People died on 14 May

(18 found)

Pepper Rodgers
football, coach, writer

Real/Birth Name:

Franklin C. Rodgers

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

Death Date:

Age at Death:

88

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Brief Facts:

Coach, teams University of Kansas, UCLA, Georgia Institute of Technology. Fiction book Fourth and Long Gone.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 2004.

Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame 1970.

Orange Bowl Hall of Fame 2003.

Phyllis George
actor, model, sports analyst, news, writer

Real/Birth Name:

Phyllis Ann George

Also Known As:

Phyllis Ann George Brown

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

Death Date:

Age at Death:

70

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Denton, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Miss Texas 1970 and Miss America 1971. First Lady of Kentucky. TV show co-host The NFL Today on channel CBS Sports.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame 2007.

Tim Conway
actor, comedy

Real/Birth Name:

Thomas Daniel Conway

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

15 December 1933

Death Date:

Age at Death:

85

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Willoughby, Ohio, USA

Brief Facts:

TV shows McHale's Navy, The Carol Burnett Show.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Television Academy Hall of Fame 2002.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6740 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry9 February 1989

Tom Wolfe
writer

Real/Birth Name:

Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr.

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

Death Date:

Age at Death:

88

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Richmond, Virginia, USA

Brief Facts:

Books The Right Stuff, The Bonfire of the Vanities.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

International Best-Dressed Hall of Fame List 1984.

National Humanities Medal 2001.

Powers Boothe
actor

Real/Birth Name:

Powers Allen Boothe

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

Death Date:

Age at Death:

68, 18 days before his 69^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Snyder, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Movie for television A Crime of Passion. TV shows 24, Philip Marlowe, Private Eye. Movies Nixon, Tombstone, Red Dawn.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Boys and Girls Clubs Alumni Hall of Fame.

Santa Clarita Walk of Western Stars 2005.

Texas Film Hall of Fame 2009.

Christy O'Connor
golf

Real/Birth Name:

Christy O'Connor

Also Known As:

Christy O'Connor Snr

Nickname(s):

Himself

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

21 December 1924

Death Date:

Age at Death:

91

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Knocknacarra, Galway, Ireland

Brief Facts:

Won over 20 important British and Irish tournaments.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

World Golf Hall of Fame 2009.

B.B. King
singer, musician, blues

Real/Birth Name:

Riley B. King

Also Known As:

B B King
BB King

Nickname(s):

King of the Blues

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

16 September 1925

Death Date:

Age at Death:

89

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA

Relationships:

cousin of

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Brief Facts:

Guitarist. Album King of the Blues.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Beale Street Brass Notes Walk of Fame.

Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 2003.

Blues Hall of Fame 1980.

Guitar Center RockWalk 1989.

Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame 2008.

International Guitar Hall of Fame.

Kennedy Center Honors 1995.

Memphis Music Hall of Fame 2012.

Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame.

National Medal of Arts 1990.

Presidential Medal of Freedom 2006.

Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame 2014.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1987.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6771 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry21 August 1990

Jimmy Martin
singer, musician, bluegrass

Real/Birth Name:

James Henry Martin

Nickname(s):

The King of Bluegrass Music

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

Death Date:

Age at Death:

77

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Sneedville, Tennessee, USA

Brief Facts:

Major definer of the "high lonesome sound" as a high tenor. Vocals and guitar with the Bill Monroe group Blue Grass Boys. Formed his own group Sunny Mountain Boys. Songs Ocean of Diamonds, Sophronie, Widow Maker, Sunny Side of the Mountain.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame 1995.

Anna Lee
actor, soap

Real/Birth Name:

Joanna Boniface Winnifrith

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

Death Date:

Age at Death:

91

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Igtham, Kent, England, UK

Relationships:

wife of

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Brief Facts:

Movies King Solomon's Mines (1937), In Like Flint, and musical movie The Sound of Music. 25 years in TV series General Hospital, Port Charles in role of Lila Quartermaine. London theatre. Appointed MBE in 1982.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6777 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry7 January 1993

Robert Stack
actor, tv

Real/Birth Name:

Robert Langford Modini

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

13 January 1919

Death Date:

Age at Death:

84

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Brief Facts:

TV show Unsolved Mysteries.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

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

Palm Springs Walk of Stars A star at 445 N. Palm Canyon Drive6 December 1996

Wendy Hiller
actor, Broadway, Tony Award

Real/Birth Name:

Wendy Margaret Hiller

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

Death Date:

Age at Death:

90

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Bramhall, Cheshire, England, UK

Brief Facts:

Movies A Man for All Seasons, Murder on the Orient Express, The Elephant Man, Sons and Lovers, Sepsrate Tables. Awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 1971 for services to drama. Awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1975.

