input question: Facts:   - caption: portrait by joshua reynolds , 1766    - battles: seven years ' war american war of independence    - death date: 4 august 1792    - allegiance: kingdom of great britain    - commands: commander-in-chief , ireland    - nickname: gentleman johnny    - placeofburial: westminster abbey    - rank: general    - awards: privy council of great britain    - birth date: 24 february 1722    - serviceyears: 1743 -- 1777 , 1782 -- 1784    - name: john burgoyne    - branch: uk      - image: burgoynebyreynolds.jpg    - death place: mayfair , london , england    - birth place: sutton , bedfordshire , england   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john burgoyne .???
output answer: general john burgoyne -lrb- 24 february 1722 -- 4 august 1792 -rrb- was a british army officer , politician and dramatist .he first saw action during the seven years ' war when he participated in several battles , most notably during the portugal campaign of 1762 .john burgoyne is best known for his role in the american revolutionary war .he designed an invasion scheme and was appointed to command a force moving south from canada to split away new england and end the rebellion .burgoyne advanced from canada but his slow movement allowed the americans to concentrate their forces .instead of coming to his aid according to the overall plan , the british army in new york city moved south to capture philadelphia .surrounded , burgoyne fought two small battles near saratoga to break out .trapped by superior american forces , with no relief in sight , burgoyne surrendered his entire army of 6,200 men on october 17 , 1777 .his surrender , says historian edmund morgan , `` was a great turning point of the war , because it won for americans the foreign assistance which was the last element needed for victory '' .he and his officers returned to england ; the enlisted men became prisoners of war .burgoyne came under sharp criticism when he returned to london , and never held another active command .burgoyne was also an accomplished playwright known for his works such as `` the maid of the oaks '' and `` the heiress '' , but his plays never reached the fame of his military career .he served as a member of the house of commons of parliament for a number of years , sitting for the seats of midhurst and preston .he is often referred to as gentleman johnny .

input question: Facts:   - finalteam: seattle mariners    - finalyear: 1981    - statlabel: batting average hits runs batted in    - position: second baseman / outfielder    - statvalue: .222 12 3    - throws: right    - debutteam: seattle mariners    - bats: right    - debutdate: september 2      - birth date: 5 april 1953    - finaldate: september 29    - name: kim allen    - birth place: fontana , california    - debutyear: 1980   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of kim allen .???
output answer: `` for the actress , see kim allen -lrb- actress -rrb- . ''kim bryant allen -lrb- born april 5 , 1953 in fontana , california -rrb- is a former major league baseball player .after playing college baseball for the uc riverside highlanders and having a nondescript minor league career , allen briefly earned prospect status with the seattle mariners on the strength of his spectacular season for the triple-a spokane indians .that season he registered a 35 game hitting streak and stole 84 bases , the most in the pacific coast league since 1913 .he was called up to the mariners in september 1980 and swiped 10 bags in 23 games .entering , allen was a dark horse rookie of the year candidate , as there was speculation that mariners manager maury wills would embrace allen 's larcenous ways and would allow him to run wild .however , after breaking camp with the mariners , allen was used almost exclusively as a pinch-runner , and then was sent down at the end of april .after his big league career , allen played in japan for the hanshin tigers during the and seasons .in 1982 , he hit .260 / .326 / .358 and stole 22 bases in 28 tries and he batted .276 / .340 / .409 in 47 games in ' 83 .surprisingly , he was caught in 8 of 20 steal attempts that year .allen also suited up for the senior professional baseball association 's fort myers sun sox in and and led the league with 33 stolen bases .

input question: Facts:     - birth date: 8 september 1964    - name: peter duncan    - occupation: film director , screenwriter    - birth place: sydney , australia    - yearsactive: 1993 -- present   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of peter duncan -lrb- director -rrb- .???
output answer: peter duncan -lrb- born 8 september 1964 in sydney -rrb- is an australian film director and screenwriter .his 1999 film `` passion '' was entered into the 21st moscow international film festival .

input question: Facts:   - updated: 2014-08-06      - birth date: 8 january 1931    - name: kurt rechsteiner    - birth place: speicher , switzerland   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of kurt rechsteiner .???
output answer:
kurt rechsteiner -lrb- born 8 january 1931 -rrb- is a former swiss cyclist .he competed in the sprint event at the 1960 summer olympics .