Birth year 1908 celebrities

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Birth year 1908

Ross Allen Facts

Ensil Ross Allen (1908–1981) was an American herpetologist and writer who was based in Silver Springs, Florida for 46 years, where he established the Reptile Institute. He used it for research and education about alligators, crocodiles and snakes,

Russell Gleason Facts

The son of actors James and Lucille Gleason, Russell Gleason started his own career as a juvenile in several of his parents` stage productions. Russell made the transition to films in 1929`s The Sophomore; the following year, he scored a personal and

Charles Upham Facts

Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham, VC & Bar (21 September 1908 – 22 November 1994) was a New Zealand soldier who earned the Victoria Cross (VC) twice during the Second World War: in Crete in May 1941, and at Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt, in July 1942. He was

John Hertz, Jr. Facts

Edward Teller Facts

Edward Teller (Hungarian: Teller Ede; January 15, 1908 – September 9, 2003) was a Hungarian-born American theoretical physicist who is known colloquially as “the father of the hydrogen bomb”, although he claimed he did not care for the title. He

Barry Kelley Facts

Barry Kelley (August 19, 1908 – June 5, 1991) was an actor on Broadway in the 1930s and ’40s and in films during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. The heavy-set actor created the role of Ike in Oklahoma! on Broadway.

Princess Sibylla of Saxe Coburg and Gotha Facts

Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (18 January 1908 – 28 November 1972) was the mother of the current King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf. A member of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Sibylla became a Swedish princess by marrying Prince Gusta

Lucien Ballard Facts

Lucien Ballard, A.S.C. (6 May 1908 – 1 October 1988) was an American cinematographer and director of photography.

Quentin Crisp Facts

Quentin Crisp (born Denis Charles Pratt, 25 December 1908 – 21 November 1999) was an English writer and raconteur.

Steffie Spira Facts

Steffie Spira (1908–1995) was an Austrian-born German stage, film and television actress. Spira was the daughter of the actors Fritz Spira and Lotte Spira. Her sister was Camilla Spira. Her father was of Jewish descent, and later died in the Holoca

George Selkirk Facts

George Alexander Selkirk (January 4, 1908 – January 19, 1987) was a Canadian outfielder and front office executive in Major League Baseball. In 1935, Selkirk succeeded Babe Ruth as the right fielder of the New York Yankees—and also inherited Rut

Makhdoom Mohiuddin Facts

Makhdoom Mohiuddin (Urdu: مخدوم محی الدین, Telugu : మఖ్దూం మొహియుద్దీన్) or Abu Sayeed Mohammad Makhdoom Mohiuddin Huzri (4 February 1908 – 25 August 1969) was an Urdu poet and Marxist political act