Changed his name to Shaheed Akbar. San Francisco based, from Richmond, California. Album The Jack Artist. Served a 1 year sentence for grand theft and armed robbery. Group Mob Figaz. Shot to death while rapping with friends.

Philip Seymour Hoffman

actor, producer, director, accident, overdose, Broadway, Tony Award

Real/Birth Name:

Also Known As:

Philip S. Hoffman

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

July 23, 1967

Death Date:

February 2, 2014

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Fairport, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies Twister, The Big Lebowski, Cold Mountain, Capote, Doubt, Moneyball. Broadway play Death of a Salesman. 3 nominations for the Tony Award. Died of a drug overdose, probably heroin.

Bunny Rugs

singer, reggae music

Real/Birth Name:

Willam Clarke

Also Known As:

Bunny Scott

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

February 6, 1948

Death Date:

February 2, 2014

Age at Death:

65, 4 days before his 66^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Mandeville, Jamaica

Brief Facts:

Member of groups Third World, Inner Circle, Bunny & Ricky, The Wild Bunch. Lead singer.

Sunny Skylar

singer, composer, lyricist, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Selig Shaftel

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

October 11, 1913

Death Date:

February 2, 2009

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Songs Amor, You're Breaking My Heart. Songwriters Hall of Fame 2010.

John Houston

relative

Real/Birth Name:

John Russell Houston Jr.

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

September 13, 1920

Death Date:

February 2, 2003

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Trenton, New Jersey, USA

Relationships:

grandfather of

Bobbi Kristina Brown

ex-husband of

Cissy Houston

Older than Cissy Houston by 13 years.

father of

Whitney Houston

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Descendants:

Whitney Houston

Bobbi Kristina Brown

Brief Facts:

Newark City administrator and entertainment executive.

Roger L. Stevens

producer, Broadway, Tony Award, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Roger Lacey Stevens

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

March 12, 1910

Death Date:

February 2, 1998

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Brief Facts:

Special Tony Award for his body of work. Plays Bus Stop, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Death of a Salesman. Kennedy Center Honors 1988. Presidential Medal of Freedom 1988. Theater Hall of Fame 1986.

Gene Kelly

actor, dancer, singer, director, choreographer, writer, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Eugene Curran Kelly

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

August 23, 1912

Death Date:

February 2, 1996

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Betsy Blair

Older than Betsy Blair by 11 years.

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Brief Facts:

Movies Hello, Dolly!, An American in Paris, Singin' in the Rain. Kennedy Center Honors 1982. Theater Hall of Fame 1992. National Medal of Arts 1994. Irish American Hall of Fame 2015. Cecil B DeMille Award 1981.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6153 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry.
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Willard Waterman

actor, radio, tv, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Willard Lewis Waterman

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

August 29, 1914

Death Date:

February 2, 1995

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Brief Facts:

Radio show The Great Gildersleeve. Movies Auntie Mame, The Apartment
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 1601 Vine Street for contributions to radio.
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Donald Pleasence

actor, writer, Broadway, Tony Award

Real/Birth Name:

Donald Henry Pleasence

Also Known As:

Donald Pleasance
Donald Plesance

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

October 5, 1919

Death Date:

February 2, 1995

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Brief Facts:

Movies The Great Escape, Halloween, Escape from New York, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Fantastic Voyage, You Only Live Twice, Kidnapped, Escape to Witch Mountain, The Eagle Has Landed

Bert Parks

tv, singer, actor

Real/Birth Name:

Bertram Jacobson

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

December 30, 1914

Death Date:

February 2, 1992

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Brief Facts:

MC at Miss America pageant; song There She Is, Miss America

Sid Vicious

musician, singer, accused, overdose, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

John Simon Ritchie

Nickname(s):

Sly

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

May 10, 1957

Death Date:

February 2, 1979

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

London, England, UK

Brief Facts:

Member of Sex Pistols. Arrested for murder of girlfriend Nancy Spungen with a knife. Died of heroin overdose while on bail. London Avenue of Stars as a member of Sex Pistols.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2006 as a member of Sex Pistols.

Wendy Barrie

actor, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Marguerite Wendy Jenkins

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

April 18, 1912

Death Date:

February 2, 1978

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Hong Kong

Brief Facts:

British, became a naturalized American citizen in 1942, Movies The Hound of the Baskervilles, Dead End, The Saint Strikes Back
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 1708 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry.
See the page at Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.

Boris Karloff

actor, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

William Henry Pratt

Also Known As:

Karloff

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

November 23, 1887

Death Date:

February 2, 1969

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Camberwell, London, England, UK

Brief Facts:

In role of Frankenstein monster. Movies Frankenstein (1931), The Mummy (1932), The Bride of Frankenstein, The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini, Son of Frankenstein, The Walking Dead (1936), The Mask of Fu Manchu
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 1737 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry.
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A star at 6664 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry.
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Charley Grapewin

actor

Real/Birth Name:

Charles Ellsworth Grapewin

Also Known As:

Charles Grapewin

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

December 20, 1869

Death Date:

February 2, 1956

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Xenia, Ohio, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies The Grapes of Wrath, The Wizard of Oz, The Good Earth, Captains Courageous

Bob Burns

actor, inventor, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Robin Burn

Also Known As:

Robert Burns

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

August 2, 1890

Death Date:

February 2, 1956

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Greenwood, Arkansas, USA

Brief Facts:

Invented "bazooka" musical instrument. Movie The Arkansas Traveler. Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame 1998.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 1601 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry.
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A star at 6541 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to radio.
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Alan Curtis

actor, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Harry Ueberroth

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

July 24, 1909

Death Date:

February 2, 1953

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Priscilla Lawson

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Brief Facts:

Movies The Duke of West Point, Flight to Nowhere, Buck Privates
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry.
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John L. Sullivan

boxing, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

John Lawrence Sullivan

Nickname(s):

Boston Strong Boy

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

October 15, 1858

Death Date:

February 2, 1918

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Roxbury OR Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Brief Facts:

Recognized as the first Heavyweight Champion of gloved boxing from February 7, 1882, to 1892, and is generally recognized as the last heavyweight champion of bare-knuckle boxing under the London Prize Ring Rules. International Boxing Hall of Fame 1990. Irish American Hall of Fame 2012.