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Meet the Famously Departed...

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Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday

Born: April 7, 1915
Died: July 17, 1959
Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo

Born: July 6, 1907
Died: July 13, 1954
Judy Garland

Judy Garland

Born: June 10, 1922
Died: June 22, 1969
John Wayne

John Wayne

Born: May 26, 1907
Died: June 11, 1979
Bob Marley

Bob Marley

Born: February 6, 1945
Died: May 11, 1981
Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

Born: March 14, 1879
Died: April 18, 1955
Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain

Born: February 20, 1967
Died: April 8, 1994
John Belushi

John Belushi

Born: December 24, 1949
Died: March 5, 1982
James Dean

James Dean

Born: February 8, 1931
Died: September 30, 1955
Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

Born: May 4, 1929
Died: January 20, 1993
Harry Houdini

Harry Houdini

Born: March 24, 1874
Died: October 31, 1926
Steve Irwin

Steve Irwin

Born: February 22, 1962
Died: September 4, 2006
John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Born: May 29, 1917
Died: November 22, 1963
Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee

Born: November 27, 1940
Died: July 20, 1973
John Lennon

John Lennon

Born: October 9, 1940
Died: December 8, 1980
Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Born: June 1, 1926
Died: August 5, 1962
Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

Born: January 8, 1935
Died: August 16, 1977
Princess Diana

Princess Diana

Born: July 1, 1961
Died: August 31, 1997
Anna Nicole Smith

Anna Nicole Smith

Born: November 28, 1967
Died: February 8, 2007

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Hoffman, Dustin

August 8

Dustin Hoffman

(1937 - )

Born in Los Angeles, actor Dustin Hoffman made his Broadway debut in 1961. His first leading role, in The Graduate (1967), led to similar anti-hero roles. He went on to a wider range, winning Oscars for Kramer v. Kramer (1979) and Rain Man (1988).

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Judy Garland

Judy Garland as a child actress and full grown star.

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