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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Edgar Adrian
Scientist
30-Nov-1889 4-Aug-1977 Electricity within nerve cells
Eddie Anderson
Actor
18-Sep-1905 28-Feb-1977 Rochester on The Jack Benny Show
Gertrude Astor
Actor
9-Nov-1887 9-Nov-1977 The Cat and the Canary
Michael Balcon
Film/TV Producer
19-May-1896 17-Oct-1977 Eealing Studios
Walter Baldwin
Actor
2-Jan-1889 27-Jan-1977 The Best Years of Our Lives
Abner Biberman
Actor
1-Apr-1909 20-Jun-1977 Knock on Wood
E. Power Biggs
Organist
29-Mar-1906 10-Mar-1977 Anglo-American organist
Steve Biko
Activist
18-Dec-1946 12-Sep-1977 Father of Black Consciousness
Ernst Bloch
Philosopher
8-Jul-1885 4-Aug-1977 Principle of Hope
Marc Bolan
Singer/Songwriter
30-Sep-1947 16-Sep-1977 T-Rex
Charles H. Bonesteel III
Military
26-Sep-1909 13-Oct-1977 Commander, U.S. Forces, Korea
Willis Bouchey
Actor
24-May-1907 27-Sep-1977 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Stephen Boyd
Actor
4-Jul-1931 2-Jun-1977 Ben-Hur
Geraldine Brooks
Actor
29-Oct-1925 19-Jun-1977 The Reckless Moment
David K. E. Bruce
Diplomat
12-Feb-1898 5-Dec-1977 US Ambassador to England, France, Germany
Sebastian Cabot
Actor
6-Jul-1918 22-Aug-1977 The Family Jewels
James M. Cain
Novelist
1-Jul-1892 27-Oct-1977 The Postman Always Rings Twice
Maria Callas
Singer
2-Dec-1923 16-Sep-1977 Operatic Soprano
Richard Carlson
Actor
29-Apr-1912 24-Nov-1977 The Creature from the Black Lagoon
William Castle
Film Director
24-Apr-1914 31-May-1977 House on Haunted Hill
Charlie Chaplin
Actor
16-Apr-1889 25-Dec-1977 Silent film comedian
Bob Chester
Musician
20-Mar-1904 1977 Big band leader, Sunburst
Tom C. Clark
Judge
23-Sep-1899 13-Jun-1977 US Supreme Court Justice, 1949-67
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Film Director
20-Nov-1907 12-Jan-1977 The Wages of Fear
Ricardo Cortez
Actor
19-Sep-1899 28-Apr-1977 The Torrent
Joan Crawford
Actor
23-Mar-1905 10-May-1977 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Bing Crosby
Singer
3-May-1903 14-Oct-1977 White Christmas
Anthony Crosland
Politician
29-Aug-1918 19-Feb-1977 UK Foreign Secretary, 1976-77
Edward Dahlberg
Novelist
22-Jul-1900 27-Feb-1977 Because I Was Flesh
Delmer Daves
Film Director
24-Jul-1904 17-Aug-1977 Destination Tokyo
Paul Desmond
Jazz Musician
25-Nov-1924 30-May-1977 Jazz alto saxophonist, Dave Brubeck Quartet
Andy Devine
Actor
7-Oct-1905 18-Feb-1977 Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Walter C. Dowling
Diplomat
4-Aug-1905 1977 US Ambassador to Germany, 1959-63
Anthony Eden
Head of State
12-Jun-1897 14-Jan-1977 UK Prime Minister, 1955-57
André Eglevsky
Dancer
21-Dec-1917 4-Dec-1977 Preeminent ballet dancer
Loren Eiseley
Anthropologist
3-Sep-1907 9-Jul-1977 The Firmament of Time
Ludwig Erhard
Head of State
4-Feb-1897 5-May-1977 German Chancellor, 1963-66
Peter Finch
Actor
28-Sep-1916 14-Jan-1977 Network
Mary Ford
Singer
7-Jul-1924 30-Sep-1977 Les Paul & Mary Ford
Victor Francen
Actor
5-Aug-1888 18-Nov-1977 Confidential Agent
Naum Gabo
Sculptor
5-Aug-1890 23-Aug-1977 Constructivist, Realistic Manifesto
Erroll Garner
Jazz Musician
15-Jun-1921 2-Jan-1977 Misty
Tay Garnett
Film Director
13-Jun-1894 3-Oct-1977 The Postman Always Rings Twice
Roswell Garst
Agriculturalist
13-Jun-1898 5-Nov-1977 Hybrid corn farmer, amateur diplomat
Marjorie Gateson
Actor
17-Jan-1891 17-Apr-1977 Goin' to Town
Gary Gilmore
Criminal
4-Dec-1940 17-Jan-1977 Executed by firing squad in Utah
Charlotte Greenwood
Actor
25-Jun-1890 28-Dec-1977 Aunt Eller in Oklahoma!
