| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Frances Alda |
Singer |
31-May-1879 |
18-Sep-1952 |
Operatic soprano, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Leslie Banks |
Actor |
9-Jun-1890 |
21-Apr-1952 |
The Most Dangerous Game |
| Albert Bassermann |
Actor |
7-Sep-1867 |
15-May-1952 |
German actor |
| Ralph Byrd |
Actor |
22-Apr-1909 |
18-Aug-1952 |
Dick Tracy |
| Alonzo M. Clark |
Politician |
13-Aug-1868 |
12-Oct-1952 |
Governor of Wyoming, 1931-33 |
| Jack Conway |
Film Director |
17-Jul-1887 |
11-Oct-1952 |
Too Hot to Handle |
| Stafford Cripps |
Politician |
24-Apr-1889 |
21-Apr-1952 |
Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1947-50 |
| Benedetto Croce |
Philosopher |
25-Feb-1866 |
20-Nov-1952 |
Philosophy of Spirit |
| John Dewey |
Educator |
20-Oct-1859 |
1-Jun-1952 |
Pragmatist philosopher, education reformer |
| Paul Éluard |
Poet |
14-Dec-1895 |
18-Nov-1952 |
La Capitale de la Douleur |
| William Fox |
Film/TV Producer |
1-Jan-1879 |
8-May-1952 |
Founder of 20th Century Fox |
| John Garfield |
Actor |
4-Mar-1913 |
21-May-1952 |
Gentleman's Agreement |
| King George VI |
Royalty |
14-Dec-1895 |
6-Feb-1952 |
King of England, 1936-1952 |
| Lawrence Grant |
Actor |
30-Oct-1870 |
10-Feb-1952 |
The Mask of Fu Manchu |
| Knut Hamsun |
Novelist |
4-Aug-1859 |
19-Feb-1952 |
Norwegian novelist, Sult |
| Fletcher Henderson |
Jazz Musician |
18-Dec-1897 |
29-Dec-1952 |
Pioneering swing and jazz bandleader |
| Pete Henry |
Football |
31-Oct-1897 |
7-Feb-1952 |
NFL Hall-of-Famer |
| Hugh Herbert |
Actor |
10-Aug-1884 |
12-Mar-1952 |
Hellzapoppin |
| Karen Horney |
Psychologist |
16-Sep-1885 |
4-Dec-1952 |
Disputed Freud's concept of "penis envy" |
| Curly Howard |
Actor |
22-Oct-1903 |
18-Jan-1952 |
Highest pitched Stooge |
| Billy Hughes |
Head of State |
25-Sep-1862 |
28-Oct-1952 |
Prime Minister of Australia, 1915-23 |
| Clark L. Hull |
Psychologist |
24-May-1884 |
10-May-1952 |
Principles of Behavior |
| Harold Ickes |
Government |
15-Mar-1874 |
3-Feb-1952 |
US Secretary of the Interior, 1933-46 |
| Eugene Jolas |
Editor |
26-Oct-1894 |
26-May-1952 |
transition |
| Hendrik Kramers |
Physicist |
17-Feb-1894 |
24-Apr-1952 |
Kramers dispersion theory |
| Gregory La Cava |
Film Director |
10-Mar-1892 |
1-Mar-1952 |
My Man Godfrey |
| Pedro Lascurain |
Head of State |
8-May-1856 |
21-Jul-1952 |
President of Mexico for 25 minutes |
| Albert Lasker |
Business |
1-May-1880 |
30-May-1952 |
Advertising executive and medical research patron |
| Gertrude Lawrence |
Actor |
4-Jul-1898 |
6-Sep-1952 |
British and Broadway theatre star |
| Canada Lee |
Actor |
3-Mar-1907 |
9-May-1952 |
Cry, the Beloved Country |
| Dixie Lee |
Singer |
4-Nov-1911 |
1-Nov-1952 |
Singer and wife of Bing Crosby |
