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Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 - April 9, 2021), known by his stage name DMX ("Dark Man X"), was an American rapper and actor. He began rapping in the early 1990s and released his debut album It's Dark and Hell Is Hot in 1998, to both critical acclaim and commercial success, selling 251,000 copies within its first week of release. DMX released his best-selling album, ... And Then There Was X, in 1999, which included the hit single "Party Up (Up in Here)". His 2003 singles "Where the Hood At?" and "X Gon' Give It to Ya" were also commercially successful. He was the first artist to debut an album at No. 1 five times in a row on the Billboard 200 charts. Overall, DMX sold over 74 million records worldwide.- Writer
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Caleb Carr was born in Manhattan and continues to reside in the Lower East Side. He attended Kenyon College and then subsequently New York University where he earned his B.A. degree in history. In addition to being the author of novels such as the bestselling The Alienist, he contributes on military and political affairs.- Robert E. Howard created Conan the Barbarian in a series of short stories and novels in the 1930's. Born in Peaster, Texas, he was raised in Cross Plains. His fiction was carried in pulp magazines of the time such as Weird Tales, and H.P. Lovecraft was a friend and admirer of his. He committed suicide after holding vigil by his mother's deathbed in 1936.
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One the most successful entertainers of the Black vaudeville stage, also known as the Chitlin Circuit, was Jackie "Moms" Mabley, born Loretta Mary Aiken in 1894. At the apex of her long career, she was earning $10,000 a week at Harlem's Apollo Theatre. Mabley focused on conventional topics such as family and others not normally covered by comedians of the era, white or Black, such as infidelity, poverty, welfare, and inebriation.
Billed as the Funniest Woman in the World, she adopted her original stage name from a boyfriend, Jackie Mabley, and began her career at 14. A teenage runaway, she joined the Negro troupe of Henry Bowman and Tim Moore and, in a short time, became a success. Quick-witted and quick-tongued, Mabley's unorthodox, self-assured routines as an outspoken grandma while wearing bag-lady clothes--old-fashioned print dresses and floppy hats--was a favorite with Black female audiences, particularly when she was lampooning the psychology of men. Her career spanned five decades, although white audiences did not know of her until the early 1960s. Mabley played Carnegie Hall in 1962. Mainstream TV appearances in the 1960s included variety appearances on shows hosted by Flip Wilson, Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967), and Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967). She was an inspiration for irreverent female comics of that era, including Phyllis Diller and, in her final years, Mabley poked fun at the president and other government officials.- Actor
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Big Pun was born on 9 November 1971 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for That Awkward Moment (2014), Vacation (2015) and Life of the Party (2018). He was married to Liza Rios. He died on 7 February 2000 in White Plains, New York, USA.- Cameron Prud'Homme was born on 16 December 1892 in Auburn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Back from Eternity (1956), Abraham Lincoln (1930) and The Cardinal (1963). He died on 27 November 1967 in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, USA.
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Rosalynn Carter was born on 18 August 1927 in Plains, Georgia, USA. She is known for Americans (1978), The American Sportsman (1965) and PBS NewsHour (1975). She was married to Jimmy Carter. She died on 19 November 2023 in Plains, Georgia, USA.- Actor
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Michael Mineo was born on 14 March 1937 in Bronx, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Tonka (1958) and Person to Person (1953). He was married to Trevina Kapchan . He died on 28 June 1984 in White Plains, New York, USA.- André Leon Talley was born on 16 October 1948 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was an actor, known for Sex and the City (2008), The September Issue (2009) and Empire (2015). He died on 18 January 2022 in White Plains, New York, USA.
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- Director
Les Paul was born on 9 June 1915 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Speed Racer (2008), Casino (1995) and Carol (2015). He was married to Mary Ford and Virginia Webb. He died on 12 August 2009 in White Plains, New York, USA.- Leslie Midgley was born on 18 January 1915 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Leslie was a producer, known for CBS Reports (1959), CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (1962) and Eyewitness to History (1959). Leslie was married to Betty Furness and Jean Burke. Leslie died on 19 June 2002 in White Plains, New York, USA.