Tom Gries
Film Director
20-Dec-1922 3-Jan-1977 Breakheart Pass
Jean Hagen
Actor
3-Aug-1923 29-Aug-1977 Singin' in the Rain
Fannie Lou Hamer
Activist
6-Oct-1917 14-Mar-1977 Organizer, Mississippi Freedom Summer
Howard Hawks
Film Director
30-May-1896 26-Dec-1977 Rio Bravo
Allison Hayes
Actor
6-Mar-1930 27-Feb-1977 Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
Margaret Hayes
Actor
5-Dec-1916 26-Jan-1977 Blackboard Jungle
Lewis B. Hershey
Military
12-Sep-1893 20-May-1977 Director of Selective Service System
Archibald V. Hill
Scientist
26-Sep-1886 3-Jun-1977 Studied muscles and nerves
Cal Hubbard
Football
31-Oct-1900 17-Oct-1977 NFL Hall of Famer, Baseball umpire
Henry Hull
Actor
3-Oct-1890 8-Mar-1977 Werewolf of London
William R. Hull, Jr.
Government
17-Apr-1906 15-Aug-1977 Congressman from Missouri, 1955-73
Robert M. Hutchins
Educator
17-Jan-1899 17-May-1977 President, University of Chicago, 1929-51
Jock Hutchison
Golf
6-Jun-1884 27-Sep-1977 Winner of 2 Majors
Leila Hyams
Actor
1-May-1905 4-Dec-1977 Freaks
Diana Hyland
Actor
25-Jan-1936 27-Mar-1977 Susan Winter on Peyton Place
Nunnally Johnson
Screenwriter
5-Dec-1897 25-Mar-1977 The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
James Jones
Author
6-Nov-1921 9-May-1977 From Here to Eternity
Kamal Jumblatt
Politician
6-Dec-1917 16-Mar-1977 Former Leader of the Druze
MacKinlay Kantor
Author
4-Feb-1904 11-Oct-1977 Andersonville
Lawrence A. Kimpton
Educator
7-Oct-1910 1-Nov-1977 Chancellor, University of Chicago, 1951-60
Benjamin Travis Laney
Politician
25-Nov-1896 21-Jan-1977 Governor of Arkansas, 1945-49
William Leonard Langer
Historian
16-Mar-1896 26-Dec-1977 Our Vichy Gamble
John Howard Lawson
Playwright
25-Sep-1894 11-Aug-1977 One of the Hollywood Ten
Forrest Lewis
Actor
5-Nov-1899 2-Jun-1977 Character actor
Danny Lockin
Actor
13-Jul-1943 21-Aug-1977 Stage actor, murdered in 1977
Guy Lombardo
Musician
19-Jun-1902 5-Nov-1977 The Royal Canadians
Robert Lowell
Poet
1-Mar-1917 12-Sep-1977 Lord Weary's Castle
Alfred Lunt
Actor
12-Aug-1892 3-Aug-1977 American stage actor
Alexander Luria
Psychologist
16-Jul-1902 14-Aug-1977 Pioneer of neuropsychology
Niall MacGinnis
Actor
29-Mar-1913 6-Jan-1977 49th Parallel
Groucho Marx
Comic
2-Oct-1890 19-Aug-1977 You Bet Your Life
Gummo Marx
Actor
23-Oct-1892 21-Apr-1977 Left the Marx Brothers troupe early
John L. McClellan
Politician
25-Feb-1896 28-Nov-1977 US Senator from Arkansas, 1943-77
Charles Merz
Journalist
23-Feb-1893 31-Aug-1977 Editor of the New York Times, 1938-61
Eddie Miller
Country Musician
10-Dec-1919 11-Apr-1977 Release Me
Oskar Morgenstern
Economist
24-Jan-1902 26-Jul-1977 Game theorist
Zero Mostel
