Birth year 1917 celebrities

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Birth year 1917

Elena Giusti Facts

Betty Mae Crane Facts

Twin sister of Beverly Crane who died in 2007. They appeared together in many ‘Hal Roach’ comedy shorts starring Laurel & Hardy and The Little Rascals. They also appeared together in musical films.

Norman Leyden Facts

Norman Fowler Leyden (October 17, 1917 – July 23, 2014) was an American conductor, composer, arranger, and clarinetist. He worked in film and television and is perhaps best known as the conductor of the Oregon Symphony Pops orchestra. He co-wrote w

Merle Travis Facts

Merle Robert Travis (November 29, 1917 – October 20, 1983) was an American country and western singer, songwriter and musician born in Rosewood, Kentucky. His lyrics often discussed the life and exploitation of coal miners. Among his many well-know

Anna Lisyanskaya Facts

Odette Laure Facts

Odette Laure (28 February 1917 – 10 June 2004) was a French actress and cabaret singer. She appeared in 57 films and television shows between 1950 and 2001. She was nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for Daddy Nostalgia (199

Andy the Clown Facts

Andy the Clown was the performing name of Andrew Rozdilsky, Jr. (December 6, 1917 – September 21, 1995), a lifelong Chicago resident who performed, unofficially, as a clown at Chicago White Sox games at Comiskey Park for 30 years from 1960 to 1990.

Lally Bowers Facts

Kathleen “Lally” Bowers (21 January 1917 – 18 July 1984) was an English actress.

Ralph J. Gleason Facts

Ralph Joseph Gleason (March 1, 1917 – June 3, 1975) was an influential American jazz and pop music critic. He contributed for many years to the San Francisco Chronicle, was a founding editor of Rolling Stone magazine, and cofounder of the Monterey Ja

Bob Neighbors Facts

Robert Otis Neighbors (November 9, 1917 – presumed dead August 8, 1952) was a professional baseball player who appeared briefly with Major League Baseball’s St. Louis Browns in 1939. He later served as a pilot in the Korean War and was shot down in

Jacob Lawrence Facts

Jacob Lawrence (September 7, 1917 – June 9, 2000) was an African-American painter known for his portrayal of African-American life. Lawrence referred to his style as “dynamic cubism,” though by his own account the primary influence was not so much

Asit Kumar Sen Facts

Asit Sen (Bengali: অসিত সেন; born May 13, 1917; died September 18, 1993) was a prolific Indian film actor and comedian in the Hindi film industry. He starred in over 200 films between 1953 and 1993 until his death. He often portrayed a