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Joseph Basile was born and raised in White Plains, New York by Italian grandparents. His parents had no time to watch him and his younger sister Cathy because they were busy working to support the household. Joseph struggled in school because he learned Italian before English due to his grandparents. Joseph took it upon himself to teach himself everything and was accepted into Pace University after High School. Joseph later Graduated with a Business Degree in Management and went into business with his father Frank, doing Landscaping. Joseph got the acting bug at 25 years of age and sold his business portion back to his father to pursue acting. Joseph's constant wonder and curiosity about the entertainment business will make him a person with a strong backbone and a will that can not be denied.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Known to millions of fans for his work on the weekly Porter Wagoner television show. Born Gilbert Ray Rhodes in the southern Missouri town of West Plains in 1915, Speck was one of six children. All were musical, but the three boys -- Speck, Slim, and Dusty -- were turning professional by the time they were in their teens. By 1934 they were touring the RKO vaudeville circuit as the Log Cabin Mountaineers. Later on, Dusty became a fiddle champion, and Slim organized one of the best-known radio bands in the Memphis-Arkansas area. During this time Speck played a little banjo, a lot of bass fiddle and developed his comic character. In 1960 Speck auditioned for the new TV show Porter Wagoner was starting in Nashville. Though both he and Porter had come from West Plains, and though they knew each other, they had not worked together before. The chemistry was there, though, and Speck began an association with Porter that would last over 20 years. His colleagues in the show were banjoist Buck Trent, dancing fiddler Mack Magaha, guitarist George McCormick and Don Warden.- Eddie Waitkus is the baseball player who inspired the novel "The Natural" by Bernard Malamud, which was made into the movie The Natural (1984), starring Robert Redford as Roy Hobbs. Waitkus was a top defensive first baseman and left-handed line-drive hitter. He was one of the toughest men in the league to strike-out. He spent 11 years wearing a major league uniform. Although his numbers were not Hall of Fame numbers he did have a lifetime batting average of .285.
He was shot by Ruth Ann Steinhagen on June 14, 1949. Waitkus was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital with a bullet in his chest. The bullet had punctured his lung and lodged next to his spine and was near his heart. He was given two transfusions, but surgeons were afraid to remove the bullet because of its location. As it turned out, Waitkus had to have four operations before he was able to go to Clearwater, Florida for rehabilitation. Upon his return to baseball in 1950, Waitkus worked hard as the Phillies' leadoff hitter, helping them win the National League pennant. He hit 284 and scored 102 runs while playing in 154 games. According to family and friends of Eddie Waitkus, he was never the same after the shooting. It cost him an All-Star spot, and he had missed another season. His outgoing and friendly nature was gone. It was replaced with a man who was withdrawn and just generally suspicious of people. He went through some tough times after baseball, including going into treatment for alcoholism. In the end he was working at Ted Williams' baseball camp in the summer and basically collected unemployment during the winter. He entered a Boston Veterans Administration Hospital in the summer of 1972, and it was there that he died of cancer on September 15, 1972, eleven days after his 53rd birthday. - Animation Department
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- Writer
Martin Taras was born on 9 August 1914 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Lord of the Rings (1978), Wizards (1977) and Spider-Man (1967). He died on 2 November 1994 in White Plains, New York, USA.- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Director
John Carter was born on 22 September 1922 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was an editor and director, known for Friday (1995), Boomerang (1992) and Men of Honor (2000). He was married to Carole Carter. He died on 13 August 2018 in White Plains, New York, USA.- Author, playwright and songwriter. She joined ASCAP in 1959, and her chief musical collaborators included LeRoy Anderson, Jay Gorney, Jean Ford, and her husband, Walter Kerr. She authored "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" and "The Snake Has All the Lines", the plays "Jenny Kiss'd Me", "King of Hearts", "Mary, Mary", and "Poor Richard", and the Broadway stage scores and libretti for "Touch and Go" and "Goldilocks". Her popular-song compositions include "This Had Better Be Love", "It'll Be Alright in a Hundred Years", "Be a Mess", "The Pussy Foot", "Save a Kiss", and "I Never Know When to Say When".
- Billy Carter was born on 29 March 1937 in Plains, Georgia, USA. He was an actor, known for Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers (1979), Mel & Susan Together (1978) and Hee Haw (1969). He died on 25 September 1988 in Plains, Georgia, USA.