Actor
28-Feb-1915 8-Sep-1977 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Burt Mustin
Actor
8-Feb-1884 28-Jan-1977 Character actor, 1950s to 1970s
Vladimir Nabokov
Novelist
23-Apr-1899 2-Jul-1977 Lolita
Anaïs Nin
Author
21-Feb-1903 14-Jan-1977 Diary of Anaïs Nin
Alice Paul
Activist
11-Jan-1885 9-Jul-1977 Suffragette
Arthur Perdue
Business
c. 1886 27-Jun-1977 Founder of Perdue Farms
Wilton B. Persons
Government
19-Jan-1896 Sep-1977 Eisenhower's Chief of Staff
H. C. Potter
Film Director
13-Nov-1904 31-Aug-1977 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Francis Gary Powers
Military
17-Aug-1929 1-Aug-1977 U2 shot down over the Soviet Union
Elvis Presley
Singer
8-Jan-1935 16-Aug-1977 Rock and roll icon
Freddie Prinze
Actor
22-Jun-1954 29-Jan-1977 Chico of Chico and the Man
Carroll Quigley
Educator
9-Nov-1910 3-Jan-1977 Harvard professor, mentor to Bill Clinton
Terence Rattigan
Playwright
10-Jun-1911 30-Nov-1977 Separate Tables
Alan Reed
Actor
20-Aug-1907 14-Jun-1977 Voice of Fred Flintstone
Cyril Ritchard
Actor
1-Dec-1897 18-Dec-1977 Stage actor, Capt. Hook in Peter Pan
Nellie Ross
Politician
29-Nov-1876 19-Dec-1977 First woman elected Governor in America
Roberto Rossellini
Film Director
8-May-1906 3-Jun-1977 Stromboli
Adolph Rupp
Basketball
2-Sep-1901 10-Dec-1977 Kentucky Head Coach, 1930-72
Thomas Schippers
Conductor
9-Mar-1930 16-Dec-1977 Music Director, Cinncinati Symphony, 1970-77
Wilbert Snow
Politician
6-Apr-1884 28-Sep-1977 Governor of Connecticut, 1946-47
Philip D. Sprouse
Diplomat
27-Sep-1906 28-Apr-1977 US Ambassador to Cambodia, 1962-64
Leopold Stokowski
Conductor
18-Apr-1882 13-Sep-1977 American Symphony Orchestra
Jim Thompson
Novelist
27-Sep-1906 7-Apr-1977 Heed the Thunder
Jacques Tourneur
Film Director
12-Nov-1904 19-Dec-1977 Original 1942 Cat People
Ralph Truman
Actor
7-May-1900 15-Oct-1977 Quo Vadis
Louis Untermeyer
Poet
1-Oct-1885 18-Dec-1977 Anthologist of poetry
Ronnie Van Zant
Musician
15-Jan-1948 20-Oct-1977 Frontman of Lynyrd Skynyrd
Wernher von Braun
Scientist
23-Mar-1912 16-Jun-1977 German-American rocket scientist
Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk
Head of State
22-Aug-1887 4-Mar-1977 German Chancellor, 1945
Ruth Graves Wakefield
Chef
17-Jun-1903 10-Jan-1977 Accidental inventor of chocolate chip cookies
Ethel Waters
Singer
31-Oct-1896 1-Sep-1977 Sweet Mama Stringbean
Herbert Wilcox
Film/TV Producer
19-Apr-1892 15-May-1977 Forever and a Day
Bertram D. Wolfe
Historian
19-Jan-1896 21-Feb-1977 Three Who Made a Revolution
Cecil Woodham-Smith
Historian
29-Apr-1896 16-Mar-1977 Florence Nightingale


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