| Morris E. Leeds |
Business |
6-Mar-1869 |
8-Feb-1952 |
Leeds & Northrup Co. |
| Walter Long |
Actor |
5-Mar-1879 |
4-Jul-1952 |
The Birth of a Nation |
| Bernard Lyot |
Astronomer |
27-Feb-1897 |
2-Apr-1952 |
Sandstorms on Mars |
| J. Farrell MacDonald |
Actor |
14-Apr-1875 |
2-Aug-1952 |
My Darling Clementine |
| Antonia Maury |
Astronomer |
21-Mar-1866 |
8-Jan-1952 |
Stellar classification |
| Hattie McDaniel |
Actor |
10-Jun-1893 |
26-Oct-1952 |
Mammy in Gone with the Wind |
| J. P. McGowan |
Actor |
24-Feb-1880 |
26-Mar-1952 |
Somewhere in Sonora |
| Ferenc Molnár |
Playwright |
12-Jan-1878 |
1-Apr-1952 |
The Paul Street Boys |
| Maria Montessori |
Educator |
31-Aug-1870 |
6-May-1952 |
Founder of Montessori Education Method |
| Polly Moran |
Actor |
28-Jun-1883 |
25-Jan-1952 |
Adam's Rib |
| Anne Morgan |
Philanthropist |
25-Jul-1873 |
29-Jan-1952 |
Friend of the French |
| Jack Parsons |
Scientist |
2-Oct-1914 |
17-Jul-1952 |
Satanic rocket scientist |
| Robert P. Patterson |
Judge |
12-Feb-1891 |
22-Jan-1952 |
US Secretary of War, 1945-47 |
| George C. Peery |
Politician |
28-Oct-1873 |
14-Oct-1952 |
Governor of Virginia, 1934-38 |
| Evita Peron |
First Lady |
7-May-1919 |
26-Jul-1952 |
Don't cry for her |
| Susan Peters |
Actor |
3-Jul-1921 |
23-Oct-1952 |
Random Harvest |
| Richard Rober |
Actor |
14-May-1910 |
26-May-1952 |
Jet Pilot |
| George Santayana |
Philosopher |
16-Dec-1863 |
26-Sep-1952 |
The Realms of Being |
| Charles Sherrington |
Doctor |
27-Nov-1857 |
4-Mar-1952 |
Neurons and synapses |
| Joseph H. Short |
Government |
11-Feb-1904 |
18-Sep-1952 |
Harry S. Truman's press secretary |
| Alison Skipworth |
Actor |
25-Jul-1863 |
5-Jul-1952 |
Broadway and character actress |
| Josephine Tey |
Novelist |
1897 |
13-Feb-1952 |
Richard of Bordeaux |
| Kiichiro Toyoda |
Business |
11-Jun-1894 |
27-Mar-1952 |
Founder of Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Lamar Trotti |
Screenwriter |
18-Oct-1900 |
28-Aug-1952 |
Young Mr. Lincoln |
| Carl von Cosel |
Criminal |
8-Feb-1877 |
23-Jul-1952 |
Florida's favorite necrophile |
| James W. Wadsworth, Jr. |
Politician |
12-Aug-1877 |
21-Jun-1952 |
US Senator from New York, 1915-27 |
| Fred Wardell |
Business |
30-Mar-1866 |
1952 |
Founder of Eureka Vacuum Cleaner Co. |
| Chaim Weizmann |
Head of State |
27-Nov-1874 |
9-Nov-1952 |
First President of Israel |
| Walter Welford |
Politician |
21-May-1868 |
28-Jun-1952 |
Governor of North Dakota, 1935-36 |
| Roland West |
Film Director |
20-Feb-1885 |
31-Mar-1952 |
The Bat Whispers |
| Wallace H. White, Jr. |
Politician |
6-Aug-1877 |
31-Mar-1952 |
US Senator from Maine, 1931-49 |
| Paramahansa Yogananda |
Religion |
5-Jan-1893 |
7-Mar-1952 |
Self-Realization Fellowship |
