singer,
business,
tv,
actor,
producer,
director,
writer,
composer,
bandleader,
hall of fame,
game show
Real/Birth Name:
Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr.
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
82
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Song
I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts. Created TV game shows
Jeopardy!,
Wheel of Fortune. Composed a theme for Jeopardy. Host of his TV talk show
The Merv Griffin Show.
Gaming Hall of Fame 2002.
Television Academy Hall of Fame 2009.
Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame 2009.
Television Hall of Fame 2008.
Hollywood Walk of Fame: A star at 1541 Vine Street for contributions to the television industry.
See the page at
Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.
Palm Springs Walk of Stars: A star at 265 S. Palm Canyon Drive; ceremony: 15 October 1998.
Real/Birth Name:
John Milton Cage Jr.
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
79, 24 days before his 80th birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Avant-garde composer. Longtime partner of choreographer and dancer
Merce Cunningham
Real/Birth Name:
James Roy Eichelberger
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
45, 26 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Fire eating, splits, gymnastics. Wrote plays. Broadway play
3 Penny Opera. Suicide when AIDS medications could not be tolerated.
Real/Birth Name:
Albert Wright
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
45
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Died after a fall in the bathtub. World featherweight champion. Served as a chauffeur and bodyguard for actress
Mae West.
International Boxing Hall of Fame 1997.
Real/Birth Name:
Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr.
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
29, 18 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21
Birth Place:
Relationships:
uncle of
uncle of
older brother of
Older than Edward Kennedy by 16 years.
older brother of
Older than Eunice Kennedy Shriver by 5 years.
older brother of
Older than Jean Kennedy Smith by 12 years.
older brother of
Older than John Kennedy by 1 year.
uncle of
great uncle of
son of
uncle of
great uncle of
great uncle of
uncle of
uncle of
older brother of
Older than Patricia Kennedy Lawford by 8 years.
great uncle of
older brother of
Older than Robert Kennedy by 10 years.
son of
great uncle of
older brother of
Older than Rosemary Kennedy by 3 years.
Ancestors:
Brief Facts:
Bomber pilot during World War II. Killed when his plane exploded in flight - it had a load of explosives and was planned to be crashed as a bomb.
Real/Birth Name:
Helene Anna Held
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
46
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Birth date uncertain. Common-law "wife" of Ziegfeld - helped him start revue
Ziegfeld Follies