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Bella Abzug
Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Lawyer, U.S. Representative / 1920 - 1998
Bella Abzug was a leading liberal activist and politician in the 1960s and 1970s, especially known for her work for women’s rights.
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(1920-1998)
Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Lawyer, U.S. Representative
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Gene Autry
Film Actor, Television Actor, Guitarist, Singer / 1907 - 1998
Actor Gene Autry, or the "Singing Cowboy," starred in Western movies from the 1930s to the early 1960s. He won two Grammy Hall of Fame Awards for his work.
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(1907-1998)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Guitarist, Singer
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Sonny Bono
Singer, U.S. Representative / 1935 - 1998
Musician and politician Sonny Bono was once wed to singer Cher and in 1994 was elected to U.S. Congress as a representative from California.
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(1935-1998)
Singer, U.S. Representative
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Tom Bradley
Police Officer, Lawyer, Mayor / 1917 - 1998
Tom Bradley was a lawyer and police officer who became the first African-American mayor of Los Angeles, serving from 1973 to 1993.
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(1917-1998)
Police Officer, Lawyer, Mayor
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Lloyd Bridges
Film Actor, Television Actor / 1913 - 1998
Lloyd Bridges was a film and TV actor known for roles in such diverse projects as East of Eden and Airplane!
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(1913-1998)
Film Actor, Television Actor
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Stokely Carmichael
Civil Rights Activist / 1941 - 1998
Stokely Carmichael was a Trinidadian-American political activist, best known as the leader of the civil rights group SNCC in the 1960s.
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(1941-1998)
Civil Rights Activist
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Helen Carter
Guitarist, Pianist, Singer / 1927 - 1998
Helen Carter is best known as a performer in The Carter Family band.
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(1927-1998)
Guitarist, Pianist, Singer
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Eldridge Cleaver
Civil Rights Activist, Writer / 1935 - 1998
Black militant Eldridge Cleaver was the author of Soul on Ice and minister of information for the Black Panther Party in the 1960s.
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(1935-1998)
Civil Rights Activist, Writer
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Alan Conway
Criminal / 1934 - 1998
Alan Conway was best known for impersonating the film director Stanley Kubrick. Conway convinced several figures in the entertainment industry, and recieved meals, drinks, and sexual favors in exchange for promising roles in Kubrick films.
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(1934-1998)
Criminal
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César
Sculptor / 1921 - 1998
French artist César Baldaccini created large sculptural representations from found objects. He was at the forefront of the New Realism movement.
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(1921-1998)
Sculptor
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Alice Faye
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress, Dancer / 1915 - 1998
Alice Faye was a Broadway actress and chorus girl who played the mother of Shirley Temple in several films.
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(1915-1998)
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress, Dancer
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Martha Gellhorn
Journalist / 1908 - 1998
Martha Gellhorn was a distinguished war correspondent who covered every war that occurred across the globe over a period extending nearly 60 years.
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(1908-1998)
Journalist
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Barry Goldwater
U.S. Representative / 1909 - 1998
Barry Goldwater was an American politician best known as a senator from Arizona and the Republican candidate for president in 1964.
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(1909-1998)
U.S. Representative
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Phil Hartman
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter / 1948 - 1998
Canadian-born American actor Phil Hartman is best known for his performances on Saturday Night Live.
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(1948-1998)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter
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Ted Hughes
Author, Poet / 1930 - 1998
Writer Ted Hughes wrote poetry, non-fiction and children’s books. He was married to poet Sylvia Plath who committed suicide a year after he left her.
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(1930-1998)
Author, Poet
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Lois Mailou Jones
Educator, Painter / 1905 - 1998
Lois Mailou Jones was a painter whose works reflect a command of widely varied styles, from traditional landscape to African-themed abstraction.
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(1905-1998)
Educator, Painter
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Florence Joyner
Track and Field Athlete / 1959 - 1998
Olympic gold medalist Florence Joyner brought style to track and field with form-fitting bodysuits, six-inch fingernails and amazing speed. She still holds the world records in the 100- and 200-meter events.
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(1959-1998)
Track and Field Athlete
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Judge Dread
Musician / 1945 - 1998
Reggae and ska musician Judge Dread produced a string of hits in the 1970s, such as Big Six and several others that were banned by the BBC for their sexual innuendo.
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(1945-1998)
Musician
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Akira Kurosawa
Painter, Director / 1910 - 1998
Akira Kurosawa was the first Japanese film director to win international acclaim, with such films as Rashomon (1950), Ikiru (1952), and Ran (1985).
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(1910-1998)
Painter, Director
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Shari Lewis
Television Personality / 1933 - 1998
Shari Lewis was the host of Lamb Chop's Play-Along, which aired on PBS from 1992 to 1997, and received several Emmy Awards.
