Death year 1985 celebrities

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Death year 1985

Bob Scheffing Facts

Robert Boden Scheffing (August 11, 1913 – October 26, 1985) was an American baseball player, coach, manager and front-office executive. Nicknamed “Grumpy”, the native of Overland, Missouri, is most often identified with the Chicago Cubs, for whom h

Ike Pearson Facts

Isaac Overton Pearson (March 1, 1917 – March 17, 1985) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 164 games in the Major Leagues for the Philadelphia Phillies (1939–1942; 1946) and Chicago White Sox (1948). The native of Grenad

Kikuko Kawakami Facts

Kikuko Kawakami (川上 喜久子, Kawakami Kikuko, 9 February 1904 – 26 October 1985) was a Japanese woman writer active during the Showa period of Japan. Her maiden name was Shinoda Kikuko.

Aaron Saxon Facts

Before he began his acting career, Saxon was a wrestler (“Lord Spears”) whose gimmick was entering the arena in a dress suit and quoting Shakespeare at every opportunity. His cauliflower ears marked him for “mug” roles; after making a few movies, he

Norman Douglas Facts

Norman Vazey Douglas, QSO (15 March 1910 – 26 August 1985) was a New Zealand trade unionist and left-wing politician. He joined the New Zealand Labour Party in 1932, but when John A. Lee was expelled from the party in 1940, Douglas followed to join

Yoko Yaguchi Facts

Yōko Yaguchi (矢口 陽子, Yaguchi Yōko, born Kiyo Katō, 27 August 1921 in Shanghai – 1 February 1985 in Fukuoka) was a Japanese actress, and the wife of Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa for 39 years. She had two children with Kurosawa: a son

Ken O'Dea Facts

James Kenneth O’Dea (March 16, 1913 – December 17, 1985) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher for the Chicago Cubs (1935–38), New York Giants (1940–41), St. Louis Cardinals (1943–

Hisao Toake Facts

Wayne King Facts

Wayne King (February 16, 1901 – July 16, 1985) was an American musician, songwriter, singer and orchestra leader with a long association with both NBC And CBS. He was sometimes referred to as the Waltz King because much of his most popular music in

Jimmy Thomson Facts

James Wilfred Stevenson Thomson (29 October 1908 – 28 June 1985) was a Scottish-American professional golfer, who is notable for losing the 1936 PGA Championship to Denny Shute, 3&2.

Jackie Curtis Facts

Jackie Curtis (February 19, 1947 – May 15, 1985) was an American actress, writer, singer and Warhol Superstar.

Catherine Doherty Facts

Ekaterina Fyodorovna Kolyschkine de Hueck Doherty, better known as Catherine Doherty CM Servant of God (August 15, 1896 – December 14, 1985) was a Roman Catholic social worker and foundress of the Madonna House Apostolate. A pioneer of social justi