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Dorothy Sebastian (1903-1957) was an American actress who performed in Metro-Goldwyn Mayer films such as Our Dancing Daughters (1928), Spite Marriage (1929), Our Blushing Brides (1930). Though she partially retired from acting after getting married in the 1930’s she later returned to acting in small parts, with her final film being The Miracle of the Bells in 1948. 

Part of a set of movie star buttons from the 1920's.

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“Don’t Dream It” is a song featured in The Rocky Horror Show musical and film, written and composed by Richard O’Brien in 1975. The “don’t dream it, be it” melody is sung near the end of the show after the character of Frank N. Furter expresses a desire to dress the way that Fay Wray did in King Kong. The Rocky Horror Picture show is a musical comedy horror. The stage play was first featured in 1973 and the film in 1975. The film and stage play have achieved a cult status amongst fans, famous for its midnight showings and audience participation. 

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Big Bird is a character on the long-running children’s series, Sesame Street. His first appearance was on November 10, 1969 and was performed by Caroll Spinney until Matt Vogel took the role in 1998. Big Bird is a multi-talented 8’2 yellow canary. He lives in a large nest and has a teddy bear. In 2000 Big Bird was named a Living Legend by the United States Library of Congress. 

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"All of Me" is a 1984 comedy film starring Lily Tomlin and Steve Martin. The movie is about a woman (Tomlin) who wishes to have her soul transferred into a younger woman once she passes away. However, when she dies, something goes wrong and her soul ends up inside the body of her lawyer (Martin). The movie was directed by Carl Reiner, who also directed popular comedy movies like "Summer Rental" and "The Jerk."

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90 Minutes with a Bullet was a Canadian radio program that aired on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Hosted by radio journalist, Jim Millican, the commercial-free show aired Wednesday nights from 8:30 to 10:00 P.M from the city of Winnipeg. The weekly show featured selections from Canada's top hits at the time. In addition, the program also included Millican sitting down and interviewing musicians and other figures in the industry.

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John Francis Bongiovi Jr, better known as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American musician, record producer, and actor known as the frontman of rock group Bon Jovi. In addition to being one of the best-selling musical artists in the world he has starred in the films Moonlight and Valentino and U-571, as well as starring on televisions Sex and the City and Ally McBeal. He is also heavily involved in politics, having campaigned for each Democratic presidential candidate since Al Gore in 2000. 

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Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007) was an Italian tenor who gained commercial success and is considered one of the most iconic operatic performers who ever lived. He was one of the Three Tenors, an operatic singing group that also featured Plácido Domingo and José Carreras. The trio performed from the 1990’s to 2003. Pavarotti was best known for his roles in La bohème, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly.   

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Modern English is an English new wave band that formed in 1979 in Colchester, Essex, England. The band was a originally called The Lepers and consisted of Robbie Grey (vocals), Gary McDowell (guitar, vocals), and Michael Conroy (bass, vocals). The band would eventually change their name to Modern English due to the addition of two new band members, Richard Brown (drums) and Stephen Walker (keyboards). Modern English is best known for their songs "I Melt With You", "Hands Across the Sea", and "Ink and Paper". 

The illustration on the button is the artwork from Modern English's second album After the Snow, which was released in 1982 and featured the song "I Melt With You".  

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Luciano Pavarotti was an Italian operatic tenor who lived from 1935-2007. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 1968 and went on to perform in 379 performances, 357 of which were full opera productions. His only attempt at film was the 1982 movie Yes, Giorgio. Along with Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras, Pavarotti is mostly widely known for being a member of the popular opera singing group, the Three Tenors. He was an advocate for humanitarianism and received countless awards for his fundraising efforts for multiple charities. He collaborated with numerous musical icons such as Bono, Sting, Michael Jackson and Sir Paul McCartney. Pavarotti holds two Guinness World Records, the greatest number of curtain calls (165) and the best selling classical album of all time, Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti: The Three Tenors in Concert. 

This button was made by the U.S. Record Company London Classics as promotional material in the 1980s.