Question: Facts:   - instrument: vocals , guitar    - death place: seattle , washington , united states    - years active: 1968 -- 1984    - landscape: yes    - caption: goodman in 1983    - birth name: steven benjamin goodman    - label: buddah , asylum , red pajamas    - death date: 20 september 1984    - genre: folk , country , rock , pop , blues      - birth date: 25 july 1948    - background: solo_singer    - image: 19830430 steve goodman.gif    - birth place: chicago , illinois , united states    - associated acts: john , jimmy buffett , bonnie koloc , steve martin , prine tom paxton , david allan coe , kenneth c. `` jethro '' burns    - occupation: musician , songwriter   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of steve goodman .
Answer: steven benjamin goodman -lrb- july 25 , 1948 -- september 20 , 1984 -rrb- -- known as steve goodman -- was an american folk music singer-songwriter from chicago .goodman was diagnosed with leukemia while attending college , and he set out to make the most of the time he had left to write music .hearing a report that the illinois central railroad was planning to eliminate , for lack of riders , a well-loved train that ran from chicago to new orleans , goodman , a prolific writer , penned `` city of new orleans , '' a song made popular by arlo guthrie and willie nelson , for which goodman won his first grammy award posthumously in 1985 , with a second grammy awarded to him in 1988 for `` unfinished business '' .steven goodman is survived by his wife and three daughters .

Question: Facts:   - relatives: lewis miller -lrb- father-in-law -rrb-    - signature: thomas alva edison signature.svg    - spouse: mary stilwell 1871 1884    - parents: samuel -rrb- nancy matthews elliott -lrb- 1810 -- 1871 -rrb- ogden edison , jr. -lrb- 1804 -- 1896      - children: marion alva edison jr. -lrb- 1876 -- 1935 -rrb- william leslie estelle edison -lrb- 1878 -- 1937 -rrb- madeleine edison -lrb- 1888 edison -- 1979 -rrb- charles edison -lrb- 1890 -- 1969 -rrb- -lrb- theodore miller edison -lrb- 1898 -- 1992 -rrb- 1873 -- 1965 -rrb- thomas    - name: thomas edison    - nationality: american    - image: thomas_edison2 . jpg   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of thomas edison .
Answer: thomas alva edison -lrb- february 11 , 1847 -- october 18 , 1931 -rrb- was an american inventor and businessman .he developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world , including the phonograph , the motion picture camera , and a long-lasting , practical electric light bulb .dubbed `` the wizard of menlo park '' , he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large-scale teamwork to the process of invention , and because of that , he is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory .edison was a prolific inventor , holding 1,093 us patents in his name , as well as many patents in the united kingdom , france , and germany .more significant than the number of edison 's patents was the widespread impact of his inventions : electric light and power utilities , sound recording , and motion pictures all established major new industries world-wide .edison 's inventions contributed to mass communication and , in particular , telecommunications .these included a stock ticker , a mechanical vote recorder , a battery for an electric car , electrical power , recorded music and motion pictures .his advanced work in these fields was an outgrowth of his early career as a telegraph operator .edison developed a system of electric-power generation and distribution to homes , businesses , and factories -- a crucial development in the modern industrialized world .his first power station was on pearl street in manhattan , new york .

Question: Facts:   - clubs: connah accrington stanley → marine -lrb- loan -rrb- lincoln city northwich 's victoria salford city quay nomads buckley town hednesford town burscough    - caps: 8 3 6 29    - position: midfielder    - years: 2008 -- 2013 2013 2013 -- 2014 2014 -- 2015 2015 -- 2009 2009 -- 2010 2011 2011 2012    - height: 6 4      - birth date: 17 october 1989    - fullname: bohan soloman cheidu dixon    - name: bohan dixon    - birth place: liverpool , england    - goals: 0 0 0 3   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of bohan dixon .
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