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Hugh Farrington was an American actor best known for his recurring role as Detective Pete O’Brien on the television series T. J. Hooker. Farrington was injured while serving as an aviator in the United States Navy and acted while using a wheelchair.
Ray Heatherton (June 1, 1909 – August 15, 1997) was an American singer, Broadway musical theatre performer, and a popular New York television personality in the early days of the medium.
George Mikes (15 February 1912 – 30 August 1987) was a Hungarian-born British author best known for his humorous commentaries on various countries.
Donald Keith (September 6, 1903 – August 1, 1969) born Francis Feeney was an American silent film actor remembered for costarring with Clara Bow in several films in the 1920s. He occasionally appeared in films under the aliases of Francis Feeney and
David Raksin (August 4, 1912 – August 9, 2004) was an American composer who was renowned for his work in film and television. With over 100 film scores and 300 television scores to his credit, he became known as the “Grandfather of Film Music.”
J. E. Freeman (February 2, 1946 – August 9, 2014) was an American actor, often cast in tough guy roles.
Sif Einarsdotter Ruud Fallde (6 May 1916 – 15 August 2011), best known as Sif Ruud, was a Swedish film actress. Born in Stockholm to Einar Ruud and Inez Engström, she began her career in 1938, and appeared in 140 films. At the 15th Guldbagge Award
Harry Arthur “Cookie” Lavagetto (December 1, 1912 – August 10, 1990) was a third baseman, manager and coach in American Major League Baseball. He is most widely known as the pinch hitter whose double ruined Bill Bevens’ no-hitter in Game 4 of the 1
Eugène Paul Louis Schueller (20 March 1881 – 23 August 1957) was a French pharmacist and entrepreneur who was the founder of L’Oréal, the world’s leading company in cosmetics and beauty. He was one of the founders of modern advertising.
Moshe “Misha” Lewin (pronounced “Luh-VENE,” November 7, 1921 – August 14, 2010) was a scholar of Russian and Soviet history. Lewin was a major figure in the school of Soviet studies which emerged in the 1960s.
Joseph Arrington, Jr. (August 8, 1935– August 13, 1982), better known as Joe Tex, was an American musician who gained success in the 1960s and 1970s with his brand of Southern soul, which mixed the styles of country, gospel and rhythm and blues.