- Tao Porchon was born on 13 August 1918 in Pondicherry, French India [now Puducherry, India]. She was an actress, known for I Married Joan (1952), The Adventures of McGraw (1957) and I Know a Woman Like That (2009). She was married to Bill Lynch. She died on 21 February 2020 in White Plains, New York, USA.
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Australian composer Percy Grainger (1882-1961), while he wrote little that might be considered "serious" music, nevertheless produced both original pieces and arrangements that remain popular. He later became interested in what would become known as ethomusicology. Grainger became a United States citizen in 1918. Grainger left Australia in 1895 to study in Frankfurt, Germany. His pianistic abilities attracted the attention of Edvard Grieg, who invited him to Norway to play Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor. Another admirerer and champion, Frederick Delius, remained a life-long friend.- Elizabeth Piest was born on 11 December 1932. She was married to Harold Piest Jr.. She died on 19 December 2021 in Des Plaines, Illinois, USA.
- Actor
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James Morricone was born on 30 July 1946 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Intervention (2004), A System Devoured (1999) and A Brooklyn State of Mind (1998). He was married to Diane James. He died on 12 August 2022 in White Plains, New York, USA.- Writer
- Music Department
- Producer
Songwriter ("Easy Come, Easy Go"), composer, actor and author. He performed in the Broadway stage production of "West Side Story", and wrote the lyrics for other stage offerings, including the off-Broadway production "Fallout", Julius Monk's night club revues, the Broadway show "The Girls Against the Boys", and the 1964 New York World's Fair show "To Broadway With Love". He wrote the Broadway stage score for "Hot Spot". Joining ASCAP in 1962, his chief musical collaborator was Mary Rodgers, and his other popular-song compositions include "Perfect Strangers", "Gabie", "Hey, Love", "I Think the World of You", "Welcome to Our Country", "A Little Trouble Goes a Long, Long Way", "Nebraska", "Big Meeting Tonight", "That's Good - That's Bad", and "Ten Good Years".- Art Department
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Dick Ayers was born on 28 April 1924 in Ossining, New York, USA. He is known for Suspense (1949), With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story (2010) and Fantastic Forum (2007). He was married to Charlotte Lindy. He died on 4 May 2014 in White Plains, New York, USA.- Ann Hillary was born on 8 January 1926 in Jellico, Tennessee, USA. She was an actress, known for Monsters (1988), Tales from the Darkside (1983) and Studio One (1948). She was married to Frederick Knott. She died on 27 March 2019 in White Plains, New York, USA.
- Johnny Roventini served for more than four decades as a spokesman for Philip Morris and a living trademark for the firm's namesake brand of cigarettes. (See note.) His voice was heard on thousands of radio and television programs sponsored by the company, and he was seen in his bellboy's regalia (red-trimmed black cap; black-trimmed, bright red tunic with gold buttons; red-striped black trousers and white formal gloves) at thousands of personal appearances across the U.S. until he retired in 1974. And it was on account of his ever-present smile and outstretched hand that he was a favorite of all who met him. (Note: the Philip Morris cigarette brand ceased to exist in 1989. The company renamed the cigarette "Commander," and that brand was still available when Johnny died, some 65 years after he first represented Philip Morris. It remained an unfiltered cigarette 70 millimeters long.)
- Joseph Kozenczak was born on 20 March 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He died on 13 May 2015 in Des Plaines, Illinois, USA.
- Maurice 'Mom' Boucher was born on 22 June 1953 in Causapscal, Québec, Canada. He died on 10 July 2022 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada.
- Vivien Eng was born on 6 June 1964. She was an actress, known for Away We Go (2009), Precious (2009) and Barney Live! In New York City (1994). She died on 4 September 2015 in White Plains, New York, USA.
- Jean Carroll was born on 7 January 1911 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for The Jean Carroll Show (1953), Cavalcade of Broadway: Leon and Eddie's (1950) and The Patti Page Show (1956). She was married to Buddy Howe. She died on 1 January 2010 in White Plains, New York, USA.
