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Gregory Peck
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- Famous Irish-Americans
- Best Actor Oscar Winners
- Honorary Oscar Recipients
Gregory Peck
Actor / 1916 - 2003
Gregory Peck is best known for his larger than life film roles, particularly as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Jackie Gleason
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- Rags to Riches
- The Ed Sullivan Show Guests
- Famous Pisceans
Jackie Gleason
Actor, Comedian / 1916 - 1987
Jackie Gleason was a pioneer of television comedy. "The Honeymooners" and "The Jackie Gleason Show" have been audience favorites for more than half a century.
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Kirk Douglas
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- Rags to Riches
- Honorary Oscar Recipients
- Celebrity Golfers
Kirk Douglas
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Producer / 1916 -
Actor Kirk Douglas brought his formidable chin and talent to movies like Spartacus and The Bad and the Beautiful. You may also know him as Michael Douglas' dad.
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Roald Dahl
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- Famous Virgoans
- Famous Fiction Authors
- Famous People Born in 1916
Roald Dahl
Author / 1916 - 1990
Roald Dahl is a British children's book author best known for the much loved book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" which was twice adapted to film.
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Dinah Shore
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- The Ed Sullivan Show Guests
- Famous Pisceans
- Famous Singers
Dinah Shore
Singer, Television Personality / 1916 - 1994
Dinah Shore was an award-winning television personality and singer known for her string of TV shows. -
Shirley Jackson
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- Famous Sagittarians
- Famous People Named Jackson
- Famous Fiction Authors
Shirley Jackson
Author / 1916 - 1965
Writer Shirley Jackson is best known for her story “The Lottery," which suggests a sinister underside to small-town America, and The Haunting of Hill House.
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profile name: Kirk Douglas profile occupation: Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Producer
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profile name: Jackie Gleason profile occupation: Actor, Comedian
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profile name: Dinah Shore profile occupation: Singer, Television Personality
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