Robert Sterling actor

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

Descendants:

Bonnie Raitt

Brief Facts:

Broadway musical plays Oklahoma, Carousel, Pajama Game. Movie musical Pajama Game.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame 2001.

Theater Hall of Fame.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6126 Hollywood Boulevard for live performance or theater29 January 1992

Bruce Shand
military

Real/Birth Name:

Bruce Middleton Hope Shand

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

22 January 1917

Death Date:

11 June 2006

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

London, England, UK

Relationships:

father of

Descendants:

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

Brief Facts:

Major, in the British Army, fought in World War II. Prisoner of war in Germany.

Ernest Borgnine
actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Ermes Effron Borgnino

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

24 January 1917

Death Date:

8 July 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Hamden, Connecticut, USA

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Ethel Merman

Younger than Ethel Merman by 9 years.

Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Brief Facts:

Noted for gap in front teeth. Movies A Grandpa for Christmas, Marty, From Here to Eternity, Emperor of the North Pole, The Dirty Dozen. TV series McHale's Navy. Marriage to Ethel Merman lasted 32 days in 1964.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1996.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6324 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Palm Springs Walk of Stars A star at 265 S. Palm Canyon Drive17 January 1998

Jack Brickhouse
sports analyst, baseball, basketball, football

Real/Birth Name:

John Beasley Brickhouse

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

24 January 1917

Death Date:

6 August 1998

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Peoria, Illinois, USA

Brief Facts:

Television coverage of games for Chicago teams and more.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame 1985.

Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Ford C Frick Award 1983.

National Radio Hall of Fame 1998.

NSMA Hall of Fame 1983.

Louis Zamperini
track, military

Real/Birth Name:

Louis Silvie Zamperini

Nickname(s):

Louie
Torrance Tornado

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

26 January 1917

Death Date:

2 July 2014

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Olean, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

1035 Olympics in Berlin. Joined the Army Air Forforce in World War II. His plane crashed at sea. He was later captured and made a prisoner of war. Subject of the movie Unbroken.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.

Lloyd Perryman
singer

Real/Birth Name:

Lloyd Wilson Perryman

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

29 January 1917

Death Date:

31 May 1977

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Ruth, Arkansas, USA

Brief Facts:

Member of Sons of the Pioneers.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Country Music Hall of Fame 1980.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1995.

Texas Trail of Fame 2001.

The Vocal Group Hall of Fame 2005.

Western Music Association Hall of Fame 1989.

Western Music Association Hall of Fame 2008.

Country Music Hall of Fame 1980 as a member of group Sons of the Pioneers.

Hall of Great Western Performers 1995 as a member of group Sons of the Pioneers.

Texas Trail of Fame 2001 as a member of group Sons of the Pioneers.

The Vocal Group Hall of Fame 2005 as a member of group Sons of the Pioneers.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6845 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry as a member of group Sons of the Pioneers.

Zsa Zsa Gabor
actor, accused, socialite, Broadway, game show

Real/Birth Name:

Sari Gabor
Gabor Sari

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

6 February 1917

Death Date:

18 December 2016

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Budapest, Hungary

Relationships:

older sister of

Eva Gabor

Older than Eva Gabor by 2 years.

mother of

Francesca Hilton

ex-wife of

George Sanders

Younger than George Sanders by 10 years.

daughter of

Jolie Gabor

younger sister of

Magda Gabor

Younger than Magda Gabor by 1 year.

Fort Lawn, South Carolina, USA

Ancestors:

Jolie Gabor

Descendants:

Francesca Hilton

Brief Facts:

Movies The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, Queen of Outer Space, Moulin Rouge (1952). TV series Hollywood Squares.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6915 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Banks McFadden
football, coach, basketball

Real/Birth Name:

Banks McFadden

Nickname(s):

Bonnie Banks
The Great

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

7 February 1917

Death Date:

4 June 2005

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Player, coach, and administrator at Clemson University. Football, halfback for NFL team Brooklyn Dodgers.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame 1973.

College Football Hall of Fame 1959.

Southern Conference Hall of Fame 2010.

Allie Reynolds
baseball

Real/Birth Name:

Allie Pierce Reynolds

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

10 February 1917

Death Date:

26 December 1994

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Bethany, Oklahoma, USA

Brief Facts:

Pitcher. Teams Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame 1972.

Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame.

Yankee Stadium Monument Park 1989.

Sidney Sheldon
writer, producer

Real/Birth Name:

Sidney Schechtel

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

11 February 1917

Death Date:

30 January 2007

Age at Death:

89, 12 days before his 90^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Brief Facts:

Created TV show I Dream of Jeannie. Novels The Other Side of Midnight, Rage of Angels, If Tomorrow Comes, Windmills of the Gods. Movie The Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6739 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry9 June 1988

Palm Springs Walk of Stars A star at 123 N. Palm Canyon Drive25 February 1994

Dom DiMaggio
baseball

Real/Birth Name:

Dominic Paul DiMaggio

Nickname(s):

the Little Professor
the Prof

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

12 February 1917

Death Date:

8 May 2009

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

San Francisco, California, USA

Relationships:

younger brother of

Joe DiMaggio

Younger than Joe DiMaggio by 2 years.

younger brother of

Vince DiMaggio

Younger than Vince DiMaggio by 4 years.

National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.

Brief Facts:

Center fielder, team Boston Red Sox. Seven times on All-Star team. Served in the military in World War II.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame 1992.

Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame 1995.

Tadd Dameron
jazz, composer, musician

Real/Birth Name:

Tadley Ewing Peake Dameron

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

21 February 1917

Death Date:

8 March 1965

Age at Death:

48, 15 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Brief Facts:

Also arranger. Song If You Could See Me Now.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Harpurhey, Manchester, England, UK

Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 2001.

Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 2004.

DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame 2004.

Anthony Burgess
writer, composer, educator, poet, critic

Real/Birth Name:

John Burgess Wilson

Also Known As:

John Anthony Burgess Wilson
Joseph Kell

Nickname(s):

Jack Wilson
Little Jack
Johnny Eagle

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

25 February 1917

Death Date:

22 November 1993

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Name Anthony added at confirmation. Author, poet, playwright, composer, linguist, translator and critic. Book A Clockwork Orange.

Cliffie Stone
musician, country, dj, business, radio, composer

Real/Birth Name:

Clifford Gilpin Snyder

Also Known As:

Cliffie G. Stone

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

1 March 1917

Death Date:

16 January 1998

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Stockton, California, USA

Relationships:

son of

Herman the Hermit

Ancestors:

Herman the Hermit

Brief Facts:

Bass player. Radio show The Hollywood Barn Dance. Co-wrote song So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed. The Pioneer award by the Academy of Country Music is called the "Cliffie".

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Country Music Hall of Fame 1989.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 1990.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1501 Vine Street for contributions to radio1 March 1989

Desi Arnaz
actor, singer, musician, business, bandleader

Real/Birth Name:

Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y De Acha III

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

2 March 1917

Death Date:

2 December 1986

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Relationships:

father of

Desi Arnaz Jr.

father of

Lucie Arnaz

ex-husband of

Lucille Ball

Younger than Lucille Ball by 5 years.

York, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Descendants:

Brief Facts:

Co-founder of Desilu Productions. TV show I Love Lucy. Movie The Long, Long Trailer.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Television Academy Hall of Fame 1990.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6325½ Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6254 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Frankie Howerd
tv, comedy

Real/Birth Name:

Francis Alick Howard

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

6 March 1917

Death Date:

19 April 1992

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

TV show That Was the Week That Was.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

London Avenue of Stars.

Vera Lynn
singer, composer, actor, activist

Real/Birth Name:

Vera Margaret Welch

Also Known As:

Dame Vera Lynn

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

20 March 1917

Death Date:

18 June 2020

Age at Death:

103

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

East Ham, London, England, UK

Brief Facts:

Songs I'll Be Seeing You, The Last Time I Saw Paris, The White Cliffs of Dover, Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart, My Son, My Son. Officer of the Order of the British Empire, 1969 New Year Honours. Dame, 1975 Birthday Honours. Order of the Companions of Honour, 2016 Birthday Honours.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

London Avenue of Stars.

Nancy Barbato
famous, relative

Real/Birth Name:

Nanicia Rose Barbato

Also Known As:

Nancy Sinatra
Nancy Barbato Sinatra

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

25 March 1917

Death Date:

13 July 2018

Age at Death:

101

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Relationships:

ex-wife of

Frank Sinatra

Younger than Frank Sinatra by 1 year.

mother of

Frank Sinatra Jr.

mother of

Nancy Sinatra

mother of

Tina Sinatra

Descendants:

Brief Facts:

Childhood sweetheart, then first wife of Frank Sinatra.

Dabbs Greer
actor, western, educator

Real/Birth Name:

Robert William Greer

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

2 April 1917

Death Date:

28 April 2007

Age at Death:

90, 26 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Fairview, Missouri, USA

Brief Facts:

TV series Gunsmoke, Little House on the Prairie and many small character roles. He never married and had no survivors.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Missouri Walk of Fame 2017.

Hugh Gallarneau
football

Real/Birth Name:

Hugh H. Gallarneau

Nickname(s):

Duke

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

2 April 1917

Death Date:

14 July 1999

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Brief Facts:

Halfback. Teams Stanford University, Chicago Bears.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame.

College Football Hall of Fame 1982.

Hans Conried
actor, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:

Hans Georg Conried Jr.

