Alpine skier. In the 1968 Winter Olympics. Died of a gunshot. His girlfriend Claudine Longet was convicted of misdemeanor criminally negligent homicide.

Richard Arlen
actor

Real/Birth Name:

Cornelius Richard Van Mattimore

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

September 1, 1898

Death Date:

March 28, 1976

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Jobyna Ralston

Older than Jobyna Ralston by 1 year.

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Brief Facts:

Movie The Virginian (1929)

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6755 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Howard Hughes
producer, director, aviator, business, inventor

Real/Birth Name:

Howard Robard Hughes Jr.

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

December 24, 1905

Death Date:

April 5, 1976

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Humble, Texas, USA

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Jean Peters

Older than Jean Peters by 20 years.

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Brief Facts:

Multi-millionaire businessman. Movies, airplanes, airlines, oil exploration, medical research. Excentric and reclusive. Subject of movie The Aviator

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Congressional Gold Medal 1939.

International Air & Space Hall of Fame 1987.

National Aviation Hall of Fame 1973.

Texas Aviation Hall of Fame 1998.

U.S. Business Hall of Fame 1996.

Phil Ochs
singer, composer, activist, writer, suicide

Real/Birth Name:

Philip David Ochs

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

December 19, 1940

Death Date:

April 9, 1976

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

El Paso, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Folk-protest singer in th 60s. Suicide by hanging.

Paul Ford
actor

Real/Birth Name:

Paul Ford Weaver

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

November 2, 1901

Death Date:

April 12, 1976

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies The Music Man, The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, Adise and Consent

Mike McCormick (outfielder)
baseball

Real/Birth Name:

Myron Winthrop McCormick

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

May 6, 1917

Death Date:

April 13, 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.

Ernie Nevers
football, baseball

Real/Birth Name:

Ernest Alonzo Nevers

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

June 11, 1902

Death Date:

May 3, 1976

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Willow River, Minnesota, USA

Brief Facts:

Pitcher, baseball team St. Louis Browns. NFL football teams Duluth Eskimos, Chicago Cardinals as a fulback.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Arizona Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006.

Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame 1980.

College Football Hall of Fame 1971.

Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963.

Rose Bowl Hall of Fame 1991.

Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame.

Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame 1951.

Keith Relf
singer, musician, composer

Real/Birth Name:

Keith William Relf

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

March 22, 1943

Death Date:

May 14, 1976

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Richmond, Surrey, England, UK

Brief Facts:

Lead singer and harmonica musician for group The Yardbirds. Songs Shapes of Things, I Ain't Done Wrong, Over Under Sideways Down, Happening Ten Years Time Ago. Died from electrocution at his home, while playing his improperly grounded guitar.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Guitar Center RockWalk 1998.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1992.

Guitar Center RockWalk 1998 as a member of group The Yardbirds.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1992 as a member of group The Yardbirds.

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:

April 25, 1917

Death Date:

June 15, 1976

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Newport News, Virginia, USA

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.

ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame.

Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1978.

DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame 1979.

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

Johnny Mercer
singer, lyricist, composer, business

Real/Birth Name:

John Herndon Mercer

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

November 18, 1909

Death Date:

June 25, 1976

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Brief Facts:

Songs I'm an Old Cowhand from the Rio Grande, You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby, Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe, One for My Baby (and One More for the Road), Lazybones, The Glow-Worm, Something?s Gotta Give, That Old Black Magic, In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening, Autumn Leaves, Moon River, Summer Wind. Co-founder of Capitol Records.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1980.

Georgia Writers Hall of Fame 2007.

Songwriters Hall of Fame 1971.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1628 Vine Street for contributions to the television industry

Frances Howard
actor

Real/Birth Name:

Frances Howard

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

June 4, 1903

Death Date:

July 2, 1976

Age at Death:

73, 28 days after her birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Relationships:

wife of

Samuel Goldwyn, until his earlier death.

Younger than Samuel Goldwyn by 23 or 24 years.

mother of

Samuel Goldwyn Jr.

grandmother of

Tony Goldwyn

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Descendants:

Samuel Goldwyn Jr.

Tony Goldwyn

Brief Facts:

Movie The Swan

Ted Mack
tv, radio, musician, bandleader

Real/Birth Name:

William Edward Maguiness

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

February 12, 1904

Death Date:

July 12, 1976

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Greeley, Colorado, USA

Brief Facts:

TV show and radio program The Original Amateur Hour

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6300 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Paul Gallico
writer, sports analyst

Real/Birth Name:

Paul William Gallico

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

July 26, 1897

Death Date:

July 15, 1976

Age at Death:

78, 11 days before his 79^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Novels The Snow Goose, The Poseidon Adventure. Novelist, short story writer, sports writer.

Mickey Cohen
criminal, boxing

Real/Birth Name:

Meyer Harris Cohen

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

September 4, 1913

Death Date:

July 29, 1976

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Twice convicted of tax evasion.

Fritz Lang
director, writer, producer

Real/Birth Name:

Friedrich Christian Anton Lang

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

December 5, 1890

Death Date:

August 2, 1976

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

(then part of Austria-Hungary), Vienna, Austria

Brief Facts:

Had a reputation for being abusive to actors. Movie Metropolis

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Boulevard der Stars 2010.

International Space Hall of Fame 2015.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1600 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry

Jerry Litton
US Representative, accident, air crash

Real/Birth Name:

Jerry Lon Litton

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

May 12, 1937

Death Date:

August 3, 1976

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Lock Springs, Missouri, USA

Brief Facts:

Democrat. Had just won a primary - died in a plane crash with wife and 2 kids.

Ray Corrigan
actor, stunts, fitness, western

Real/Birth Name:

Raymond Benard

Also Known As:

Crash Corrigan
Ray "Crash" Corrigan

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

February 14, 1902

Death Date:

August 10, 1976

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Brief Facts:

In role of It in movie It! The Terror from Outer Space. Movie The White Gorilla (1945) and movie and serials The Three Mesquiteers in the role of Tucson Smith

Alastair Sim
actor

Real/Birth Name:

Alastair George Bell Sim

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

October 9, 1900

Death Date:

August 19, 1976

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Brief Facts:

Movie A Christmas Carol (1951)

Anissa Jones
actor, overdose

Real/Birth Name:

Mary Anissa Jones

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

March 11, 1958

Death Date:

August 28, 1976

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Brief Facts:

TV show Family Affair in role of the child Buffy. Drug overdose at age 18 on cocaine, angel dust, Quaaludes and Seconal.

Jimmy Reed
musician, blues

Real/Birth Name:

Mathias James Reed

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

September 6, 1925

Death Date:

August 29, 1976

Age at Death:

50, 8 days before his 51^st birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Dunleith, Mississippi, USA

Brief Facts:

Mississippi blues star.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Blues Hall of Fame 1980.

International Guitar Hall of Fame.

Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame 1991.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1991.

Dalton Trumbo
writer, blacklist

Real/Birth Name:

James Dalton Trumbo

Also Known As:

Robert Rich
Sam Jackson

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

December 9, 1905

Death Date:

September 10, 1976

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Montrose, Colorado, USA

Brief Facts:

Blacklisted - one of the Hollywood Ten. Story or screenplay often uncredited or fronted by others. Movies Exodus, Spartacus, Papillon, The Sandpiper, Lonely Are the Brave