- Mildred Joanne Smith was born on 16 May 1921 in Struthers, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for No Way Out (1950), The Stoolie (1972) and Quite Contrary (1953). She was married to David Andrew Hepburn. She died on 19 July 2015 in White Plains, New York, USA.
- Ralph Purdom was born on 18 September 1926 in Macomb, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Doctors (1963), Coronet Blue (1967) and The Sporting Club (1971). He was married to Melisande Congdon. He died on 27 November 1989 in White Plains, New York, USA.
- Harry Gresham was an actor, known for Rocky King, Detective (1950), Route 66 (1960) and Hands of Mystery (1949). He died in July 1970 in White Plains, New York, USA.
- Arnold Skaaland was born on 21 January 1925 in White Plains, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for WWF Championship Wrestling (1972), Spectrum Wrestling (1977) and WWE Raw (1993). He was married to Betty. He died on 13 March 2007 in White Plains, New York, USA.
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- Actor
Philip Gips, the graphic designer and advertising executive who created iconic posters for such films as Rosemary's Baby, Alien, Network, Superman and Fatal Attraction, also designed posters for other movies including Downhill Racer (1969), That's Entertainment (1974), Tommy (1975), The Front (1976), Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), All That Jazz (1979), Arthur (1981), Absence of Malice (1981), Sophie's Choice (1982), The Verdict (1982), Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Hoosiers (1986) and No Way Out (1987).
In 2001, Premiere magazine placed three of his works for Alien, Rosemary's Baby and Downhill Racer - on its list of the "50 Best Movie Posters of All Time."- Actress
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Izenetta Tears was born in Austin, Texas, the daughter of a funeral director and a schoolteacher; she was named for her paternal grandmother. A 1936 graduate of Wiley College, she pursued further study in New York City at Juilliard, and also briefly taught school in Austin before marrying Eddie Wilcox, saxophonist in the Jimmy Lunceford Band. After her divorce, she was a featured performer in nightclubs and other venues in and around the metropolitan New York City area. She is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Austin, near her parents and other family members.- Actor
Louis Bednarcik was born on 5 April 1917 in Wallington, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor. He died on 21 June 2008 in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, USA.- Jay Henry was born on 14 July 1910 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for We're Not Dressing (1934). He died on 23 December 1951 in White Plains, New York, USA.
- Billy Madden was born on 10 December 1852 in London, England, UK. He died on 22 February 1918 in White Plains, New York, USA.
- Arnold Fisher was married to Sally Ogden. Arnold died on 11 September 2022 in Pine Plains, New York, USA.
- Olivia Hooker was born on 12 February 1915 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA. She died on 21 November 2018 in White Plains, New York, USA.
- Ora E. Anderson was born on 5 October 1911 in Hendricks, Kentucky, USA. He was married to Harriet Jocoby. He died on 16 August 2006 in The Plains, Ohio, USA.
- Vyleen White was married to Victor White. She died on 3 February 2024 in Redbank Plains, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
- Jean Stafford was born on 1 July 1915 in Covina, California, USA. Jean was a writer, known for Hollywood Opening Night (1951) and Pardon Me for Living (1982). Jean was married to A.J. Liebling, Oliver Ormerod Jensen and Robert Lowell. Jean died on 26 March 1979 in White Plains, New York, USA.
- Eva Fay was born in 1877 in the USA. She was an actress, known for The Lost Arrow (1914). She was married to John Truesdale Cummings Fay. She died on 11 September 1931 in White Plains, New York, USA.
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Laurie Beechman was born on 4 April 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Hair (1979), The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (1982) and The Fourth King (1977). She was married to Neil Mazzella. She died on 8 March 1998 in White Plains, New York, USA.- Sara Perry was born on 16 September 1871. She was an actress, known for One Too Many (1950). She died on 18 January 1959 in White Plains, New York, USA.
- Meyer Ackerman was born on 27 February 1923 in The Bronx, New York, USA. Meyer was a producer, known for American Masters (1985). Meyer was married to Marilyn M. Weingarten. Meyer died on 21 October 2019 in White Plains, New York, USA.
- George Nassar was born on 7 June 1932 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He died on 3 December 2018 in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- Russell Baker was born on 30 June 1915 in Watertown, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Minx (1969). He died on 20 June 1982 in White Plains, New York, USA.