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(1933-1998)
Television Personality
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Jean-Francois Lyotard
Philosopher / 1924 - 1998
A leading twentieth century philosopher, Jean-Francois Lyotard was noted for his analysis of postmodernity and its impact on humankind.
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(1924-1998)
Philosopher
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E.G. Marshall
Actor / 1914 - 1998
Actor E.G. Marshall starred on Broadway in the original runs of The Crucible and Waiting for Godot before becoming a film and TV star.
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(1914-1998)
Actor
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Linda McCartney
Animal Rights Activist, Photographer / 1941 - 1998
Linda McCartney was a photographer who became widely known as the wife of Beatle Paul McCartney.
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(1941-1998)
Animal Rights Activist, Photographer
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Roddy McDowall
Film Actor / 1928 - 1998
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.
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(1928-1998)
Film Actor
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Helen Wills Moody
Coach, Tennis Player / 1905 - 1998
Tennis player Helen Wills Moody was the first female athlete to become an international star, winning 31 Grand Slam titles during her career.
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(1905-1998)
Coach, Tennis Player
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Maureen O'Sullivan
Film Actress / 1911 - 1998
Maureen O'Sullivan was an actress best known for playing Jane in the Tarzan film series opposite Johnny Weismuller.
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(1911-1998)
Film Actress
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Octavio Paz
Author, Poet / 1914 - 1998
Mexican poet and essayist Octavio Paz received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1990.
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(1914-1998)
Author, Poet
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Pol Pot
Dictator / 1925 - 1998
Pol Pot was the political leader of Cambodia who was responsible for the deaths of thousands of people under his reign.
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(1925-1998)
Dictator
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Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche
Business Leader, Engineer / 1909 - 1998
Thanks to the model 356, created in 1948 by Ferdinand Anton Ernst "Ferry" Porsche, the Porsche car company became known worldwide as a producer of successful sports and racing cars. Several years earlier, in 1934, Porsche worked with father Ferdinand Porsche on the first designs of the Volkswagen car.
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(1909-1998)
Business Leader, Engineer
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Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Judge, Supreme Court Justice / 1907 - 1998
Lewis Powell was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1972 to 1987.
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(1907-1998)
Judge, Supreme Court Justice
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James Earl Ray
Murderer / 1928 - 1998
James Earl Ray is best known for assassinating civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., in 1968.
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(1928-1998)
Murderer
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Jerome Robbins
Choreographer, Director, Philanthropist, Television Producer / 1918 - 1998
Jerome Robbins' was one of the 20th centuries most popular Broadway ballet and musical choreographers.
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(1918-1998)
Choreographer, Director, Philanthropist, Television Producer
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Roy Rogers
Film Actor, Television Actor, Guitarist, Singer, Television Personality / 1911 - 1998
Roy Rogers was an American actor and singer best known as the “King of the Cowboys” for his heroic roles in musical westerns. His sidekick palomino, Trigger, and dog, Bullet often appeared with him.
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(1911-1998)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Guitarist, Singer, Television Personality
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Esther Rolle
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress / 1920 - 1998
A stage, film and TV actress, Esther Rolle is best remembered as Florida Evans -- a character she played on two comedy series, Maude and Good Times.
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(1920-1998)
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress
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Alan Shepard
Astronaut, Entrepreneur / 1923 - 1998
Alan Shepard became one of the original seven Mercury program astronauts in 1959. He later commanded the Apollo 14 flight.
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(1923-1998)
Astronaut, Entrepreneur
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Frank Sinatra
Film Actor, Singer / 1915 - 1998
Frank Sinatra was one of the most popular entertainers of the 20th century, forging a career as an award-winning singer and film actor.
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(1915-1998)
Film Actor, Singer
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Benjamin Spock
Medical Professional, Journalist / 1903 - 1998
Dr. Spock was best known for his parenting advice book, Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care, originally published in 1946.
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(1903-1998)
Medical Professional, Journalist
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Margaret Walker
Author, Poet / 1915 - 1998
Margaret Walker is best known for writing on the African-American experience through fiction and poetry.
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(1915-1998)
Author, Poet
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George Wallace
Judge, U.S. Governor / 1919 - 1998
Alabama governor George Wallace entered the
national spotlight during the 1960s by
opposing the integration of Alabama
schools.
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(1919-1998)
Judge, U.S. Governor
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Dorothy West
Editor, Author / 1907 - 1998
Dorothy West is a writer remembered for her sharp observations of varied issues within the African American community.
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(1907-1998)
Editor, Author
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Flip Wilson
Television Actor, Comedian / 1933 - 1998
Comedian Flip Wilson was one of the first successful African American hosts on television. The Flip Wilson Show ran from 1970 to 1974.
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(1933-1998)
Television Actor, Comedian
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Tammy Wynette
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1942 - 1998
Tammy Wynette was a Grammy Award-winning country music singer who recorded the hit "Stand By Your Man." She was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1998.
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(1942-1998)
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer