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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Ahmad Abbas
Novelist
7-Jun-1914 1-Jun-1987 The Last Page
Walter Abel
Actor
6-Jun-1898 26-Mar-1987 The Three Musketeers
Yves Allégret
Film Director
13-Oct-1907 31-Jan-1987 The Proud and the Beautiful
Jean Anouilh
Playwright
23-Jun-1910 3-Oct-1987 Le Voyageur sans Bagage
Fred Astaire
Dancer
10-May-1899 22-Jun-1987 Broadway ballroom dancer
Mary Astor
Actor
3-May-1906 25-Sep-1987 The Maltese Falcon
Aram Avakian
Film Director
23-Apr-1926 17-Jan-1987 End of the Road
Malcolm Baldrige
Politician
4-Oct-1922 25-Jul-1987 US Secretary of Commerce 1981-87
James Baldwin
Novelist
2-Aug-1924 30-Nov-1987 Go Tell It on the Mountain
Ross R. Barnett
Politician
22-Jan-1898 6-Nov-1987 Governor of Mississippi, 1960-64
Alfie Bass
Actor
8-Apr-1921 15-Jul-1987 Bootsie and Snudge
Michael Bennett
Dancer
8-Apr-1943 2-Jul-1987 A Chorus Line
Gustav Bergmann
Philosopher
4-May-1906 21-Apr-1987 Ontologist
Alfred Bester
Novelist
18-Dec-1913 30-Sep-1987 The Stars My Destination
Colin Blakely
Actor
23-Sep-1930 7-May-1987 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Ray Bolger
Actor
10-Jan-1904 15-Jan-1987 The Wizard of Oz Scarecrow
Walter H. Brattain
Physicist
10-Feb-1902 13-Oct-1987 Co-Inventor of the transistor
Louis de Broglie
Physicist
15-Aug-1892 19-Mar-1987 Discovered the wave nature of electrons
Clarence Brown
Film Director
10-May-1890 17-Aug-1987 National Velvet
Winthrop G. Brown
Diplomat
12-Jul-1907 25-May-1987 US Ambassador to South Korea, 1964-67
Boudleaux Bryant
Songwriter
13-Feb-1920 25-Jun-1987 Wake Up, Little Susie
Dwight W. Burney
Politician
7-Jan-1892 10-Mar-1987 Governor of Nebraska, 1960-61
Arthur F. Burns
Economist
27-Apr-1904 6-Jun-1987 Chairman of the Federal Reserve, 1970-78
W. Haydon Burns
Politician
17-Mar-1912 22-Nov-1987 Mayor of Jacksonville, 1949-65
Paul Butterfield
Musician
17-Dec-1942 4-May-1987 Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Erskine Caldwell
Author
17-Dec-1903 11-Apr-1987 Tobacco Road
Archie Campbell
Actor
7-Nov-1914 29-Aug-1987 Hee Haw
Joseph Campbell
Author
26-Mar-1904 31-Oct-1987 The Power of Myth
Frank Carlson
Politician
23-Jan-1893 30-May-1987 Governor and Senator from Kansas
Madeleine Carroll
Actor
26-Feb-1906 2-Oct-1987 The 39 Steps
William Casey
Spy
13-Mar-1913 29-Jan-1987 CIA Director, 1981-87
James Coco
Actor
21-Mar-1928 25-Feb-1987 Only When I Laugh
Wilbur J. Cohen
Government
10-Jun-1913 17-May-1987 HEW Secretary, 1968-69
Henry Cotton
Golf
26-Jan-1907 22-Dec-1987 Won the British Open three times
Cathryn Damon
Actor
11-Sep-1930 4-May-1987 Mary Campbell on Soap
Duffy Daugherty
Football
8-Sep-1915 25-Sep-1987 MSU Head Coach, 1954-72
Joop den Uyl
Head of State
9-Aug-1919 24-Dec-1987 Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 1973-77
King Donovan
Actor
25-Jan-1918 30-Jun-1987 Character actor husband of Imogene Coca
Jacqueline du Pré
Cellist
26-Jan-1945 19-Oct-1987 Cellist
R. Budd Dwyer
Government
21-Nov-1939 22-Jan-1987 Suicided in front of TV cameras
Richard Egan
Actor
29-Jul-1921 20-Jul-1987 Samuel Clegg on Capitol
Richard Ellmann
Critic
15-Mar-1918 13-May-1987 James Joyce
Morton Feldman
Composer
12-Jan-1926 3-Sep-1987 Coptic Light
Althea Flynt
Relative
6-Nov-1953 27-Jun-1987 Larry Flynt's dead wife
Benson Fong
Actor
10-Oct-1916 1-Aug-1987 Flower Drum Song
Henry Ford II
Business
4-Sep-1917 29-Sep-1987 Former President, CEO of Ford
Bob Fosse
Choreographer
23-Jun-1927 23-Sep-1987 Choreographer
Bill Fraser
Actor
5-Jun-1908 5-Sep-1987 Claude Snudge
Hugo Fregonese
Film Director
8-Apr-1908 17-Jan-1987 Old Shatterhand
Wynne Gibson
Actor
3-Jul-1905 15-May-1987 If I Had a Million
Hermione Gingold
Actor
9-Dec-1897 24-May-1987 Madame Alvarez in Gigi
Jackie Gleason
Actor
26-Feb-1916 24-Jun-1987 Ralph Kramden in The Honeymooners
Charles E. Goodell
Politician
16-Mar-1926 21-Jan-1987 US Senator from New York, 1968-71
Lorne Greene
Actor
12-Feb-1915 11-Sep-1987 Ben Cartwright on Bonanza
Joan Greenwood
Actor
4-Mar-1921 27-Feb-1987 The Importance of Being Earnest
Archie M. Gubbrud
Politician
31-Dec-1910 26-Apr-1987 Governor of South Dakota, 1961-65
Ralph Guldahl
Golf
22-Nov-1911 11-Jun-1987 Winner of 3 Majors
Irene Handl
Actor
27-Dec-1901 29-Nov-1987 Matronly British character actor
Elizabeth Hartman
Actor
23-Dec-1943 10-Jun-1987 A Patch of Blue
Woody Hayes
Football
14-Feb-1913 12-Mar-1987 OSU Head Coach, 1951-78
Lloyd Haynes
Actor
19-Sep-1934 1-Jan-1987 Pete Dixon on Room 222
Rita Hayworth
Actor
17-Oct-1918 14-May-1987 Gilda
Jascha Heifetz
Violinist
2-Feb-1901 10-Dec-1987 Violin virtuoso
Walter W. Heller
Economist
27-Aug-1915 15-Jun-1987 Council of Economic Advisers, 1961-64
Marcia Henderson
Actor
22-Jul-1929 23-Nov-1987 Peter Pan
Woody Herman
Jazz Musician
16-May-1913 29-Oct-1987 1940s Big Band leader, jazz clarinetist
Rudolf Hess
Government
26-Apr-1894 17-Jul-1987 Deputy Fuhrer flew unauthorized to Scotland
John Hewitt
Poet
28-Oct-1907 22-Jun-1987 No Rebel Word
John Huston
Film Director
5-Aug-1906 28-Aug-1987 The Maltese Falcon
Punch Imlach
Hockey
15-Mar-1918 1-Dec-1987 NHL Coach, Hall of Famer
Danny Kaye
Actor
18-Jan-1913 3-Mar-1987 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Sammy Kaye
Musician
13-Mar-1910 2-Jun-1987 Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye
Madge Kennedy
Actor
19-Apr-1891 9-Jun-1987 The Marrying Kind
Leon H. Keyserling
Economist
22-Jan-1908 9-Aug-1987 Council of Economic Advisers, 1946-53
Richard F. Kneip
Politician
7-Jan-1933 9-Mar-1987 Governor of South Dakota, 1971-78
Esmond Knight
Actor
4-May-1906 23-Feb-1987 The River
Lawrence Kohlberg
Psychologist
25-Oct-1927 17-Jan-1987 Stages of moral development
Arthur Lake
Actor
17-Apr-1905 9-Jan-1987 Dagwood Bumstead
Alf Landon
Politician
9-Sep-1887 12-Oct-1987 Republican Presidential candidate 1936
John Lehmann
Poet
2-Jun-1907 7-Apr-1987 Thrown to the Woolfs
Luis Leloir
Chemist
6-Sep-1906 2-Dec-1987 Conversion of carbohydrates
Mervyn LeRoy
Film Director
15-Oct-1900 13-Sep-1987 Quo Vadis?
René Lévesque
Politician
24-Aug-1922 1-Nov-1987 Premier of Quebec, 1976-85
Primo Levi
Author
31-Jul-1919 11-Apr-1987 Survival in Auschwitz
Liberace
Pianist
16-May-1919 4-Feb-1987 Rhinestoned pianist
Frank Licht
Politician
13-Mar-1916 30-May-1987 Governor of Rhode Island, 1969-73
Bobby Locke
Golf
20-Nov-1917 9-Mar-1987 Won the British Open four times
Clare Boothe Luce
Politician
10-Apr-1903 9-Oct-1987 Congresswoman, wife of Henry R. Luce
Gwendolyn MacEwen
Poet
1-Sep-1941 29-Nov-1987 A Breakfast for Barbarians
Harriet MacGibbon
Actor
5-Oct-1905 8-Feb-1987 Mrs. Drysdale on Beverly Hillbillies
Alistair MacLean
Novelist
28-Apr-1922 2-Feb-1987 The Guns of Navarone
C. B. Macpherson
Scholar
18-Nov-1911 22-Jul-1987 Political Theory of Possessive Individualism
Rouben Mamoulian
Film Director
8-Oct-1897 4-Dec-1987 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Guy Marks
Comic
31-Oct-1922 28-Nov-1987 Nightclub comic
Richard Marquand
Film Director
17-Apr-1938 4-Sep-1987 Return of the Jedi
Bruce Marshall
Novelist
24-Jun-1899 18-Jun-1987 The White Rabbit
Dean-Paul Martin
Relative
17-Nov-1951 21-Mar-1987 Son of Dean Martin
Quinn Martin
Business
22-May-1922 6-Sep-1987 Quinn Martin Productions
Lee Marvin
Actor
19-Feb-1924 29-Aug-1987 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
David Maysles
Film Director
10-Jan-1932 3-Jan-1987 Documentary filmmaker
Wade H. McCree
Judge
3-Jul-1920 30-Aug-1987 US Solicitor General, 1977-81
Peter Medawar
Biologist
28-Feb-1915 2-Oct-1987 Acquired immunological tolerance
Raymond D. Mindlin
Engineer
17-Sep-1906 22-Nov-1987 Mindlin's problem
Howard Moss
Poet
22-Jan-1922 16-Sep-1987 Finding Them Lost
William P. Murphy
Scientist
6-Feb-1892 9-Oct-1987 Liver therapy for pernicious anemia
Gunnar Myrdal
Economist
6-Dec-1898 17-May-1987 Monetary Equilibrium
Pola Negri
Actor
31-Dec-1894 1-Aug-1987 Sultry silent film diva
Ralph Nelson
Film Director
12-Aug-1916 21-Dec-1987 Father Goose
Robert Nix, Sr.
