had no good ideas.
Who is Walt Disney?
This man, who had hearing problems and was told by his teachers he was dull, a dreamer, didn't pay attention, and could not learn, worked hard as a telegrapher and never gave up experimenting.
Who was Thomas Edison?
This Admiral had been retired from the navy as "unfit for service" until he flew over both poles.
Who is Admiral Richard E. Byrd?
At the time of his sophomore year, this young man never made the varsity basketball team in high school as he was considered short at the height of 5'11" (he later grew taller).
Who is Michael Jordan?
This man did not speak until the age of four, his speech was difficult to understand, he loved fantasy, hated memorizing facts, his teachers thought him dull, and at the age of eighteen he failed the entrance exam to engineering school.
Who is Albert Einstein?
This spy was born a slave, the confederates didn't think she could read and often ignored her presence. She infiltrated the confederate white house and proved others wrong by reading and reporting on sensitive confederate documents.
Who is Mary Bowser
This man with a deep, booming voice stuttered as a child and refused to speak for years.
Who is James Earl Jones?
This man did not invent the automobile, but invented the assembly line which made buying a car possible for the average person.
Who is Henry Ford?
This boy, who wanted to be a Greek hero and could recite lines from Homer's Iliad and the Odyssey at the age of eight, finally learned to read at the age of twelve.
Who was General George Patton?
These three singers, who attended New York High Schools and sang in competitions during the 1950s, were not appreciated by their music teachers.
Who are Barbara Streisand, Neil Diamond and Carol King?
As a boy, this man drew stages and characters while his teacher explained nouns and verbs. He was also refused admission to the University of California where he wanted to study film making.
Who is Steven Spielberg?
This man did a lot of rocking back and forth when he was deep in thought. He was so bored in school he turned off the teacher's voice and rocked and thought instead.
Who is Bill Gates?
This man only made the second string football team at Harvard, and no place on the swim team. He served three terms in Congress before he finally was elected Senator from his state.
Who is John F. Kennedy?