Anne Bancroft was an Oscar Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress famous for her roles in The Miracle Worker and The Graduate. She was married to comedian and film director Mel Brooks.
1931-2005
1927-2010
1907-1995
879-929
1743-1794
Rube Foster was a baseball player and manager who organized the Negro National League, the first long-lasting professional league for African American players.
1879-1930
Phil Jackson is widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of the National Basketball Association after leading his teams to nine NBA titles.
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1966-
Novelist Ken Kesey wrote One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, which in the U.S. became one of the most widely read books of the 1960s.
1935-2001
Baz Luhrmann is an Australian director and screenwriter best known for his films Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge.
1962-
J. Willard Marriott is a 20th-century American entrepreneur who started in food service and eventually opened a hotel chain.
1900-1985
James Marsden is an American actor best known for his role as Cyclops in the action adventure movie X-Men and its two sequels.
1973-
Actor Roddy McDowall had a recurring role on the Batman television series, and played Cornelius in the film and TV versions of Planet of the Apes.
1928-1998
American actress Cassandra Peterson became famous in the 1980s for her television role as the vampy Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.
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1948-2003
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Hank Williams became one of America's first country music superstars, with hits like "Your Cheatin' Heart," before his early death at 29.
1923-1953
1883-1963