Politician
9-Aug-1898 22-Jun-1987 Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1958-79
F. Donald Nixon
Relative
23-Nov-1914 27-Jun-1987 Nixon's brother, got $205K from Hughes
Nick De Noia
Dancer
c. 1941 7-Apr-1987 First choreographer for Chippendales
John H. Northrop
Chemist
5-Jul-1891 27-May-1987 Bacteriophages
Richard Nugent
Author
2-Jul-1906 27-May-1987 Harlem Renaissance writer
Geraldine Page
Actor
22-Nov-1924 13-Jun-1987 Toys in the Attic
Robert Paige
Actor
2-Dec-1910 21-Dec-1987 Son of Dracula
Jaco Pastorius
Jazz Musician
1-Dec-1951 21-Sep-1987 Bassist for Weather Report
Robert Preston
Actor
8-Jun-1918 21-Mar-1987 The Music Man
Joe Edward Purcell
Politician
29-Jul-1923 Mar-1987 Attorney General of Arkansas, 1967-71
John Qualen
Actor
8-Dec-1899 12-Sep-1987 The Grapes of Wrath
Alejandro Rey
Actor
8-Feb-1930 21-May-1987 Carlos Ramirez on The Flying Nun
Buddy Rich
Drummer
30-Sep-1917 2-Apr-1987 Legendary drummer
Scott La Rock
Disc Jockey
2-Mar-1962 27-Aug-1987 Boogie Down Productions
Carl Rogers
Psychologist
8-Jan-1902 4-Feb-1987 Non-directive theory of psychology
Hayden Rorke
Actor
23-Oct-1910 19-Aug-1987 Dr. Bellows on I Dream of Jeannie
Russell Rouse
Screenwriter
20-Nov-1913 2-Oct-1987 Pillow Talk
Dan Rowan
Comic
22-Jul-1922 22-Sep-1987 Laugh-In
Bayard Rustin
Activist
17-Mar-1910 24-Aug-1987 Organized the 1963 March on Washington
Will Sampson
Actor
27-Sep-1933 3-Jun-1987 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Duncan Sandys
Politician
24-Jan-1908 26-Nov-1987 UK Colonial Secretary, 1962-64
Randolph Scott
Actor
23-Jan-1898 2-Mar-1987 Ride the High Country
Andres Segovia
Guitarist
21-Feb-1893 2-Jun-1987 Greatest classical guitarist
Samuel H. Shapiro
Politician
25-Apr-1907 16-Mar-1987 Governor of Illinois, 1968-69
Joan Shawlee
Actor
5-Mar-1926 22-Mar-1987 The Adventures of Aggie
Dick Shawn
Actor
1-Dec-1923 17-Apr-1987 Inventor of the "high five"
Douglas Sirk
Film Director
26-Apr-1897 14-Jan-1987 Written on the Wind
Izler Solomon
Conductor
11-Jan-1910 6-Dec-1987 Director, Indianapolis Symphony, 1956-76
Bengt Strömgren
Astronomer
21-Jan-1908 4-Jul-1987 Hydrogen stars
David Susskind
Talk Show Host
19-Dec-1920 22-Feb-1987 The David Susskind Show
Kent Taylor
Actor
11-May-1907 11-Apr-1987 Boston Blackie
Maxwell D. Taylor
Military
26-Aug-1901 19-Apr-1987 Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1962-64
Verree Teasdale
Actor
15-Mar-1904 17-Feb-1987 A Midsummer Night's Dream
Alice Terry
Actor
24-Jul-1899 22-Dec-1987 Scaramouche
Peter Tosh
Musician
19-Oct-1944 11-Sep-1987 Legalise It and I'll Advertise It
Maria von Trapp
Singer
26-Jan-1905 28-Mar-1987 The Sound of Music
Patrick Troughton
Actor
25-Mar-1920 28-Mar-1987 The Second Doctor Who
Jesse Unruh
Politician
30-Sep-1922 4-Aug-1987 Speaker of California State Assembly
Lino Ventura
Actor
14-Jul-1919 22-Oct-1987 The Threepenny Opera
Andy Warhol
Artist
6-Aug-1928 22-Feb-1987 Pop Art movement
Harold Washington
Politician
15-Apr-1922 25-Nov-1987 First black Mayor of Chicago
Glenway Wescott
Novelist
11-Apr-1901 22-Feb-1987 The Pilgrim Hawk
Emlyn Williams
Playwright
26-Nov-1905 25-Sep-1987 Night Must Fall
Georg Wittig
Chemist
16-Jun-1897 26-Aug-1987 Wittig Reaction
George W. Woodruff
Business
27-Aug-1895 4-Feb-1987 Continental Gin Company
Marguerite Yourcenar
Novelist
8-Jun-1903 17-Dec-1987 Mémoires d'Hadrien
Edward Zorinsky
Politician
11-Nov-1928 6-Mar-1987 US Senator from Nebraska, 1976-87


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