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Jimmie Andrew Spheeris was an American singer-songwriter who released four albums in the 1970s on the Columbia Records and Epic Records labels. Spheeris died in 1984, at the age of…
Jimmie Spheeris, American singer-songwriter (born 1949)
Charles Myron "Chic" Murray was a Canadian politician who served as the second Mayor of the Town of Mississauga, before it amalgamated with several surrounding towns to form the cu…
Chic Murray, Canadian politician, 2nd Mayor of Mississauga (born 1914)
Clarence Sutherland Campbell was a Canadian ice hockey executive and referee, and soldier. He refereed in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 1930s, served in the Canadian …
Clarence Campbell, Canadian businessman (born 1905)
Paul-Michel Foucault was a French historian of ideas and philosopher, who was also an author, literary critic, political activist, and teacher. Foucault's theories primarily addres…
Michel Foucault, French historian and philosopher (born 1926)
Lillian Florence Hellman was an American playwright, prose writer, memoirist, and screenwriter known for her success on Broadway as well as her communist views and political activi…
Lillian Hellman, American author and playwright (born 1905)
George Oppen was an American poet, best known as one of the members of the Objectivist group of poets. He abandoned poetry in the 1930s for political activism and moved to Mexico i…
George Oppen, American poet and author (born 1908)
Edna Ernestine Kramer Lassar, born Edna Ernestine Kramer, was an American mathematician and author of mathematics books.
Edna Ernestine Kramer, American mathematician (born 1902)
Ernest Ralph Tidyman was an American author, journalist, and screenwriter, best known for his novels featuring the African-American detective John Shaft. His screenplay for the 197…
Ernest Tidyman, American author and screenwriter; Academy Award winner for The French Connection (born 1928)
Kathleen "Lally" Bowers was an English actress.
Lally Bowers, English actress (born 1914)
Grigori Kromanov was an Estonian theatre and film director. He directed some of the best-known Estonian movies, including Viimne reliikvia and "Hukkunud Alpinisti" hotell.
Grigori Kromanov, Estonian director and screenwriter (born 1926)
Faina Georgiyevna Ranevskaya was a Soviet actress. She is recognized as one of the greatest Soviet actresses in both tragedy and comedy. She was also famous for her aphorisms.
Faina Ranevskaya, Russian actress (born 1896)
Aziz Sami Bey Abi-Samim was an Iraqi writer and translator. Born in Kirkuk, then part of the Ottoman Empire he moved to Istanbul to continue his studies and taught in schools in va…
Aziz Sami, Iraqi writer and translator (born 1895)
Bryan Aldwyn Hextall was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League (NHL). Considered one of the top wingers of th…
Bryan Hextall, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1913)
Philippé Wynne was an American singer, best known for his role as a lead vocalist of The Spinners. Wynne scored notable hits such as "How Could I Let You Get Away", "The Rubberband…
Philippe Wynne, American soul singer (The Spinners) (born 1941)
Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton, was an American singer and songwriter of blues and R&B.
Big Mama Thornton, American singer-songwriter (born 1926)
George Horace Gallup was an American pioneer of survey sampling techniques and inventor of the Gallup poll, a statistically based survey sampled measure of public opinion.
George Gallup, American mathematician and statistician, founded the Gallup Company (born 1901)
Edward Theodore Gein, also known as the Butcher of Plainfield and the Plainfield Ghoul, was an American murderer and body snatcher. His crimes, committed around his hometown of Pla…
Ed Gein, American serial killer (born 1906)
James Neville Mason was an English actor. He achieved considerable success in British cinema before becoming a star in Hollywood. He was nominated for three Academy Awards, three G…
James Mason, English actor (born 1909)
Fredrick Malcolm Waring Sr. was an American musician, bandleader, choral director, and radio and television personality, sometimes referred to as "America's Singing Master" and "Th…
Fred Waring, American television host and bandleader (born 1900)
Richard Walter Burton was a Welsh actor.
Richard Burton, Welsh actor (born 1925)
Richard Lewis Deacon was an American television and motion picture actor, widely known for playing supporting roles in television shows such as The Dick Van Dyke Show, Leave It to …
Richard Deacon, American actor (born 1921)
Ellen Raskin was an American children's writer and illustrator. She won the 1979 Newbery Medal for The Westing Game, a mystery novel, and another children's mystery, Figgs & Phant…
Ellen Raskin, American author and illustrator (born 1928)
Alfred Abraham Knopf Sr. was an American publisher of the 20th century, and co-founder of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. His contemporaries included the likes of Bennett Cerf and Donald Klo…
Alfred A. Knopf Sr., American publisher, founded Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. (born 1892)
Paul Felix Schmidt was an Estonian and German chess player, writer and chemist.
Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian–American chemist and chess player (born 1916)