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Melvin Purvis
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- Famous People Born in 1903
- Famous People Who Committed Suicide
Melvin Purvis
Civil Servant / 1903 - 1960
Melvin Purvis was the FBI agent responsible for bringing several notorious criminals to justice, among them outlaws John Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd.
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Jerome Lawrence
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- Famous Military Veterans
- Famous Cancerians
- Famous People Named Jerome
Jerome Lawrence
Playwright / 1915 - 2004
Jerome Lawrence was an American playwright. He collaborated with Robert Edwin Lee for over 50 years. Inherit The Wind is their most well known play.
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Davy Jones
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- Famous Lookalikes
- The Monkees
- The Ed Sullivan Show Guests
Davy Jones
Television Actor, Singer / 1945 - 2012
Davy Jones is a singer and actor who found fame as the singer for the band the Monkees on the TV show by the same name.
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Pat Garrett
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- Famous Geminis
- Famous People Named Patrick
- Famous People Born in 1850
Pat Garrett
Civil Servant, Murderer, Folk Hero / 1850 - 1908
Pat Garrett was an American Old West lawman and customs agent best known for killing Billy the Kid.
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