Frank Sinatra
actor, singer, activist, producer, director

Real/Birth Name:

Francis Albert Sinatra

Also Known As:

Frank Sinatra Sr.

Nickname(s):

Old Blue Eyes
Chairman of the Board

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

12 December 1915

Death Date:

Age at Death:

82

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

Relationships:

son of

Anthony Sinatra

ex-husband of

Older than Ava Gardner by 7 years.

husband of

Barbara Sinatra, until he died.

Older than Barbara Sinatra by 11 years.

son of

father of

Frank Sinatra Jr.

ex-husband of

Older than Mia Farrow by 29 years.

ex-husband of

Older than Nancy Barbato by 1 year.

father of

father of

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Brief Facts:

Songs Come Fly with Me, Fly Me to the Moon, I've Got You Under My Skin, It Was a Very Good Year, New York, New York, Luck Be a Lady, Strangers in the Night, The Best Is Yet to Come, My Way, Let It Snow, Mack the Knife. Movies Ocean's 11 (1960), Pal Joey, From Here to Eternity, Scarface, Tony Rome, The Manchurian Candidate. Member the Rat Pack.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1980.

Cecil B DeMille Award 1971.

Congressional Gold Medal 1997.

DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame 1998.

Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Gaming Hall of Fame 1997.

Great American Songbook Hall of Fame 2013.

Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2007.

Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame 2005.

Kennedy Center Honors 1983.

National Black Sports and Entertainment Hall of Fame 2001.

National Broadcasters Hall of Fame 1982.

New Jersey Hall of Fame 2008.

Presidential Medal of Freedom 1985.

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

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1637 Vine Street for contributions to the recording industry

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6538 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

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

Palm Springs Walk of Stars A star at 123 N. Palm Canyon Drive15 January 1994

Tommy Prothro
football, coach

Real/Birth Name:

James Thompson Prothro Jr.

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

Death Date:

Age at Death:

74

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Brief Facts:

Coach at teams Oregon State University, UCLA, Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, Cleveland Browns.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

College Football Hall of Fame 1991.

Duke Athletics Hall of Fame 1983.

Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.

Rose Bowl Hall of Fame 2016.

Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame 1988.

UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame 1985.

Rita Hayworth
actor

Real/Birth Name:

Margarita Carmen Cansino

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

17 October 1918

Death Date:

Age at Death:

68

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Relationships:

ex-wife of

Younger than Dick Haymes by less than 1 year.

ex-wife of

Younger than Orson Welles by 3 years.

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Movies Pal Joey, Angels Over Broadway.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

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

Hugh Beaumont
actor

Real/Birth Name:

Eugene Hugh Beaumont

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

16 February 1909

Death Date:

Age at Death:

73

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Eudora, Kansas, USA

Brief Facts:

TV series Leave It to Beaver in role of Ward Cleaver. Uncredited small roles in movies.

Keith Relf
singer, musician, composer

Real/Birth Name:

Keith William Relf

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

Death Date:

Age at Death:

33

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.

Billie Burke
actor, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:

Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

Death Date:

Age at Death:

85

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Relationships:

wife of

Florenz Ziegfeld, until his earlier death.

Younger than Florenz Ziegfeld by 17 years.

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Brief Facts:

Silent movies. Role of Good Witch of the North in the movie The Wizard of Oz. Movies And Baby Makes Three, Father of the Bride (1950). Broadway revue Ziegfeld Follies of 1936.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Theater Hall of Fame.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6617 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Sidney Bechet
jazz, musician, composer

Real/Birth Name:

Sidney Bechet

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

Death Date:

Age at Death:

62, his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Brief Facts:

Jazz and Dixieland. Saxophonist, clarinetist. Songs Muskrat Ramble, Petite Fleur.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame.

Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1983.

DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame 1983.

Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame 2004.

Gennett Walk of Fame 2008.

Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame 2004.

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