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Lawrence, KS
CITY
Population:
80098 (2000 census) County:
Douglas County SCHOOLS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Hugh Beaumont |
Actor |
16-Feb-1909 |
14-May-1982 |
Ward Cleaver on Leave It To Beaver |
| Erin Brockovich |
Activist |
22-Jun-1960 |
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Paralegal portrayed by Julia Roberts |
| Robert F. Ellsworth |
Politician |
11-Jun-1926 |
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Congressman from Kansas, 1961-67 |
| Dorothy Canfield Fisher |
Author |
17-Feb-1879 |
9-Nov-1958 |
Understood Betsy |
| Ralph Houk |
Baseball |
9-Aug-1919 |
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Former NY Yankees Manager |
| Delbert Mann |
Film Director |
30-Jan-1920 |
11-Nov-2007 |
That Touch of Mink |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Phog Allen |
Basketball |
18-Nov-1885 |
16-Sep-1974 |
KU Head Coach, 1919-56 |
| William S. Burroughs |
Author |
5-Feb-1914 |
2-Aug-1997 |
Naked Lunch |
| James Naismith |
Basketball |
6-Nov-1861 |
28-Nov-1939 |
Inventor of Basketball |
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