09/27/1909 - 03/15/1959
Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959),nicknamed "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. He also played trumpet, violin, and drums.
11/05/1931 - 12/12/2007
Ike Wister Turner (November 5, 1931 – December 12, 2007) was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, arranger, talent scout, and record producer.
05/08/1940 - 02/11/2006
Peter Bradford Benchley (May 8, 1940 – February 11, 2006) was an American author, best known for his novel Jaws and its subsequent film adaptation, the latter co-written by Benchley (with Carl Gottlieb) and...
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01/20/1888 - 12/06/1949
Huddie William Ledbetter (January 20, 1888 – December 6, 1949) was an American folk-blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose ability to perform a vast repertoire of songs, in conjunction with his notoriously violent life, made him a leg...
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Carrie Snodgress (Caroline Snodgress)
05/27/1945 - 04/01/2004
Caroline "Carrie" Snodgress (October 27, 1945 – April 1, 2004) was an American actress.
Bo Diddley (Ellas Otha Bates)
12/30/1928 - 06/02/2008
Ellas Otha Bates (December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter (usually as Elias McDaniel), and inventor. He was also known as "The Originator...
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07/19/1789 - 02/17/1854
John Martin (19 July 1789 – 17 February 1854) was an English Romantic painter, engraver and illustrator.
05/28/1908 - 08/12/1964
Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was a British author, journalist and Naval Intelligence Officer. Best known for his novels about the British spy James Bond, Fleming chronicled Bond's adventures in twelve novels and n...
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11/10/1932 - 02/10/2008
Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as police chief Martin C. Brody in Jaws, as choreographer and film director Joe Gideon in All That Jazz, detective Buddy Russo...
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Rosey Brown (Roosevelt Brown)
10/20/1932 - 06/09/2004
Roosevelt "Rosey" Brown, Jr. (October 20, 1932 – June 9, 2004) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the New York Giants from 1953 to 1965.
04/04/1945 - 02/11/2010
Caroline Margaret McWilliams (April 4, 1945 – February 11, 2010) was an American actress best known for her portrayal of Marcy Hill on the television series Benson and Sally on the television series Soap....
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07/11/1920 - 10/10/1985
Yul Brynner (Russian: Юлий Борисович Бринер, Julij Borisovič Briner; July 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985) was a Russian-born American actor of stage and film. He was best known for his portrayal of Mongkut, king of Siam...
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11/14/1889 - 05/27/1964
Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian statesman who was the first and longest-serving Prime Minister of India (1947–1964). One of the leading figures in the Indian...
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06/18/1905 - 07/23/1985
James Kern (“Kay”) Kyser (June 18, 1905 – July 23, 1985) was a popular bandleader and radio personality of the 1930s and 1940s
Dinah Shore (Frances Rose Shore)
02/29/1916 - 02/24/1994
Dinah Shore (born Frances Rose Shore; February 29, 1916 – February 24, 1994) was an American singer, actress, and television personality. She reached the height of her popularity as a recording artists during the...
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