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Elmer Bernstein (April 4, 1922 – August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor best known for his many film scores. In a career which spanned fifty years, he composed music for hundreds of film and television productions. His most popula
Robert Herman Julius Friedrich (June 30, 1891 – August 8, 1966), was an American professional wrestler and 6-time World Heavyweight Champion best known by his ring name Ed “Strangler” Lewis, whose career spanned four decades.
Dorothy Schiff (March 11, 1903 – August 30, 1989) was an owner and then publisher of the New York Post for nearly 40 years. She was a granddaughter of financier Jacob H. Schiff. Schiff was interested in social services and reform, and was involved in
Rexford Raymond “Rex” Cherryman (October 30, 1896 – August 10, 1928) was an American actor of the stage and screen whose career was most prolific during the 1920s.
Karan Dewan (1917–1979) was an Indian cinema actor in Hindi films. He worked in over seventy films from 1941–79. He started as a journalist while still in college, editing a film-based magazine in Urdu. His brother was a film producer and directo
John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992) was an American composer, music theorist, writer, and artist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the le
Inger Juel (1926–1979) was a Swedish stage and film actress.
Hajime Hana (ハナ肇, Hana Hajime) was a Japanese actor. He was the leader of the comic jazz band The Crazy Cats, which featured such talent as Hitoshi Ueki and Kei Tani, and which starred in a series of film comedies (such as the “Irresponsible” (
Eric Robertson Cullen (12 July 1965 – 16 August 1996) was a Scottish actor who was famous for his role as Wee Burney in BBC’s Rab C Nesbitt Cullen was born with achondroplasia – a type of dwarfism.