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Hj Wandly Yazid (24 February 1925 – 5 August 2005) was a musician, composer and arranger for Malay film music in the 40’s to the 60’s. He is renowned for composing Gurindam Jiwa, the theme song for the classic film of the same name. Fondly reme
Howard Wendell, (January 25, 1908, Johnstown, Pennsylvania – August 11, 1975, Oregon City, Oregon), was an American actor. Between 1949-1970, Wendell made a number of film appearances but worked mostly on TV, in such programs as Dragnet, Perry Maso
Rina Franchetti (23 December 1907 – 18 August 2010) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1932 and 1990.
Flying Officer Roderick Borden Gray, GC (1917–1944), known as Cy Gray, of the Royal Canadian Air Force was posthumously awarded the George Cross for his self-sacrifice in putting the lives of his comrades ahead of his own.
Gus Meins (March 6, 1893 – August 1, 1940 as Gustave Peter Ludwig Luley) was a German-American film director. He was born in Frankfurt, Germany.
Haile Selassie I (Ge’ez: ቀዳማዊ ኃይለ ሥላሴ, qädamawi haylä səllasé; ) born Tafari Makonnen Woldemikael, was Ethiopia’s regent from 1916 to 1930 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He also served as Chairperson of the Organis
John Logan, Jr. (March 23, 1927 – August 9, 2013) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. Logan was signed by the Boston Braves in 1947, he was discovered by Braves scout Dewey Briggs. He was a four-time All-Star and led the National League in do
Norman Wexler (August 6, 1926 – August 23, 1999) was a screenwriter whose work included such films as Saturday Night Fever, Serpico and Joe, for which he received an Oscar nomination in 1971. A Detroit native and 1944 Central High School graduate,
Robert Howard “Bob” Myrick (October 1, 1952 – August 23, 2012) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played all or part of three seasons from 1976 through 1978 for the New York Mets. Myrick attended college at Mississippi State Universi
Paul Ryan Rudd (born Paul Kenneth Rudd; May 15, 1940 – August 12, 2010) was an American actor, director, and a professor. He appeared as the title character in a 1976 production of Shakespeare’s Henry V, opposite Meryl Streep as his love interest.
Jayshree Gadkar (21 February 1942 – 29 August 2008) was a noted Marathi and Hindi movie actress and a star of Marathi cinema from the 1950s up to the 1980s.
William Patrick Clark, Jr. (October 23, 1931 – August 10, 2013), was an American rancher, judge, and public servant who served under President Ronald Reagan as the Deputy Secretary of State from 1981 to 1982, United States National Security Adviso