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

15 April 1917

Death Date:

5 January 1982

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Brief Facts:

The voice of Snidely Whiplash in Dudley Do-Right cartoons on Rocky and Bullwinkle. TV series Make Room for Daddy. Movie The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. Broadway musical Can-Can.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6664 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Frederica of Hanover
royalty

Real/Birth Name:

Frederica Louisa Thyra Victoria Margareta Sophie Olga Cécilie Isabelle Christa
Friederike Luise Thyra Victoria Margarita Sophia Olga Cecilia Isabella Christa

Also Known As:

Queen Consort of the Hellenes
Queen Consort of Greece

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

18 April 1917

Death Date:

6 February 1981

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Blankenburg am Harz, Germany

Relationships:

third cousin once removed of

Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster

third cousin of

Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

first cousin twice removed of

Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

mother of

Constantine II

third cousin once removed of

David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon

second cousin once removed of

Duke of Windsor

grandmother of

Felipe VI of Spain

great granddaughter of

Frederick III, German Emperor

third cousin once removed of

Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark

third cousin once removed of

George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews

third cousin once removed of

Haakon Magnus

second cousin once removed of

Infante Juan of Spain, Count of Barcelona

second cousin once removed of

Ingrid of Sweden

third cousin once removed of

James Ogilvy

third cousin of

Juan Carlos I

first cousin twice removed of

King George V

second cousin once removed of

King George VI

third cousin of

King Harald V of Norway

second cousin once removed of

King Olav V of Norway

third cousin once removed of

Lady Davina Lewis

third cousin once removed of

Lady Gabriella Windsor

third cousin once removed of

Lady Helen Taylor

third cousin once removed of

Lady Sarah Chatto

third cousin once removed of

Lord Frederick Windsor

third cousin once removed of

Lord Nicholas Windsor

second cousin once removed of

Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma

third cousin of

Margrethe II of Denmark

second cousin once removed of

Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood

wife of

Paul of Greece, until his earlier death.

Younger than Paul of Greece by 15 years.

first cousin once removed of

Paul of Greece

great great granddaughter of

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

third cousin once removed of

Prince Andrew, Duke of York

third cousin once removed of

Prince Carl Philip

third cousin once removed of

Prince Charles

third cousin of

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent

third cousin once removed of

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex

second cousin once removed of

Prince George, Duke of Kent

second cousin once removed of

Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester

second cousin once removed of

Prince John of the United Kingdom

third cousin of

Prince Michael of Kent

third cousin of

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

third cousin of

Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester

third cousin of

Prince William of Gloucester

third cousin of

Princess Alexandra, Lady Ogilvy

second cousin once removed of

Princess Alice of Battenberg

first cousin twice removed of

Princess Alix of Hesse and By Rhine

third cousin once removed of

Princess Anne

third cousin once removed of

Princess Madeleine

third cousin of

Princess Margaret

first cousin twice removed of

Princess Margaret of Connaught

first cousin twice removed of

Princess Maud of the United Kingdom

third cousin once removed of

Princess Märtha Louise

second cousin once removed of

Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

first cousin twice removed of

Princess Sophia of Prussia

daughter of

Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia

first cousin twice removed of

Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine

third cousin of

Queen Elizabeth II

mother of

Queen Sofía of Spain

great great granddaughter of

Queen Victoria

first cousin twice removed of

Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg

third cousin once removed of

Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden

great granddaughter of

Victoria, Princess Royal

granddaughter of

Wilhelm II

Newport News, Virginia, USA

Ancestors:

Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia

Wilhelm II

Descendants:

Felipe VI of Spain

Brief Facts:

In exile to London during WWII.

Ella Fitzgerald
singer, jazz, actor

Real/Birth Name:

Ella Jane Fitzgerald

Nickname(s):

Lady Ella
Queen of Scat
First Lady of Song

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

25 April 1917

Death Date:

15 June 1976

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Won 13 Grammy Awards, and was awarded the National Medal of Art by Ronald Reagan.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame 1984.

Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1978.

DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame 1979.

Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame 2005.

Great American Songbook Hall of Fame 2017.

Kennedy Center Honors 1979.

NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame 1984.

National Black Sports and Entertainment Hall of Fame 2001.

National Medal of Arts 1987.

National Women's Hall of Fame 1995.

Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame 2005.

Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame 1997.

Presidential Medal of Freedom 1992.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6738 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry

I.M. Pei
architect

Real/Birth Name:

Ieoh Ming Pei

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

26 April 1917

Death Date:

16 May 2019

Age at Death:

102, 20 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Guangzhou, China

Brief Facts:

Chinese-American architect. Designer of the John F. Kennedy Library and many other famous buildings.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

National Medal of Arts 1988.

Presidential Medal of Freedom 1993.

Virgil Trucks
baseball, coach

Real/Birth Name:

Virgil Oliver Trucks

Also Known As:

Fire Trucks

Nickname(s):

Fire

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

26 April 1917

Death Date:

23 March 2013

Age at Death:

95, 34 days before his 96^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Relationships:

uncle of

Butch Trucks

Brief Facts:

Pitcher and coach. Teams Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Alabama Sports Hall of Fame 1974.

Michigan Sports Hall of Fame 1985.

Celeste Holm
soap, actor, Broadway, singer

Real/Birth Name:

Celeste Holm

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

29 April 1917

Death Date:

15 July 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Pilot Mound, Manitoba, Canada

Brief Facts:

Movies All About Eve, Gentleman's Agreement, High Society. TV series Touched by an Angel, Falcon Crest. Broadway musical Oklahoma!.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

National Broadcasters Hall of Fame 2007.

Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame 1995.

Theater Hall of Fame 1992.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1500 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6821 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Black Jack Stewart
hockey, coach

Real/Birth Name:

John Sherratt Stewart

Also Known As:

J.S. Stewart
Jack Stewart

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

6 May 1917

Death Date:

25 May 1983

Age at Death:

66, 19 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Team Detroit Red Wings.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hockey Hall of Fame 1964.

Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame.

Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame 1997.

Michigan Sports Hall of Fame 2000.

Mike McCormick (outfielder)
baseball

Real/Birth Name:

Myron Winthrop McCormick

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

6 May 1917

Death Date:

13 April 1976

Age at Death:

58, 23 days before his 59^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Angels Camp, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Outfielder. Teams Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame 1966.

Margo
actor, dancer

Real/Birth Name:

María Marguerita Guadalupe Teresa Estela Bolado Castilla y O'Donnell

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

10 May 1917

Death Date:

17 July 1985

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Relationships:

wife of

Eddie Albert, until she died.

Younger than Eddie Albert by 11 years.

mother of

Edward Albert

New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Descendants:

Edward Albert

Brief Facts:

Movies Lost Horizon, Viva Zapata!, I'll Cry Tomorrow, Behind the Rising Sun.

Raymond Burr
actor

Real/Birth Name:

Raymond William Stacy Burr

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

21 May 1917

Death Date:

12 September 1993

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

TV shows Perry Mason, Ironside. Movie Airplane II: The Sequel.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame.

Canada's Walk of Fame 2009.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6656 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

John F. Kennedy
Senator, president, murdered, military, US Representative

Real/Birth Name:

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Also Known As:

John Kennedy

Nickname(s):

Jack
JFK

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

29 May 1917

Death Date:

22 November 1963

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

Relationships:

uncle of

father of

uncle of

older brother of

Older than Edward Kennedy by 14 years.

older brother of

Eunice Kennedy Shriver

Older than Eunice Kennedy Shriver by 4 years.

husband of

Jackie Kennedy, until he died.

Older than Jackie Kennedy by 12 years.

older brother of

Jean Kennedy Smith

Older than Jean Kennedy Smith by 10 years.

father of

John Kennedy Jr.

grandfather of

John Schlossberg

younger brother of

Joseph Kennedy Jr.

Younger than Joseph Kennedy Jr. by 1 year.

son of

Joseph Kennedy Sr.

uncle of

Joseph P. Kennedy II

uncle of

Joseph P. Kennedy III

uncle of

Katherine Schwarzenegger

uncle of

Kerry Kennedy

uncle of

Kyra Kennedy

uncle of

Maria Shriver

older brother of

Patricia Kennedy Lawford

Older than Patricia Kennedy Lawford by 6 years.

uncle of

Patrick Schwarzenegger

older brother of

Robert F. Kennedy

Older than Robert F. Kennedy by 8 years.

uncle of

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

son of

Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

grandfather of

Rose Schlossberg

older brother of

Rosemary Kennedy

Older than Rosemary Kennedy by 1 year.

Ancestors:

Descendants:

Brief Facts:

US Representative from Massachusetts 11th District 1947-1953. Senator from Massachusetts 1953-1960. 35th President of the United States from January 20, 1961 till he was assassinated in Dallas, Texas November 22, 1963.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Irish American Hall of Fame 2011.

Los Angeles Memorial Coloseum Court of Honors 1964.

Presidential Medal of Freedom 1963.

Time Person of the Year 1961.

Leo Gorcey
actor, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:

Leo Bernard Gorcey

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

3 June 1917

Death Date:

2 June 1969

Age at Death:

51, 1 day before his 52^nd birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Broadway play Dead End. In group Dead End Kids and Bowery Boys movies.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 7080 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry as a member of group Dead End Kids.

Robert Merrill
singer, actor, opera

Real/Birth Name:

Moishe Millstein

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

4 June 1917

Death Date:

23 October 2004

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Roberta Peters

Older than Roberta Peters by 12 years.

New Rochelle Walk of Fame.

Brief Facts:

Baritone opera star at the New York Metropolitan Opera - in Carmen, The Barber of Seville, Rigoletto. Movie musical Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

National Medal of Arts 1993.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6763 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry

Kirk Kirkorian
business, aviator

Real/Birth Name:

Kerkor Kirkorian

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

6 June 1917

Death Date:

15 June 2015

Age at Death:

98, 9 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Fresno, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Built large hotels in Las Vegas, owned the studio company MGM, became a billionaire.

Dean Martin
actor, singer, boxing

Real/Birth Name:

Dino Paul Crocetti

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

7 June 1917

Death Date:

25 December 1995 (Christmas Day)

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Steubenville, Ohio, USA

Relationships:

father of

Dean Paul Martin

father of

Ricci Martin

Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame.

Descendants:

Brief Facts:

Member the Rat Pack. Paired withJerry Lewis in many movies.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2008.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6519 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1617 Vine Street for contributions to the recording industry

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6651 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Las Vegas Walk of Stars A star at Flamingo Hotel22 February 2010

Byron White
football, lawyer, judge

Real/Birth Name:

Byron Raymond White

Also Known As:

Byron "Whizzer" White

Nickname(s):

Whizzer

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

8 June 1917

Death Date:

15 April 2002

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

Brief Facts:

Halfback. Team Detroit Lions. Associate Justice in the Supreme Court from 1962 to 1993.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Academic All-America Hall of Fame 1996.

College Football Hall of Fame 1954.

Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame 1998.

Colorado Sports Hall of Fame 1965.

CU Athletic Hall of Fame.

Michigan Sports Hall of Fame 1962.

National High School Hall of Fame 1987.

Presidential Medal of Freedom 2003.

Theodore Roosevelt Award 1969.

Katharine Graham
publisher, accident, business, writer

Real/Birth Name:

Katharine Meyer

Also Known As:

Katharine Meyer Graham

Nickname(s):

Kay

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

16 June 1917

Death Date:

17 July 2001

Age at Death:

84, 31 days after her birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Boise, Idaho, USA

Relationships:

daughter of

Eugene Meyer

wife of

Philip Graham

Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame.

Ancestors:

Eugene Meyer

Brief Facts:

Publisher and owner of the Washington Post. Won Pulitzer Prize in 1998. Died from injuries when she fell while on a trip to Sun Valley Idaho.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

National Women's Hall of Fame 2002.

Presidential Medal of Freedom 2002.

U.S. Business Hall of Fame 1993.

Richard Boone
actor, western, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:

Richard Allen Boone

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

18 June 1917

Death Date:

10 January 1981

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Relationships:

cousin of

Pat Boone

cousin of

Randy Boone

Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

TV shows Hec Ramsay, Have Gun - Will Travel. Movie The Robe role of Pontius Pilate. Movies The Shootist, The Alamo, Big Jake. Broadway play The Rivalry. Member of fraternity Theta Xi.

Davey O'Brien
football

Real/Birth Name:

Robert David O'Brien

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

22 June 1917

Death Date:

18 November 1977

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Dallas, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Team Texas Christian University as quarterback. Team Philadelphia Eagles.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

College Football Hall of Fame 1955.

Heisman Trophy 1938.

Maxwell Award 1938.

Southwest Conference Hall of Fame 2013.

Texas High School Sports Hall of Fame 1993.

Texas Sports Hall of Fame 1966.

Woodrow Wilson High School Hall of Fame 1969.

Lena Horne
singer, jazz, actor, Broadway, Tony Award, activist

Real/Birth Name:

Lena Calhoun Horne

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

30 June 1917

Death Date:

9 May 2010

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Relationships:

grandmother of

Amy Lumet

mother of

Gail Jones

Descendants:

Gail Jones

Amy Lumet

Brief Facts:

Movie Stormy Weather.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1991.

Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1991.

International Best-Dressed Hall of Fame List 1983.

International Civil Rights Walk of Fame 2006.

Kennedy Center Honors 1984.

NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame 1983.

National Black Sports and Entertainment Hall of Fame 2003.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6282 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6250 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry

Susan Hayward
actor

Real/Birth Name:

Edythe Marrenner

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

30 June 1917

Death Date:

14 March 1975

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Elizabeth, Louisiana, USA

Brief Facts:

Five Academy Award nominations for Best Actress. Movies I Want to Live!, Snows of Kilimanjaro, With a Song in My Heart, I'll Cry Tomorrow, Valley of the Dolls.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6251 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Faye Emerson
actor, tv, singer

Real/Birth Name:

Faye Margaret Emerson

Nickname(s):

The First Lady of Television

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

8 July 1917

Death Date:

9 March 1983

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Relationships:

ex-wife of

Elliott Roosevelt

Younger than Elliott Roosevelt by 6 years.

ex-wife of

Skitch Henderson

Older than Skitch Henderson by less than 1 year.

Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies The Mask of Dimitrios, Desert Song, Destination Tokyo, Hollywood Canteen. TV show Faye and Skitch.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6529 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6689 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Don Herbert
kids, tv, producer

Real/Birth Name:

Donald Herbert Kemske

Also Known As:

Mr. Wizard
Donald Jeffrey Herbert

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

10 July 1917

Death Date:

12 June 2007

Age at Death:

89, 28 days before his 90^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Waconia, Minnesota, USA

Brief Facts:

TV shows Watch Mr. Wizard, Mr. Wizard's World.

Andrew Wyeth
painter

Real/Birth Name:

Andrew Newell Wyeth

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

12 July 1917

Death Date:

16 January 2009

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

American painter b. 1917. Best work is painting Christina's World.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Congressional Gold Medal 1988.

National Medal of Arts 2007.

Presidential Medal of Freedom 1963.

Lou Boudreau
baseball, manager

Real/Birth Name:

Louis Boudreau

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

17 July 1917

Death Date:

10 August 2001

Age at Death:

84, 24 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Harvey, Illinois, USA

Brief Facts:

Shortstop. Teams University of Illinois, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox. Manager, teams Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Chicago Cubs.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame 1954.

Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame 2017.

National Baseball Hall of Fame 1970.

