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Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell, known as James Clavell, was a British and American writer, filmmaker and a British Army officer during the Second World War. He is best known for h…
James Clavell, Australian-American director, producer, screenwriter, and author (died 1994)
Ludmilla Tchérina was a French prima ballerina and actress.
Ludmilla Tchérina, French actress, ballerina, and choreographer (died 2004)
Edward Davis Wood Jr. was an American filmmaker, actor and novelist. In the 1950s, Wood directed several low-budget science fiction, crime and horror films that later became cult c…
Ed Wood, American actor, director, producer, screenwriter (died 1978)
André Emmerich was a German-born American gallerist who specialized in the color field school and pre-Columbian art while also taking on artists such as David Hockney and John D. G…
André Emmerich, German-American art dealer (died 2007)
Samuel McKee McCrory was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, most notably spending five years with Southend United and scoring the first goal at their Roots Hall stadi…
Sammy McCrory, Northern Irish footballer (died 2011)
Malvin Greston Whitfield was an American athlete, goodwill ambassador, and airman. Nicknamed Marvelous Mal, he was the Olympic champion in the 800 meters at the 1948 and 1952 Summe…
Mal Whitfield, American athlete (died 2015)
Leonidas Kyrkos was a Greek leftist politician and member of the Hellenic Parliament and the European Parliament.
Leonidas Kyrkos, Greek politician (died 2011)
Terry Gibbs is an American jazz vibraphonist and band leader.
Terry Gibbs, American vibraphone player and bandleader
Moturu Udayam was an Indian politician and women's rights activist. She was the General Secretary of the Andhra Pradesh Mahila Sangham for eighteen years, and then the honorary pre…
Moturu Udayam, Indian activist and politician (died 2002)
Roberto Eduardo Viola was an Argentine military officer who served as the 43rd President of Argentina and was the 2nd president appointed by the National Reorganization Process fro…
Roberto Eduardo Viola, Argentinian general and politician, 44th President of Argentina (died 1994)
Marguerite Andersen was a German-born Canadian francophone writer and educator writer, who was based in Toronto, Ontario, where she was a teacher at the Toronto Linden School.
Marguerite Andersen, German-Canadian author and educator (died 2022)
Warren A. Miller was an American ski and snowboarding filmmaker. He was the founder of Warren Miller Entertainment and produced, directed and narrated films until 1988. His publish…
Warren Miller, American director and screenwriter (died 2018)
Gerard Parkes was an Irish-Canadian actor. He was born in Dublin and moved to Toronto in 1956. Parkes is known for playing Doc on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television s…
Gerard Parkes, Irish-Canadian actor (died 2014)
Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca was an American author, engineer, and executive who developed the Ford Mustang, Continental Mark III, and Ford Pinto cars while at the Ford Motor Company…
Lee Iacocca, American businessman and author (died 2019)
Donald David Coryell was an American football coach. He coached in high school, college, and the professional ranks; his most notable NCAA post was with the San Diego State Aztecs …
Don Coryell, American football player and coach (died 2010)
Anton Geiser was a Yugoslav-born member of the SS-Totenkopfverbände during World War II, who served as a guard at both the Sachsenhausen and Buchenwald concentration camps. In 1956…
Anton Geiser, Croatian SS officer (died 2012)
Giacomo Mari was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder.
Giacomo Mari, Italian footballer (died 1991)
Rolando Panerai was an Italian baritone, particularly associated with the Italian repertoire. He performed at La Scala in Milan, often alongside Maria Callas and Giuseppe Di Stefan…
Rolando Panerai, Italian baritone (died 2019)
Hugh Alan "Buddy" MacMaster was a Canadian fiddler. He performed and recorded both locally and internationally, and was regarded as an expert on the tradition and lore of Cape Bret…
Buddy MacMaster, Canadian singer-songwriter and fiddler (died 2014)
Robert Louis Peters was an American poet, critic, scholar, playwright, editor, and actor. He held a PhD in Victorian literature. Born in an impoverished rural area of northern Wisc…
Robert Peters, American poet, playwright, and critic (died 2014)
Joyce Randolph was an American actress of stage and television, best known for playing Trixie Norton on The Jackie Gleason Show and the television sitcom The Honeymooners, being th…
Joyce Randolph, American actress (died 2024)
Julie May Wilson was an American singer and actress widely regarded as "the queen of cabaret". She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 1989 f…
Julie Wilson, American actress and singer (died 2015)
Charles Arthur Brittenden was a British newspaper editor. A career journalist, he worked for Yorkshire Post, Daily Express and Daily Mail, before joining News International, wher…
Arthur Brittenden, English journalist (died 2015)
Mary Lee was a big band singer and B movie actress from the late 1930s into the 1940s, appearing mostly in Westerns. She did not make any screen appearances after 1944.
Mary Lee, American actress and singer (died 1996)