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Matthew Alexander Henson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing fur hat and fur coat.. C 1910. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. Matthew Henson was an accomplished African-American explorer who, along with Robert Peary, was one the first men to reach the North Pole.
This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia (view authors). Curtis Ashford is a fictional character on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital. He has been portrayed by actor Donnell Turner since the character's debut on November 30, 2015. On November 19, 2016, Soap Opera Digest broke the news that Donnell Turner had been cast as Curtis [Ashford], who would prove to be a valuable resource for a scheming Hayden Barnes-Cassadine (Rebecca Budig).