Phyllis Diller
tv, comedy, actor, soap, Broadway, game show

Real/Birth Name:

Phyllis Ada Driver

Also Known As:

Dame Illya Dillya

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

17 July 1917

Death Date:

20 August 2012

Age at Death:

95, 34 days after her birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Lima, Ohio, USA

Brief Facts:

Often appeared on TV game shows, like Hollywood Squares. Voice actor in animated movie A Bug's Life. TV show The Bold and the Beautiful. Movies Splendor in the Grass, The Boneyard. Broadway musical play Hello, Dolly!. Known for her distinctive laugh.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Ohio Women's Hall of Fame 1981.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 7001 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Palm Springs Walk of Stars A star at 123 N. Palm Canyon Drive8 March 2001

St. Louis Walk of Fame A star at 6366 Delmar Boulevard

Judy Martin
singer, country, suicide, overdose

Real/Birth Name:

Eva Alaine Overstake

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

23 July 1917

Death Date:

17 November 1951

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Decatur, Illinois, USA

Relationships:

grandmother of

Debby Boone

younger sister of

Jenny Lou Carson

Younger than Jenny Lou Carson by 2 years.

great grandmother of

Jessica Corbin

grandmother of

Lindy Boone

mother of

Shirley Boone

Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Descendants:

Shirley Boone

Jessica Corbin

Brief Facts:

Second wife, at age 16, of Red Foley, on August 9, 1933, six months after his first wife Pauline died in childbirth. Group Three Little Maids. Committed suicide by overdose of sleeping pills, leaving a note.

Robert Mitchum
actor, producer, writer, composer, criminal

Real/Birth Name:

Robert Charles Durman Mitchum

Also Known As:

Bob Mitchum

Nickname(s):

Mitch

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

6 August 1917

Death Date:

1 July 1997

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Relationships:

older brother of

John Mitchum

Older than John Mitchum by 2 years.

Brief Facts:

Movies Thunder Road, Ryan's Daughter, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944), Cape Fear (1962), Cape Fear (1991).

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Cecil B DeMille Award 1992.

Hall of Great Western Performers 2013.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6240 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry25 January 1984

Marjorie Reynolds
actor, western, singer

Real/Birth Name:

Marjorie Goodspeed

Also Known As:

Marjorie Moore

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

12 August 1917

Death Date:

1 February 1997

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Buhl, Idaho, USA

Brief Facts:

Movie (musical) Holiday Inn. TV show The Life of Riley.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1525 Vine Street for contributions to the television industry

Marty Glickman
radio, sports analyst, track

Real/Birth Name:

Martin Irving Glickman

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

14 August 1917

Death Date:

3 January 2001

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Tetwiler, Mississippi, USA

Brief Facts:

A member of the U.S. team at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games held in Berlin, Germany. Controversy over his removal fom the 400-meter relay event. The voice of the New York Knicks and New York Giants and New York Jets.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame 1993.

National Black Sports and Entertainment Hall of Fame 2001.

National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame 1994.

NSMA Hall of Fame 1993.

John Lee Hooker
singer, musician, blues, composer

Real/Birth Name:

John Lee Hooker

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

22 August 1917

Death Date:

21 June 2001

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Birth year may be 1912. Songs Boogie Chillen', Crawling King Snake, Dimples, Boom Boom, One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer, I’m in the Mood.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Blues Hall of Fame 1980.

Guitar Center RockWalk 1989.

International Guitar Hall of Fame.

Memphis Music Hall of Fame 2016.

Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame.

Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1991.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 7083 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry11 September 1997

Tex Williams
singer, country, blues

Real/Birth Name:

Sollie Paul Williams

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

23 August 1917

Death Date:

11 October 1985

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Ramsey, Illinois, USA

Brief Facts:

Western swing musician, talking blues style. Song Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette).

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 1983.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6412 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to radio

Dennis James
tv, actor, sports analyst, game show

Real/Birth Name:

Demie James Sposa

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

24 August 1917

Death Date:

3 June 1997

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Brief Facts:

Game show host - TV show Name That Tune.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6753 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry10 September 1992

Palm Springs Walk of Stars A star at 123 N. Palm Canyon Drive29 February 1996

Mel Ferrer
actor, director, producer, writer, dancer, Broadway, kids

Real/Birth Name:

Melchior Gaston Ferrer

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

25 August 1917

Death Date:

2 June 2008

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Elberon, New Jersey, USA

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Audrey Hepburn

Older than Audrey Hepburn by 11 years.

father of

Sean Ferrer

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Descendants:

Sean Ferrer

Brief Facts:

No relation to José Ferrer. Movies Lili, War and Peace, The Sun Also Rises, The Brave Bulls. Play Strange Fruit in New York. Children's book Tito's Hats.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6268 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Isabel Sanford
actor, Broadway, comedy

Real/Birth Name:

Eloise Gwendolyn Sanford

Also Known As:

Isabell Sanford

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

29 August 1917

Death Date:

9 July 2004

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

TV series The Jeffersons, All in the Family. Movie Guess Who's Coming for Dinner. Broadway play The Amen Corner.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 7080 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry15 January 2004

Herbert Lom
actor

Real/Birth Name:

Herbert Karel Angelo Kuchačevič ze Schluderpacheru

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

11 September 1917

Death Date:

27 September 2012

Age at Death:

95, 16 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

(then part of Austria-Hungary), Prague, Czech Republic

Brief Facts:

Movies A Shot in the Dark, The Pink Panther Strikes Again, The Dead Zone, King Solomon's Mines, Count Dracula.

June Foray
actor

Real/Birth Name:

June Lucille Forer

Nickname(s):

The Cartoon Queen

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

18 September 1917

Death Date:

26 July 2017

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Height:

4 feet 11 inches (149.86 cm)

Brief Facts:

Voice actor in many cartoons, role of Rocky the Squirrel, Rocket J. Squirrel on TV show Rocky and His Friends.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 7080 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry7 July 2000

Fernando Rey
actor

Real/Birth Name:

Fernando Casado D'Arambillet

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

20 September 1917

Death Date:

9 March 1994

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

A Coruña, Spain

Brief Facts:

Movie The French Connection.

Red Auerbach
basketball, coach

Real/Birth Name:

Arnold Jacob Auerbach

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

20 September 1917

Death Date:

28 October 2006

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Washington DC Sports Hall of Fame.

Brief Facts:

Coach, teams Washington Capitols, Tri-Cities Blackhawks, Boston Celtics.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Basketball Hall of Fame 1969.

GW Athletic Hall of Fame 1959.

International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame 1979.

National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame 1996.

Jakob "Jackie" Gerlich
actor, little person, circus

Real/Birth Name:

Jakob "Jackie" E. Gerlich

Nickname(s):

Jackie

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

21 September 1917

Death Date:

27 December 1960

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Vienna, Austria, Austria-Hungary

Brief Facts:

Movie The Wizard of Oz. Member of The Munchkins. The red member of the Lollipop Guild.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6915 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry as a member of group The Munchkins.

Phil Rizzuto
baseball, sports analyst

Real/Birth Name:

Philip Francis Rizzuto

Nickname(s):

The Scooter

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

25 September 1917

Death Date:

13 August 2007

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.

Brief Facts:

Shortstop, team New York Yankees for 13 years.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Babe Ruth Award 1951.

National Baseball Hall of Fame 1994.

New Jersey Hall of Fame 2009.

New Jersey Sports Hall of Fame 1993.

Yankee Stadium Monument Park 1985.

Buddy Rich
musician, singer, jazz, bandleader

Real/Birth Name:

Bernard Rich

Also Known As:

Bernard "Buddy" Rich

Nickname(s):

Buddy

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

30 September 1917

Death Date:

2 April 1987

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Drummer.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1981.

DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame 1974.

Guitar Center RockWalk 1991.

Charles Drake
actor

Real/Birth Name:

Charles Ruppert

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

2 October 1917

Death Date:

10 September 1994

Age at Death:

76, 22 days before his 77^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Mineral Point, Wisconsin, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies It Came from Outer Space (1953), Valley of the Dolls.

Allen Ludden
tv, game show

Real/Birth Name:

Allen Elsworth

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

5 October 1917

Death Date:

9 June 1981

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Relationships:

husband of

Betty White, until he died.

Older than Betty White by 4 years.

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Game show host. TV shows Password, Password Plus.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6743 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry31 March 1988

June Allyson
actor, singer

Real/Birth Name:

Ella Geisman

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

7 October 1917

Death Date:

8 July 2006

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Relationships:

wife of

Dick Powell, until his earlier death.

Younger than Dick Powell by 12 years.

Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA

Brief Facts:

Musical The Glenn Miller Story. Movie Little Women (1949).

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1537 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry

Thelonious Monk
musician, jazz

Real/Birth Name:

Thelonious Sphere Monk

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

10 October 1917

Death Date:

17 February 1982

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Relationships:

first cousin once removed of

Art Monk

Brief Facts:

Jazz pianist.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1980.

DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame 1963.

Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame 2004.

Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame 2004.

North Carolina Music Hall of Fame 2009.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 7055 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry24 July 1989

Jan Miner
actor, model, radio

Real/Birth Name:

Janice Miner

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

15 October 1917

Death Date:

15 February 2004

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Movie Lenny. Radio show Boston Blackie. Best known for role of Madge the Manicurist in Palmolive detergent ads.

Boris Sagal
director, accident

Real/Birth Name:

Boris Sagal

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

18 October 1917

Death Date:

22 May 1981

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Dnepropetrovsk, Russia

Relationships:

father of

Jean Sagal

father of

Katey Sagal

father of

Liz Sagal

husband of

Marge Champion, until he died.

Older than Marge Champion by 1 year.

Cheraw, South Carolina, USA

Descendants:

Brief Facts:

Movie Girl Happy. TV series Dr. Kildare, Ironside, McCloud, Peter Gunn and many TV movies. Died when he accidentally walked into a helicopter tail rotor.

Dizzy Gillespie
musician, jazz

Real/Birth Name:

John Birks Gillespie

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

21 October 1917

Death Date:

6 January 1993

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Trumpet player - his trumpet had a bent tube and the bell pointed upward.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1982.

DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame 1960.

Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame 2004.

Kennedy Center Honors 1990.

National Medal of Arts 1989.

Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame 2004.

New Jersey Hall of Fame 2014.

Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame 1993.

Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame 1987.

South Carolina Hall of Fame 1985.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 7057 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry20 October 1995

Joan Fontaine
actor, singer, Broadway, soap

Real/Birth Name:

Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland

Also Known As:

Joan Burfield

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

22 October 1917

Death Date:

15 December 2013

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Tokyo, Japan

Relationships:

ex-wife of

Brian Aherne

Younger than Brian Aherne by 15 years.

younger sister of

Olivia de Havilland

Younger than Olivia de Havilland by 1 year.

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Rebecca, Suspicion, Island in the Sun, Tender Is the Night, Jane Eyre (1944), Ivanhoe, Dark Mansions. TV soap Ryan's HopeEstranged from her sister.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1645 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry

Lee MacPhail
baseball, manager

Real/Birth Name:

Leland Stanford MacPhail Jr.

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

25 October 1917

Death Date:

8 November 2012

Age at Death:

95, 14 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Relationships:

son of

Larry MacPhail

Elkins, West Virginia, USA

Ancestors:

Larry MacPhail

Brief Facts:

Front-office executive.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame 1998.

National Baseball Hall of Fame 1998.

Marshall Goldberg
football

Real/Birth Name:

Marshall Goldberg

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

25 October 1917

Death Date:

3 April 2006

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Halfback, fullback. Teams University of Pittsburgh, Chicago Cardinals.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Arizona Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

College Football Hall of Fame 1958.

International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame 1980.

National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame 2000.

Ann Rutherford
actor

Real/Birth Name:

Therese Ann Rutherford

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

2 November 1917

Death Date:

11 June 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Relationships:

younger sister of

Judith Arlen

Younger than Judith Arlen by 3 years.

Coalinga, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies Gone with the Wind, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Pride and Prejudice. Also a series of Andy Harvey movies.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6834 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6333 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Jo Stafford
singer, radio, jazz

Real/Birth Name:

Jo Elizabeth Stafford

Nickname(s):

G.I. Jo

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

12 November 1917

Death Date:

16 July 2008

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Relationships:

wife of

Paul Weston, until his earlier death.

Younger than Paul Weston by 5 years.

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA

Brief Facts:

Songs I'll Walk Alone, I'll Be Seeing You, I'll Never Smile Again, You Belong to Me. Member of group The Pied Pipers. The first recording artist to sell twenty-five million records.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 2003.

Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2009.

The Vocal Group Hall of Fame 2001.

The Vocal Group Hall of Fame 2001 as a member of group The Pied Pipers.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1625 Vine Street for contributions to the recording industry

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1709 Vine Street for contributions to radio

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6270 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Robert Byrd
US Representative, Senator, writer

Real/Birth Name:

Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.

Also Known As:

Robert Carlyle Byrd
Robert C. Byrd

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

20 November 1917

Death Date:

28 June 2010

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

At age 1, his mother died, he was moved to live with his aunt and uncle, who renamed him Robert Carlyle Byrd. Served over 51 years as Democratic senator from West Virginia, 1959-2010, the longest service as senator. Previously a US Representative 1953-1959. Held offices of Majority Whip, Minority Leader, twice Majority Leader and President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Early in life he was a member of the KKK, and voted against civil rights, which he later regretted and apologized for.

Nesuhi Ertegun
producer

Real/Birth Name:

Nesuhi Ertegün

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

26 November 1917

Death Date:

15 July 1989

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Istanbul, Turkey

Relationships:

older brother of

Ahmet Ertegun

Older than Ahmet Ertegun by 5 years.

International Guitar Hall of Fame.

Brief Facts:

Record producer.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

National Soccer Hall of Fame 2003.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1991.

Merle Travis
musician, composer, country

Real/Birth Name:

Merle Robert Travis

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

29 November 1917

Death Date:

20 October 1983

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Rosewood, Kentucky, USA

Brief Facts:

Wrote song Sixteen Tons.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Country Music Hall of Fame 1977.

Kentucky Music Hall of Fame 2002.

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1970.

Lou Brock (football)
football

Real/Birth Name:

James Louis Brock

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

9 December 1917

Death Date:

7 May 1989

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Stafford, Kansas, USA

Brief Facts:

Quarterback and running back. Team Green Bay Packers.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame 1982.

Slim Clark
singer, country

Real/Birth Name:

Raymond LeRoy Clark

Also Known As:

Yodelin' Slim Clark
Yodeling Slim Clark

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

11 December 1917

Death Date:

5 July 2000

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Brief Facts:

Western musician known for his yodeling.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Cowboy Hall of Fame 2000.

Maine Country Music Hall of Fame.

Massachusetts Country Music Hall of Fame.

Rhode Island Country Music Hall of Fame.

Western Music Association Hall of Fame 2000.

Elyse Knox
actor, style, model

Real/Birth Name:

Elsie Lilian Kornbrath

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

14 December 1917

Death Date:

15 February 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Relationships:

grandmother of

mother of

mother of

mother of

grandmother of

grandmother of

grandmother of

wife of

Tom Harmon, until his earlier death.

Older than Tom Harmon by 1 year.

grandmother of

Tracy Nelson