Real/Birth Name:
Christopher Boykin
Also Known As:
Christopher "Big Black" Boykin
Nickname(s):
Big Black
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
45
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
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Brief Facts:
Height 6' 6". TV series
Rob & Big
Real/Birth Name:
Ronald Anthony Parise
Also Known As:
Ronald A. Parise
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
56, 15 days before his 57th birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21
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Brief Facts:
Astronomer and astronaut, employed by Computer Sciences Corporation. PhD from the University of Florida, in astronomy. Flew on two shuttle missions,
STS-35 aboard Columbia in December 1990, and
STS-67 in March 1995 on the shuttle Endeavour. Both missions involved operation of utraviolet telescopes. Died of a brain tumor.
Real/Birth Name:
Alice Jeanne Leppert
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
83, 4 days after her birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21
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Relationships:
wife of
Younger than Phil Harris by 10 years.
ex-wife of
Younger than Tony Martin by 1 year.
Brief Facts:
Radio show
The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show. Many movies in the 1930s.
Hollywood Walk of Fame: A star at 6930 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry.
See the page at
Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.
Palm Springs Walk of Stars: A star at 123 N. Palm Canyon Drive; ceremony: 24 June 1994.
Real/Birth Name:
Hein van der Niet
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
73
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23
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Real/Birth Name:
Oscar Gregory Stonorov
Also Known As:
Oskar Stonorov
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
64
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
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Brief Facts:
Modernist architect. Emigrated to the US in 1929. Died in the same plane crrash witth
Walter Reuther
Real/Birth Name:
Walter Philip Reuther
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
62
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23
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Brief Facts:
Pronounced ROO-ther. Labor leader (UAW), died 1970 in a plane crash.
Presidential Medal of Freedom 1995.
Automotive Hall of Fame 1990.
Real/Birth Name:
Ezio Fortunato Pinza
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
64, 9 days before his 65th birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Tenor. 22 seasons at New York's Metropolitan Opera. Opera role
Don Giovanni. Broadway musical
South Pacific with the song
Some Enchanted Evening
Hollywood Walk of Fame: A star at 1601 Vine Street for contributions to the recording industry.
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Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.
Real/Birth Name:
Charles William Post
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
59
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22
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Brief Facts:
Invented Postum and Grape-Nuts. Company became General Foods. Suicide 1914 after appendectomy.